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 Director and photographer Jordan Hemingway brings the collection to life in a campaign starring athletes from gymnastics, pole dancing, cycling and calisthenics, but with all their usual apparatus removed. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025 In Dubai in 2021 for the One Night Only event, WWD photographer Giovanni Giannoni and I were ushered into his suite at the Armani Hotel in the Burj Khalifa. Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025 The Australian zookeeper and wildlife photographer shared photos in the lead-up to the Dancing with the Stars season 34 premiere of his mom, Terri Irwin, sister Bindi, brother-in-law Chandler and 4-year-old niece Grace Warrior getting ready for the live show. Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025 The exhibition features works by multiple photographers. Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for photographer
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Noun
  • Melissa James Gibson, who previously worked on House of Cards and The Americans, created and executive-produced the miniseries, and American Symphony filmmaker and Black Panther cinematographer Rachel Morrison is among the show's directors.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Smith was previously wed to actor Roger Davis from 1968 to 1975; actor Dennis Cole from 1978 to 1981; and director and cinematographer Tony Richmond from 1981 to 1989.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
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  • 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
  • Rosenthal appeared to shoot a look at the photog, Scott Paulus, and then shook his head before returning to his post to continue the interview.
    Mike Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Photographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photographer. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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