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 Natasha and Chris, a royal photographer for over a decade, were last photographed together during an Easter getaway to Crete, Greece. Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025 There are also two originals by American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025 The film is a drama about a successful photographer who gives up everything to pursue a dream of becoming a writer. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025 Are there ways that this has shaped your art, your point of view as a photographer? Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for photographer
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Noun
  • Shooting scenes in wide or medium shots that sometimes break into Hsiao-Lee’s harrowing point-of-view, cinematographer Yu Jing-Pin depicts a world without much color or hope, while sets by Huang Mei-Ching and Tu Shuo-Feng emphasize a sad and impoverished existence.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
  • During a scene rehearsal a prop gun being handled by Alex Baldwin fired a live round, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and also striking the director in the shoulder.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Possibly embarrassed or determined to piss Denzel off some more, the photog laughed in the moment.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 May 2025

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“Photographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photographer. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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