noun
Refers to someone who takes photographs professionally or as an artistic pursuit; more formal or profession-oriented than casual カメラマン in many contexts.
彼女はフリーの写真家として働いている。
She works as a freelance photographer.
その写真家は世界中の動物を撮影している。
That photographer takes pictures of animals around the world.
Means a photograph or photography itself; 写真家 is the person who makes or takes photographs.
A transparent compound of 写真, 'photograph; photography', and 家, a suffix meaning a specialist, professional, or person associated with a field.