Emin Kuliyev is an award-winning wedding photojournalist who has been documenting weddings for over seven years. Emin's photos have...en published in Brides New York, Digital Photo, Phot' Art International, Popular Photography, and the After Capture.
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Inbal Sivan is an Israel-born photographer currently based in New York. Her photography has been published internationally and widely...hibited nationally; most recently in the Norton Museum Biennial in March 2009. Sivan is represented by Gallery 10G in New York and works full time as a photographer, including a select number of weddings each year. She teaches photojournalism at Metropolitan College New York (MCNY), as well as beginner and advanced photography courses (including wedding photography courses) at PhotoManhattan. Sivan holds a BFA in photography from the school of Visual Arts, where she graduated with honors and was the recipent of numerous merit-based scholarships and awards. Read More
Rich Janniello is an award winning wedding photographer based in New York. Originally from the New York City area, Rich began his...otography career after graduating from Fordham University. His work has been shown in numerous galleries and published world-wide. When he's not behind the camera, Rich likes to spend time with his very supportive wife and 3 children.Read More
Cody Raisig is based in New York, NY, and has photographed weddings from the Caribbean to California.
Cody seeks to capture the...nuine moments of your wedding in the most elegant and artful way.
His work is characterized by glowing emotion, stunning light and powerful composition.
Cody is formally trained in still photography, having graduated from the International Center of Photography in New York City, where he earned a prestigious Director's Fellowship. In addition, he holds a B.A. from Colorado College.
Prior to wedding photography, Mr. Raisig worked on staff at nationally-published Freeskier Magazine as Photo Editor for half a decade.
Preceding his tenure as Photo Editor, Cody was Principal Cinematographer for a California-based production company.
As Photo Editor and Principal Cinematographer, Mr. Raisig directed photoshoots internationally, from Japan to Switzerland.
Although weddings comprise 80% of Cody's annual photography work, he is contracted by Under Armour Sports Apparel to photograph their Women's Fitness lines. Under Armour's Director of Photography, Jay Michelfelder, hires Cody because, "He understands how to capture authentic emotion and real moments."
Cody Rasig has also been published in American Photo Magazine's 2009 Images Of The Year issue.
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André Maier has been a professional wedding photojournalist since moving to New York City in 1992. Andre studied Chemistry and Molecular...ology in Berlin and London, before studying photography, which has been his true passion all along. Apart from English, André also speaks German, French and Spanish fluently.
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Harvey Manger-Weil is proud to be chosen as Best Wedding Photographer in America by Extraordinary Bride Magazine for his work "unmatched... terms of originality, color, composition and spontaneity. Harvey makes it a point to photograph brides across the ethnic and socioeconomic spectrum."
Harvey started his first photography business when he was only 16. After graduating from Dartmouth, he has spent the last 20 years photographing primarily weddings, while also selling his fine art photography exclusively through Gallery 721 @ Sobro in New York City. The list of celebrities he has photographed include Madonna, Janis Ian, Billy Joel and the Dixie Chicks. Harvey's photographs are published in "Subway Diaries" by Heidi Cole. Harvey's photography is on permanent display in Mekelle, Ethiopia at Manger-Weil House, the 8,000 square foot orphanage Harvey and his wife helped to fund.
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White Plains, New York (City/Metro) - United States
In addition to shooting approximately 25 weddings a year, Ryan is a successful commercial and editorial photographer. His photos have...peared in publications like the New York Times, Daily News, Post, PDN & JPG magazines, Wired.com, among many others. He is also Amazon.com's official photography columnist. Ryan's subjects have ranged from two presidents to 110 year-old women. Yet nothing gets his blood pumping like shooting a wedding. He loves the emotions, the fun and the unique ways every couple and family react on their day. He captures it all, from the beautiful to the downright weird.Read More
New York City, New York (City/Metro) - United States
My wife, Alice, and I have a passion for capturing life's important moments in photos and have photographed hundreds of weddings. I...ve been honored with awards from the prestigious Wedding Photojournalist Association, the famed Wedding & Portrait Photographers International and the Professional Photographers of America. My work has been published on TheKnot and other regional publications. I have been flown to exotic locations such as the Amalfi Coast of Italy and the island of St. John to shoot weddings. While I also do some commercial work for clients such as MTV and Bacardi, my main love is to capture the emotions, rhythm, and spontaneity of weddings. Read More
Levi’s images are artful, playful and romantic. Couples feel at ease with him perhaps because he is such a lover of love; they can...el his enthusiasm for capturing their joy. Levi has been photographing since the age of thirteen; he studied fine art photography at Bard College and since then has been in various galleries, shot for several publications and photographed many beautiful weddings. Read More
Peter Doyle has been photographing the world around him ever
since his oldest brother passed down a dented and fire damaged
Pentax...mera. In the 20 years since that time, Peter has pursued his desire to photograph people and places with an eye towards honest expressions and intriguing stories. After studying at Tyler School of Art, he began shooting for magazines, corporations, and documentary projects. His photographs have been exhibited around the US, Europe, and are included in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Photojournalist Agaton Strom brings an international flavor to his wedding photography. Growing up in Sweden and working in London...ntributes to his worldly and sophisticated approach to wedding photography. His cool, leisurely style is infused with Scandinavian sensibilities. Agaton appreciates the time, energy, and love that goes into the planning of each wedding. Agaton has been acknowledged by his peers as a WPJA award winner. Read More
I started shooting weddings 5 years ago, and I absolutely love every aspect of it. I did attend art school, Art Center College of Design...n Pasadena CA, where I picked up all my technical knowledge about film and digital and cameras. I have lived for many years in LA, but my current home is New York and Salt Lake City, though I travel and shoot weddings everywhere from LA to Costa Rica. I have won multiple awards for my wedding photography, and I have a deep sense of pride in my work and in knowing that I am documenting one of the most important and special days in a couple's life.Read More
Ira Fox, of Gramercy Park Photo, is a New York based photographer who has been documenting weddings and events for over 10 years. Coming...om a theatre and dance background, Ira started photographing actors and performers, which soon led him to shooting weddings. His first job came from his friend's mother who liked my street photography so much that she hired him to shoot her son’s wedding in black and white, even though the bride and groom had already hired a photographer. His work has appeared in many publications, such as New York Magazine, Manhattan Bride, and The New York Times. Some of his clients include Marc Jacobs, The Bravo Network, The Rockefeller Foundation, and CBS News “The Early Show”. He has also photographed celebrities and fashion and still works as a freelance photojournalist taking editorial and portrait assignments. Ira lives with his lovely wife and daughter, Sallie and Julia in Gramercy Park, New York. Read More
Sara Wight received her BFA in Photography from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and her MFA in Photography, Video and Related Media...om the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Sara has exhibited her work nationally and internationally for the past 10 years. Additionally, she has worked as a Photo Editor, Art Director and a Professor of photography. Utilizing her background in fine arts and her experience within the photo industry, she has sculpted her shooting style in order to provide truly unique and meaningful imagery that captures the energy of the event. Sara shoots about 20 weddings per year focusing on clientele that truly appreciates the photographic medium and the power of imagery. Sara lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and travels as frequently as possible.Read More
I'm 36 years old, father to the coolest 4 year old son, 16 year old teenage daughter, and the husband of a woman who makes me laugh...d smile every day. My business Lara Photography, LLC is home-based in Queens, NY. Wedding clients come to me by word of mouth and from viewing my work own my website.
