photographic
adjective
pho·to·graph·ic
ˌfō-tə-ˈgra-fik 
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
Examples of photographic in a Sentence
photographic images of the galaxy
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Displayed in the same first-floor gallery, Because (2018) comprises artworks composed of photographs in wooden frames under a curtain embroidered with a phrase explaining what triggered her photographic act.
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Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This project became both an ethnographic and photographic study of how women inhabit, resist, and reimagine their roles in a context denned by deep contradictions – beauty and chaos, devotion and repression, tradition and transformation.
—Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
McCartney also took his own photographs and their similarity in photographic styles is presented as evidence of their unbreakable kinship.
—Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Christensen’s own photographic prints inspired by flora and fauna have been featured in BoConcept stores and galleries and gave birth to the spring summer 2025 Flora collection of home accessories, which is an extension of her creative universe.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
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Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This project became both an ethnographic and photographic study of how women inhabit, resist, and reimagine their roles in a context denned by deep contradictions – beauty and chaos, devotion and repression, tradition and transformation.
—Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
McCartney also took his own photographs and their similarity in photographic styles is presented as evidence of their unbreakable kinship.
—Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Christensen’s own photographic prints inspired by flora and fauna have been featured in BoConcept stores and galleries and gave birth to the spring summer 2025 Flora collection of home accessories, which is an extension of her creative universe.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Photographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photographic. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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photographic
adjective
pho·to·graph·ic
ˌfōt-ə-ˈgraf-ik
1
: relating to, obtained by, or used in photography
photographic supplies
2
: capable of remembering details exactly
a photographic memory
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