also pho·to es·say(fō′tō-ĕs′ā′)n. A series of photographs that conveys a story, usually accompanied by a written text and published as a book or special feature in a periodical.pho′to-es′say·ist n.
pho′to es`say
n. a series of photographs, accompanied by a brief text, that conveys a unified story and is published as a book or a feature in a magazine or newspaper. [1975–80]pho′to es`sayist,n.