Shelley has been telling wedding stories through images since 2004. She offers couples creative storytelling imagery and beautiful...atural portraits of the them together. It’s important for Shelley to give clients very personal attention and create photos that are fresh and inspired, therefore, she limits her bookings to only two weddings per month.
Her photographic influences include Cheryl Jacobs and David A Williams. Both instilled in her a love for natural light and honest, respectful, timeless photography. Shelley's other passion is horses. She is a skilled equine photographer and loves to spend her down time with her quarter horse, Maggie Sue.
Shelley is often asked to speak on the topic of natural light portraiture at camera clubs and photographic conferences and workshops, and has taught several online courses on how to photograph horses and people together.Read More
Chad Richardson started working as a photographer for his high school newspaper and has been at it ever since. Chad's work has appeared... small weeklies and large dailies throughout Minnesota. He has worked on three book projects, including Walking On Water, a whimsical look at the sport of ice fishing. Chad has won numerous photography awards from the Minnesota Newspaper Association. He has also won awards from the National Newspaper Association and the Wedding Photojournalist Association. He operates his own studio in suburban Hastings, Minnesota.Read More
Joe is an experienced photojournalist, having covered everything from breaking news to sports and features. His commercial clients...nge from Better Homes & Gardens, HGTV, and Neiman Marcus, to American Journalism Review, Puma, and Yamaha.
Since shooting his first paid wedding while still in high school, Joe strives to cover each wedding as the unique event it is. Joe works hard to capture both the expected and unexpected moments to produce a beautiful and accurate visual story of the wedding day.Read More
As owner and founder of Live and Love Studios, I try to follow the name of my business in my photos and business practices. Pictures...ould show life and the love that comes from living life.
I have always been intrigued by photography. It was during my senior photos when the photographer posed me in awkward and unnatural ways that I knew I wanted to own my own studio one day. Now, I have taken that attitude and style to my weddings, and the results are exactly what I want to present to my clients. I am married with two boys and love the fact that I am able to balance family with my passion. That being said, I only take on a limited number of weddings per year (12-15) and only one per weekend. Read More
David Drufke, founder of Onsite Minnesota Photography and True Emotion Weddings, began as a landscape and weather photographer.
After...lling in love with the wedding work of some of the world's best documentary photographers, David set out to document weddings in his own vision. In 2008, he married his photography partner and love of his life, Kristen. They both continue to work full time as photographers.
A ferocious learner, David still spends a large amount of time studying the craft of photography and continuously improving his skills.
We are very accustomed to working with out of state clients. The majority of our client base lives out of state and are coming back to Minnesota or Colorado to get married. We are also proud to say many of our clients are photographers or graphic artists themselves.Read More
Glen has covered the world's celebrations and triumphs for news organizations in New York, Florida, Washington, DC and currently for...e Star Tribune in Minneapolis. He has photographed presidents and kings, peewee football games and kindergarten ballet classes. Assignments have taken him to Central America, India and China. He is a graduate of Syracuse University with a BA in Photojournalism and has won numerous awards in his career for photography and picture editing.Read More
Wendy comes from a career as a reporter and photojournalist with CNN, ABC, and The Washington Post. Aiming those skills at the feelings...oetry, and humor of weddings, wedding photojournalism is now her full-time career. Her major portrait influences are Jerry Ghionis and David Williams, both of Australia, who taught her to "see the light" and capture real expressions. Her work has appeared in The Knot magazine, Minnesota Monthly, and People Magazine. Her educational background includes 7 years of studies in film/photography from Syracuse University. Read More
Becca has been photographing weddings for five years, and approaches each wedding as a unique opportunity. Becca used her creative...yle and graphic design background to work with other professional photographers on the East Coast before building her own business in the Twin Cities. Though primarily a wedding photographer, Becca's editorial and food photography has appeared in CHOW.com and City Pages, and she served as photographer for the upcoming book "The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin."Read More
Noah Wolf has been photographing weddings professionally since 1998 and is a Certified Professional Photographer by the Professional...otographers Association. He is an internationally recognized photographer for both wedding and humanitarian photography. Noah's style is very unique as it incorporates photojournalism, high-fashion and fine art. Recent honors included being ranked 9th in the world by the WPJA, MN Bride Magazine's Best of Photography, The Knot Magazine's "Top Pick" for 2007 and 2008.Read More
Award-winning photojournalist Sher Stoneman has been covering real life at newspapers and magazines for 20 years. By documenting weddings... they happen, Sher is able to capture striking, one-of-a-kind moments that reflect the joy and spontaneity of the day. In addition to her work as a staff photojournalist, Sher's photographs have appeared in USA Today, The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, Time, Newsweek and numerous other publications. Sher has been a wedding photojournalist since 2001.
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Andy Blenkush is a photojournalist located in the Twin Cities Area. His photographs have been published by news agencies across the...tion and around the world. Since each wedding is unique, Andy Blenkush works to give couples exactly what they need in wedding photography.Read More
Photojournalist Carlos Gonzalez created CG Pictures Wedding Photography to provide couples with a stylized documentary approach to...eir wedding day coverage.
Carlos has worked as a staff photographer at The Star Tribune in Minneapolis, Minnesota for over a decade. His work has been published in variety of newspapers, magazines, and in the America 24/7 book project. Some newspaper credits include The LA Times, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, San Jose Mercury News, and Seattle Times. His magazine credits include Newsweek, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Rolling Stone, National Geographic World, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and Sporting News.
Gonzalez was born and raised in northern California. He is a 1998 graduate of San Jose State University, where he majored in journalism. His work has been recognized with regional and national NPPA, MNPA, CPPA, BPPA, SND, SPJ, and AP awards.
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Dave Arntson owns Milestones Photography in West Fargo, where he specializes in wedding photojournalism. He is a native North Dakotan...d holds a degree in Photojournalism from Minnesota State University Moorhead, where he now teaches photography. Dave has a decade of experience at daily newspapers in North Dakota and Wisconsin. His work has been honored by newspaper associations in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. He was the first WPJA member in North Dakota and has won multiple awards from the WPJA.Read More
Bradley Hanson is a professional photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. For the past 10 years, Bradley's main area of concentration... wedding photography, which he approaches with a natural, fly-on-the-wall style in order to create beautiful images as they unfold. He also applies this style to portraits, promotional images, live music, commercial and editorial work for a number of clients and publications.
His wedding work is often described as wedding photojournalism or documentary style. Bradley was heavily influenced by the work of Ralph Gibson, Anton Corbijn, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Elliott Erwitt, as well as film noir cinematography and his two children, Gabriel and Miles. Although he is a Minneapolis based wedding photographer, he regularly travels for weddings, and has been commissioned to photograph weddings all over the world. Recent travel weddings include: Bali-Indonesia, Hong Kong-China, Udaipur-India, Bangkok-Thailand, Seoul-Korea, Zihuatanejo-Mexico, Honolulu-Hawaii, Washington DC, Anchorage-AK, Vancouver-BC, Portland-OR, Sun River-OR, Minneapolis-MN, New York-NY, Phoenix-AZ, Seattle-WA, Napa-CA, Fremont-CA, Palm Springs-CA, Palo Alto-CA, Berkeley-CA, Carmel-CA, Los Angeles-CA, Sausalito-CA and San Francisco-CA.
His work has been featured in ad campaigns for Amazon.com and Ericsson mobile phones, album cover art for musicians: Pete Droge, Downpilot, Fauna, Kim Field and The Mighty Titans of Tone, Rachel Harrington, Sugartown, Brother Sun Sister Moon, Visqueen, Truckstop Souvenir, and Broadcast Oblivion. His images have been printed in local and national magazines, including Rolling Stone (Germany), Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Times, Seattle Sound, Seattle Weekly, The Stranger, Photo District News (PDN), MSNBC.com, ROCKRGRL, The Big Takeover, Three Imaginary Girls, Washington Free Press, Local Planet, Seattle Police Annual Report, Seattle Police Foundation Calendar, Women's Health Magazine, Grace Ormonde Wedding Style, Seattle Bride, Seattle Metropolitan Bride & Groom, The Knot, Conde Nast's Brides Magazine, Wedding Pages Magazine, Wedding Expo, Herban Feast's wedding brochure and Banquet & Event's promotional literature and billboards.
Some of Bradley's wedding work is currently on display in Seattle at Greenwood Sip & Ship and portraits at the Ballard Sip & ShipRead More
The WPJA is, without a doubt, THE best source for couples to find he finest wedding photographers in the world. On top of that, the quarterly contests allow
it's members to push themselves to be the very best photographer they can be. The worldwide recognition we receive when placing images in the top 20 is an
amazing reward.
When a bride comes to me through the WPJA, she comes with a sophisticated understanding of the power of photojournalism and an appreciation of what I can bring
to her wedding. The WPJA is a wonderful magnet for authenticity in wedding photography and I'm proud to be part of it.
If you choose one of our WPJA Minnesota wedding photojournalists
as your wedding photographer, please let them know you found
them through the Wedding Photojournalist Association.
The WPJA at a glance: The Wedding Photojournalist Association
puts the best Minnesota 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.
Known as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes," Minnesota offers an endless variety of outdoor locations and naturally beautiful destinations that will make your wedding event a most spectacular occasion. The Twin-Cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul are a hub of exciting city activities and cultural locations that make for a thrilling wedding destination and will add life to your wedding photographs. Minnesota is home to the Mall of America, the largest shopping mall in the United States, which is located in the city of Bloomington and has more traffic and visitors come through in a year than the Grand Canyon, Graceland and Disney World combined. With over 500 stores to choose from, you can also avail yourself to the 14 movie theatres and over 60 restaurants that will certainly meet all your wedding shopping and activity needs. In addition, Minnesota offers a myriad of professional and amateur sports venues that could certainly add to your wedding experience. As a part of the Upper Midwest, the state of Minnesota offers a great deal of wedding photography moments with its shared neighbor, Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes as well as the largest expanse of freshwater in the world today. Minnesota also hosts an abundance of water bodies, including the origin of the Mississippi River and 11,842 lakes that are each in access of 10 acres, leaving you with endless wedding destination options and wedding photography settings. Minnesota offers you many scenes for your wedding enjoyment, from the urban life of the main cities to the numerous local farms that present a natural landscape of life for your wedding photographer to shoot as you make your wedding event an unforgettable celebration.
The Artistic Guild of the WPJA puts some of the best fine art wedding photographers at your fingertips! 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 artistic wedding photography!
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