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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This collaboration could include the town’s logo on the telescopes or sending photographers to town events, McGean said.
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Brendan Nordstrom, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2025
The cactus has long enchanted artists, from photographers who capture the plant’s towering form to filmmakers who frame the species in desert backdrops.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 July 2025
In an Instagram photo shared July 21 by wildlife guide and photographer Nick Kleer, tour vehicles and spectators could be seen standing along the banks of the Mara River, obstructing routes that have been traveled by the species for generations.
—Lauren Liebhaber
updated July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
Along the way, Ochs also acquired more than 100,000 negatives shot by beatnik photographer Earl Leaf, the house man for The Beach Boys, as well as other collections from photographers Don Paulsen and Richard Creamer and magazines including Hit Parader, Tiger Beat and Rona Barrett’s Hollywood.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
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Brendan Nordstrom, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2025
The cactus has long enchanted artists, from photographers who capture the plant’s towering form to filmmakers who frame the species in desert backdrops.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 July 2025
In an Instagram photo shared July 21 by wildlife guide and photographer Nick Kleer, tour vehicles and spectators could be seen standing along the banks of the Mara River, obstructing routes that have been traveled by the species for generations.
—Lauren Liebhaber
updated July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
Along the way, Ochs also acquired more than 100,000 negatives shot by beatnik photographer Earl Leaf, the house man for The Beach Boys, as well as other collections from photographers Don Paulsen and Richard Creamer and magazines including Hit Parader, Tiger Beat and Rona Barrett’s Hollywood.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
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“Photographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photographer. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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