documentary photography

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meaningsofdocumentaryandphotography

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documentary
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌdɒk.jəˈmen.tər.i/us
/ˌdɑː.kjəˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/
in the form ...
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photography
noun[U]
uk
/fəˈtɒɡ.rə.fi/us
/fəˈtɑː.ɡrə.fi/
the activity or job of taking photographs ...
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(Definition ofdocumentaryandphotographyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the 1970s, she refocused her work towardsdocumentaryphotography.
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Nature photography tends to put a stronger emphasis on the aesthetic value of the photo than other photography genres, such as photojournalism anddocumentaryphotography.
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Documentaryphotographyhas always played a powerful part in recording our lives, and much of it done by amateurs.
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He is also involved in delivering photography workshops on landscape anddocumentaryphotographyat photoworkshopwales.
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He spent four years there and subsequently decided to specialise indocumentaryphotography.
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He is best known for his socialdocumentaryphotographyof people's living conditions in less developed nations.
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His journalism experience includesdocumentaryphotography, print, radio and television.
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During the wartime and postwar eras,documentaryphotographyincreasingly became subsumed under the rubric of photojournalism.
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They focused ondocumentaryphotographyas well as artistic photography and created thousands of pictures.
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It is still highly regarded however, especially indocumentaryphotography.
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Documentaryphotographyhas also flourished outside the press.
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He was a guest lecturer and speaker in universities and schools, discussing the importance of visual story telling,documentaryphotographyand photojournalism.
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However, since the late 1970s, photojournalism anddocumentaryphotographyhave increasingly been accorded a place in art galleries alongside fine art photography.
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Ultrahigh-resolution,documentaryphotographycan preserve such details for future generations.
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From then on, he decideddocumentaryphotographywould be what he focused on.
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Its collection comprises photographers whose contribution to photographic art is incontestable in view of their contribution to the common development ofdocumentaryphotography.
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It opened in 2010 and predominantly featuresdocumentaryphotography, often premiering new work with the direct involvement of the photographers.
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Her portfolio includes black and white commercial, portrait anddocumentaryphotography, with her work continuing to have an impact.
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Emphasis is generally ondocumentaryphotography, street photography, portrait and glamour photography, and young and upcoming talents.
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Often the aim is to practice and improve one's own photography skills rather than a specific focus ondocumentaryphotography.
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He is known for hisdocumentaryphotographystyle works.
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Even though he did urban photography, he is mostly known for hisdocumentaryphotographyon rural life.
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