A professional who photographs medical, biological, and allied phenomena to provide illustrations for scientific publications, records, and research and teaching activities. Responsibilities include:

• Makes still and motion picture reproductions of patients, anatomical structures, gross and microscopic specimens, plant and animal tissues, and physiological and pathological processes.
• Makes copies of x rays and similar materials, utilizing photographic techniques, such as time-lapse and ultraspeed pictures, and ultraviolet or infrared light to produce visible record of normally invisible phenomena.
• Processes photosensitive materials to make transparencies, lantern slides, photomontages, and color prints.
• Engages in research activities related to biological photography and presentation of scientific data.
• May design special equipment and processing formulas.
• May specialize in a particular technique, such as cinematography, color photography, or photomicrography.
• May specialize in a particular field, such as medicine, and be designated Medical Photographer.