photograph by vs Photographed by

Both "photograph by" and "photographed by" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Photograph by" is used to credit the person who took the photo, while "photographed by" is used to describe who took the photo. They are not directly comparable as they serve different purposes.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to credit the person who took the photo.

"photograph by"

Use "photograph by" when you want to credit the person who took the photo. It is commonly seen in photo credits or captions.

Examples:

This beautiful landscape photograph by John Smith captures the essence of the countryside.
The cover of the magazine features a stunning photograph by Sarah Jones.
Photograph by: Michael Brown
Image courtesy of: photograph by Jane Doe
The photograph by the lake was taken at sunset.

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Whoever contributes with a donation receives a photograph by Giovanni Hänninen taken during the journey between Italy and India.
There is a famous photograph by Maurice Seymour of Zoritch in this role, standing in repose with arms curved softly aloft, that has been much admired and frequently reproduced.
A photograph by Enzo Sellerio shows four men next to a tree, in the piazza of a Sicilian town.
Barry Crockford wrote a brief article about the species for Fishes of Sahul back in 1997 and an excellent photograph by Neil Armstrong of the fish graced the cover of that volume.
Photograph by Jeremy Thompson via FlickrCC Aquopolis This park is the star of summer.
Photograph by Carlos Izquierdo Pérez via FlickrCC Madrid Río The Madrid River is a great space where you can go with children and enjoy 10 playgrounds for all ages.
This is a photograph by Franz Hueber.
This is evident from the event identity of the project, a photograph by Oliviero Toscani from the feature Unilook.
This is a photograph by Franz Hueber. This photograph's taken 1950s in Saudi Arabia.
Curated by Marcella Beccaria Narrative fiction set in contemporary reality, each photograph by Hannah Starkey (Belfast, 1971), is a different exploration of the life of women and their daily interactions.
The traditional attribution to Raphael endured for well over a century after Manfredini acquired it, still appearing (but with a question mark) on the early twentieth century photograph by Alinari.
(Collection Dutch National Archive) Tournooiveld The Hague, photograph by Alexine Tinne.
The image gracing our cover comes from a photograph by Kenji Yamazaki, and we have used selected text from RM Koten Benson to tell the story of Miroku.
Adorno is the protagonist of the first part of the exhibit, in which his American exile is recalled through a large-scale reproduction of a photograph by Patrick Lakey showcasing the interior of Villa Aurora in Los Angeles.
Nearly every photograph associated with the struggle seemed to be a "photograph by Brady."
The Nonino Family in the famous photograph by Oliviero Toscani with Grappa Cru Monovitigno Picolit created in 1973; with this grappa the Noninos revolutionized the method of producing and introducing Grappa throughout the world.
CHRISTO, The Mastaba, collage, wax crayon on photograph by Wolfgang Volz of scale model in Al Gharbia, glued on canvas, 2013. Austria
The view of the Danish capital is the background to the photograph by Deborah Ladisa whose title is meaningful: Is food a substitute for love?
Photograph by Dario Bartolini that shows Massimo Morozzi, Paolo Deganello, Andrea Branzi, Gilberto Corretti.
Photograph by Carlotta Torricelli, February 2010.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe who took the photo.

"Photographed by"

Use "photographed by" when you want to specify who took the photo. It is commonly used in descriptions or attributions.

Examples:

The portrait was photographed by a professional photographer.
The event was photographed by the official photographer.
The wedding was beautifully photographed by a talented artist.
The cover of the book was photographed by the author.
The artwork was photographed by the museum staff.

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Stella McCartney crochet purse, Photographed by Miguel Reveriego, modeled by Eniko Mihalik, via Bergdorf Goodman
Photographed by Steven Meisel, she was presented on the September 2004 cover of American Vogue as one of the "Models of the Moment".
[Photographed by Marisa Ciceran] February 2004.
Photographed by Marisa Ciceran, August 17, 2000
In 1904 he published a collection of photographs of his most notable sitters, titled A List of Well Known People Photographed by H. Walter Barnett.
These are camels moving across the Rift Valley in Africa, photographed by Chris Johns.
July 26, 1998 [Photographed by Marisa Ciceran] The portal is crowned by a simple tympanum and has no dates or inscriptions.
1998 - Confirmations by the Bishop of Poreč on July 26. [Photographed by Marisa Ciceran]
Photographed by Alberto Ghizzi Panizza from the ramp leading to ESO's New Technology Telescope (NTT), this view captures La Silla under the magnificence of the Milky Way, which unmistakably carves its way across the night sky overhead.
Okay, it was my dream to be photographed by David McAllister.
He's been observed and photographed by a dozen citizens.
He also appeared on the cover of Number, photographed by Greg Kadel.
It was photographed by Haskell Wexler.
The cover art was photographed by Ryan McGinley.
The festival poster featured Hollywood star and Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman, photographed by David Seymour.
The advertising campaign was directed and photographed by Steven Klein, who worked with her first fragrance, Fame.
View gallery Session One, the recent creation by Issey Miyake, photographed by James Mollison.
She also featured in the 2012 Pirelli Calendar photographed by Mario Sorrenti.
Door of Robin Hood Gardens, circa 1970, photographed by Peter Smithson.
Cover model of the month is Toni Moore photographed by Doralba Picerno.

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