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
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photographic images of the galaxy
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Rankine was also an Artists 360 project grant recipient in 2018 for his photographic essay, Men With Earrings.
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Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
The peculiarity of this photographic work lies in its modern view, through the people who have kept their clothes as heirlooms and pass them on to the next generation while using them on customary and festive occasions spontaneously, updating the mechanisms of tradition as a process.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
The Archives of American Art’s Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery will also display artworks and correspondence that animate the artist’s relationship to appropriation, source material and the photographic medium.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Gregory’s costly photographic practice echoes the monumental Cibachrome prints of the then-buzzy artist Jeff Wall, and more generally the money that flowed into galleries throughout the decade.
—Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
The peculiarity of this photographic work lies in its modern view, through the people who have kept their clothes as heirlooms and pass them on to the next generation while using them on customary and festive occasions spontaneously, updating the mechanisms of tradition as a process.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
The Archives of American Art’s Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery will also display artworks and correspondence that animate the artist’s relationship to appropriation, source material and the photographic medium.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Gregory’s costly photographic practice echoes the monumental Cibachrome prints of the then-buzzy artist Jeff Wall, and more generally the money that flowed into galleries throughout the decade.
—Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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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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