Dennis Viera is an international, award-winning wedding photographer dually based between San Francisco, California and Dunedin, New...aland. At the age of 15 when Dennis was working as a busboy in his hometown of Newport, Rhode Island, he found a lost camera. He turned it in and anxiously waited the 90 day wait period until it was his. That's how it all began. Whilst pursuing a Media Studies degree at the University of San Diego, he started pursuing his love for photography more seriously by photographing for his college newspaper. At that point, he handed himself over to photography - devouring everything the medium had to offer and exploring his passion for visual story telling. Dennis loves photographing urban culture, fashion, editorial, and architecture and weddings give him the opportunity to weave together everything he's ever learned or experienced to tell each client's story in a unique way.
Viera Photography is a partnership with his wife, Jaime - and they photograph every job together. When Dennis isn't busy photographing or travelling, he can be found hanging out with his son Alex, surfing, fishing, buying records, and taking more pictures. Dennis is also very passionate about music and has been DJing for almost a decade with bookings in New Zealand and the USA.Read More
Award Winning Photographer F.C. Wong specializes in organic, natural-light images. His minimalist approach and elegant photographs...ve garnered worldwide recognition. He enjoys traveling for his clients, and has been to nearly every continent for his fabulous brides and grooms.Read More
San Francisco, Northern California - United States
A photojournalist by trade and a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times, Dave Getzschman brings a skill set to wedding photography...at is highly complimentary. He shoots quickly and remains unobtrusive, steadfastly seeking images that communicate what is unique about each wedding.
Dave honed his craft as a staff photographer for several newspapers, collecting runner-up California Press Photographer of the Year in 2005. His iconic 2006 photo of presidential candidate Barack Obama earned him honors from Pictures of the Year International, the premier annual showcase of the world's finest photojournalism. His images have been published in Time, Newsweek, Business Week, Fast Company, Maxim, Photo District News, and every major newspaper in America.
Dave is an associate of Ben Chrisman Photography, one of the top 10 wedding studios in the world, according to American Photo Magazine. He lives in San Francisco and is available for travel worldwide. Read More
San Francisco, Northern California - United States
Debra is a San Francisco based wedding photographer who has a very relaxed demeanor and is enjoyable to be around. When she's not photographing...wedding or traveling the world, she can also be found shooting live music events. She has been published in media outlets locally and across the country as well as major magazines such as Rolling Stone, Playboy, Urb, Mojo and Entertainment Weekly and a long list of others.Read More
Charlie Gesell has been a working photojournalist for 15 years during which time his work has been featured in the Los Angeles Times...ew York Times, Sports Illustrated and Seventeen magazine among others. He has also won state, national and international honors for his work in photojournalism. For the past five years, he has shot weddings with a style influenced by his years as a photojournalist. He looks forward to shooting your wedding, here in wine country and throughout the Bay area.Read More
With a BA in visual anthropology and a passion for photographing world cultures for the past twenty years, I am continually fascinated... the rich diversity of expression in human life and yet how much we all share in the common expression of love. I select about 12 weddings per year in Northern California and beyond to keep my relationship and service to clients personal. I also donate my services to several non-profit organizations and believe in doing what I can to keep my business green. I work with clents that tend to share common interests like travel, conservation, humanitarian and artistic endeavors.Read More
Timeless memories and unforgettable photos are the cornerstone of Keith's 20 years of award winning professional photography in the...n Francisco Bay Area.
Keith established his photography career working for local newspapers while obtaining a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science at Cal State East Bay.
Through the years Keith's work appeared in the many of the Bay Area's newspapers, including the Contra Costa Time, Oakland Tribune, and the San Jose Mercury News.
In 2004 Keith photographed his first wedding as a professional, since that day capturing the joy, excitement, passion, and fun that a wedding brings have been driving force behind his work.Read More
My life with photography started when I was about three years old. My dad handed me a camera, asked me to take a picture of him and... mom. Like most kids, I believed a camera was a super cool toy. I loved playing with it; pressing the shutter and recording anything that I see through the viewfinder. My dad bought me my first 35mm camera when I was six years old. I loved it so much and wanted to take pictures whenever I could, but my family did not have the extra money to develop the pictures. So my hobby was put on hold, until I started high school and enrolled in a three years program in visual art.
