写真家(しゃしんか)

しゃしんか
noun
photographer
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.

WORD FORMATION:
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.

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Added 2026.1.16 16:46 · Revised 2026.4.4 11:26
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