Use for an approach to photography in which the subject is recorded with an emphasis on factual accuracy and with a high degree of objectivity by the photographer; often of a newsworthy event. May be intended to record, and ultimately influence, social conditions.
Broader Terms
photography (15297)
Related Terms
documentary photographs (16098)
Used for
photography, documentary
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