I have learned the basic photography skills, basic photography terminology like F-stop and shutter speed, how to develop pictures and worked in the dark room, with my $135 full manual camera from a local flea market. Fast forward to my junior year in high school, I saved enough money from my part time job and bought my very first Pentax SLR for $800 in 1996.
I never thought of making photography my second career, until I was engaged and started looking for a wedding photographer. I mainly photographed landscapes before but I absolutely loved the idea of capturing the moment of joy in weddings and creating stunning artwork behind the camera.
I specialize in a photojournalistic style with a touch of artistry. My business was officially established in 2007. In that short period of time, my work has been voted as Reader's Choice by Pacific Wedding Magazine in Summer 2009. We are based in San Francisco Bay Area, but will travel anywhere in the universe to capture those special moments.
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With an early start at age 16 in Sheffield, England and a BA in Photography from Newcastle College of Art and Design, Kevin has been...rsuing his photography for over 20 years--the last 12 of them have been dedicated to wedding photojournalism, documentary, advertising and editorial. Most recently he has been involved with various non profit and educational organizations helping them achieve a higher standard of self promotion.
Kevin has travelled far and wide for his work and while now a full time Bay area resident, has bases both in continental Europe and England. His work has been published in The Knot, Today's Bride,Your Wedding Day, People magazine, Inside tennis,and has been featured in various annual reports, brochures and public relations pieces.Read More
John is an award winning photojournalist with over 20 years of experience. In 2005 and 2006 he was Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's...rsonal photographer where he documented the activities of the Governor and First Lady. Prior to that he was a staff photographer with the Sacramento Bee, Bergen Record and Hudson Dispatch. He was also multimedia editor at the New York Times and a web designer at the Detroit Free Press. His photographs have been published in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Newsweek, Time and many other publications.Read More
Gene Kosoy has been shooting weddings for the past 6 years. His background in event, music, and portrait photography makes him a well...unded shooter with a unique style, which is evident in his wedding work. Gene's exact style is a hands off photojournalistic approach, with a healthy serving of artistic portraiture.
His work has a natural feel which brings out the beauty of the couple and their special day, without appearing staged. When Gene is not shooting couples you can find him working at his studio, sailing, windsurfing, or traveling.Read More
Nick brings strong documentary and traditional photojournalistic style to his vision of wedding photography. Nick started in the days... film and slide photography documenting social life and local bands in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Growing up in a family of one of the top art collectors in Russia and being surrounded by wonderful paintings throughout his childhood he acquired a strong sense of composition and color. He carried over this gift to the world of photography by concentrating on strong compositional elements, available light and emotions in his wedding photography work.Read More
San Francisco, Northern California - United States
Douglas Zimmerman is an freelance photojournalist who has over the past ten years worked for as a staff photographer for the San Francisco...siness Times and Los Angeles Times Community Newspapers. His work has appeared in many publications, including: New York Times Digital, the San Francisco Chronicle, ESPN The magazine, New York Post, and Men's Health magazine.
His interest in photography began as a high school student, when he started shooting for the school newspaper. Doug found that photojournalism was the best way for him to explore the world around him, meeting new people and exploring different cultures and traditions.
Douglas photographs between 20 and 30 weddings a year. His style is relaxed and casual and his typical clientele are couples who want a photographer to unobtrusively capture all the special moments of their wedding day.
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San Francisco, Northern California - United States
Justin Mott is an award winning photographer based in San Francisco and southeast Asia. He has over 5 years of experience working as...photojournalist and is a regular contributor to The New York Times. In 2007 his wedding photography was recognized in PDN's Top Knots annual wedding photography competition. In 2008 his documentary work was awarded the Morty Fellowship for humanistic photography sponsored by Parsons The New School of Design.
Mott's documentary work has appeared worldwide in galleries and in publications such as TIME, NEWSWEEK, The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, Business Week, Der Spiegel, L'Express. Mott is a true photojournalist and his unique style of photography translates into his wedding coverage both in professionalism and creativity. Read More
Norbert von der Groeben's photographs have appeared in Vanity Fair, People magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times, and...e L.A. Times. He holds a bachelor's degree in visual communications from Cal State Long Beach and he has taught photography at San Jose State University. Using a journalistic style, he has shot dozens of weddings around Northern California. Norbert has also photographed former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, celebrities Michael J. Fox, Jay Leno, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Whoopi Goldberg and Olympic gold medalists Natalie Coughlin and Michael Phelps, and professional athletes Joe Montana and Venus Williams. Read More
San Francisco, Northern California - United States
Exciting, elegant, and vibrant candid images are central to Noah's documentary wedding coverage. Great wedding photographs start with...ust, humor, and quiet, unobtrusive observation.
