photographic

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pho·to·graph·ic | \ ˌfō-tə-ˈgra-fik

Definition of photographic

1 : relating to, obtained by, or used in photography

2 : representing nature and human beings with the exactness of a photograph

3 : capable of retaining vivid impressions a photographic memory

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photographic images of the galaxy

Recent Examples on the Web There’s photographic evidence of at least two MiG-29s flying combat missions while wearing the livery of the Ukrainian air force’s defunct aerobatic team, which disbanded back in 2002. — David Axe, Forbes, 22 June 2022 This was a year and a half before the iPhone, and photographic evidence was scarce. — Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 Like a camera obscura of old times, Photolux Festival aims to display a clear and well-defined selection of work from the international photographic scene. — Vogue, 27 Apr. 2022 Together, the couple became part of the lively photographic and artistic scene in New York in the mid-20th century. — New York Times, 5 Mar. 2021 But most of the non-photographic works are abstract, minimalist and often three-dimensional. — Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022 Across the room, pinned to the wall, was an enlarged photographic image of an African American woman in a floral dress, sitting at a table on which there was a jug with a grotesque human face. — The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022 The artist will exhibit their first-ever black-and-white 16mm film in addition to new and revisited photographic works, all of which tell the story of Estes' relationship with their late parents and family home. — Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2022 Its sign is now covered with a green Central Camera banner and the sales floor packed with cameras, lenses, photographic film and printing materials. — Lauren Zumbach, chicagotribune.com, 25 May 2021 See More

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