My photography passion started when my parents put a darkroom in our basement when I was a high school freshman. My photojournalism...yle took root when I became a staff photojournalist for the Michigan State University daily paper, The State News. From there I interned and freelanced for several daily papers covering assignments objectively and developing my skills for anticipating the action and blending into the background. I covered a friends wedding in 2000 and was hooked. Weddings are a little reflection of heaven here on earth and it is a privilege to document two souls uniting. Read More
Jason has been capturing stories in images for over 10 years, and in addition to weddings, has photographed hundreds of events, people...d places across the country, and around the world. With a photography career that began in documentary photography and photojournalism, Jason brings that experience to capturing the story of a wedding. Jason's work has been recognized as a member of Grace Ormonde's Wedding Style Magazine, 2009 Platinum List, as an artist and story teller.Read More
Elli Gurfinkel is a wedding photojournalist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He travels throughout the Midwest for his wedding work. He holds...bachelor's degree in communications and photojournalism from San Francisco State University and has been working as a photojournalist since 1995. Elli is a recipient of multiple awards from the National Press Photographers Association, the Michigan Press Photographers Association and the Associated Press.Read More
Howe entered photography through the his interest in socio-cultural anthropology and cultural geography, interests he still pursues...th travel and as an adjunct instructor at Northwestern Michigan College. Photography became a profession while living in Asia and working with a group of mentors in Taiwan. Since moving back to the United States, he has developed his skills shooting for national and regional publications, as well as shooting weddings since 2002. He shoots 12-15 weddings a year and typically shoots destination weddings in the Great Lakes Region.Read More
A graduate of the University of Michigan, Nicole has been a student of many different art forms. She is interested in creating stories...th her images, and with her extensive theater training, as well as her relaxed personality, she has a talent for putting her subjects at ease. What remains consistent throughout all of Nicole's work is a fascination of people and relationships.Read More
I began with my first internship in Monroe Michigan, and followed that up with another internship in Aurora Illinois. After a year... an intern I was hired on as a staff photographer, covering everything from murders, to homelessness to the Chicago Bears and everything in between. My passion for storytelling is what sent me out on my own to start my own wedding business. Over the years I've had work printed in some of the largest publications in the world, but what means the most to me is seeing a mounted print of a married couple that I photographed hanging in their home. Read More
Alex Kornienko is an Emmy� award-winning photographer and videographer with more than 20 years of professional experience. Chances...e, you've already seen his work without even realizing it on your local TV news. Alex spends his days on the scene of breaking stories across Metro Detroit, capturing the drama and emotion of daily news events as a cameraman for FOX 2. He's a dedicated video-journalist, but, Alex also has a softer side. He loves a good love story. That's why he has a passion for wedding photography.
Alex's love affair with photography began at the early age of 11, when he got his first black and white film camera as a birthday gift. Ever since, he's had a fascination with photography and art; capturing beautiful images and moments in time. His formal training includes art school and a bachelor's degree in television and radio communications. Alex's work has been honored by the Associated Press and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Alex prides himself on capturing photos that stand out from the crowd because of his artistic eye and attention to detail.Read More
Nora spent her young years in the Midwest and then moved with her family to Southeast Asia and spent few years in Thailand and Taiwan....e has visited many countries, including New Zealand, Australia, France, England, Japan, Canada and Mexico. As a result, she loves traveling and jumps at every opportunity!
Traveling to many beautiful places piqued her interest in photography which she pursued as a hobby since her teens. Even in college, while she majored in economics, she took classes on the side that indulged her creative side.
After moving to Los Angeles and assisting a well known photographer at a few weddings, she discovered her love of photographing weddings. Nora incorporates “flow posing” to get the most natural poses and expressions possible. She prefers natural lighting as opposed to heavy flash use.
Nora has photographed weddings at many beautiful locations including country clubs and wineries in Santa Barbara, beaches in Malibu, Disneyland, and downtown Chicago. When she’s not photographing weddings, she enjoys snowboarding, scuba diving, reading, watching comedies, and playing with her cat and dog.Read More
Miriam has been shooting weddings for the indy-bride for five years. She typically shoots 12-15 weddings per year and dedicates to...e event per weekend only. Originally studying psychology and comparative religion, she was recruited by a classmate to manage the studio of a local photographer. She found weddings provided a panoply of human dynamic and tradition; an unexpected but natural transition. Her work is influenced by fashion, photojournalism and subject study. Her personal work on public pools was recently published as a photo essay in Analemna magazine. She also works as a photography coordinator and photo editor for Rotary International, a humanitarian non-governmental organization.Read More
I've received quite a few inquiries from people who have found me through the WPJA site and several have booked with me already. So happy to be a part of this amazing group of photographers!
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Separated into two regions, the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula, Michigan offers couples with a variety of options for their wedding ceremony and wedding photography locations. Michigan is nestled by 4 of the 5 massive Great Lakes: Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, and is also bordered by Lake St. Clair, giving you ample options for your wedding destination and wedding photographs. Alaska is the only other state that has as much water as this beautiful state. Michigan shares bodies of water and neighbors both Ohio and Indiana. While Minnesota and Wisconsin lie to the west, Ontario, Canada neighbors Michigan on the east and north, making this state a distinctive area to chose your wedding location. The Upper Peninsula contains heavily forested areas and is has a more mountainous region to the west, including the Porcupine Mountains. The Lower Peninsula, which is shaped like a mitten, contains the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a stunning destination that reveals nature’s beauty both in the warm and cold seasons. In central Michigan, you will find the state capital of Lansing, which is decorated with historical locations, while the city of Detroit is the largest city in Michigan, known for its automotive factories and popular music, giving it nicknames of Motown and Motor City. Your wedding photographer will be able to bring a creative touch to such spectacular surroundings of water, history and nature that will be sure to make your wedding celebration a most memorable event.
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