Photography Redeveloped
Photography Redeveloped gives players a camera item that takes in-world photos, which are stored as maps and can be printed on Photographic Paper.
What it does
Players craft a camera from Spyglass and copper ingots, then use it to take photos of the world. Right-clicking opens a viewfinder, a second right-click takes the picture, and the scroll wheel zooms in and out of the camera interface. Taking a photo consumes one sheet of Photographic Paper, which is crafted from paper and cyan, magenta and yellow dye, and the result is a Photograph item.
The mod is a fork of Bloufin's Photography, continued and updated for modern versions, and it uses some code from Image2Map to render photos onto maps. Photographs remain as vanilla maps with custom image data after the mod is removed. The server must run the mod for players to take photos, and clients without it can still join, including Bedrock players through Geyser. Fabric API is required, and the code is under the MIT License, so the project is open source.
Files are published for Fabric only, for six game versions 1.21.9 – 26.1.2, with 1.0.5+mc26.1 as the latest file for 26.1.2. Snapshot builds are published as well. The mod is server required and client optional, so the server must run it while players may leave it out, though a client needs it to take photos.
Key features
Camera item
A craftable camera opens a viewfinder on right-click and takes a photo on a second right-click.
Photographic Paper
Each photo uses one sheet of Photographic Paper, crafted from dye and paper, and produces a Photograph item.
Zoom control
The scroll wheel adjusts zoom while the camera is open, and pressing Escape leaves the camera interface.
Photographs as maps
Photos are rendered onto maps, and they stay readable as vanilla maps after the mod is uninstalled.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Server photo activities
A server can add photography to its build or roleplay events, with players sharing photos of what they built.
Who it’s for: Players who want to document builds and events with photos, and server owners who can run the mod and let clients join without it.
How it compares
Photocraft is server required and client optional like this mod, with files for 1.21.10 – 1.21.11, and it is not open source under the MIT License. Photo Chat is client and server, runs on Fabric for 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 and is also under the MIT License, so both sides must install it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photography Redeveloped | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 26.1.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-26 |
| Photocraft | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-12-11 |
| Photo Chat | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-23 |
Questions
Does Photography Redeveloped need Fabric API?
Can a vanilla client join a server running the mod?
Do photographs disappear if the mod is removed?
In the catalog
Photography Redeveloped is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Photography Redeveloped adds a camera item to take in-world photos on maps. - It is a fork of Bloufin's Photography targeting modern versions.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/photography-redeveloped
- Owner
- tesseract-two
- Published
- 2026-03-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15