Documentary photography is one of the most interesting types of photography in my opinion. It takes a lot of work and not having much of an audience to share it with when you start makes it feel like you’re not getting the recognition you deserve.

One way you can get your work in front of more people and start building up an audience is by using hashtags when you post your work on social media. It may not lead to explosive growth, but it will certainly help when you’re just getting started and can provide a steady trickle of views and new followers as you go. People search for and click on hashtags, and when they do, you want your work to be showing up in those results.

By consistently using documentary photography hashtags when you publish your work, you put yourself in a better position to grow your audience. Below, you’ll find all the documentary photography hashtags you need to promote your work on social media.

Best Documentary Photography Hashtags

#DocumentaryPhotography
#DocumentaryPhotographer
#DocumentaryPhotographyBook
#DocumentaryPhotography_BW
#DocumentaryPhotography📹
#DocumentaryPhotographyWedding
#DocumentaryWeddingPhotographer
#DocumentaryWeddingPhotography
#DocumentaryPhotographyDays
#DocumentaryPhotographyClass
#DocumentaryPhoto
#DocumentaryPhotos
#DocumentaryPhotoChallenge
#DocumentaryPhotograph
#DocumentaryPhotographers
#DocumentaryPhotojournalism
#DocumentaryPhotog
#DocumentaryPhotogs
#DocumentaryPhotoAward
#DocumentaryPhotoShoot
#DocumentaryPhotoProject
#Documentary
#DocumentaryFilm
#Documentary_Film
#DocumentaryFilms
#DocumentaryWedding
#DocumentaryWeddingPhotos
#DocumentaryWeddings
#DocumentaryFamilyPhotography
#DocumentaryFamilyPhotographer
#DocumentaryFamilyPhotogs
#DocumentaryFamily
#DocumentaryFilmmaking
#DocumentaryFIlmmaker
#Documentary_Photography
#Documentary_Captured_
#PhotoDocumentary
#WeddingDocumentary
#SocialDocumentary
#DocumentarySeries
#DocumentaryProject
#DocumentaryStyle
#DocumentaryPortrait
#DocumentaryMovie
#DocumentaryVideo
#DocumentaryFilmFestival
#DocumentaryFamilyAwards
#DocumentaryShoot
#DocumentaryLife
#Documentary_Captured
#DocumentaryMaker
#DocumentaryShort
#DocumentaryFilming
#DocumentaryMaking
#DocumentaryWorldwide
#DocumentaryMovement
#Photojournalism
#Photojournalist
#Reportage
#DocumentYourDays
#OnAssignment
#PhotoStory
#EverydayEverywhere
#EverydayUSA

Conclusion

If you use relevant hashtags for any type of photography consistently you can build up a following over time. The more followers you have, the easier it is to gain more because your account gets recommended and you benefit from social proof, where people see that you have proven your worth and it makes more people want to follow you also.

Having a large social media following opens up all sorts of opportunities, especially if you want to earn an income from your documentary photography. The most obvious is that you can sell your work directly to your audience in the forms of prints, zines, etc. Additionally, editors from publications that could potentially publish your work are more likely to find you if you build a large following.

One more thing to add is that adding the location to your documentary photography hashtags helps keep things relevant as well, so using hashtags such as #DocumentaryPhotographyNewYork, for example.

Do you do photography aside from documentary photography? If you have other types of photography to promote, we have other photography hashtags in our article The Best Photography Hashtags for Every Genre.