photographer
noun
pho·tog·ra·pher
fə-ˈtä-grə-fər 
: one who practices photography
especially
: one who makes a business of taking photographs
Examples of photographer in a Sentence
He worked for the magazine as a fashion photographer.
we'll need to choose a photographer for the wedding
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Shaken by the disappearance of his grown daughter, a sports photographer goes looking for her through a Georgian landscape strewn with football fields.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
He is considered to be the house photographer for U2 and Depeche Mode, and has shot both artists for several decades.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Immersion is the name of the game at White Sands National Park, which tends to draw adventurers and solitude seekers—along with photographers chasing the golden hours of sunrise and sunset, when the dunes glow an ethereal pink and blue.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
Burlesque artist Dita Von Teese, photographer Bruce Weber, and the late Larry King – in his final screen appearance – are among those who participate in the film.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
He is considered to be the house photographer for U2 and Depeche Mode, and has shot both artists for several decades.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Immersion is the name of the game at White Sands National Park, which tends to draw adventurers and solitude seekers—along with photographers chasing the golden hours of sunrise and sunset, when the dunes glow an ethereal pink and blue.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
Burlesque artist Dita Von Teese, photographer Bruce Weber, and the late Larry King – in his final screen appearance – are among those who participate in the film.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for photographer
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“Photographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photographer. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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