photographing

verb

present participle of photograph
as in shooting
to take a photograph of we've been photographing the baby virtually nonstop

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Recent Examples of photographing The 25th anniversary of 9/11 inspired Melanie Stetson Freeman to reflect on her experience photographing New York City in the days after the twin towers fell. — Kurt Shillinger, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026 The Gucci collaboration involved Goldin photographing an ad campaign that featured musicians Debbie Harry and Kelsey Lu. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Then be sure to read our guide to photographing solar system comets, along with our roundups of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026 There was no question early on that I was drawn to photographing people. — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 His job included photographing whale tails to identify individual animals and monitor their movements. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 State Bill 720 made the program possible by reclassifying red light violations as civil infractions and adding privacy safeguards that bar photographing drivers and using facial recognition. — Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Primarily a portrait photographer, Lange began photographing unemployed men wandering the streets of San Francisco during the early years of the Great Depression, starkly capturing their desperation. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026 University of Georgia photography professor Barbara McKenzie began photographing the people of Cabbagetown in the late 1970s. — Brian Unger, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photographing
  1. shooting
  2. filming
  3. picturing
  4. snapping
Verb
  • In January, during the broad immigration crackdown in Minnesota known as Operation Metro Surge, officer Christian Castro fired his weapon through a closed door, shooting Julio Sosa-Celis in the leg.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The latest developing story was the release of Christian Castro, an ICE agent accused in Minnesota of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant on January 14th and then lying to federal investigators about it.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of shooting
Verb
  • The location has served as the Ghostbusters’ recurring headquarters and real-life filming location since the first film.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
  • Highlights of the trip included following the sardine run off the coast of South Africa, learning the art of underwater filming with an award-winning marine wildlife film crew, and then learning how to edit and produce high quality video of the dives.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Definition of filming
Verb
  • After years spent teasing a legally impossible third term, Trump is now describing life after January 2029, picturing himself at home as a successor claims credit.
    — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The above style is an absolute staple, and the mid-blue wash goes with everything—I’m already picturing it with a gray cashmere sweater.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of picturing
Verb
  • For those who didn't feel like giving the big UMass-Rutgers game Thursday night your time and effort, the Minutemen stunned Greg Schiano's group, 37-21, snapping a 16-game losing streak to FBS teams.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Edman led the team with four, but Hernández’ second knock was the most important one, snapping the skid and taking Tarik Skubal off the hook for a loss.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of snapping

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“Photographing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photographing. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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