Noah received his BA from Stanford University, followed by a Masters in Public Health from UC Berkeley. Noah began his professional photography career as a wildlife photographer in the Peruvian Amazon, and has since worked as a newspaper photographer, a photo editor, and a freelance photojournalist. In 2006, Noah branched out into the exciting world of wedding photography, which has enabled him to photograph weddings throughout California, and as far away as South Africa, Jamaica, Mexico, France and Peru.
In addition to numerous newsprint publications, he has been a contributing photographer for Sierra Club Books, BBC International, and London Town Press. Besides his photography business, Noah is now a medical student in the Bay Area, does public health NGO consulting, and also enjoys traveling, scuba diving, and wildlife photography. Noah currently lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area with service throughout Northern and Central California.Read More
Award winning Bay Area based photographer, Gabriel Harber, has been photographing weddings for the last 8 years. With a background... the performing arts, this well traveled photographer uses his life experiences to seek out, recognize, and capture great moments with his camera. When not capturing fun loving couples tying the knot, you may find Gabriel taking pictures of kids, families, cool events, bands, his dog, and other interesting stuff.Read More
With a background in news photojournalism, Mary has fourteen years experience as a professional photographer. She now lives in Napa...here she focuses on photographing weddings, events and landscapes. Her photographs have been used by numerous publications, including magazines and books, National Geographic Books and assignment work for the New York Times. Current personal projects center on the Napa Valley, the environment, preservation and conservation of our lands, trees and forests. Read More
Jessamyn's fondness for people and eye for the quirky and the graceful allow her to create classic, fun images. An award-winning WPJA...d AG|WPJA member, she has also appeared in Photo District News magazines "Top Knots: the New School of Wedding Photography" contest. Her clients like her because of her unique and compelling work, because she is easy to work with and because of her kindness and care with each wedding and client. Jessamyn shoots a limited number of events in order to focus on each one wholly, giving each client the thorough attention and care they deserve.Read More
San Francisco, Northern California - United States
Joyce Perlman lives in San Francisco and Mendocino, California, where she is best known for her images of fine art wedding photography...er particular style utilizes a blend of documentary photography with contemporary portraiture.
Associated with The Saret Gallery, formerly The Photographers Gallery of Palo Alto, she contributed to the education of the public in the aesthetic and technical aspects of photography for many years. Joyce's work experience includes directing design for visual communication media in the consumer, business and education markets for Apple Computer, Adobe Systems and Electronic Arts. She is a well-known professional resource to the creative community for high-quality design and photography. Joyce studied fine art history and advertising at Syracuse University in New York, London, England and Florence, Italy. Read More
San Francisco, Northern California - United States
Laura Morton is a photojournalist based in the San Francisco Bay Area where she uses the skills she's acquired working for newspapers...ke The Seattle Times and the San Francisco Chronicle to capture wedding day moments.
Laura grew up in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. and developed an interest in photojournalism while attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After graduating with a degree in Political Science and Journalism and stints at The Seattle Times and the San Francisco Chronicle as a photography intern, Laura settled in San Francisco to begin her freelance career. Laura regularly works for news clients and loves the change of pace photographing a wedding offers her.Read More
Todd Parsons graduated from Cal Poly, SLO, and fleeing any sense of responsibility, hopped aboard his small sailboat to explore what...s over the horizon. After two years of photographing and meeting people of varying cultures, races, and ideas, his love for documentary photography was born. A decade later, now based out of San Francisco, Todd lends his creative passion to photographing people who are head over heels in love. His goal is simple: To capture a unique and stylistic image with whatever light is available. Using mostly prime lenses with wide open apertures, he shuns the flash and strives to frame it up right the first time. A goofball romantic at heart, he loves his clients like his friends, and is honored to share their time, trust, and wedding day. His loving and talented wife accompanies him at most weddings as a second photographer, and has a visually captive eye herself. When he’s not photographing for his clients, he’s out and about in the city bothering interesting looking people for personal projects, tapping away at the keyboard for his blog, or blazing a trailhead in the nearby wilderness. Read More
Deborah Coleman’s photography background is nothing short of astonishing. She has worked in the industry for over a decade and her...rk has been featured in many award winning, international publications: Time, The New York Times, and Wired to name just a few. She worked as a photojournalist at the White House during the Clinton Administration. In addition to former President Clinton, Deborah has photographed many other significant figures of our time, including Steve Jobs, Tom Hanks and Robin Williams. Deborah is also the Photo Editor and behind-the-scenes documentarian for Pixar Animation Studios.
