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Yes, light consists of photons and travels as a stream or wave of photons. Photons are elementary particles and quanta of electromagnetic radiation, including visible light. They have properties of both particles and waves.

When light is emitted or absorbed, it does so in discrete packets of energy called photons. These photons carry the energy and momentum of the electromagnetic wave. They are considered the fundamental units of light and behave as particles.

As light travels through space or a medium, it propagates as an electromagnetic wave composed of a stream of photons. The wave nature of light describes how the photons collectively create oscillating electric and magnetic fields that propagate through space.

So, in essence, light travels through the motion and interaction of photons, which are the building blocks or carriers of electromagnetic radiation, including visible light.

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