A mammography apparatus comprising: a compression plate adapted to compress a breast; a moving unit adapted to move the compression plate in a compression direction in which the breast is compressed and a decompression direction in which the breast is decompressed; a radiation source adapted to emit radiation; and a control unit (40, 50, 80) that is adapted to: acquire a predetermined first compression force and a predetermined second compression force that is lower than the first compression force, said first compression force being specific, to compress the breast to a state in which a user's breast is compressed, and being a compression force generally used to capture a radiographic image of the breast; control the moving unit such that the compression plate is moved to a first position corresponding to the first compression force in the compression direction and after a predetermined non-zero period of time in which the compression plate is pressed at the first compression position during which the first compression force is maintained, the compression plate is moved to the second position corresponding to the second compression force; and perform control such that the radiation is emitted from the radiation source to the breast for capturing a first radiographic image in a state in which the compression plate is located at the second position, and no radiation is emitted in the predetermined period of time in which the compression plate is pressed at the first compression position. a compression plate adapted to compress a breast; a moving unit adapted to move the compression plate in a compression direction in which the breast is compressed and a decompression direction in which the breast is decompressed; a radiation source adapted to emit radiation; and a control unit (40, 50, 80) that is adapted to: acquire a predetermined first compression force and a predetermined second compression force that is lower than the first compression force, said first compression force being specific, to compress the breast to a state in which a user's breast is compressed, and being a compression force generally used to capture a radiographic image of the breast; control the moving unit such that the compression plate is moved to a first position corresponding to the first compression force in the compression direction and after a predetermined non-zero period of time in which the compression plate is pressed at the first compression position during which the first compression force is maintained, the compression plate is moved to the second position corresponding to the second compression force; and perform control such that the radiation is emitted from the radiation source to the breast for capturing a first radiographic image in a state in which the compression plate is located at the second position, and no radiation is emitted in the predetermined period of time in which the compression plate is pressed at the first compression position. acquire a predetermined first compression force and a predetermined second compression force that is lower than the first compression force, said first compression force being specific, to compress the breast to a state in which a user's breast is compressed, and being a compression force generally used to capture a radiographic image of the breast; control the moving unit such that the compression plate is moved to a first position corresponding to the first compression force in the compression direction and after a predetermined non-zero period of time in which the compression plate is pressed at the first compression position during which the first compression force is maintained, the compression plate is moved to the second position corresponding to the second compression force; and perform control such that the radiation is emitted from the radiation source to the breast for capturing a first radiographic image in a state in which the compression plate is located at the second position, and no radiation is emitted in the predetermined period of time in which the compression plate is pressed at the first compression position.