Having an eye for detail and a non-intrusive style, she is comfortable operating in both intimate and high-intensity situations. As a wedding photographer, she works to capture and portray the best of the day, using the light, camera angles, and subsequent post-production work to provide not just a set of pictures, but the memories of warmth, love, and happiness that last a lifetime.Read More
Lauren began her photographic career right out of high school, documenting the local music scene in New York City. After moving to...lifornia in 1996, she devoted herself to photography full time, first earning a BFA from California College of the Arts and then eventually opening her own studio. Lauren's signature style and beautiful, compelling images have won awards in 3 cities and 2 countries. Her work has been published in The Knot and Here Comes the Guide magazines, and in many online wedding resources as well.Read More
Alison is a wedding photographer whose background is in photojournalism. She graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel...ll, with degrees in Journalism and English. Before launching her wedding photography business in 2007, Alison worked with news publications including Sports Illustrated, the Oakland Tribune, the Modesto Bee, Tacoma News Tribune and the Durham Herald Sun.
Alison deeply values visual storytelling as a way of bringing people together and photographing weddings are almost the purest forms of that. Her photography has taken her all over the world to work on projects including one on life in the Atacama Desert in Chile. She loves meeting and working with people of all different backgrounds. In her spare time, Alison loves outdoors activities, particularly swimming in the ocean and hiking. A native of Los Angeles, Alison loves photographing weddings throughout the state of California.Read More
San Francisco, Northern California - United States
Francis Baker’s love affair with photography began with the Kodak 110 camera, with which he documented everything in a 6 year old's...rld. Francis has now been capturing the moments of weddings for sixteen years. Francis' photography continues to be exhibited in museums and galleries around the world.Read More
Stephanie received her BA from the University of Northern Colorado, and her MA in fine arts/photojournalism from Ohio University in...hens, Ohio. She studied under Arnold Gassan, a colleague of Ansel Adams. She was among a select student body invited to attend the prestigious Eddie Adams Workshop in 1991, a national forum for top young photojournalists. She has also received an award in one of photojournalism's oldest, largest and most highly respected contest, the Annual Pictures of the Year competition of the National Press Photographers Association.Read More
Eugene first recognized the power of the camera when he tried to go beyond usual boundaries of "stay here, look there, say cheese"...otography while shooting his friends, wife and daughter. After photographing his friend's wedding he got completely hooked. Eugene has an MS in computer science and enjoyed working as a software engineer for a long time. But at some point he decided to make an abrupt turn in life. Since 2005 he has been doing on a full time basis what previously was a hobby.
Eugene is inspired by great painters especially Monet and Renoir and by numerous contemporary photographers. His second passion is music. From time to time Eugene and his friends get together in a garage and his Les Paul is screaming pretty loud.Read More
Tammy is a wedding photographer based out of San Francisco Bay Area. Tammy has covered weddings in the US, Canada, and Asia. Her style... relaxed and fun and her personality is reflected in her simple yet and unique wedding photos. She feels extremely blessed to have a career she is so passionate about.
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Hilton is a San Francisco based wedding photographer who is notable for his enchanting portraits and spontaneous images. With more...an five years of photographic and graphic design experience, his photography integrates conventional standard and innovative exploration that creates a unique look for every images. He loves travel. He always gets new insight from the places he has traveled and integrates that insight into his photography. Sometimes, he can also be found shooting concerts and live music events. Hilton graduated from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. He launched his wedding photography business in 2004.Read More
Angela Lang, an award-winning photographer, captures emotion and definitive moments that tell a story. She holds a B.A. in Photojournalism...d has worked as a professional photojournalist. Her work has appeared in various newspapers, The Associated Press, Here Comes the Guide, The Knot, and Pottery Barn Kids catalog. She has photographed over 150 weddings.