Working as a freelance wedding photographer for a studio in Westchester County helped me developed my own style and work flow for weddings. I am truly passionate about my craft and I pride myself on providing my clients with a relaxed and non-intrusive approach. I also have the ability to provide service in both English or Spanish.Read More
David Myles has been a visual artist since the age of eight. Originally a painter David turned to serious photography and has never...oked back. As a professional freelance photographer based out of New York City David Myles has worked for The Long Island Herald newspaper (photojournalism), OLR.com (Architecture) and many different wedding photography studios (Weddings) in the region. His architectural photography has been published in newspapers and magazines around the world. Over the past year David has built a freelance fashion and editorial photography footprint in New York City. Read More
JB Reed is a freelance photographer based in New York City. He regularly shoots assignments for The New York Times and Bloomberg News...n 2004, JB was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to document youths living in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. In March of 2008, JB's work was selected for exhibition as a part of Slideluck Potshow XI at the Chelsea Art Museum in New York City. Most recently, he was selected to participate in the prestigious Eddie Adams Workshop in upstate New York. Read More
For 18 years I have been a documentary and street photographer, an artist and journalist, as well as a photo editor, working for world-class...ws organizations and photo agencies. My most recent street work, 'ONLY Chicago' was featured in a solo exhibition at the CUE Art foundation in New York. My work documenting the neighborhood of South Philadelphia was published in 2003 as 'Living Under South Street,' by Kehrer Verlag of Heidelberg, Germany.
My photography has appeared in many publications, including National Geographic, The Chicago Tribune Magazine, Men's Vogue, Newsweek and New York magazine. As a photo editor I have worked for The Associated Press, The Chicago Tribune, and The New York Times, as well as several photo agencies. I have been photographing weddings during my entire career as a photographer. I work in both digital and film formats, shooting Color and Black & White. I work with couples who are interested in a documentary approach and a non-intrusive presence at their event.Read More
Working as a freelance photographer based in New York City, Merri Cyr has specialized in photographing musicians and artists and has...er 80 album covers to her name. She has been published in Rolling Stone, Spin, Entertainment Weekly, People and other magazines worldwide.
She has also worked for most of the major US record labels. In the past 3 years Merri has had one-man photo exhibit galleries in London, Sydney and New York City featuring her photography of musicians. She continues her work photographing artists and feels that her focus in documenting weddings is an extension of her editorial work - looking to authentically capture the moments as they happen and be as unobtrusive as possible.Read More
American Photo calls him “One of Best Wedding Photographers in the World." One of the leading photographers in the lifestyle wedding...vement, Brian is a master at capturing the beauty and joy of life as it is lived and preserving the moments that best display the connections and joys that individuals share. His methods combine photojournalistic unobtrusiveness bordering on invisibility and a playful sense of leadership for his in situ portraits. The result is an eclectic blend of lifestyle and photojournalistic aesthetics in images that are natural as well as remarkably stunning. Like his images, his subjects appear vibrant, full of personality, joy and fun. His clients love his passion, energy and fun visionary style, while his professionalism and technical capabilities have made him the darling of luxury event planners worldwide.
Brian has photographed many of New York society's most notable weddings and events. His works regularly appears in New York Magazine, The Knot, Inside Weddings, Modern Bride, Brides New York, Manhattan Bride, Gotham Magazine and Haute Living. Brian was the official photographer for The Knot's "My Celebrity Wedding" TV Show. Brian is in New York Magazine Editor's Selection and a The Knot Magazine's prestigious "Editor's Pick" as well as winner of their "Best of Weddings" Award. Brian also received PDN's "Top Knots" Wedding and Event Photography Award.
Many celebrities and noteworthy clients from across the spectrum have passed before Brian’s lens from the likes of Henry Kissinger all the way to Tom Petty. His ability to make celebrities feel like regular people and regular people feel like celebrities make him a favorite of both. Brian lives in Manhattan with his wife, two boys and espresso machine.
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After graduating from The Savannah College of Art and Design with a degree in Fine Arts (Photography) in 1999, I moved to New York...ty to be a photojournalist. Since then I have worked for The Newark Star Ledger, The Baltimore Sun, and The New York Times, among others. I photographed my first wedding in 2003. My photography style is natural and organic.Read More
Radhiika Chalasani's 16 year career as a staff photographer for Agence France-Presse in Hong Kong and since as a freelance photojournalist...sed in Vietnam, Kenya, France and New York has taken her to several continents and numerous countries meeting people of widely different customs and cultures. Her work on Aids and famine in Africa has won several international awards and recently her Hurricane Katrina work for CNN was recognized by the Communication Arts Annual and exhibited in New York and Washington D.C.
Radhika's wedding photography combines classic magazine story telling and informal portraiture. Her goal is to capture the emotion and fleeting moments that make up one of the most important days of your life. She has photographed traditional Indian ceremonies, Jewish weddings, French marriages at the local city hall,intimate destination weddings, and traditional American weddings big and small. Radhika brings a compassionate eye and a caring heart to her pictures.Read More
Michelle Hayes is a Brooklyn based photographer who has documented weddings in New York, California, Germany and Mexico. Michelle's...ssion for creativity and art first led her to the fashion industry in NYC. After working in design, Michelle found that her true passion did not lie in the clothing and garments themselves but in making people feel great about the way they looked. This led to a natural desire to capture those special moments for clients, through photography. The fashion industry quickly led to the wedding photography industry where Michelle is able to document and capture the beautiful and emotion-filled images clients would treasure forever.Read More
Based out of New York City, Jared has been making a name for himself among brides looking for a photographer to capture beautiful images... their day in a non-obtrusive manner. Before becoming a wedding photojournalist, Jared was a portrait photographer whose clients were so pleased with his style and easy going personality, that they starting asking him to photograph their weddings. The majority of his wedding bookings are referrals from happy couples with whom he's worked. Jared takes pride in not only capturing beautiful images for his clients, but building lasting relationships with them as well.Read More
Tina Sbrigato is a Brooklyn-based photojournalist who developed a love of photography in grade school when her teacher showed her what...s behind the door on the stairway between the 5th and 6th floor; a darkroom.
Particularly inspired by documentary-style photography, she spent several years as a street photographer, haunting the streets of her native New York to tell the visual story of life in the big city from a voyeur's perspective. The pieces of the puzzle fell into place when Tina discovered the creative and storytelling aspects of wedding photojournalism.
Tina's approach to wedding photography is to be the couple's eyes for the day, capturing the priceless, emotion-charged moments as they happen so that the couple can look back in years to come and remember their day as if it were yesterday.Read More
A few of my many passions are photography, traveling the world, camping in Vermont, summer picnics in Central park, my two Cavalier...ng Charles Spaniels, my friends, and my family. I first picked up a camera in high school and there was no turning back from there. Starting old school, before the days of digital, I shot in black and white film, developing in a make shift dark room in my bathroom.
