photojournalism

noun

pho·​to·​jour·​nal·​ism ˌfō-tō-ˈjər-nə-ˌli-zəm 

: journalism in which written copy is subordinate to pictorial usually photographic presentation of news stories or in which a high proportion of pictorial presentation is used

broadly : news photography

photojournalist

ˌfō-tō-ˈjər-nə-list 

noun

photojournalistic

ˌfō-tō-ˌjər-nə-ˈli-stik 

adjective

Examples of photojournalism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The play’s inciting incident has already occurred: Dahl has published a review of God Cried, a book of photojournalism about the Israeli siege of Beirut during the 1982 Lebanon war. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026

Community photojournalism is his passion. —Staff Photographer, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026

In the Pictures of the Year International contest, which honors the best photojournalism and visual editing from around the world as chosen by a panel of expert judges, the Chronicle also received notable accolades. —Sarah Feldberg, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2026

Through both instruction and practice, her once amateurish videos evolved into photojournalism. —Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for photojournalism

• absolutism
• adventurism
• aestheticism
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