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Konstandinos is an award winning photojournalist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. With an emphasis in photojournalism, he is able... capture the day and tell a story but also in an editorial and traditional way to fully serve your needs. Konstandinos started his love for photojournalism back in 2001 when he joined the U.S. Navy. That day he decided to pursue a career in photojournalism and now covers local news events, photo essays, stories, weddings, and sports photojournalism. He has won numerous photojournalism awards over the years and has been featured in many publications world wide.Read More
San Francisco, Northern California - United States
Cliff is a documentary style photographer with an editorial aesthetic based in San Francisco California. In addition to his WPJA awards...e has placed numerous images in the WedComp image competition including their Best Overall Image award, and has been chosen to be among the Photo District News "Top Knots" New School of Wedding Photography. Cliff shoots approximately 30 weddings per year in the Bay Area, and is an enthusiastic and experienced traveler, accepting destination weddings worldwide.Read More
Stephen Loewinsohn is a Bay Area wedding photojournalist with a unique and vivid style. He studied photojournalism at San Francisco...ate University with legendary professor Ken Kobre. Since graduating with honors, his photographs have appeared in the Oakland Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, and East Bay Express. Stephen documents weddings with a crisp, colorful, journalistic style. His instincts for capturing decisive moments have been sharpened through years of candid photography and documenting news events. Read More
"I like to approach every wedding as a unique story waiting to unfold...From the life of the locale, to the laughter and cheer of your...ests, each exquisite detail of your special day will be captured so as to be retold for a lifetime."
With a charismatic nature that instantly endears her to clients and a need for artistic and creative environments, Amanda instinctively gravitated toward a career in photography. The love found between friends and family further led her to a focus in photographing wedding celebrations and is a driving force in her photography style.
Amanda graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a focus on photography and graphic design. Having already completed training at the Brooks Institute of Photography early in her academic career, she quickly found herself in high demand for weddings around the Santa Barbara area. Upon graduating, Amanda
returned to the Bay Area and continues to capture the magic and enchantment found in wedding celebrations.
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I love to tell stories, both written and visual, so wedding photojournalism was a natural fit when I turned my passion into my profession... 2002. But, even though my focus is on the moment, I strive to make those moments full of grace and beauty. My work has been featured in many national and regional wedding magazines and websites, including the Knot, Grace Ormond Wedding Style, Modern Bride, AboutWeddings.com, Today's Bride, WeddingChannel.com and more. My images will be featured in the new Palace Press book Your Dream Wedding Planner, and my first kiss shot of Melissa & Chris is on the cover of Sony BMG's Best Ceremony Music CD.Read More
Jean-Philippe Dobrin resides in Marin County, California, minutes north of San Francisco. With over 10 years of education and professional...perience, Jean-Philippe is committed to making unique and memorable images in any situation. With a Bachelor’s of Fine Art in Photography from the Academy of Art University, Jean-Philippe has received several awards including Xerox’s MyShot08 competition and his photographs reside in the International Library of Photography. Digital Photo Pro magazine also named him one of the emerging photographers of 2008.
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San Francisco, Northern California - United States
I have been a photography enthusiast since I was a child. Shooting with a little insta-matic left over from the 1960's my mom gave... me, I enjoyed that instant gratification of pushing the button and knowing I had captured something forever.
Much later, I learned I could actually manipulate that captured moment and make it more beautiful, completely surreal or catch the ambiance and feeling of that moment. I started modeling at 16 and worked with many different types of photographers from Chicago to New York as well as assisting. This experience helped in my communication skills within the model/photographer relationship and also learning and understanding how the human form, male or female, looks its best. My intent is that my photographs touch hearts, make people laugh, think, dream and even have a good cry.Read More
San Francisco, Northern California - United States
Ben Chrisman, WPJA's Photographer of the Year for 2007, is a destination wedding photographer based in San Francisco, California. Ben's...avels 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. American Photo magazine named Ben as one of the Top 10 wedding photographers in the world for 2008.Read More
Cooper Carras is a destination wedding photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was named one of the top 25 wedding photographers... the world by Junebug Weddings and has been the featured photographer on Daily Candy. With approximately 30 weddings per year, Cooper typically splits his time between local/domestic and international events.Read More
Lezlie Sterling is an award-winning photojournalist at the Sacramento Bee where she has worked since 1996. Sterling has won numerous...ards for her news photography including placing runner-up as the California News Photographer of the Year in 2002 by the California News Photographer's Association. Sterling's easy-going approach instantly puts people at ease which enables her to capture all those genuine moments. Read More
San Francisco, Northern California - United States
Lilia Ahner studied fine art photography and photojournalism at SJSU and SFSU. She has worked for over ten years as a web designer...d uses her design skills to custom design each of our clients' wedding albums. Her work has been published in GQ Japan and shown at Photo Miami. She is also a member of WPJA, PPA, and WPPI. Lilia Photography was a nominee on The San Francisco Chronicle's BayList for Best Wedding Photographer for 2008.