The first wedding I shot, I fell in love with the emotions of the experience. An overflow of photographic opportunities. Today, nearly seven years later, I am still loving it. I photograph with a photojournalist edge, capturing unique moments most would never see. I have had brides tell me seeing their photographs are like reliving the day, only better, because this time they see those special little moments they would have missed had I not been there.Read More
Jackson Heights, New York (City/Metro) - United States
Craig Warga is an award winning photojournalist living and working in New York City, primarily as a Staff Photographer with the New...rk Daily News. He has won numerous awards and honors from the New York Press Photographers Association, National Press Photographers Association, and POY, among others. His work has brought him to cover such world events as the 9-11 attacks on NYC, Hurricane Katrina, The London Subway Bombings of 2005, and more recently, the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
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Karin von Voigtlander grew up in the Midwest and developed a love of photography at age 12. Later she attended college at the nationally...cognized photography school at the Rochester Institute of Technology in upstate New York. Karin has worked as a freelance and staff photojournalist along with growing her wedding and portrait business since 2002. Her love of travel and photography has led her to specialize in destination weddings, taking her to Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Bermuda, Greece, Nevis, Puerto Rico, and numerous destinations in the United States.
Karin's wedding images and photojournalism have been published nationally in USA Today, American Photo, The Washingtonian, Elite Wedding Collection, PDN (Photo District News), The Economist, Brides, Elegant Bride, Real Weddings: Australia, The New York Post, The Toronto Star, Destination Weddings and Honeymoons Magazine and beyond. Karin is available for travel worldwide. Karin's home base is currently New York City.Read More
Corey Torpie is a native New Yorker with a passion for photojournalism and the telling of people’s stories through intimate and artistic...ages. She graduated from Syracuse University and has had the opportunity to live and photograph in both Spain and China, with a period of extensive travel in South East Asia. Corey has been hooked since she was asked to shoot her first wedding. She works hard to make her clients feel comfortable and to create fun and relaxing shooting environment so eventually they will forget she is even there. Corey loves to travel and would be more than happy to make herself available for destination weddings as well. In her off time Corey enjoys volunteering for Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York, being outside, eating pizza and a good zombie book. Read More
Photojournalist Dan Loh is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer with about 15 years of real photojournalism experience. Loh is a former...aff photographer with the Associated Press working in four different bureaus in the United States. With an extensive travel schedule, Loh's AP photos have been published in virtually every single daily U.S. newspaper and most news magazines such as Time, Newsweek, Life, and U.S. News and World Report.
Since 2002, Loh has been a full time New York City based wedding photojournalist, documenting countless nuptials without ever creating moments but rather catching moments. Loh is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T.) where he was a student in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences. Loh is a native of Pennsylvania.Read More
Since shooting his first wedding while a sophomore in high school, Max has taken his passion for photojournalism and applied it to...lling the story of a couple's wedding day. His images have appeared in publications throughout the country including NY Newsday, The Morning Call, The Washington Post, the Star Ledger, the Miami Herald, and the Jersey Journal.Read More
Sarah Tew has been shooting weddings in her signature style for 5 years throughout New York City and beyond. An avid photographer since...ildhood, she graduated from Wesleyan University with high honors in 2001, and furthered her artistic studies at Parsons in New York City. After a few years spent as a teacher she dove into as full-time freelance photography and has been truly happy ever since. She keeps her own studio in Long Island City, just over the bridge from Manhattan, where she meets with couples and shoots maternity and infant portraiture. Best known for her documentary style, Sarah also routinely impresses couples and their guests with dynamic and unique engagement portrait sessions, and the beautiful guestbooks she creates from them.
Her personal work has been exhibited in NYC and beyond, most notably in a solo show at the Queens Museum of Art. Recently she was filmed photographing for a National Geographic Channel special to be aired in August, 2009. With images published in Popular Photography, The New York Times, NY Post, TimeOutNY and others, she continually pursues projects that interest her intellectually and artistically, and keeps a blog about her photographic adventures at http://sarahtew.wordpress.com. She's an active member of the PPA, the WPPI, and the WPJA.Read More
Connoisseur of the creative and candid, Kirsten’s intuitive ability lends itself to discovering connections quickly. Her instinctive...tennae thrives to be in the right spot at the right time. She attributes her polished wedding photojournalistic style to her fine art and commercial photography background. Originally from Charleston, SC, Kirsten began her career in New York City as an Art Producer spearheading photography teams in advertising, print and e-commerce environments. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from Savannah College of Art & Design.
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Fadi Kheir is a distinctive, award-winning photographer who has been published internationally including The New York Times, Elegant...ide, Italian Vogue and Brides. His portrait and wedding clients include art directors and acclaimed recording artists like Eddie Vedder and Willie Nelson who love his reportage style. A working photographer since the age of 16, Kheir has developed a successful business based on an honest and sincere love for his craft and an ability to capture the beauty in everyone. Although based in New York City, Kheir has photographed weddings worldwide including Morocco and Italy. His custom-designed albums reflect his reportage style of telling the story through real moments and emotions. Kheir is a graduate of New York’s prestigious High School of Art and Design and the School of Visual Arts where he majored in Commercial Photography. He is a contributing member to PPA, WPJA and APA.Read More
Mariann who is a professional photographer, has been photographing love affairs, celebrations and weddings for over nine years. She...ves capturing the emotions and traditions of the special day and all the details weddings entail.
Mariann has a unobtrusive approach to wedding photography and captures the moments and emotions as they happen naturally. Mariann graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a B.A. degree in Photography and she continues to learn through various photography workshops and conventions and also by working with other photographers across the states.
Mariann only takes on a limited number of weddings a year (about 20) to give each special event her utmost attention, energy and creativity. Mariann is based in New York City and is happy to travel worldwide.
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May Botz has spent the last ten years as a New York City based freelance photographer and photography teacher. She has an B.F.A. and... M.F.A. in photography. May has garnered numerous awards and her photographs are internationally exhibited. Her work has been published in New York Magazine, The New York Times and Blackbook. She has six years of college level teaching experience.
With the trained eye of an artist, May quietly captures intimate moments and stories as they unfold. Her style blends art with photojournalism, rendering images that are carefully composed and candid. Using her expertise for book production, her personally designed wedding albums flesh out the poetic story unique to each client’s wedding day.
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With more than twenty years of photography experience, my background includes fine arts, fashion and photojournalism. My photographs...e widely published around the world and have received many prestigious awards, including First Prize in the World Press Photo competition and nomination for the Pulitzer Prize. I earned a diploma in photography while in Russia and hold certificates from the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York and the Rochester Institute of Technology. My photographs are part of the collections of the New York Public Library, the Museum of the City of New York, the Museum Of Modern Art and numerous private collections. A wedding is a very significant and emotional event, and my approach is to make it as stress-free as possible.Read More
A former Associated Press and Miami Herald staff photographer, Beth Keiser's work has been published in most major newspapers and magazines...ncluding the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, Rolling Stone and Time Magazine. Awards and honors have also followed her career with several awards from the National Press Photographers Association Best of Photography, Pictures of Year International and the highest honor of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service as part of the Miami Herald's Hurricane Andrew coverage. Beth continues the journey today in New York City.Read More
Jennifer’s candid photos always evoke the spirit and mood of the day, with even posed shots appearing spontaneous. Jennifer MacFarlane... an award winning photojournalist and editorial photographer based in New York City. Drawing from her many years of experience in the magazine world she brings that highly crafted creativity and skilled aesthetic to her wedding work.
