Minnow Park is an award winning photographer based in New York who loves to document weddings in the tri-state area, nationwide, and...road. He also photographs events, stories, and portraits for clients ranging from the Wall Street Journal, Restore NYC, to KIPP NYC Charter Schools.
His work has been featured in publications local and nationwide. Most recently in May 2010, he had his work featured in a gallery in New York City by the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families.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
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.
In 2008, Emin became a Photographer of the year in the AGWPJA.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
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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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
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
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
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
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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My name is Megan Schley and I have seven years of photography experience. In that time, I have experienced every step of the photography...ocess, from taking the photo, to editing, to printing. As a photographer, I always strive to capture images that are honest, and emotional. I am located in Orange County NY.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
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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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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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
Some of the best Long Island NY 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 Long Island NY artistic wedding photography!
If you choose one of our WPJA Long Island New York 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 LI New York 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.
Extending east of New York City, Long Island, New York sits on the Atlantic Ocean as the largest island in the 48 contiguous states of the U.S. Long Island offers scene oceanic views and classy locations for memorable weddings; as in Nassau County and The Hamptons. Tattered with numerous state parks and beautiful lighthouses, you will find a surplus of wedding photography opportunities all throughout Long Island that you won’t find anywhere else. East Hampton offers relaxed east coast living with classic style villages, farms and fabulous beaches which offer delightful wedding destinations. Southampton offers never ending options for wedding locations and activities. Whether you shop on Main Street, lay out and picnic on miles of beachfront, golf on the Shinnecock Golf course or enjoy water activities, this area will offer scenic activities for your wedding party and panoramic sites for dazzling wedding photographs. Long Island will not disappoint when it comes to making your wedding celebration an extraordinary one that your wedding photojournalist will be pleased to shoot.
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