photographic material vs photographic paper

photographic material and photographic paper both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
photographic material	Yes	No	No	No
photographic paper	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, photographic material and photographic paper are synonyms defined as:

photographic material and photographic paper: light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed

photographic material (noun)	photographic paper (noun)
light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed	light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed