Aerial photography
Aerial photography is photography taken from the air, from a balloon, a plane or a drone.
Wedding photography
Wedding photography is photography of weddings, the couple and their guests.
Sports photography
Sports photography is photography of sport, its athletes and its events.
Architectural photography
Architectural photography is photography of buildings and other structures.
Fashion photography
Fashion photography is photography of clothes and accessories, usually for magazines and advertising.
Wildlife photography
Wildlife photography is photography of wild animals in their natural surroundings.
Fine art photography
Photography made mainly as artistic expression, to be shown in galleries, museums and books, rather than for commercial or news purposes.
Landscape photography
Photography of natural or man-made outdoor spaces, such as mountains, coasts, forests, fields and cities. It often aims to show the beauty or character of a place.
Portrait photography
Photography that shows a person or a group, with the aim of capturing their appearance, character or mood. Portraits can be posed in a studio or made on location.
Travel photography
A sub-discipline of photography that focuses on recording various aspects of a nation's culture, including its people, its scenery, and its traditions and practices.
Street photography
Photographs made in public places, such as streets, markets and parks, that show everyday human life. Street photographers usually work candidly. They try to capture real moments as they happen, often without the people knowing they are being photographed. Many street pictures also say something about society and the way people live.
Astrophotography
Photography of objects in the night sky, such as the Moon, planets, stars, galaxies and comets. Some astrophotographers attach a camera to a telescope. Others use normal lenses for wide views of the Milky Way and star trails.
Documentary
Documentary photography aims to record real people, places and events truthfully, often over a long period. Much of it is linked to social reform. It shows living and working conditions and social problems so that people can understand them and act. This branch is called social documentary.