Her recent clients include: Glamour Magazine, Real Simple, The New York Times, New York Magazine, American Express and Newsweek Vogue India. She has traveled around the world photographing the people and cultures of Tibet, India, Cuba, Morocco, Guatemala, Israel, Vietnam and Cambodia to name a few. When she is not shooting weddings you can find her teaching Tibetan Buddhist meditation, studying Bollywood dance and organizing photo exhibitions and fund-raisers for organizations such as The SomalyMam Foundation, Tibet Fund and Architecture for Humanity.
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With over 10 years of weddings experience, Roey brings his international sensibilities (born in Israel, has lived in Spain, married... a Greek) to every wedding. He has worked and been published world-wide, and is comfortable in most situations, bringing an easygoing & discreet nature to his work. He has photographed for major newspapers in Washington DC, New York City, and Santa Fe, NM, and has been published in various national magazines as well.Read More
Working in the wedding industry since he was 16 years old, Paulo started from the bottom and worked his way up to owning his own Studio...t only 20 years old Paulo decided to chase his dream of pursuing photography in a more dynamic and expressive market. This decision led him to leave Brazil for Canada and later to the US, where he settled in New York City. With a degree in Digital Design with emphasis in Photography from the Universidade Anhembi Morumbi in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Paulo set out to offer his work to various studios all over the tri-state area. At the age of 21 and only months living in the US he was invited to shoot Gianni Russo and his group in the Rainbow Room – one of the most refined venues in Manhattan.
From that point he focused on networking with the right people from all over the industry and this eventually led him to the success he always dreamed about while in Brazil. Today Paulo is one of the youngest photographers in New York City to reach the “mid to high-end wedding clientele” and have his work published in magazines, both US based and international, including ELLE Magazine in Switzerland, several publications about his success in Brazilian magazines and two US publications.
Working together with a talented group of professionals such as directors of photography, fashion photographers and wedding photographers has allowed Paulo to sharpen his techniques and add to his knowledge surrounding the industry. In addition to this he has also participated in several workshops and courses at the International Center of Photography.
As man of faith Paulo credits his fast rise to success to three things - his hard work, client oriented ethics and most of all to God. God’s favor is always present in his life and for that he is grateful, for all the good things He brought along to lead to that success.Read More
Thomas Katona enjoys showing the souls of the couples, dredging up their emotions and catching the moments. He has earned his reputation...ong his clients with his emotional, energetic and clear-out photos and with his accurate work. Some years ago one of his friends' wedding inspired him and since then he dedicates himself almost entirely to destination wedding photography. He was born in 1971. After finishing his studies, he worked as a freelance photographer. He got experience in many fields, like portrait, fashion and advertising photography. He has worked extensively throughout Europe, and from the year 2009, he has been based mainly in New York. He has one daughter, who means the world to him, and he enjoys hobbies like roller-skating and travelling.
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I have been photographing weddings since 2006. I love to capture the emotions and real moments that happen on what is one of the most...portant days of a couple's life. Most of my brides range in age from their early 20's - early 30's, and they share a love for photography. They don't hire me just to take pictures of their wedding; they hire me because photography is important to them and they want images from their wedding day that they will want to look at over and over again.
My love for photography started when I was 10 years old, when I bought my first camera. I shot as many rolls of film as I could afford to buy and develop.
I typically shoot 16-20 weddings a year. I also enjoy shooting lifestyle portraits and senior pictures. I've been married for 5 years, and my wife and I just had our first child. He is a real blessing and joy.Read More
Joshua is an unobtrusive and award winning wedding photojournalist and filmmaker based on the upper west side of Manhattan. His unique...proach to documenting your wedding day enables him to produce spontaneous and fun images without overshadowing the bride and groom.
Joshua grew up in the south in Tennessee and went to the top photojournalism school in the country. He also worked for newspapers in Utah for a few years, and then moved to New York City 4 years ago.
He has been photographing weddings for close to 10 years. Although his background is classic still photojournalism, he is increasingly interested in video and film making. He has studied at NYU film school. He keeps busy, but typically takes on a couple weddings a month during the busy season. He also shoots video and photography for various commercial clients.
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With studios in both New York and Southern California, Ira Lippke shoots extraordinary events in international locations as diverse... a Tuscan castle, a Balinese beachfront, a Canadian mountain lodge, and many of the finest resorts around the world. He is the recipient of one of the Photographer of the Year award from the Wedding Photojournalist Association, First Place in Brides Magazine international Photo Competition and Peter Jennings’ “Person of the Week”, and is featured regularly in such prestigious venues as Elegant Bride, Inside Weddings, The Knot and Wedding Style.
Ira Lippke was born to bohemian parents who raised him and his four younger siblings in a converted school bus in Colorado and Washington State. With forests, orchards and mountains serving as his schoolhouse, Lippke developed an acute visual sensibility that found its perfect outlet in photography, which he immersed himself from the age of 14. Capturing nature’s own grid of tree and horizon, mountain and sky, Lippke took to the seemingly alchemical process of photography and taught himself its complexities through borrowed books and the example of such masters as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, Anton Corbijn, and Edward Weston.
Without the intrusion of mainstream culture’s image-saturated mediascape, Lippke was able to develop an ability to frame the everyday in an unusual and distinctly personal way. His early photographic acumen was matched only by his deep appreciation for narrative, instilled at an early age by a passion for reading and his family’s intimate tradition of mealtime storytelling. Living near Seattle in the early-1990s, Lippke was exposed to the hothouse atmosphere of the music and art scene and further honed his talent shooting bands.
Upon relocating to Los Angeles in 1993 to study the Humanities at Biola University, Lippke opened up his own commercial studio in nearby Long Beach, where he began shooting the weddings of musicians, designers, and others who desired a fresh perspective to document their lives. While continuing to evolve his own fine art and international documentary work, over the next 15 years Lippke has become one of the country’s most celebrated wedding photographers, known for his ability to capture the distinct style and emotional ambiance of every event with sophistication and professionalism.
Lippke is an avid collector of contemporary fine-art photography and spends his free time surfing, riding his motorcycle, following independent film and music, reading and engaging family and friends in lively conversation.
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Adam Sjöberg was born and raised in the heartland of America before transplanting to the West Coast to pursue a BFA in Photography...n his time since University, he’s traveled extensively for personal and work related photography projects. His portfolio spans the globe, from the war-torn parts of Northern Uganda, to the brothels of Southeast Asia, to cities around Europe and, of course, the United States.
Sjöberg’s photo credits range from live music (Blitzen Trapper, Dr. Dog, Beirut, Johnny Flynn, Delta Spirit, Ben Kweller, Laura Marling) to events and product photography (Edun, Casio, US Open of Surfing, Mattia Biagi, Mighty Leaf Tea, Somaly Mam) to portraiture, wedding, journalism and documentary photography.
