Blair is currently an editorial and wedding photographer based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada working for the countries biggest media outlets...d urban, contemporary couples.
Blair is a graduate of the Photojournalism program at Loyalist College and immediately after graduation began working contract positions at newspapers in Ottawa, Windsor and Chatham, Ontario before receiving staff photographer positions in St. Catharine's and Ottawa, Ontario. In the fall of 2008, Blair left his staff job to run his own business as a freelance photographer in Ottawa.
Blair applies the style he uses while working for newspapers and magazines to shooting weddings. The documentary style of wedding photography comes naturally to him. He has not had to adapt to this popular style because it is the way he has always worked - real storytelling and real moments. When it comes to the portraits, Blair can shoot it simply and naturally or break out a lighting kit for really glamorous images.
His awards include: Ontario Newspaper Awards - Portrait Photography, Runner-Up (2007), ECNPA Photographer of the Year Competition - Top 5 (2007, NPAC Pictures of the Year - General News Photography, First Place (2006, Dunlop Awards of Journalistic Excellence - Spot News Photography, First Place (2006, Dunlop Awards of Journalistic Excellence - Feature Photography, First Place (2006), ECNPA Photographer of the Year Competition - Top 5 (2006), ECNPA Pictures of the Year - Spot News Photography, Honourable Mention (2005), ECNPA Photographer of the Year Competition - Top 10 (2005), ECNPA Pictures of the Year - General News Photography, Third Place (2004), ECNPA Photographer of the Year Competition - Top 10 (2004).
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Jennifer is an award winning wedding photographer based out of Strathroy, Ontario. She is a Photography graduate from Fanshawe College...d has been photographing weddings for 10 years. Jennifer’s work is above all inspired by human nature. She has a passion for many forms of art but photography seems to provide the perfect forum for such a subject. These days Jennifer’s life revolves around her photography, her husband and their two boys.Read More
Karri North grew up in the rural routes of the Niagara Region, and now resides with her two children in downtown Toronto. As most of...r family still dwells in Niagara, she has the pleasure of being able to work in the country as well as in the city---something that she feels keeps her ideas diverse.
Her interest in photography began as a preteen and has grown into the central passion of her adult life. Karri has taken her camera throughout Canada and the United States, to Asia, India and Europe; and in doing so, has compiled a significant body of travel photography and personal work. She began shooting wedding photographs in 1998, and found that her subjects were highly receptive to her photojournalistic, or ‘candid’ style.
While wedding photography remains her core line of work, Karri will always be exploring alternate avenues in the photographic field, be they personal or collabrative, artistic or commercial. She is ever interested in rising to new challenges to meet her clients standards, and her own personal vision.Read More
Andrew Tolson was born the year the Beatles came to America and Jeopardy first aired on television. As a boy magician, he specialized... escape artistry, escaping from many things: ropes, plastic handcuffs and most of his responsibilities. Later obsessions included amateur super-heroics, horror movies and British new wave music. His grown-up job for the last twenty years has been as a photographer, and his award-winning work has been published in various publications in Canada and internationally. At present, he is Director of Photography at Maclean's Magazine. His approach to shooting weddings is simple: document the joys and emotion of the day with candid unobtrusive photography. When not shooting, he spends time with his wife and daughter, who considers herself the most well-documented child on the planet. Read More
Danielle developed her style while working as a co-op student at the Toronto Sun, 10 years ago. She loved the fast-paced, exciting...otography of the news world, but decided that she would much rather photograph people on the happiest day of their lives rather than people at war. She started Rabbat Photography in 2001, while finishing up photography at Sheridan College. She also has a Psychology degree from Guelph, which helps her understand her clients.
Danielle has been happily married since February, 2005 and gave birth to her awesome baby girl on Valentine's Day, 2008. Danielle enjoys improv (she has taken classes at Second City and will continue there), tennis, lindy-hop (swing) dancing and playing with her friends and family.Read More
I have been taking pictures since I was 12. I remember borrowing Kodak how-to photography books from the library and thinking those...'s hairdo's were pretty darn funny.
But that didn't scare me away from wanting to take pictures. I wanted to be a photographer. Even as a kid I noticed light and colour and the thing I wanted most was a camera. I loved the feeling of waiting for a roll of film to be finished so I could see the pictures.
