Photographer

A person holding and looking through a camera sits on the stone steps of a door, pointing the camera towards the upper right
An amateur photographer using a handheld camera

A photographer is a person who makes photographs, most commonly using a camera. They may do so as part of photojournalism, for the sake of creating personal mementos, as part of a business model, as artistic expression or for various other reasons.

Photography has become extremely widespread and common in the 21st century. The term photographer is typically applied more narrowly to one who practices photography as a serious or semi-serious pursuit.

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