shutterbug

shutterbug [shuht-er-buhg] Word Origin noun Informal.

1. an amateur photographer, especially one who is greatly devoted to the hobby.

Origin of shutterbug First recorded in 1940–45; shutter + bug1 Word Origin and History for shutter-bug n.

“enthusiastic amateur photographer,” 1940, from shutter (n.) + bug (n.) in the “enthusiast” sense.