Sjöberg’s work has been exhibited on both coasts. In 2006 his work from Uganda was exhibited in “Into Africa” in Southern California. That next year he had further exhibits of his fine art in LA and Orange county, as well as a runway show featuring a line of clothes he designed. In 2008 Sjöberg’s work from Thailand was exhibited in New York City.
With a background in fine art, and broad experience including international journalism, Adam's style as a wedding photographer is sculpted by an artful and compassionate eye, and his experience in commercial photography has led to his perfectionism in image quality.
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Stephanie loves the diversity and exciting challenges New York City has to hold. She has photographed everything from fancy Upper East...de weddings to traditional Muslim weddings in Queens. With a degree in Anthropology and Photojournalism, she has published her stories about immigration and religion in newspapers and magazines internationally. She approaches each wedding as if a cultural event capturing the nuanced relationships between people as well as the beauty of the day. Her personal work also takes her on adventures in the City. Currently, her project about Haitian Vodou ceremonies in Brooklyn will be published as a photo book by the Caribbean Studies Press. Read More
Jonathan's love for photography began when he was 17, learning on a borrowed Canon AE-1. His passion for storytelling with the frame...ickly grew as journalism assignments and documentary projects took him across the country, documenting a vanishing way of life in the hills of Kentucky, wildfires in the mountains of California, winter horse stables in New York, and the adventurous world of killer bee removal in the deserts and canyons of Arizona.
A regular contributor to Newsday, Jonathan created Love Captures Photography as a gathering point for his wedding photojournalism. Unobtrusive and unstaged, Jonathan lets the day unfold before him, documenting the joy and happiness as it happens. Jonathan is committed to reportage-style coverage that reveals the thoughtfulness and detail that each bride puts into her day.Read More
Renowned for her finely tuned French sensibility and discerning vision, Virginie has been nominated as one of the top 10 wedding photographers... the nation by Photo District News. She travels worldwide on assignment and has been published in numerous magazines and wedding books.
Her editorials credits include, Brides New York, Grace Ormonde Wedding Style, Elegant Bride, ELLE (French), Martha Stewart Weddings, Modern Bride, New York Wedding Magazine, Professional Photographer, The Knot Magazine, Saveur, and Town & Country Weddings, among many others.
Her Partial Commercial Credits include Apple Computer, Citibank, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Pernod Ricard USA, The Solomon Guggenheim Museum, and NYC Opera.
She also has published work in the following publications, including, Colin Cowie Wedding Chic by Colin Cowie, Simple Stunning Bride By Karen Bussen, Wedding Photography Unveiled By Jacqueline Tobin, and Saveur The New American Comfort Food by Weldon Owen Publishing. Read More
With over a decade's worth of experience in the fashion and photojournalism worlds, Erin Leigh has been a committed romantic storyteller... photography. Over those years, she has worked for The New York Times and TIME and her work has been displayed/published in publications such as Esquire, and Swindle Magazine. Together with her husband, Mat Szwajkos, they make up E. Leigh Photography. Erin's experience in wedding photojournalism has given her a deep understanding of how exciting and overwhelming wedding preparation can be for couples. Her professionalism and excellence help to make each wedding day beautiful and memorable.Read More
Emily received a BA in Fine Art Photography from Wheaton College in 2003. She has been featured in several gallery exhibitions in her...metown of Paris, France. Emily's work resides in several private collections across Europe.
Along with her fine art work, Emily has photographed weddings throughout the United States for the last five years and counts it a privilege to have chronicled each one. In their spare time, Emily and her husband Jacob, an independent radio producer, travel to document the work of NGOs and non-profits and other goings on around the world. In 2009 their travels have taken them to Pakistan, Italy, Rwanda, Burundi, and Kenya.
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Combining a love of beautiful portraits with a photojournalistic style, Brooklyn-based photographer Jennifer Boyle is assertive when...cessary and inconspicuous when not. With seven years under her belt as a professional photographer--working in Minnesota, Florida, the Dominican Republic, and New York--Jennifer has experienced many different walks of life and has received the chance to capture true diversity in people. Read More
Claudio's style in wedding photography is guided by his love of storytelling and strong composition. His approach is to be discreet...apturing those candid moments that make the day so special. He is a self-taught photographer, who realized his love for the craft while on a trip to South America, having recently graduated from Boston University with a degree in English. Upon returning to Boston, he worked in a darkroom and spent several years teaching himself the art. For the past five years, he has worked as a professional photographer for newspapers and magazines in New York City. He is a member of the National Press Photographers Association where he has won several regional and national awards. On of his photojournalism projects was recently spotlighted on The New York Times's Lens blog. Read More
Hey, hello. I'm a New York City based photojournalist that hails from San Diego, California by way of schooling at the University of...xas at Austin. Before going freelance in NYC, I worked around the country for various magazine and newspaper publications including the Baltimore Sun Media Group as a staff photographer.
I treat a wedding much like an editorial assignment, documenting interactions, details, and nuances that make your wedding day yours. My organic approach captures the day as it unfolds versus manufacturing memories. I record the wedding for people to remember because ultimately, at the end of that whirlwind day, we're left with two shiny rings and a collection of epic photographs.Read More
Brian regularly works for major publications such as the Wall Street Journal, People, Time, SmartMoney, XXL, and other publications...e brings a striking visual aesthetic honed on assignment to his wedding photography. Brian passionately pursues his own personal projects, for which he has won numerous awards. His work has also been exhibited both nationally and internationally. Because of his broad experience and interests, he has developed a unique vision that very few career wedding photographers possess. Having shot his first wedding in 2004, Brian wishes to share his vision with a select number of couples every year who appreciate it and recognize that it will make their wedding day even more memorable and timeless. Read More
Brian Hatton is a contemporary wedding photojournalist with a vibrant sense of timing and creativity. His work represents a refreshing...ke on wedding photography - spirited, clean, and intimate. Brian has been published by the New York Times, Well Wed Magazine, 201 Bride, and a number of leading wedding blogs.
When he's not shooting weddings, he's busy as a leading performing arts photographer in New York City capturing international talent in such venues as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Brian's performing arts work has been published internationally.Read More
Eric Lagstein is an international award-winning wedding photographer. He was recently named the 1st runner up photographer in the world... the WPJA. He and his wife Brooke Lagstein are a husband and wife photography team specializing in the fine art of wedding photography using a photojournalistic style. They are based out of Northern, NJ.
Eric's successful career began during the planning of his own wedding. He realized that using his craftsmanship to document the laughter, love, and special moments of a wedding day would bring him joy on a regular basis. He is inspired by the love of his family, dynamic imagery and a super high appreciation of the connection between two people who love each other. His work regularly appears in numerous publications including The Knot, Brides NJ, and (201) Magazine.Read More
Adagion's principal photographer, Cengiz, is based out of Miami, but shoots approximately half of his weddings in the New York City...ea. Accordingly, he enjoys plenty of time in the City and can generally meet with prospective and existing clients upon short notice. He met his lovely, Jamaican wife in graduate school, and is incredibly proud of his 9 year old son who has incidentally already demonstrated some photography talent. In addition, Cengiz can't wait for the arrival of his daughter in January.
