fotografico

Fotografico is an adjective used in Romance languages to denote something related to photography or the photographic process. In Italian it appears as fotografico (masculine) with feminine fotografica and plural fotografici/fotografiche. In Spanish and Portuguese the equivalent forms are fotográfico or fotográfica, with accent marks that reflect pronunciation. In English, the closest counterpart is photographic.

The term derives from a combination of a root meaning light, via foto, and a second element related to writing or recording, as in graphic or graphic documentation. This reflects the historical idea of capturing or writing with light, a foundational concept in photography.

Usage and examples. In Italian, you might encounter phrases such as processo fotografico (photographic process), immagine fotografica (photographic image), or carta fotografica (photographic paper). In Spanish and Portuguese, common collocations include archivo fotográfico (photographic archive), imagen fotográfica (photographic image), and colección fotográfica (photographic collection). Diacritics in fotográfico/fotográfica indicate pronunciation but not a change in meaning.

Typical contexts. Fotografico is used across domains such as art history, archival science, imaging technologies, and media studies to indicate something that belongs to or is produced by photography. It can describe equipment (cámara fotográfica in Spanish), outputs (retrato fotográfico), or concepts (procesos fotográficos, técnicas fotográficas). In modern usage, the term often appears in titles, captions, and scholarly discussions that distinguish photographic from other visual media.

See also: photography, photographic process, photographic archive, digital photography.