World Photography Day is celebrated every year on 19 August. The date goes back to 19 August 1839, when the French government announced Louis Daguerre's daguerreotype as a "gift to the world", making photography available to everyone. On this day we greet professional photographers, photojournalists, wedding and war photographers, and everyone who loves capturing moments. Below are short Photography Day wishes, messages for colleagues, words from clients, funny lines, poems and gift ideas. Other professional dates for the year are in our calendar of professional holidays in Ukraine.
Happy Photography Day! Perfect light, sharp focus and grateful clients.
Congratulations on your professional holiday! May every shot be a masterpiece.
Happy 19 August! Exciting shoots, inspiration and spotless lenses.
Thank you for keeping our happiest moments forever. Happy holiday!
For fellow photographers
Colleagues, happy holiday! May your batteries never die at the crucial moment and your memory cards never fail.
Wishing you exciting projects, new lenses and clients who trust your vision.
From clients
Thank you for our wedding photos; we look at them again and again. You froze the happiest day of our lives!
Thanks to you, we have photos where we look like our true selves. Happy Photography Day!
Formal wishes
Dear photographers, please accept our sincere congratulations on World Photography Day. Your work preserves the country's history, people's faces and moments that will never come again.
Special thanks to the photojournalists documenting the war and the truth about it. We wish you safety, strength and peace.
Funny wishes
May your clients never blink and rarely ask you to "make me thinner in Photoshop"!
May your fees be high resolution and your problems blurry and out of focus. Happy Photography Day!
How to celebrate with the team
Thanks and certificates — recognise everyone's contribution, even with a few words at a team meeting.
Morning flowers for the office — a bouquet for the team or small arrangements on each desk set a festive mood.
A team photo — take a group picture to hang in the office or post on the website.
A wishes board — everyone leaves a few kind words for colleagues on sticky notes.
An informal get-together — lunch, a picnic or a board-game evening after work.
Toasts for the team celebration
Colleagues, here's to our profession! May our work bring not only a salary but also pride in what we do.
A toast to a team that isn't afraid of deadlines, inspections or Mondays. Cheers!
To the experience of those who've been here for years and the energy of those who've just joined. Together we're strong!
Here's to celebrating next year's professional holiday with new achievements and the same wonderful team!
What to write on a card with flowers
Happy birthday! May this bouquet remind you how many people love you.
For the best moments of the year — flowers, sincere words and hugs.
May every day be as bright as this bouquet.
Happy birthday! Wishing you health, peace and joy in the little things.
Sign the card by hand: even two lines in your handwriting mean more than a long printed message.
Photography Day poems
You catch the moments, quick and rare, And make a smile forever stay; May perfect light be always there And happiness pose for you each day!
May every focus be precise, May every light be soft and warm, May every shot be worth its price And every frame a perfect form!
Gift ideas for a photographer
Photographers love practical gifts: a spare battery, a memory card, a camera strap, a gear backpack or a photo-store voucher. A lovely gesture is to print an album of the photographer's own best shots. And a bright bouquet doubles as a great photo prop and a thoughtful gift.
Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology and Medicine (2001). BSc in Biology, MSc in Horticulture. Writes about plants, works at a garden centre selecting and repotting plants, and contributes to plant reference guides.
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