"lensman" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1935 April 7, “Posed by Ferenc, of Vienna!”, in Washington Post, page 13:",
          "text": "A profile in black and white may be said to describe this new portrait study of Kay Francis, made by that eminent lensman from Hungary, Herr Ferenc, […]",
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          "ref": "1937 March 23, “Screen Stars Blame Candid Cameras for Decrease of Glamor”, in East Liverpool Review, page 6:",
          "text": "Claudette Colbert, sensitive about certain camera angles “killed” one photographer’s entire sitting. (“Not temperament, just smart,” said the lensman, who is one of the best.)",
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          "ref": "2013 October 29, Stephanie Smith, “Equinox ditches Terry Richardson’s sexy ads”, in Page Six, archived from the original on 2013-10-30:",
          "text": "Famed lensman Richardson shot the campaign for the past three years, and drew criticism for depicting uber-skinny female models in body-baring clothing with male models in suggestive positions.",
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          "ref": "2022 April 5, Tina Brown, “How Princess Diana’s Dance With the Media Impacted William and Harry”, in Vanity Fair:",
          "text": "[…] The most unforgettable “stolen” snap from Diana’s last fateful holiday was the famous “kiss” picture of her in a clinch with bare-chested Dodi Fayed, her playboy lover, off the coast of Corsica. It was she who tipped off Italian lensman Mario Brenna—to send a taunting message to the real love of her life, Hasnat Khan.",
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          "ref": "1935 April 7, “Posed by Ferenc, of Vienna!”, in Washington Post, page 13:",
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