1. A photography apparatus, comprising: an imaging unit for obtaining an image by photography; a storage memory for storing the image; an input unit for receiving an instruction to delete the image; a memory control unit for deleting the image regarding which the instruction to delete has been received, from the storage memory; and a deletion information generation unit for generating deletion information including time and date of photography of the deleted image, wherein the deletion information generation unit generates the deletion information as a 0-byte hidden file.