Latvian

Fotogrāfijas

Noun

fotogrāfija f (4th declension)

1. (usually in the singular) photography (the technique of making pictures with a camera)

   fotogrāfija ir optisku, mehānisku, elektrisku un ķīmisku procesu komplekss‎ ― photography is a complex of optical, mechanical, electrical and chemical processes

2. photograph, photo (a picture taken via this process)

   tā bija pirmā sievietes fotogrāfija, ko Ingus todien iebāza savā kabatas grāmatiņā‎ ― that was the first woman's photo which Ingus that day had put inside his pocket book

   par savu tēvu viņa zina maz; tikai fotogrāfijas vecmāmiņas albumā‎ ― about her father she knew little; only (the) photos in (her) grandmother's album

3. (usually in the singular) photography (the art and craft of photograph and image making)

   šodien fotogrāfija izaugusi par pastāvīgu mākslu‎ ― today, photography has grown into an independent (form of) art

Declension

Related terms

• fotografēt
• fotogrāfisks
• fotogrāfs, fotogrāfe