A photogram is a photographic image made without a camera by placing objects directly onto the surface of a light-sensitive material such as photographic paper and then exposing it to light.

One of the earliest forms of photography, a photogram is a photograph produced without a camera, typically by placing an object directly onto a light-sensitive surface and exposing it to light. The …

The process of making a photogram is relatively simple. In a darkroom, a light-sensitive sheet of paper is placed under the enlarger. Then, objects or materials are arranged on top of the paper. These …

Photogram, shadowlike photographic image made on paper without the use of a negative or a camera. It is made by placing objects between light-sensitive paper or film and a light source.

Tate glossary definition for photogram: Photographic prints made by laying objects onto photographic paper and exposing it to light

Photogram, a cameraless photographic technique that creates unique images by placing objects directly onto light-sensitive materials.

A photogram is an image produced on light-sensitive paper without using a camera or lens. An English inventor named William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) created photograms in his early experiments, …

What is a Photogram/Rayograph? Photograms or Rayographs are camera-less images created by placing objects on a photo sensitive surface and exposing them to light.

Jan 9, 2026 · The photogram represents a unique art form requiring only the action of light on a photosensitive substrate. The history of photography is punctuated by practitioners who have …

"[T]he essential tool of the photographic process is not the camera but the light-sensitive layer." —Laszlo Moholy-Nagy Photograms (or "camera-less photographs") push photography to its logical extreme; …