photo spread / photo series
Loading your saved state.
photo spread
A series of related photographs published in a magazine, newspaper, or online to illustrate a topic or tell a story.
Das Magazin zeigte eine beeindruckende Fotostrecke über das Leben in der Tiefsee.
The magazine featured an impressive photo spread about life in the deep sea.
The word is made up of 'Foto' (photo) and 'Strecke' (stretch/section). You can think of it as a 'section' in a medium that is filled with photos.
Die Online-Zeitung hat eine lange Fotostrecke zum Thema veröffentlicht.
The online newspaper published a long photo spread on the topic.
Common verbs used with 'Fotostrecke' (photo spread) describe the process of creating and publishing. These include 'eine Fotostrecke erstellen' (to create a photo spread), 'eine Fotostrecke zeigen' (to show a photo spread), or 'eine Fotostrecke veröffentlichen' (to publish a photo spread).
Der Fotograf hat eine beeindruckende Fotostrecke für das Reisemagazin erstellt.
The photographer created an impressive photo spread for the travel magazine.
To state the topic of a photo spread, the preposition 'über' (about) followed by the accusative is almost always used. Alternatively, 'zum Thema' (on the topic of) + dative can also be used.
Ich habe eine Fotostrecke über alte Fabriken in der Region gesehen.
I saw a photo spread about old factories in the region.
picture gallery / photo gallery
'Bildergalerie' and 'Fotostrecke' can both mean a series of images on the internet or in digital media. A 'Bildergalerie' is more of a collection that you can click through or look at. It can contain many different photos and does not necessarily have to tell a story. A 'Fotostrecke' is usually an ordered series of photos in a newspaper, magazine, or online. It shows a specific topic or tells a sequence of events through images. The words can be confused especially online. If the photos are simply displayed as a collection, 'Bildergalerie' fits. If they are put together journalistically around a topic, 'Fotostrecke' fits better.
Die Zeitung zeigt in einer Fotostrecke, wie sich der alte Bahnhof verändert hat.
The newspaper shows in a photo spread how the old train station has changed.
Nach der Reise lud Lena eine Bildergalerie mit ihren schönsten Fotos hoch.
After the trip, Lena uploaded a photo gallery with her best pictures.