photographer

The word “photographer” means a person who takes photographs, often as a job. In plain terms, someone whose job or hobby is taking pictures.

“Photographer” is pronounced fuh-TOG-ruh-fuh (/fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/ in IPA).

Here is “photographer” used in a sentence: “They hired a professional photographer for the wedding.”

“Photographer” is a noun.

“Photographer” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

A photographer takes still photographs, capturing single frozen images, while a videographer records moving footage on video. Both may work at the same event, such as a wedding, but a photographer's output is individual pictures rather than continuous film.

A photographer takes still photographs, often as a job, whereas a cinematographer is responsible for the camera work and lighting on a motion picture. The cinematographer works within filmmaking, while a photographer produces individual images.

A professional photographer is a person who takes photographs as a paid job rather than as a hobby. The role covers many specialisms, including wedding, portrait, wildlife, fashion, and news photography.

Photographer often follows a word naming the type of work, as in "wedding photographer", "professional photographer", "freelance photographer", and "portrait photographer". These phrases describe the subject or setting the photographer specialises in.