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Documentary photography

Scope note

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. ICPEP

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000134547

Broader Terms used

photography

Term used for

photography, documentary

Created

13yrs ago

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