Having spent a meaningful portion of his life in America, France, Germany, Italy, Singapore, and Turkey, Cengiz has enjoyed a truly international life, with fascinating stories to share. This is perhaps one reason why he enjoys destination weddings. He has been blessed to follow his clients to exciting places around the world, including El Salvador, Jamaica, Turkey, Cyprus, the Philippines, England, and Germany to name a few. In addition, having photographed weddings from most world religions, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Hinduism, he has had the privilege to experience and learn about new cultures, values, traditions, and practices.
His photography style is most appropriately coined photojournalism, considering his stated goal of capturing the energy, movement, and emotion of the moment just the way his clients remember feeling it. A quintessential wedding witness, Cengiz observes, senses, and anticipates to organically realize his clients' complete love story.Read More
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I have always loved photography but it was while working as a communications specialist at the United States Agency for International...velopment (USAID) that I realized the ability of photographs to quickly and powerfully tell a story or convey a message. I left my job at USAID to study at the Center for Digital Imaging Arts Boston University.
I have spent time working in Senegal, Turkey, and Kurdish Iraq photographing a range of subjects including emigration and religion in daily life. I strive to put my subjects at ease in my presence, creating engaging, intimate pictures that connect the viewer to the subject. I currently work as a freelance photographer covering editorial, event, wedding, and corporate photography. I am also a member of the National Press Photographer’s Association (NPPA), the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) and the Wedding Photojournalist Association.Read More
Diana, originally from Southern CA, moved to NYC 10 years ago after receiving her BA degree from the Brooks Institute of photography... Santa Barbara. During her education she landed numerous internships in New York working on set with photographers in high end fashion (American, Japanese and Italian Vogue) and celebrity portraiture (Vanity Fair magazine) Upon graduation, she moved to NY where she was honored to work full time with one of New York's contracted Vogue magazine photographers. For two years she assisted in camera, grip and lighting for celebrity and editorial fashion magazines and fashion ad campaigns. Diana’s own fashion editorial photos and personal work have been published and exhibited in solo and group shows in NYC, Brooklyn, CA and Japan.
Diana’s colorful backdrop is the foundation for her fun, fresh, happy approach to weddings. She is committed to her clients and understands that success and happiness on both sides is the result of friendship, trust, comfort, understanding, creativity and professionalism.
Diana’s photographs have been featured in Brides national, regional, and the Knot in addition to winning numerous contests. She’s also covered fragrance launches in NYC for Gwen Stefani, Vera Wang and was recently the “behind the scenes” photographer for Joop and Calvin Klein’s TV ad commercials.Read More
Christopher was trained as a documentary photographer, after which he immediately started working for Newsweek on special assignments...ow he splits his time working for leading publications in Europe and the US (Including The London Times, New York Times, Fortune, ESPN.) Christopher was honored with the WPJA Brides magazine first place award for his wedding photography and received numerous awards for his editorial work. Christopher adopts a fresh approach to each wedding, with a fun sense of humor and a unique style so that the entire wedding day will be documented--telling the story in the most captivating way.
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Marie Labbancz is an international award winning fine art wedding photojournalist based out of Princeton, NJ. Her unique romantic...proach has made her one of her regions most sought after photographers. A recipient of the Kodak Gallery Award, the Fuji Masterpiece Award and numerous merit awards with PPA, WPPI and of course WPJA, Marie was cited as a "Top Knot" photographer by PDN magazine. Her distinctive editorial style has made her a regular contributor to numerous top wedding publications such as Inside Weddings, Grace Ormonde, Elegant Bride, The Knot, Modern Bride and Philadelphia Wedding, to name a few. Combined with a natural propensity for artistic composition and an obsession for mastery of the craft of photography, Marie's imagery has been described as pure. She studied photography at the School of Visual Arts in NYC, and in addition, she is a Certified Social Worker, combining her skill and craftsmanship in photography with great warmth, sensitivity and empathy for her subject matter.Read More
I have been photographing weddings for more than 6 years. My style changed dramatically during this time. I was lucky to have a great...acher. My father is a photographer and an artist. He taught me how to do it, pointed to what I was doing wrong and how to make good picture better.
Now, with experience gained through more than 100 weddings I became really intuitive in technical issues, and I can focus on whats essential: emotions.
I educate myself through reading, but then I need to go check how it works for me. I have my masters degree that inspire me, but I am not trying to duplicate their style. I know I can't stop pushing myself to the limits.
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Andre is a full-time professional wedding photographer. He has trained with several of the most respected contemporary wedding photographers...ncluding Bambi Cantrell, Cliff Mautner and Joe Buissink. In earlier phases of his career, Andre was an assistant editor at Universal Pictures in Hollywood, California as well as TV news and sports cameraman and editor. Andre always shoots weddings with his wife Veronica, "because it's more fun that way!"Read More
Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Schaffhausen - Switzerland
My name's Pino Mercurio. I was born in 1967 and I am a professional world wedding photographer. I live in Switzerland and have extensive...perience of over 18 years in photography. The road to my personal career was paved very early in my life, as both my father and brother were wedding photographers.Read More
Adena Stevens began her photography career as a newspaper photographer after receiving her B.S. in photojournalism from Syracuse University...he worked as a staff photographer at both Asbury Park Press and The Day before pursuing her freelance career. Adena brings her passion as a photojournalist when shooting weddings, and finds it truly rewarding to document this joyous and happy day for the couple. She takes great pride in being given the opportunity to be allowed into the intimate moments of the lives of the couple for the day and being able to create photos that are forever a memento of this special occasion.Read More
Though a hardcore photojournalist, photographing weddings has always been my love. Photography has become my passion since the beginning...'ve been a photojournalist for more than 10 years, and my professionalism in dealing with clients is what helps me gain respect in the industry, both in fashion and in editorial photography. I've been published in TIMES magazine, Delaware Bride, Guam Bridal Magazines, Signature Lifestyle Magazine, Seattle Times, Los Angeles Times, Sports Illustrated and USA Today. I also have shot red carpet events at the Oscars in Los Angeles and have done magazine covers for Bridal Magazines. I've won some awards for my photography from the National Press Photographers Association and I was granted 3 exhibitions in Guam, WA, and Los Angeles.Read More
Louis Schroder has been a Full Time Professional Wedding Photographer since 1997. Before that Louis started off in the field of Portrait...otography while taking photography classes at The New School in New York City and also working at The Daily Targum Newspaper while studying at Rutgers in New Brunswick, NJ.
