写 真 家(しゃしんか)

しゃしんか

noun

photographer

formaloccupation person

1. photographer (professional)

A person who takes photographs professionally.

写真家(しゃしんか)になりたい。

I want to become a photographer.

有名(ゆうめい)な写真家(しゃしんか)の写真(しゃしん)を見(み)た。

I saw photographs by a famous photographer.

風景(ふうけい)写真家(しゃしんか)として活躍(かつやく)している。

Working actively as a landscape photographer.

その写真家(しゃしんか)は世界中(せかいじゅう)を旅(たび)して写真(しゃしん)を撮(と)っている。

That photographer travels the world taking photographs.

若(わか)い写真家(しゃしんか)の展覧会(てんらんかい)に行(い)ったら、とても美(うつく)しい作品(さくひん)がたくさんあった。

When I went to a young photographer's exhibition, there were many beautiful works.

写真家(しゃしんか) refers to a professional photographer, especially one with an artistic focus.

Forms

写真(しゃしん) (photograph) + 家(か) (professional suffix, as in 作家(さっか), 画家(がか)).

Specializations

風景(ふうけい)写真家(しゃしんか): landscape photographer
報道(ほうどう)写真家(しゃしんか): photojournalist
ファッション写真家(しゃしんか): fashion photographer
野生(やせい)動物(どうぶつ)写真家(しゃしんか): wildlife photographer

Similar words

カメラマン: cameraman/photographer (broader, less formal; also used for video camera operators)
フォトグラファー: photographer (loanword, used in fashion/media)

写真家(しゃしんか) implies artistic dedication and is the most respectful term for a professional photographer.

Related Words

Related: 写真(しゃしん) (photograph)

Compare: カメラマン (cameraman/photographer (broader, less…)

Compare: フォトグラファー (photographer)

Compare: 撮影者(さつえいしゃ) (photographer)

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Added 2026.1.16 16:46 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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