as in photographer
one who takes photographs
an avid shutterbug who takes her camera with her everywhere
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Recent Examples of shutterbug
Local shutterbugs tracked the movie star all over the place.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
There's no crossover between drones made for video and photography and military drones, though, so those exemptions don't mean squat for content creators, real estate agents, and shutterbugs.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
The carnival is traditionally a favorite spot to photograph for cell phone selfies at golden hour sunset lighting, and the mild weather this year did not disappoint shutterbugs.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Unveiling unpublished photos of Oliver Stone, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, a film diary vision of iconic Cuban shutterbug Chinolope and the encounters and disagreements over 10 years of relationship between Beltrán and Chinolope.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 July 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
There's no crossover between drones made for video and photography and military drones, though, so those exemptions don't mean squat for content creators, real estate agents, and shutterbugs.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
The carnival is traditionally a favorite spot to photograph for cell phone selfies at golden hour sunset lighting, and the mild weather this year did not disappoint shutterbugs.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Unveiling unpublished photos of Oliver Stone, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, a film diary vision of iconic Cuban shutterbug Chinolope and the encounters and disagreements over 10 years of relationship between Beltrán and Chinolope.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutterbug
photographer
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Wearing a tasteful, monk-like robe in muted camel, Grogu was ceremoniously carried to a waiting bank of red carpet photographers.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Celebrated across continents with major retrospectives and solo shows and based in Paris since 1973, Italian photographer Paolo Roversi is finally headed back home — metaphorically, with the unveiling of a permanent gallery in his hometown of Ravenna.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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“Shutterbug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutterbug. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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