This is a photo I took vs This is the photo I took

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "This is a photo I took" is used when referring to a photo in a general sense, while "This is the photo I took" is used when referring to a specific photo that was taken by the speaker.

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This is a photo I took

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a photo in a general sense.

This phrase is used when talking about a photo without specifying which one it is. It is a general statement about a photo that the speaker captured.

Examples:

This is a photo I took during my vacation.
This is a photo I took at the beach.
This is a photo I took of the sunset.

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This is a photo I took standing on the rooftops of one of the largest slums in the world in Mumbai, India.
Here is a photo I took of Shitao.
A photo I took earlier in front of the courthouse.
This is a photo I have no previous knowledge of.
This is a photo Elise took seconds before she was killed.
And I swear there was something in a photo I took the other day.
Daniel, I sent you a photo I took from Sasha's apartment/walk-in closet.
SARAH: The computer is analyzing the photos I took in Costa Gravas.
Compare that to this photo I took.
I've been going over the photos I took in autopsy.
Some photos I took that I didn't make the cut for the yearbook.
So let's see, here's a couple of photos I took while I was in Pakistan.
Get in the car, or I'll put those naked photos I took of you up on my Facebook page.
I'm more interested in the photos I took of little Adam round the back.
He's in this photo I took of DJ Salmon Run.
Now, if you'd feel more comfortable, I can have the photos I took sent to a colleague for a second opinion.
I sent the photos I took to a colleague in London.
I took a photo of a kid.
I took a photo of two people nearly two decades ago.
I took a photo of you and your brother.

Alternatives:

This is a picture I took
This is an image I captured
This is a photograph I snapped

This is the photo I took

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific photo that was taken by the speaker.

This phrase is used when the speaker is referring to a particular photo that they captured. It indicates a specific photo among others.

Examples:

This is the photo I took at the party.
This is the photo I took of the mountains.
This is the photo I took with my new camera.

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This is the photo that I took of the inside of that truck.
This is the photo that I took for the bulletin board.
SARAH: The computer is analyzing the photos I took in Costa Gravas.
I've been going over the photos I took in autopsy.
I'm more interested in the photos I took of little Adam round the back.
Now, if you'd feel more comfortable, I can have the photos I took sent to a colleague for a second opinion.
I sent the photos I took to a colleague in London.
This is a photo I took standing on the rooftops of one of the largest slums in the world in Mumbai, India.
Compare that to this photo I took.
A photo I took earlier in front of the courthouse.
Here is a photo I took of Shitao.
It'll go really nicely with the photos I took outside Haifa.
Some photos I took that I didn't make the cut for the yearbook.
And I swear there was something in a photo I took the other day.
So let's see, here's a couple of photos I took while I was in Pakistan.
Daniel, I sent you a photo I took from Sasha's apartment/walk-in closet.
Get in the car, or I'll put those naked photos I took of you up on my Facebook page.
He's in this photo I took of DJ Salmon Run.
You won't believe the photo I just took of you.
You know, Castle... we could always use the photo that I took of you in bed the other night.

Alternatives:

This is the picture I took
This is the image I captured
This is the photograph I snapped

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This is a photo I took vs This is the photo I took