Meanings
plural guys with camera · plural guys with cameras · alternative GWC
- derogatoryartsAn unskilled male photographer, especially one who primarily shoots scantily clad women.
The term GWC, or 'guys with cameras', has become a common term, says the host: 'You get a lot of middle aged men, often retired, picking up the camera at some point in their lives, who'd quite like to hang out with young women who aren't wearing much - and they call themselves a photographer.'
2024 November 8, Joanna Tweedy, “We're British glamour models who tried to expose 'dirty pervert' photographer - but he's still shooting”, in Daily Mail, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2026
Translations
Japanese カメラ小僧, カメコ
- カメラ小僧 (kamera kozō)unskilled male photographer
- カメコ (kameko)unskilled male photographer
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