documentarian
noun
doc·u·men·tar·i·an
ˌdä-kyə-mən-ˈter-ē-ən 
-ˌmen-,
-kyü-
: one who makes a documentary
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The documentarian has long made a career out of the kind of nature documentary that is more about the people said nature affects than the nature itself.
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Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
Potentially newsworthy footage that Johnson shot with the documentarian Laura Poitras in Yemen shares time with the simple spontaneity of a lightning strike caught on camera in Nodaway County, Mo.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Ross played hoops at Georgetown in the early 2000s before shifting to cinema as an award-winning documentarian and filmmaker.
—Dan Shanoff, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Though the studio had already hired a still photographer to capture scenes for promotional use, Morton was brought on board to serve as the production’s documentarian for the 10 weeks of filming.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
Potentially newsworthy footage that Johnson shot with the documentarian Laura Poitras in Yemen shares time with the simple spontaneity of a lightning strike caught on camera in Nodaway County, Mo.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Ross played hoops at Georgetown in the early 2000s before shifting to cinema as an award-winning documentarian and filmmaker.
—Dan Shanoff, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Though the studio had already hired a still photographer to capture scenes for promotional use, Morton was brought on board to serve as the production’s documentarian for the 10 weeks of filming.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Documentarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/documentarian. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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