Du kan læse mere om photoner her:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon
omkring convertering se hellere her:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070319170059AAxnruy
You are correct when you say that mass in another form of energy and that energy is another form of mass. In other words, mass and energy are two sides of the same coin.
This also means that whatever you can say about energy you must also be able to say about mass. Now, one of the fundamental properties of mass is inertia. Does this mean that energy has inertia too? Yes! Whatever you can say about mass you must be able to say about energy.
It is possible, as you indicate in your question, to convert mass into energy.