photo opportunity

noun

|Updated on: 7 Jul 2018

Examples: photo opportunity in a Sentence

Definition of photo opportunity

: a situation or event that lends itself to and is often arranged expressly for the taking of pictures that give favorable publicity to the individuals photographed

See photo opportunity defined for English-language learners

Examples of photo opportunity in a Sentence

The mayor's visit to the hospital was a good photo opportunity.

Recent Examples of photo opportunity from the Web

On Sunday, the park will mark National Blue Ice Cream Day with eating contests and a blue ice cream photo opportunity.

— chris pugh, Cincinnati.com, "Kings Island offers free admission to vets, military members July 1-4," 27 June 2018
Salah was also used by Kadyrov ahead of Egypt's first match, with the Chechen leader luring Salah out of his hotel to a training session he was slated to miss for a photo opportunity.

— SI.com, "Report: Mohamed Salah Mulls Quitting Egypt After Chechnya Controversy," 24 June 2018
That accord changed little on the ground in Libya, however, and critics dismissed the conference as a photo opportunity.

— sylvie corbet and elaine ganley, BostonGlobe.com, "Libyan rivals agree to Dec. 10 elections despite unrest," 29 May 2018
One of the most moving chapters in the memoir tells of a photo opportunity not taken.

— dmitry samarov, Chicago Reader, "Photojournalist Nancy Abrams looks back on her years in West Virginia in The Climb From Salt Lick," 14 May 2018
While Prince William and Prince George walked straight into the hospital, Princess Charlotte couldn’t let a good photo opportunity be missed and showed off her royal wave while walking up to the hospital while wearing a blue floral dress.

— lyndsey matthews, Town & Country, "Princess Charlotte Is Already a Master of the Royal Wave," 23 Apr. 2018
Colts in Motion is the team's traveling museum and there will also be a Coca-Cola Social Tent, picnic area and photo opportunities for fans.

— andrew hussey, Indianapolis Star, "Here’s how to get free Colts training camp tickets," 14 June 2018
The article outlined a timeline of conversations and photo opportunities and portrayed an amiable rapport between Trump and Kim.

— thomas maresca, USA TODAY, "North Korea's state media hails 'epoch-making' Trump-Kim summit," 13 June 2018
Tickets for the events ranged from $500 for one ticket to the receptions to up to $4,000 for four tickets to a VIP reception and photo opportunity.

— blair kerkhoff, kansascity, "Kansas governor Jeff Colyer did *not* give Chiefs coach Andy Reid a tummy tuck," 7 June 2018

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'photo opportunity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

First Known Use of photo opportunity

1952

in the meaning defined above

See Words from the same year

NEW! Time Traveler

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY Defined for English Language Learners

photo opportunity

noun

Definition of photo opportunity for English Language Learners

: a situation in which a famous person (such as a politician) can be photographed while doing something good or impressive that is meant to be seen in a favorable way by the public