Fotoga
Fotoga is a term used in contemporary photography and digital media to describe a family of practices that combine still or moving photographs with geographic data, interactive interfaces, and augmented reality. The word is a portmanteau of photo and geo, reflecting its emphasis on place-based image making, though its usage varies across contexts.
The term began appearing in art discourse in the 2010s, used by photographers, curators, and scholars to
Techniques commonly associated with fotoga include geotagging images, embedding rich metadata such as coordinates, time, and
Applications range from gallery installations and field documentation to cultural heritage digitization and educational projects, where
Reception has been mixed: proponents argue that fotoga enhances context, accessibility, and engagement by linking images
See also photography, geotagging, augmented reality, locative media, data visualization.