Views contextual filter using entity reference field
The usual approach for this would be to expose the images view as a block, and to show that block in the 'context' of the photographer page. In the Contextual Filter configuration for the entity reference, select 'Provide default value > Content ID from URL' under 'When the filter value is NOT available'.

This will display each photographer's gallery as a part of his page. If the URL is important, give the photographer content type a default alias of "photos/[node:title]" under "/admin/config/search/path/patterns".