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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.