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San Francisco, Northern California - United States
Stephen is a wedding photographer based in San Francisco, California. A trained photojournalist with attention to detail, Stephen's...rk has appeared in various magazines, including ESPN The Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Magazine, Photo District News, and PERE Magazine.
Stephen's work has been recognized by the Hearst Foundation, Society of Professional Journalists, and was recently awarded Sportsshooter.com's 2008 Picture of the Year. Stephen is a 2009 graduate from San Francisco State University with a B.A. in photojournalism and recently accepted into the prestigious Eddie Adams Workshop. He is twenty five years old.Read More
South Lake Tahoe, Northern California - United States
I obtained my degree from the USC School of Cinema-Television in May 2004 with the idea that I would become a cinematographer; however...fter graduation, a co-worker of mine was getting married and I offered to take some photos for her and to no surprise I loved shooting the event! My education has definitely helped distinguish my framing and composition of shots. Aside from weddings, I love shooting families, pets, bands, head shots and nature.Read More
San Francisco, Northern California - United States
Whether he is shooting a wedding day or a breaking news assignment for a magazine, Ryan Anson looks for poignant moments and expressions...at capture our shared humanity. Growing up in Kenya, East Africa exposed him to different cultures at an early age and gave him an advantage when he later began covering stories as a professional photographer elsewhere in East Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Since 2002, Ryan has completed assignments for The Far Eastern Economic Review, Business Week, and TIME-Asia and has shot in-depth photo essays for Agence France-Press, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, and Bloomberg News.
Ryan began documenting weddings a few years ago while creating a story about the ritual and ceremony involved in an indigenous Kenyan marriage. He continues to photograph the magic of weddings, but now does so primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area. No matter where he is, Ryan believes making good stories is about blending in, demonstrating patience, and being ready for great moments as they unfold.Read More
Based in San Francisco Bay Area, Frederick fell in love with creating images as a teenager when his dad gave him a point and shoot...mera. Photography has become his hobby ever since. He earned a computer science degree at UC Santa Barbara in 1998 but later found his passion in wedding photography. In 2002 Frederick started his studio and began his professional photography journey.
Natural, true, emotional, and a strong sense of humor are how clients describe Frederick's work. His artistic skills are completely self taught. For constantly spicing up his creativity, and keeping himself in the cutting edge of photography, he regularly attends industry seminars and workshops. Frederick has won several awards in Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA), and has been featured in an article at Wedpix Magazine. Read More
San Francisco, Northern California - United States
Formerly of The New York Times and winner of a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, Darcy Padilla is an exceptional photojournalist.She... a San Francisco based documentary photographer. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Life Magazine, Harpers Bazaar and Graphis.
Since 1990, Padilla has chronicled the lives of American poor. In 1997, the United Nations selected her project on Steven for the UNAIDS exhibition in Geneva. She’s recipient of numerous grants and awards including that from the Alexia Foundation Award, the Open Society Institute Individual Fellowship and prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship.
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Paul got his start as a photojournalist after moving to St. Petersburg, Russia in 1992. His moving pictures of homeless kids were picked... by the Washington Post. He later went on to work for The New York Times featuring his ongoing documentary work of the lives of monks on a remote island in northern Russia. His other feature pieces have been published in The Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun, San Francisco Chronicle, Geo and Maxim magazine among others.
For the past seven years he has photographed weddings in the wine country and Bay Area with a candid approach clearly influenced by his 16 years of experience as a photojournalist. For Paul, each wedding is a unique story featuring real people and real emotions to be captured in an unobtrusive and spontaneous style.
Paul is now based in Sonoma County in the town of Monte Rio where lives with his wife Inna, a painter from St. Petersburg, Russia and their daughter Alexandra. Read More
San Francisco, Northern California - United States
Aaron began his photography career five years ago, photographing motocross events in Northern California. Now, Aaron's photography... focused on weddings as an associate of 2007 WPJA Photographer of the Year Ben Chrisman. Aaron's approach is quiet, respectful and unobtrusive, with the mission of telling the story of wedding days through artistic, documentary photographs.
