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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 Their mother told the kids that their father was photographing and would return. — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 The case dominated headlines, generated online conspiracy theories and drew crowds outside the courthouse in Plymouth, Massachusetts, including many supporters of Clancy and one woman who was accused of photographing jurors. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 How to photograph it Capturing the Zodiacal Light is very similar to photographing the Milky Way. — Jules-Pierre Malartre, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photographing
  1. shooting
  2. filming
  3. picturing
  4. snapping
Verb
  • But his collaborators helped turn Beck into a cultural product, making videos, shooting photos, providing musical inspiration for samples.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Venice Beach may host Fox’s Baywatch, a reboot that’s become a symbol for Los Angeles’ attempt to keep big, splashy broadcast shows shooting in Hollywood’s historic home.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 23 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
  • Try distancing yourself and vividly picturing someone else's perspective.
    — Marisa G. Franco, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of picturing
Verb
  • By ditching all-wheel drive for pure rear-wheel drive, VW is hoping driving dynamics, tactile steering feedback and chassis playfulness means more to modern buyers than raw neck-snapping speed.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
  • His coup de grâce is to toss the door at them and then drive on top of it, snapping the neck of one of the assailants caught beneath.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of snapping

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“Photographing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photographing. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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