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 Our mission is to provide meaningful exposure and support to female and non-binary photographers whose work too often goes unseen or unacknowledged in mainstream spaces. Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 4 June 2025 The biopic centers around the turbulent life of radical postwar photographer Masahisa Fukase. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 June 2025 Getting Noticed Among the Competition Aspiring photographers often struggle to get noticed due to a lack of standout appeal. Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025 Tyler Schlitt is a photographer who lives on his family’s farm in Missouri. Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for photographer
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Noun
  • Kosinski and Maverick cinematographer Claudio Miranda also pulls out the technical stops, utilizing bleeding-edge cameras and continually busting out a swerving pan that seamlessly swings from driver’s viewpoint to side profile, which somehow manages to feel awe-inspiring after the 100th use.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
  • Working with showrunners Ian Brennan, who wrote the episode, and Ryan Murphy, as well as cinematographer Jason McCormick, Uppendahl brought in a large crane that could push the camera in so slowly that audiences wouldn’t immediately notice.
    Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • So when Fujifilm briefed me on the features of its latest digital camera, the X Half, just about everything seemed perfect for Gen Z photogs.
    Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 22 May 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 20 Jun. 2025.

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