Louis is married (to a photographer) and lives in Morris County with his Wife Corinne and their Dog Suki. Read More
Rosapaola is a wedding photojournalist photographer working between New York and Italy. She has been exhibiting her personal works... Europe and the USA. Rosapaola graduated from the International Center of Photography in New York in 1999. She is currently working as freelance photojournalist and full-time mother.Read More
Julie Brown received her BFA in photography from Rochester Institute of Technology. Julie has worked on the photography staff's of...th the Oakland Tribune in Northern CA and the Berkshire Eagle in MA. In 1990 Julie began running a successful documentary style wedding business, giving her 17 years of experience in the business. Julie's photos have appeared in the San Jose Mercury News, Yale Alumni Magazine, Rolling Stone Magazine, Fortune, SF Bay Guardian, Business 2.0, and Q1 (Yale School of Management Alumni Magazine).Read More
Denise Chastain received her first 35mm SLR camera for her 12th birthday and hasn’t stopped clicking since. She studied photography...r 4 years in high school through an independent study program. This program was for students that excelled in a specific field. She then went on to study photography at the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York in NYC. After graduating from FIT she started her commercial career. Denise Chastain has been in business for 19 years. Her work has appeared on magazine, book, and cd covers. Feature articles and national advertising campaigns have all played host to Chastain’s images. She also is a contributor to various industry magazines, (Photo District News & Studio Photography/Design Magazines), sharing her years of expertise and insight with her contemporaries.
In 2004 a twenty minute feature was dedicated to Denise Chastain and her photography. It was part of a weekly series in Japan called "New York Streets", created by NHK Enterprises. Denise started Modern Wedding Photography after many years of shooting the weddings of her commercial clients. Commercial clients would hire Chastain for her creative esthetic, her sharp ability to capture emotion, and distinct point of view. They also realized these traits would make Chastain the perfect choice to photograph their weddings as well. Chastain is an award winning member of the WPJA and is a PDN Top Knots best in category recipient. Read More
Kella MacPhee pursued Photography and Fine Art at The Richard Stockton College of NJ, and there recieved a Bachelors in Fine Art and...Minor in Photography. She then went on to work for a major portrait studo realizing quickly that staged photos were not for her. Wanting something more exciting and challenging, Kella started at two large Coastal NJ Newspapers shooting everything from sports, to news to real estate. After two years under her belt, Kella left the papers and ventured into wedding photography. She has been shooting weddings full time ever since. Her quirky and candid style has gotten her recognized in a variety of publications including The Knot, Brides and New York Magazine. She lives at the Jersey Shore with her husband Chris and pup Ruby.Read More
Jocelyn's background in photojournalism has provided her with the skills to capture all the intimacy and action of a wedding day. Clients...preciate her ability to blend in and discreetly capture the excitement, love and personality of their day in beautiful storytelling images.
Photography has taken Jocelyn from townships in South Africa and national parks in Chile to the outreaches of Mongolia and many places in between. Her documentary work has received awards from the National Press Photographer's Association, the William Hearst Foundation and the Southern Short Course. A Martha's Vineyard native, Jocelyn currently resides in New York.Read More
Toby Morris has worked around the world on various editorial projects. His wedding work is an extension of his photojournalistic style...is 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.Read More
Pulitzer Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Hans Ericsson brings a high level of experience and style to contemporary wedding photography... Philadelphia, New York City and the central Atlantic region. His work has appeared on the front pages of the New York Times, the Washington Post and in other renowned newspapers and magazines around the world.Read More
Jane Shauck is a WPJA award-winning photographer who uses a photojournalistic approach to show her clients' true personalities in beautiful...ys. She has been a photojournalist for the Associated Press and a commercial photographer for Fortune 500 companies. Jane has been published in TIME Magazine, Connecticut Bride, Newport Life, Brides Connecticut, The Knot Best of Weddings, and HOUR Detroit Magazine. Jane has shot TIME's 100 Most Influential People Gala in New York since 2006, photographing over 150 of the recipients as TIME's photographer and most recently, photographed dramatic black and white portraits of the 2009 New York Mets for SNY and The Mets. She is a member of the industry organizations WPJA, DWF, ASMP, and the Advertising Photographers of America. Jane lives in West Hartford, CT with her husband Mike and two boys, Sebbie and Jude.Read More
Leslie has been a photojournalist for more than 10 years and has been photographing weddings since 2005.
She is a graduate of University... Delaware and holds an MA in Visual Communication from Ohio University.
She recently received recognition from the Editor and Publisher Pictures of the Year contest and in 2008 was awarded Best of Show from the New Jersey Press Photographers Association.Read More
Scott Reynolds is a documentary-style wedding photographer based in Los Angeles. As a staff photojournalist at the University of Kansas...he got to meld a passion for the artistic discovered in his youth into a practical outlet of storytelling through news. This influences his approach to weddings as a blend of artistry and journalism. In addition to many weddings, Scott currently shoots internal editorial assignments, motion picture productions stills, portraits, advertising, city and landscape photography and has a major published photo book. His humility, gritty work-ethic, and expertise in many photographic niches make Scott a great photographer to catch the fleeting moments and beauty of a wedding day. Read More
Carlo Carletti was born in 1966 in Tuscany (Italy). After important publications on the Tuscan Landscape he focused his attention on...dding Photography. In 2005 the art and trends ‘Kult’ magazine selected him among the 4 most important international photographers in wedding photography, by publishing a special edition on this topic. In 2006 ‘American PHOTO’ magazine published and awarded his ceremony photographs in the international ‘Images of the Year 2006’ contest. In 2007 WPJA (Wedding Photojournalistic Association) honoured him as ‘Photographer of the Year 2006’. He travels for important wedding events all over Europe and USA.Read More
Wayne Yuan serves in the New York area and travels nationwide to photograph weddings & portraits. He has been professionally photographing...ddings since 2006. In Q4 2008, Wayne Yuan Photography has been rated as the top 30 photographers on the Artistic Guild of Wedding Photojournalist Association and has been awarded a Gold Medallion for his award-winning photography.
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I have had a passion for photography ever since I was young. Many years ago, I was asked to photograph a family member's wedding. When...ople saw the images, they were amazed. I was then asked to shoot for a friend, and the requests began to grow. So I left my formal education and job as a scientist to pursue this avenue.
Applying my professional background as a scientist, I believe has been a big advantage as a photographer. I look at my environment, people, and the world much more critically. I have learned in my science training to think several steps ahead and that has been a great asset as a wedding photographer, being able to anticipate.
Having spent time photographing in places as far away as the People's Republic of China, the passion has grown deeper and deeper. I formally started my photography business in 2006 and haven't looked back. Read More
Denise began her interest in photography as a child and went on to study Fine Arts at the College at New Paltz, in New York. She has...ained with various professional organizations including PPA, WPPI, and DWF, and considers photography a part of life's ongoing journey. Photography has been a gateway into sharing, capturing, and remembering people's most sacred moments and occasions. She has had the privilege of working with various non-profit organizations including the Joe Torre Foundation, Christopher Reeve Foundation, and American Cancer Society. Her work has recently been published in Brides Connecticut, Modern Bride, and The Knot.Read More
I fell in love with Photography in my early 20’s spending as much time as possible in New York City shooting street photography. One...ing I could always count on during this time was that my images were unadulterated, real and raw.
I learned the technical side of Photography at college in Upstate NY studying Photojournalism. Many an hour, was spent shooting and developing my film in the lab. This gave me a great appreciation for the masters and made me respect film and the art.
Since then I have shot not only weddings, but have been honored to photograph such people as; Richie Havens, Olympia Dukakis, Wynton Marsalis to name a few.
