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photo opportunity

noun

: 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

Examples of photo opportunity in a Sentence

The mayor's visit to the hospital was a good photo opportunity.
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The tree lighting will be followed by photo opportunities with Santa, a snowball room, holiday movie watching and kids activities. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025 Get your cameras ready for this photo opportunity. Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 18 Nov. 2025 Outside of cosplay, the convention hosted hundreds of vendors and dozens of celebrities and famous comics for panels, autographs and photo opportunities. Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 16 Nov. 2025 While visiting Santa's Village, guests are also invited to take flight in The Elf Flyer, a whimsical flying wooden shoe ride and take photos at three unique photo opportunities including the Countdown to Christmas Clock, in front of oversized holiday decor and Santa's Sleigh. Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for photo opportunity

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of photo opportunity was in 1952

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“Photo opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photo%20opportunity. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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