Photography today has evolve to many kind of industry and I believe it is now a Job on demand in Malaysia. Weddings and journalism are one of the most common industry where photography is in use. What are the industries where photography is used?
Aerial - From a plane, helicopter, balloon or other airborne device.
Adventure - Action Adventure sports, daring feats, etc.
Amateur - Any type of photography practiced by non-professionals.
Animal - Pet Pets and their relationships with humans. Note that the human content is often as important as the animal.
Architecture - Real Estate The art of making property appear attractive. Often involves panoramic photography.
Artistic - Photography in which creative composition is the goal.
Astrophotography - Space photography, through a telescope.
Aura - a controversial type of photography which some claim can photograph a person's aura.
Black & White - Not simply photography without colour, black and white photography explores shapes, tones and textures. Shadows and highlights become much more important.
Camera Phone "Convenience" photography - using a mobile phone's built-in camera. While not the best quality, camera phones have opened a new world of spontaneous, on-the-spot photo opportunities. P/S (I Don't consider this a photography industry)
Commercial Product shots - advertising, etc.
Digiscoping Photography - through a telescope or binoculars.
Documentary - Journalism, Events, Historical, Political, etc.
Event - Concerts, parties, festivals, weddings, etc.
Forensic - Police and legal photography.
Infrared Photography - in which the recording medium is sensitive to infrared light rather than the normal visible light spectrum.
Macro - The art of photographing very small and/or close-up objects.
Medical Specialized photography - for clinical purposes, i.e. to help reveal and diagnose illness. X-ray, Cat scan, Ultrasound, etc.
Microscopic - Any technique for photographing objects too small to be visible to humans.
Modeling Photographing - objects to be converted into 3D models.
Nature - Landscapes, animals, plants, sea, etc.
Night - Any technique used to capture images at night. Often includes infrared photography.
Panoramic - Views of wide areas, up to complete 360° panoramas.
Paranormal - Ghosts, unexplained phenomena, etc.
Pinhole - Uses the most basic type of camera possible — a box with a tiny hole to let light in.
Scientific - Any specialized photography used for scientific endeavour, e.g. electron microscopy photographs, medical photography, astrophotography, etc.
Sports - The specialized art of shooting people engaged in sports, games and adventure activities.
Stereoscopic - (3-D) Involves taking two photos simultaneously to simulate 3-D vision.
Stock Photographs - taken for distribution to other people, for use in their projects. These photos tend to be quite generic, e.g. people working, landscapes, places, etc.
Time-lapse Photographs - with a very long exposure, used to illustrate something happening over time. A popular example is a street at night with car lights blurred into long lines.
Travel Photography - to showcase locations, illustrate travel literature, etc.
Underwater - Any type of photography taken under water with a water-tight camera housing.
I will be touching some of these types soon. Stay tune!