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12 Jun 2026 – The Claddagh Embrace (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Finnfrog99 (t · c); see discussion
25 May 2026 – Juufuutei Raden (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by 1brianm7 (t · c); see discussion
18 May 2026 – Pascual and Vincent (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Eldelgadoariol (t · c); see discussion

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10 Jun 2026 – PeeVee (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Renoflower (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)

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08 Jun 2026 – Julius Berkowski (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by DraconicDark (t · c): page created using AI, violation of WP:NEWLLM

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08 Jun 2026 – Category:American photographers by state (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Johnpacklambert (t · c); see discussion

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13 Apr 2026 – File:German Magazine showing famous Blitz Image.JPG (talk · edit · hist) (on St Paul's Survives) was FfDed by Based5290 (t · c); see discussion
28 Feb 2026 – File:The Magnificent Eleven - First Five.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on The Magnificent Eleven) was FfDed by Based5290 (t · c); see discussion

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11 Jun 2026 – The Claddagh Embrace (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Finnfrog99 (t · c); start discussion
13 Apr 2026 – Delivery After Raid (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Viriditas (t · c); start discussion
03 Apr 2026 – At the Time of the Louisville Flood (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Viriditas (t · c); see discussion
11 Jan 2026 – Michele Singer Reiner (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Jolielover (t · c); start discussion

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30 May 2026 – Evelyn McHale (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Suicide of Evelyn McHale by ILoveSmallEdits (t · c); see discussion

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25 Feb 2024 – Minox (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Thumperward (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

12 Jun 2026 – Draft:Perliks (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Zinaikazah (t · c)
10 Jun 2026 – Draft:Nicole Conrad (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Noconrad7 (t · c)
02 Jun 2026 – Draft:Lana Eileen (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ~2026-32781-77 (t · c)
02 Jun 2026 – Draft:Tiziano Magni (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ~2026-31708-57 (t · c)
27 May 2026 – Draft:Philip Hamilton (filmmaker) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
22 May 2026 – Draft:Martin J. Dain (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Lmfelton (t · c)
13 May 2026 – Draft:Paul Berriff (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by JensenJackInABox (t · c)
11 May 2026 – Draft:Jon McCormack (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by LornaMorton (t · c)
08 May 2026 – Draft:Tan Lip Seng (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Engloytan (t · c)
08 May 2026 – Draft:Jane Tuckerman (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by RosePickfair (t · c)

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Photography articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	1	3	3	7			14
FM					94		94
GA	3	6	17	24		12	62
B	45	70	50	136		77	378
C	79	221	203	742		566	1,811
Start	9	89	194	1,931		1,989	4,212
Stub		15	20	1,078		1,514	2,627
List	4	3	7	37		62	113
Category					6,037		6,037
Disambig					4		4
File					119		119
Project					17		17
Redirect	1		3	56	246		306
Template					149		149
NA					2		2
Other				1	127		128
Assessed	142	407	497	4,012	6,795	4,220	16,073
Unassessed				5		439	444
Total	142	407	497	4,017	6,795	4,659	16,517
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 45,329			Ω = 4.98

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History of Photography This task force focuses on the history of the medium and its photographers, photographs and publications.
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Equipment	Camera Box camera light-field digital field instant phone pinhole press rangefinder SLR still TLR toy view Darkroom enlarger safelight Film base format holder stock available films discontinued films Filter Flash beauty dish cucoloris gobo hot shoe lens hood monolight reflector snoot softbox Lens long-focus prime zoom wide-angle fisheye swivel telephoto Manufacturers Monopod Movie projector Slide projector Tripod head Zone plate
Terminology	35 mm equivalent focal length Angle of view Aperture Backscatter Black and white Chromatic aberration Circle of confusion Clipping Color balance Color temperature Depth of field Depth of focus Exposure Exposure compensation Exposure value Zebra patterning F-number Film format large medium Film speed Focal length Guide number Hyperfocal distance Lens flare Metering mode Perspective distortion Photograph Photographic printing Albumen Photographic processes Reciprocity Red-eye effect Science of photography Shutter speed Sync Zone System
Genres	Abstract Aerial Aircraft Architectural Astrophotography Banquet Candid Conceptual Conservation Cloudscape Documentary Eclipse Ethnographic Erotic Fashion Fine-art Fire Fireworks Forensic Glamour High-speed Landscape Monochrome Nature Neues Sehen Nude Photojournalism Pictorialism Pornography Portrait Post-mortem Ruins Selfie space selfie Social documentary Sports Still life Stock Straight photography Street Underwater Vernacular Wedding Wildlife
Techniques	Afocal Blur Bokeh Bracketing Brenizer Burst mode Combination printing Contre-jour Crittercam (Pigeon photography) ETTR Fill flash Focus stacking Hand-colouring Harris shutter High-speed Holography Infrared Intentional camera movement Kirlian Kite aerial Lo-fi photography Lomography Long-exposure Luminogram Macro Manipulation Mordançage Multiple exposure Multi-exposure HDR capture Night Panning Panoramic Photogram Photomontage Print toning Redscale Rephotography Rollout Scanography Schlieren photography Sabattier effect Slow motion Stereoscopy Stopping down Strip Slit-scan Sprocket hole Sun printing Tilt–shift Miniature faking Time-lapse Ultraviolet Vignetting Xerography Zoom burst
Composition	Diagonal method Framing Headroom Lead room Rule of thirds Simplicity Golden triangle (composition)
History	Timeline of photography technology Albumen print Ambrotype Analog (film) photography Autochrome Lumière Calotype Camera obscura Daguerreotype Dufaycolor Heliography Lippmann plate Painted photography backdrops Photography and the law Photographic plate Salt print Tintype Visual arts
Regional	Albania Australia Bangladesh Canada China Colombia Denmark Greece India Japan Korea Luxembourg New Zealand Norway Philippines Serbia Slovenia Sudan Taiwan Turkey Ukraine United States Uzbekistan Vietnam
Digital photography	Digital camera D-SLR MILC camera back Digiscoping Comparison of digital and film photography Film scanner Image sensor CMOS APS CCD Three-CCD camera Foveon X3 sensor Photo response non-uniformity Image sharing Pixel
Color photography	Print film Chromogenic print Reversal film Color management color space primary color CMYK color model RGB color model
Photographic processing	Anthotype Bleach bypass C-41 process Carbon print Collodion process Cross processing Cyanotype Developer Digital image processing Dye coupler E-6 process Fixer Gelatin silver print Gum printing Instant film K-14 process Photogravure Print permanence Push processing Salt print Stop bath
Lists	Largest photographs Most expensive photographs Museums devoted to one photographer Photographs considered the most important Photographers Norwegian Polish street women Photography periodicals
Related	Conservation and restoration of photographs film photographic plates Polaroid art Stereoscopy Say cheese