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Alternative to "photograph"

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Thomas Lotze    948135 Tue, 20 Oct 09 02:16 PM

I'm looking for a "native english" alternative to the word "photograph". To give an example, we have the word "Lichtbild" in German, which describes the concept of an image created by or using light in native german words. Is there an analogous word in English or has "photography" been the first and only term ever used to describe photographs? Thank you very much.

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Anonymous  , 33 days ago

'Snapshot' or 'Snap' were common terms when I was young.

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Anonymous    950228 Fri, 23 Oct 09 12:37 AM

"I'm looking for a "native english" alternative to the word "photograph". To give an example, we have the word "Lichtbild" ... in English or has "photography" been the first and only term ever used to describe photographs? Thank you very much."

'Snapshot' or 'Snap' were terms regularly used when I was younger
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Tamurlain    950229 Fri, 23 Oct 09 12:53 AM

'Snapshot' or more commonly 'Snap' are often used. I think these terms originated c1900
Tamurlain
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