Nikon choir

ˈnɪkɒn kwaɪə(ɹ)

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(chiefly, Britain, idiomatic) A large group of photographers simultaneously capturing images of a celebrity, producing numerous photographic flashes along with an accompanying din of clicking camera shutters.

And with television, radio, the "Nikon choir" of photographers and 10 daily newspapers in London, there's plenty to manipulate. The [[w:Charles, Prince of Wales

Origin: From Nikon (a brand of camera often used by professional photographers) + choir. The brand Nikon, which dates from 1946, is a blend of Japanese (Nippon Kōgaku, “Japan Optical”) (from (Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha, “Japan Optical Industries Corporation”)) and Ikon, a camera brand owned by Carl Zeiss AG.. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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