However, nothing compares to a wedding and no one compares to a Couple that have just tied the knot. There’s a special feeling and a special art with weddings that cannot be compared. I take a photojournalistic approach to my wedding photography, capturing the moments as they happen--real emotion, real life.
I do promote, "Green Weddings", and my favorite places to work are at locations where they follow my same philosophy. I currently live in Beacon NY, just north of NYC, with my fiance Barry, who is also is my right hand man with all aspects of the wedding business.
We have two cats, Ansel and Genevieve who are both shelter cats--which is one of my strongest passions. I also played in an ill-fated punk rock band, love cooking and watching wedding shows... so if anyone wants to find me on Facebook and talk about the latest episode of “Who’s Wedding is it anyway”, please do.
Some of my work has been seen in the New York Times and featured in the Wall Street Journal.
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I studied philosophy and got a masters degree. Yet I felt that something was still missing. As I got a camera in my hands I knew I...nted to become a photographer. I started doing reportage for newspapers and magazines as a freelance. Then I took my reportage style into my wedding photography and I loved it.
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Getting the opportunity to take creative pictures and to meet people from different cultures was what lured Kicki in to wedding photography...icki got her interest in photography when she was 15. Her first boyfriend had a SLR and dark room equipment. She got fascinated by watching the images appear on blank pieces of paper in the dark room and also learned the photographic techniques quickly.
Shortly after she picked up on photography she managed to get a job as a assistant at a photo studio in Stockholm. There she learnd about the basics of photography and at the age of 23, Kicki was head of the studio. The wish for a full time job, instead of freelancing, brought her to the department of forensic investigation (called KRIM or CSI in Sweden) where she worked for twelve years with highlighting and photographing evidence for the forensics. Through her job she got a scholarship to an education in Schweiz, where she studied lightning techniques.
The experiences she got from CSI taught her to give even the slightest details attention. The work of highlighting evidence with multiple light sources gave her a very good technical competence and she learned to analyze and read people, which helped her getting close to the people she photographed.
But the need for creative freedom and the opportunity to meet people in happy situations brought Kicki back to wedding photography.
She has been specializing in wedding photography for 20 years, and is fond of the documentary photography where nothing is directed and choreographed. Back in the 80's she moved her wedding photography out of the studio and the stiff images of that time.
Kicki works with top of the line equipment and is constantly evolving her skills, to reach even higher. Her latest work includes photographing the acclaimed NHL-player Mats "Sudden" Sundins wedding.Read More
Drew has photographed in a diverse range of genres. His photo stories have focused on urban agriculture, food culture, the music industry...ravel, documenting the relationship between people and environment, and weddings. His work focuses primarily on long-term photojournalistic storytelling. His work has been featured in news and literary publications online and across the country.
When not photographing Drew enjoys surfing, hiking, dabbling in the realm of six stringed instruments, and laughing as he bicycles past cars that are stuck in traffic. Read More
Melissa Golden is a photojournalist based in the DC metropolitan area. When she isn't documenting beautiful weddings she works for...ients like Marie Claire, Time Magazine, Essence, The Wall Street Journal and Parade. Her work has been recognized internationally by the White House News Photographers Association's Eyes of History contest and has also exhibited around the country. As much as she loves her job photographing big news stories and big names, she thinks her best, most enduring pictures have come from the time she has been privileged to spend with couples and their families on their wedding day.
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I don't advertise in many places (As I dropped few listings from other sites) because almost all my bookings are strictly from YOU GUYS!!! This is the best advertising, support and association one can belong to! I am such a proud member! Thank you.
—Agnieszka Matuszewska, NEW YORK CITY
PETER DOYLE, NYC
Thanks for the updates, I would be spending more time updating my listing and reading news and such on WPJA... but the site works so well for me I'm too busy!
Just a quick note to say thank you for creating such a fantastic organization. The WPJA is my #1 referral source and I couldn't imagine my business without it. Thanks again!
Also wanted to let you know that it has been great to be a member. Most of my clients are calling me because of the site and I dropped my knot.com listing a few months ago.
Thanks.
—Radhika Chalasani, NEW YORK CITY
FADI KHEIR, NYC
First of all I want to thank you for running such a great site. The impact it has had on my wedding work has been amazing and winning an award was really great. Also if you would like to use any of my photos on or to promote your site please do so.
I am very happy with my lisiting with you. Since I joined (Oct. 2003) I have received the most inquiries for WPJA than any of the other wed sites that I am listed with.
All the best,
—China Jorrin, NEW YORK CITY
DENISE CREGIER, NYC
I just wanted to let you know that I just got the sweetest inquiry for a wedding from someone who found me on WPJA. She said my work stood out, and that the images were beautiful. She even has the same last name as my paternal great grandmother, which I found very interesting. I just feel that the contacts I get from your site are true matches, and I just had to let you know!
Kind regards,
—Denise Cregier, NEW YORK CITY
AGATON STROM, NYC
Almost all my business is from the WPJA. I would say 85-90 percent. I much rather have clients find me through WPJA than other resources. Clients that find me on WPJA are educated brides and they are looking for my style. I have to spend less time educating the clients of my journalistiv position at the first meeting.
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The WPJA at a glance: The Wedding Photojournalist Association
puts the best New York City wedding photographers at your fingertips,
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on using their documentary photography skills to capture ‘the
moments’ of your wedding day.
Known as the city that never sleeps, New York City stands as a forerunner of culture and boasts tremendous locations for memorable wedding ceremonies and pictures. The city skyline sits as a truly unique backdrop that presents couples with a New York City style wedding that cannot be matched. Made up of five Burroughs, the city provides a vast cultural smorgasbord for weddings, setting the stage for stunning celebrations which will be captured by your wedding photographer. Manhattan is the location of New York’s downtown and is home to internationally flavored locations and possible sites for your wedding. It also provides outstanding scenes for urban-style wedding photography moments. With fine restaurants, beautiful hotels, classic historical churches and a buzzing climate of excitement, the possibilities are endless. Activities for the wedding party, guests and family are endless in Manhattan, including Broadway shows, the Empire State Building, the World Trade Center Memorial, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and seemingly infinite other options. Your wedding photojournalist will be pleased to offer endless creative options, like Central Park, that will leave you with the most spectacular photos of your wedding day.
Yet Manhattan is only the beginning of New York City’s landscape. Brooklyn is located on the westernmost point of Long Island and is the region that offers Coney Island with its famous amusement and unique flavor for weddings that cannot be offered anywhere else. As a cultural melting pot, Queens is a “United Nations” of cultures. Home to Astoria, you will find the location of the historical World’s Fair, the Queens Museum of Art and strong Greek tradition that will make for wedding celebrations to remember. Home to the Bronx Zoo, the Apollo Theatre and the New York Yankees, the Bronx provides a cultural experience for exciting wedding moments captured by your wedding photojournalist. Staten Island is a short ferry ride away from Manhattan, offering city life as well as miles of beaches to make your wedding celebration extraordinary. All this will be captured with memorable wedding photos that will provide lasting memories.
Some of the best New York City 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 New York City artistic wedding photography!
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