news photo

Journalistic captured moment

A news photo is a photograph taken to document current events for journalism.

Unlike artistic or personal photography, news photos prioritize capturing newsworthy moments—protests, disasters, political figures, crime scenes.

The term emphasizes the image's journalistic purpose: The news photo of the protest went viral.

Also called a press photo.

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