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

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

The winner, chosen from a shortlist of 11 photographers, was Daniel Dian-Ji Wu, Taiwan, 16 years old, for his image of a skateboarder doing a trick, silhouetted against a sunset in Venice Beach, Los Angeles.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2025

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

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2024

Behind were the trees and the shadow of the cathedral, and the town silhouetted against the moon.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway