1. photographers who practice pictorialism, an artistic movement emphasizing beauty and emotion over documentary accuracy
Usage: photography; art history

Examples

• The pictorialists of the early 1900s created soft-focus images that resembled paintings.
• Alfred Stieglitz was one of the most influential pictorialists in American photography.
• Many pictorialists used special printing techniques to achieve artistic effects.
• The exhibition featured works by prominent pictorialists from Europe and America.
• Pictorialists often manipulated their photographs to create dreamlike, romantic scenes.
• The movement of pictorialists challenged the idea that photography was merely mechanical reproduction.