Abstract: To provide an imaging apparatus that is advantageous for reducing the influence of stray light on a captured image. The imaging apparatus includes: a semiconductor substrate including a plurality of effective pixels that performs photoelectric conversion; an effective covering part including an optical element and covering the plurality of effective pixels in the semiconductor substrate; and a peripheral covering part covering a portion positioned outside the plurality of effective pixels in the semiconductor substrate, in which the plurality of effective pixels and the effective covering part are included in an effective pixel region structure, the portion positioned outside the plurality of effective pixels in the semiconductor substrate and the peripheral covering part are included in a peripheral region structure, and the peripheral region structure includes a recessed interface forming body having a recessed interface.