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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The council received 23 applications and ultimately voted for five individuals, ending the fifth spot in tie-breaker vote among five candidates — one of which was former Free Press photographer Tony Spina.
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Dana Afana, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The photographer, who has traveled the globe for decades capturing imagery of various species is releasing his eighth book highlighting the animal kingdom — but this time, his subject is the regal and beautiful cat.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
To create the 4-cent stamp, photographer Harold Davis backlist the flowers, combining multiple images from different exposures, according to an USPS news release.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Mantell, Felker-Martin tells me, was a Polish resistance photographer who was captured by Nazi soldiers while documenting their atrocities and imprisoned in Auschwitz for a year.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
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Dana Afana, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The photographer, who has traveled the globe for decades capturing imagery of various species is releasing his eighth book highlighting the animal kingdom — but this time, his subject is the regal and beautiful cat.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
To create the 4-cent stamp, photographer Harold Davis backlist the flowers, combining multiple images from different exposures, according to an USPS news release.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Mantell, Felker-Martin tells me, was a Polish resistance photographer who was captured by Nazi soldiers while documenting their atrocities and imprisoned in Auschwitz for a year.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for photographer
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“Photographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photographer. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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