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San Francisco, Northern California - United States
Erin Reed worked for daily newspapers in Georgia and South Carolina for six years before starting a wedding photography company in...lanta with three partners. Erin photographed weddings in Georgia and all over the United States for four years before moving out west to join Ben Chrisman Photography in San Francisco. Erin and Ben now own Ben Chrisman Photography together, and shoot all their weddings as a team. Their artistic documentary approach has brought them to weddings throughout the United States and the world - with events in Mexico, Greece, Costa Rica, England and Canada. Read More
An avid climber and a certified rescue diver, Mark has always mixed his passion for photography with his other activities. For the...st decade, Mark has taken pictures in the oddest of places ranging from the side of an ice cliff to diving 100 feet in shark infested waters. Based out of San Francisco, Mark adds his unique style to each of the weddings he shoots while approaching each one with a fresh look. The images he produces are filled with the emotions and experiences that the wedding presents.Read More
Chris is an award winning photojournalist who has worked for newspapers and magazines since 2001. He began photographing weddings in...05. In 2006, Chris relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area and is currently available for assignments world-wide. His work has been awarded by the Best of Photojournalism, the National Press Photographers Association, the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, the San Francisco Bay Areas Press Photographers Association and the California Newspaper Association.
Chris makes it his goal to capture the moments that tell the story of every event he covers. His blend of photojournalism and portraiture are well-suited to weddings where clients need a photographer with the ability to blend into the background one minute and take charge of 200 people for portraits the next.
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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
Formal training at Bowdoin College and Brown University. Brian's development began while working with National Geographic photographer...len Rowell in western Tibet, Nepal and India. The techniques developed were simple: be consistently respectful, unobtrusive and friendly. Brian quietly charmed his way in and out of Chinese jails, through rioting civil servants in Kathmandu and was welcomed to photograph more prohibited elements of real daily life then most ever get access to. Brian learned there that a quick smile, a respectful nod and an unobtrusive approach can create incredible photographic opportunities.
Brian continued to take on various editorial assignments throughout Asia, Central America, Canada and The United States. He has covered everything from sea turtle rescue efforts in Costa Rica to documenting the impacts of logging in British Columbia. His work appears in a variety of publications including books by Random House, as well as regional and national magazines.
But how and why weddings? At Brian's own Hawaiian beachside wedding, he was amazed by how obtrusive his otherwise incredibly talented photographer was and thought that there had to be a better way. It's his incredible creativity, quick sense of quiet humor and commitment to capturing the real essence of a wedding that make his photographs unique and cherished. With studios in San Francisco and Maine, Brian teaches photography workshops throughout the United States and supports destination weddings worldwide.Read More
Douglas Despres first emerged nine years ago as the staff photographer for The University of South Florida’s award-winning daily paper...he Oracle. What sets Doug apart is his quirky, humorous approach to photography, and to life. He holds a Bachelor of Studio Arts Degree from USF, is an international award winning member of the renowned Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA), and serves as a special correspondent to The Cambrian newspaper.
Exhibitions of Doug’s photographs include Amnesty International’s 'Wake Up World!', 'The National Summit on Cuba' featuring Mikhail Gorbachev, and 'One Community, One Book' featuring Pulitzer prize winning playwright Nilo Cruz.
The bright take off into wedding photojournalism began eight years ago. Doug’s photographs are perhaps best known for their stark, black and white, snapshot aesthetic, and his fine-tuned sentiment for light. Doug presses forward into the field with a certain joie de vivre, and seeks out peoples who make the ground of reality a wavering mirage.Read More
Nora spent her young years in the Midwest and then moved with her family to Southeast Asia and spent few years in Thailand and Taiwan...he has visited many countries, including New Zealand, Australia, France, England, Japan, Canada and Mexico. As a result, she loves traveling and jumps at every opportunity!
Traveling to many beautiful places piqued her interest in photography which she pursued as a hobby since her teens. Even in college, while she majored in economics, she took classes on the side that indulged her creative side.
After moving to Los Angeles and assisting a well known photographer at a few weddings, she discovered her love of photographing weddings. Nora incorporates “flow posing” to get the most natural poses and expressions possible. She prefers natural lighting as opposed to heavy flash use.
