Photography Categories List for Photographic Inspiration

An old Coronet film camera and leather case on a wood table.

We all need a starting point or some inspiration at times when it comes to photography.

So whether you’re starting out and want to know what types of photography you could do or you need a spark to get you motivated to try out a new form of photography, this photography categories list should give you some ideas to work with.

A

-Abstract Photography

-Aerial Photography

-Animal/Wildlife Photography

-Architectural Photography

-Astrophotography

-Aviation Photography

B

-Beauty Photography

-Bird Photography

-Black and White Photography

-Boudoir Photography

C

-Cityscape Photography

-Commercial Photography

-Conceptual Photography

-Concert Photography

-Conservation Photography

D

-Documentary Photography

E

-Editorial Photography

-Engagement Photography

-Event Photography

F

-Family Photography

-Fashion Photography

-Film Photography

-Fine Art Photography

-Fire Photography

-Fireworks Photography

-Food Photography

-Forensic Photography

G

-Glamour Photography

H

-HDR Photography

I

-Infrared Photography

L

-Landscape Photography

-Lifestyle Photography

-Lomography

M

-Macro Photography

-Maternity Photography

-Medical Photography

-Mobile Phone Photography

N

-Nature Photography

-Newborn Photography

-Nightlife Photography

O

-Old-Time Photography

P

-Panorama

-Past and Present Photography

-Pet Photography

-Photojournalism

-Pinhole Photography

-Portrait Photography

-Product Photography

R

-Real Estate Photography

-Rooftopping

S

-Social Documentary Photography

-Sports Photography

-Still Life Photography

-Stock Photography

-Studio Photography

-Street Photography

-Sunrise/Sunset Photography

T

-Time-Lapse Photography

-Travel Photography

U

-Underwater Photography

-Urban Photography

W

-Wedding Photography

-Wildlife Photography

Do you know of any types of photography we could add to our photography categories list? Share it with us and our readers in the comments below.

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