This research explores advanced methodologies for capturing and processing immersive visual representations, aiming to enhance the realism and interactivity of virtual environments and at understanding and interpreting the world around us. By leveraging cutting-edge technologies in photogrammetry, 3D reconstruction, computational photography, AI and computer vision algorithms, the study focuses on developing techniques for high-fidelity image acquisition, efficient data processing and visual understanding. Additionally, thorugh computer vision, an understanding of the world around us is created. This work contributes to the fields of computer vision and graphics by providing robust frameworks for creating and understanding lifelike digital representations.