Top 4 Fine Art San Jose Wedding Photographers for 2024

Page Updated: January 31st, 2024

Would you love to find a fine-art, artistic San Jose wedding photographer to document the details of your big day and to complement your unique love story with a creative flair? The Wedding Photojournalist Association can help! Our documentary-style San Jose wedding photographers are, first and foremost, photographers — artists, in other words, whose medium is the still photograph. In the Artistic Guild competitions, WPJA members show off their creative talents for digitally enhanced still-lifes and fine-art detail photos.

Quarterly Artistic Guild contests for fine-art San Jose wedding photography are held annually, entered and judged separately from the WPJA competitions held during the year. After each contest, we add another collection of award-winning detail images to our wedding photographer’s member profile galleries.

What could be better than the details of your carefully planned event captured by a top San Jose fine art wedding photographer? Detail images generally are tighter framed shots on some of the day’s textures, and features, whether as arranged by the photographer or as they were found: dresses, gowns, suits, rings, linens, flowers, bouquets, cake, shoes, or champagne glasses. A collection of tightly cropped faces would likely also be a “details” shot if the surrounding context has been subdued to bring out the image’s artistic impact.

Weddings by Chris Shum, Life Photographer

Chris Shum, a professional photographer since 2007, combines his lifelong passion for art with his expertise in capturing artistic portraits and details. With a focus on destination weddings, he creates eye-catching and unique imagery in beautiful environments and scenic landscapes, such as beaches. Chris also excels at close-up shots, artfully filling the frame.

Studio portrait of wedding photographer Tanushree Vaidya

Tanushree Vaidya, a wedding photographer, specializes in creative wedding day images, blending commerce and artistry in rich detail. Her bold, colorful, and black-and-white captures, celebrate wedding traditions worldwide.

CA Engagemen, Wedding and Elopement Photography by Tyler Vu

Tyler Vu, a wedding photographer based in Northern California, skillfully merges graphic design expertise with a love for authentic storytelling. His vibrant use of color and geometric shapes brings weddings to life in a uniquely creative way.

San Jose wedding and elopement photography by Jipeng Han of Northern California

Jipeng Han, a Bay Area CA photographer, specializes in playful portraits of couples, from relaxed sessions, and often includes buildings and architecture.