noun
composite photograph; facial composite
Typically used in police investigations to create a suspect's likeness from witness descriptions.
警察は目撃者の証言をもとにモンタージュ写真を作成した。
The police created a composite sketch based on the witness's testimony.
似顔絵 is a hand-drawn portrait or caricature, while モンタージュ写真 is a photographic composite, often used in criminal investigations.
From French 'montage' (assembly) and Japanese 写真 (photograph).