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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Organized by decade according to when a work was acquired, not when it was made, the show promises to shed light on evolving ideas of what matters in terms of the photographic canon, and how that has changed over time.
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Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
In these regards—and in Self-Portrait’s play between black and white, form and void, flatness and dimensionality—the work anticipates the para-photographic experiments that would soon come to occupy the artist and to influence his output in every medium.
—Ara H. Merjian, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
This is our photographic ode to a year that was often difficult and exhausting — and continually defined by human resilience.
—Dai Sugano, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
In the third episode, Attenborough and his crew break down the state-of-the-art photographic equipment that allowed their team to film in natural environments and animal habitats.
—Tomris Laffly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
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Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
In these regards—and in Self-Portrait’s play between black and white, form and void, flatness and dimensionality—the work anticipates the para-photographic experiments that would soon come to occupy the artist and to influence his output in every medium.
—Ara H. Merjian, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
This is our photographic ode to a year that was often difficult and exhausting — and continually defined by human resilience.
—Dai Sugano, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
In the third episode, Attenborough and his crew break down the state-of-the-art photographic equipment that allowed their team to film in natural environments and animal habitats.
—Tomris Laffly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Photographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photographic. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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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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