photomontage

[ foh-tuh-mon-tahzh ]

noun

, Photography.

1. a combination of several photographs joined together for artistic effect or to show more of the subject than can be shown in a single photograph.

photomontage

/ ˌfəʊtəʊmɒnˈtɑːʒ /

noun

1. the technique of producing a composite picture by combining several photographs: used esp in advertising
2. the composite picture so produced

Word History and Origins

Origin of photomontage¹

First recorded in 1930–35; photo- + montage

Example Sentences

For example, in the 1930s, we saw this put to effective use in the subversive anti-Nazi photomontage posters of the German resistance artist John Heartfield.

From Salon

The photomontage “was intended to comment on the themes of freedom and oppression,” according to Azzam.

From Seattle Times

The front gallery includes photomontages — Klein calls them “photoworks” — of female film stars and snippets of poetic text and Dada-style phrases.

From New York Times

The exhibition “Living in Two Times” opens with a striking photomontage: A century-old black-and-white portrait of an Iranian woman conjures the past; overlaying it, a close-up of a bright, red-and-orange flower represents the present.

From Washington Post

Johnson’s long-running project, called “Movie Stars,” consisted of photomontages and collages made with cardboard, about three feet high, that featured faces of celebrities — or his signature absurd bunny.

From New York Times