[maxbond]

I think that's probably a function of the context you're encountering photogrammetry in, it's literal meaning (as described in the Wikipedia article) is "measuring stuff from photos." I believe what you're describing is generally referred to as "3D reconstruction."

For what it's worth, this article was pretty much exactly what I anticipated it to be. But language is funky, and obviously other people shared your expectation (which makes it a good comment in my view).

[tshaddox]

Even in 3D rendering for animation, video games, archviz, etc. I often hear photogrammetry discussed in the context of making reusable textures, not just making specific 3D models.