as in shooter
one who takes photographs we'll need to choose a photographer for the wedding

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Recent Examples of photographer Blige breezed past security and up into the show, where every photographer in the room stopped to snap a photo. Anika Reed, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025 There are classic fashion spreads on coats and must-have bags, intermingled with more surprising, niche stories, like a profile on the French design collective Inventaire or an interview with emerging photographer Jude Lartey. Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025 Visitors will find themselves with jaws agape at the striking jagged mountain peaks, looming glaciers, and slick icebergs, all set to the backdrop of moody, misty weather—this is a photographer’s dream adventure. Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025 Henry Diltz, one of rock’s great photographers, also gets a cameo. Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for photographer
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Noun
  • The production also reunited Nemes with cinematographer Matyas Erdely.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The director, the cinematographer, the sound man, and one actor were with Panahi in a van when the set called.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With a signature bright plum lip and highlight in her hair, Williams, 61, kept her people close but didn't shy away from the camera, allowing the fashion week photogs to capture her for a solid 15 minutes before retreating to one of the presentation's regal showrooms.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Nikon offers the camera as a body only for photogs who may already own a Z-mount lens or would simply like to choose their own glass to start.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 25 July 2025

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“Photographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photographer. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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