photo session

noun

plural photo sessions
: photo shoot
Instead of a summer 2020 wedding, the couple decided to have a private photo session where they posed for fake wedding photos.Elise Nelson

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The picture appeared to have been taken during the same photo session that yielded her official birthday picture, and the hint was all in her outfit. Janine Henni, People.com, 17 July 2025 Leaders take part in a photo session for the annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 6, 2025. Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025 The Netherlands’ royal family came together at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, on Monday for an official summer photo session with members of the media. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 July 2025 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a family photo session during the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada. Sonam Sheth gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for photo session

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of photo session was in 1946

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“Photo session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photo%20session. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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