Nora has photographed weddings at many beautiful locations including country clubs and wineries in Santa Barbara, beaches in Malibu, Disneyland, and downtown Chicago. When she’s not photographing weddings, she enjoys snowboarding, scuba diving, reading, watching comedies, and playing with her cat and dog.Read More
For 20 years, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Daniel Sheehan has created lyrical, artistic images for corporations and publications...cluding 10 years on staff at N.Y. Newsday. Since 1997 he has photographed more than 200 weddings in the Pacific Northwest and around the world, for those who appreciate classic photojournalism with a style that is straightforward, subtle and unobtrusive. He also enjoys photographing jazz musicians in performance and lives with his wife and daughters in a Seattle Craftsman bungalow.Read More
Erin was born and raised in Southern California. Currently she uses her experience as a Photojournalist to specialize in Weddings...pecial Events, and Lifestyle. She has a true Photojournalistic Style. She was brought up in a family of well trained and extremely talented artists.
Having come from an artistically enriched childhood and the loving support of her family, she studied art, with an emphasis in photography and painting, for four years and got her bachelors, with a minor in education, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
For three years, Erin filled the role of Photographer for a daily newspaper, worked her way up as Assistant Photo Editor, and finally, Photo Editor. It was here her photojournalistic/ documentary style evolved into what it is today. She has also had her work published and featured in various publications within the city of Santa Barbara (i.e. Daily Nexus, The Santa Barbara Independent) and most recently ESPN Magazine. Read More
Patrick Chai is a Los Angeles based documentary wedding photographer. His involvement with photography started in the fashion world...here he shot for nationwide modeling agencies such as FORD Models. After building up his status, he went on to study photography in Santa Monica, where he graduated in 2009. In the process, he discovered his passion for wedding photography: catching the unfiltered joy, the honesty, and all the timeless moments. Simply put, he loves making great photos as much as you love getting great photos taken. His connection with people is built on experience and his photos tell a story. Read More
Harris Koutsopanagiotopoulos, specializing in wedding photojournalism, has developed his own style in wedding photography in the last...years. His working style gained recognition when in June 2006, the PhotoNet Professional magazine showed his work in an article about the best wedding photographers in Greece. He is also the creator of "Kill Barbie" Project in Greece, a project that has one goal only. To trash the unspoiled "image" of todays Bride & Groom boring photo sessions!Read More
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.
Though he travels extensively, he is now living in Manhattan, New York.Read More
Jen fell in love with photography while studying abroad at Parson's School of Photography in Paris, France. Her work is strongly influenced... her fashion background and love for new adventures. Jen currently resides in Encinitas, CA with her amazing husband and business partner, Shane, and their dog Charlie.Read More
Bonnie is owner of Sunset Bride Photography based in Torrance, California. After making the switch from film to digital, Bonnie's style...ally developed photojournalistically. Bonnie has 10 years of experience shooting weddings for a wedding chapel as well as wedding photographer for a major cruise line. Bonnie photographs about 20 weddings a year outside the chapel.Read More
Jennifer has a master's degree in photojournalism from the University of Missouri and a bachelor of fine arts from the University of...lorado at Boulder. She has been a working documentary photographer for more than 7 years, and is currently a full-time newspaper photographer at the San Antonio Express-News. A native Floridian, she has also lived and worked in Colorado, Italy, Maine, California, Missouri, and now Texas. Jennifer approaches a wedding just as she would any visual story, using her honest sensibility to capture the moments and details that best portray the character of the couple and their day.Read More
I wanted to thank you for providing such a fantastic international site with such a high bar for professionalism. Your organization is helping to raise the bar for art and photojournalism excellence to a new level in the industry that has had an uphill battle to get recognized. Thank you!
Sincerely,
—Michael Costa, CALIFORNIA
ANGELA LANG, CA
I wanted to let you know that I have received at least 30 WPJA wedding inquiries in just the last 2 months, and have been booking more weddings because of the exposure. I'm so appreciative of this association! Thank you!
If you choose one of our WPJA Northern California 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 N. California 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.
Northern California is famous for having a beautiful coastline...something
that provides a spectacular backdrop for wedding photojournalists
to shoot photographs capturing your wedding day. Wedding photography
settings are plentiful in N. California with locations such
as Lake Tahoe and San Francisco.
Some of the best California 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 California artistic wedding photography!
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