photo opportunity

photo opportunity

n.1. A brief period, as at a high-level meeting or conference, during which the news media is invited to photograph or film public figures or other people, usually without being allowed to ask questions.2. An event designed primarily to generate positive media coverage for an attending politician or other public figure.

photo opportunity

n an opportunity, either preplanned or accidental, for the press to photograph a politician, celebrity, or event

pho′to opportu`nity

n. a brief period set aside, esp. for the media, to take photographs of public figures or noteworthy events. Also, pho′to op` (ɒp) [1970–75]

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photo opportunity - an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographedphoto opsocial function, social occasion, occasion, affair, function - a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"