silhouetted

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As old as the invention of photography, rayographs—negative, silhouetted photographic prints made by placing objects directly onto light-sensitive paper—are more commonly known as photograms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

On a city bridge, Simone Baumeister photographed an orb-weaver spider silhouetted against traffic lights.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

Cinematographer Michael Bauman puts together a gorgeous, silhouetted shot of St. Carlos’ skateboarding scouts vaulting over rooftops in front of a building lit up to look like the American flag.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

There are competent if conventional scenes of fog-laden meadows and villages silhouetted against distant skies.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2024

“Okay. But—” Irene started when the back porch light flicked on, Grandma Post’s squat frame silhouetted in the screen door.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth