Bio: Robert Valenca is an award winning Military Photojournalist with over 18 years of experience in imagery and has been featured in books, magazines and news media around the globe. Rob has traveled and worked in 18 different nations and had the honor of meeting and photographing several Heads of State. He made the move to documenting weddings three years ago and brings all his knowledge and expertise to ensure weddings are handled with the experience and care that it deserves.
Bio: Jenna Dosch received her BFA in photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York. She is a freelance photojournalist for the largest newspaper in Nevada. You can also find her published work in the Los Angeles Times, Caesar Players Magazine and Shots Magazine.
Also Serving: Nevada, New York City, New Mexico, Southern California, and Hawaii
Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Caribbean and Mexico
Bio: Ben Chrisman is a destination wedding photographer based in San Francisco, California. Ben's travels as a wedding photographer and photojournalist have taken him around the world. His photographs have been featured in the country's leading news publications, including The New York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times. He has also won numerous awards with the WPJA.
Also Serving: New York City, New Jersey, Northern California, Central California, Connecticut, Arizona and Nevada
Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Mexico
Bio: Toby Morris has worked around the world on various editorial projects. His wedding work is an extension of his photojournalistic style. His eye for detail and keen perception allow him to capture the truly important moments of your day.
He attended the University of Texas at Austin, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Recent clients include Newsweek and France's LeMonde, Adbusters, Business 2.0, the Hartford Courant, and others. A Texas native and a Spanish speaker since the age of 7, Toby attended university in the city of Guadalajara and has worked on editorial assignments throughout Mexico.
Also Serving: Florida, Hawaii, Nebraska and Nevada
Bio: Michael Chansley is a wedding photojournalist serving Arizona and many other regions. Michael studied at Brooks Institute of Photography in Ventura, California where he got his start documenting weddings for a large photo studio in his spare time. Michael has worked for companies such as Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News and Cal Sport Media.
Bio: Ray Anthony Iavasile earned his BA Degree at Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. He first began his career as an assistant cameraman in the movie industry working at Warner Brothers Studio on shows like Friends, E.R., Family Matters, Murphy Brown and movies like Father of the Bride and Batman Returns. He began his wedding photography career in 1992 in Los Angeles and Orange County, working mainly as a contract photographer for various studios. He has developed an authentic style of capturing the "decisive moment" and an expert at documenting the unfolding story of the couple's wedding day. He moved his family to Michigan in 2000, where he was born and raised, and finally began his own business, Ray Anthony Photography, in 2002. He has earned a place on "preferred vendor lists" at several exclusive venues throughout southeastern Michigan.
Bio: Catherine's official study of photography began at Cal Poly, SLO where she graduated summa cum laude and first in her class. She furthered her studies in Photography and Art History at Oxford University. Her work has earned many scholarships, grants, and sponsorships from organizations including Adobe, Epson, Kodak, Tamrac, B & W, National Geographic Traveler, WPPI, and Julia Dean & Associates.
Catherine has continued her education by working with prestigious agencies such as Getty Images as a photographer, photo editor, and grants consultant. She teaches at top international workshops and serves as a master class instructor, print and album judge at international tradeshows. Catherine's award winning images have been exhibited in galleries in Paris, New York City and the San Francisco Bay area. They have appeared in Times Square on the NASDAQ and Reuters screens, in PDN, National Geographic Traveler, Rangefinder, The Sydney Morning Herald, American Photo, The Tribune, The New York Times, Camera Arts, Grace Ormonde, Elegant Bride, and in promotional materials for fifteen international non-profit organizations.
Catherine has been trusted to capture weddings worldwide and premiere events by NYC's top events planners. She is also deeply involved in photojournalism, commercial, editorial, and advertising work. As the director of photography for the John Deere Place campaign, she photographs Americans from all walks of life in settings that tell their stories. Other clients include Reuters, NASDAQ, News Corp, FOX, MySpace, Expedia, Evite, Ticketmaster, and Goldman Sachs. She divides her time between New York City and the San Francisco Bay.
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). WPJA photographers define 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.
May 16th, 17th & 18th, 2008: Sponsored by the WPJA, the three-day VII Seminar in New York City will be held at the Klitgord Auditorium of the NYC Technical College. VII will put on
presentations by each of their 11 photographers, a few of their new Network photographers, sponsors and special guests. They are organizing a panel discussion on "Photojournalism within the context of
Contemporary Photography". They will also be hosting exclusive VII Seminar evening events in the new VII DUMBO space on 28 Jay Street.
If you choose one of our WPJA Nevada 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 Nevada 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 for hosting the entertainment city of Las Vegas, which includes “Vegas style” weddings, Nevada is a vast state that actually offers a variety of scenic wedding destinations and opportunities for memorable wedding photographs. Outdoor parks abound that reveal vast mountains, beautiful waters and stretching landscapes that present for creative and breathtaking wedding photographs. Parks like Cave Lake State Park on the eastern portion of Nevada, which drapes a majestic backdrop, makes room for breathtaking pictures and set a panoramic view of splendid beauty. Nevada has more than 150 mountain ranges, with forested mountain slopes and grassy valleys, which stretch from north to south and give opportunity for the massive beauty of nature to surround your most memorable wedding celebration. Activities abound for wedding parties and guests, from the Spectacular Hoover Dam, the magnificent Grand Canyon and of course the light bright city of Las Vegas. Vegas offers many sites and features that can offer creative wedding photograph opportunities as well as extremely elegant wedding facilities that will give ample prospects of delightful wedding photographs for your wedding photojournalist to shoot.
Alamo
Amargosa Valley
Austin
Baker
Battle Mountain
Beatty
Blue Diamond
Boulder City
Cal Nev Ari
Caliente
Carlin
Carson City
Coaldale
Cottonwood Cove
Crescent Valley