But oddly, I went to college to become a family therapist, then quickly got distracted by being editor of the yearbook. I worked half of a counseling degree, but decided to move towards wedding photography. Now I shoot weddings and portraits for a living and am based out of Kingston, Ontario but travel all over Canada.Read More
Brent Foster is an internationally award winning photographer and videographer based in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada, photographing...ddings in Windsor, Ontario, London, Ontario, and throughout Southwestern Ontario. Foster has worked in more than 15 countries for clients such as The New York Times, TIME, and Canadian Geographic.
Foster approaches weddings with the same passion he applies to assignments in the field. His sensitive approach, and keen observation of detail have garnered him numerous international awards including three National Press Photographers Association Best of Photojournalism Awards for multimedia photojournalism, and video journalism, as well as being selected as a finalist for the 2009 Magnum Expression Award.Read More
...By the way, great job on the website. I've enjoyed being a part of it and the competitions are a good way of showcasing some really excellent work within a field that is often frowned upon by other photographers and keeps us always looking for something different in each wedding and not just doing the same old thing each time. It's been a good advertising tool for us too; we get quite a few inquiries through the site.
Over the past year of membership I've been pleasantly surprised at the amount of positivity that comes from my association with the WPJA. Not only am I drawing in clients who are truly interested in and appreciative of the art of photography, but I seem to gain both trust and prestige in the eyes of my clients/potential clients when I direct them to the WPJA website to explore the incredible images posted there.
I use the site for my own inspiration all the time.
Thank you WPJA and all you photographers that make it up!!
I love when clients find me through this site, because then I know they value the type of photography I LOVE doing!
I booked one of my highest package of 2008 through this site and they referred me to another 2008 couple who wanted ALL PJ style images. Both couples were super
enthusiastic, which works well with my style.
I love working with couples who totally trust me to do a fantastic job on their wedding so they can enjoy their day, which obviously makes for way better photos (since
they're in the moment).
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The WPJA at a glance: The Wedding Photojournalist Association
puts the best Ontario, Canada wedding photographers at your fingertips, by granting membership only to the most talented professional
wedding photographers in the world--photographers who focus solely
on using their documentary photography skills to capture ‘the
moments’ of your wedding day.
As a heavily populated province, Ontario is a prime wedding destination, offering incredible scenery and varied activities to make your wedding festivities unforgettable. Home to the magnificent natural wonder of Niagara Falls, Ontario experiences millions of visitors, including couples to be wed and honeymooners. Ottawa, a vibrant and colorful city, is Canada’s capital, contributing culture, history and natural outdoor beauty to your wedding experience. Toronto, home to the world’s tallest building, the CN Tower and the world’s longest street, Yonge Street, is home to more people than in Canada’s four Atlantic provinces combined. Toronto is a multicultural hub that is filled with varied heritage as well as activities that will add flavor to your wedding festivities and to the photographs that will commemorate those valued moments. With these provisions, wedding couples will have no trouble finding eye-catching locations to have their wedding photographer shoot their memorable wedding celebration. In the northern portion of Ontario are the Hudson Bay Lowlands which are mostly made of meadow and forest; leading to the Canadian Shield which covers the remainder of the north and extends to the southeast—creating a majestic backdrop to your wedding activities. The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River provide a unique waterscape that will allow couples to be photographed by their wedding photojournalist in stunning beauty.
Some of the best Ontario fine art wedding photographers are now just a click away through the Artistic Guild of the WPJA! The AG takes the world-renowned artistic approach of WPJA wedding photojournalists to yet another level through post-production processing (usually Photoshop). AGWPJA photographers define Ontario artistic wedding photography!
BRIDES MAGAZINE & the Wedding Photojournalist Association proudly present a Wedding Photojournalism Contest.
The WPJA/BRIDES Wedding Photojournalism Contest spotlights the finest images from the best wedding photojournalists on the pages of one of the most world-renowned wedding publications and the web sites of the WPJA and BRIDES.
For most brides and grooms, wedding photojournalism is no longer a trendy alternative to traditional wedding day photo-coverage; rather, it is mainstream wedding photography. The WPJA has been leading the way in promoting and rewarding photographers who excel in capturing the un-styled and un-scripted moments of the wedding day. More and more couples are seeking out the top wedding photojournalists in the world through the WPJA web site.
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