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photo essay

noun

  1. a group of photographs, usually with supplementary text, that conveys a unified story and is published as a book or as a feature in a magazine or newspaper.


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Other Words From

  • photo essayist noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of photo essay1

First recorded in 1975–80

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Example Sentences

So I contacted a local advocate, and he introduced me to folks in North County for this photo essay.

The Playgirl Shoot That Never Was In 1978 Schwarzenegger agreed to pose for a photo essay to appear in Playgirl magazine.

BULLETT magazine recently asked Yelchin to submit a photo essay inspired by youth.

It was a simple conceit: a photo essay showing what America actually looks like, unfiltered.

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