Nick Fancher graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in fine art photography in 2005. His father had passed to Nick...s old film camera that he had purchased while stationed in Alaska in the Air Force in the 1960's. Nick then began his photographic journey in 1997 in high school where it has since evolved into a career in wedding and portrait photography. He has assisted several professional photographers around town and is well versed in wedding photography. He borrows heavily from his fine art background in his approach to wedding photography. He mixes a photojournalist style with an artistic angle. He shoots about a dozen weddings a year as he also collaborates with bands on making album and promotional art. He also continues to produce new art and has one or two art shows a year. He currently lives in Clintonville in central Columbus, Ohio with his beautiful wife Beth.Read More
started my photography career in 1970 working as a newpaper photographer and quickly went on to commercial photography. I have done...nual reports for Ohio Bell, Easton Corporation, Timken Steel, Lubrisol, Reliance Electric, Diebold, and many others. I started shooting weddings in 2004 and average 25-35 wedding a year. I just love all the emotion, because shooting weddings is like shooting sports without the agony of defeat.Read More
Ken Blaze, an award-winning photojournalist, has been working in the Northeast Ohio area since 1995. Ken was named 1st runner-up in...e 2009 WPJA Photographer of the Year contest. He was awarded the title of Best Photographer in Ohio for newspapers under 100,000 cir. by the Society of Professional Journalists in 2003 and 2005. Ken has used his experience in newspaper photography to hone his talent for shooting weddings. Since the birth of his son Luca in 2007, Ken has concentrated on wedding photojournalism in addition to national editorial work.Read More
I started photographing from an art background, after first using an old Pentax camera my father had given me while studying in college...y experience in art has helped in my approach to shooting weddings. I believe weddings are prime terrain for creating artwork and I like to challenge the assumption of what wedding photography can be. Clients can expect a mix of creative, fun and candid photographs in their Collection. When I'm not photographing weddings, I enjoy spending time with my family, photographing my son, dining out visiting with friends, listening to talk radio, art, shopping, or simply enjoying a good glass of wine.Read More
I am 30 years young and have been shooting since I could figure out how to push the button. My father owned the first SLR from Canon...d I grew up learning to take pictures on that. I would call my shooting style relaxed. I have taken classes from and studied under some of the great photographers of our time including Mike Colon, Cliff Mautner and David Beckstead.
I aim to capture and preserve the laughter, tears and joy, all of the emotions that come together in a magical bow on your wedding day, forever. I have been shooting weddings for 3 years, shooting for as long as I can remember. On average, I shoot about 25 weddings per year. I enjoy destination weddings, especially since I had one myself. Travel photography comes second to weddings in my heart. I have also been published in Everywhere Magazine.
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I have photographed over 300 weddings over the last 10 years, all unique and different, but the one constant is emotion. I have a...ssion for capturing that emotion, bringing my clients back to that moment in time over and over again. My background in photography dates back further than I can remember, as my father was a very successful commercial photographer. He taught me more than just how to use a camera--he taught me to see. I am also a member of WPPI and the Digital Wedding Forum.Read More
Tanya grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and learned to love photography and natural light at an early age. She studied photography...d history at Oberlin College where she met the love of her life. Tanya went on to take graduate courses at UC Berkeley and MassArt in Boston. She worked as a freelance photographer and assistant for many years, but didn't find her true creative niche until she discovered weddings.
In addition to weddings Tanya has developed a following for her fun portraiture. After 10 years in the Boston area, Tanya and her family have recently moved back to Ohio, a place for which they are all excited to call home.
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Kirk Irwin is an award winning photojournalist based in Columbus, Ohio. He attended Syracuse University and holds a Masters in Photography...is editorial clients include The New York Times, USA Today, Ohio Magazine, Newsweek, and other national and local publications and photo agencies.Read More
I have always loved art and a good story, so maybe wedding photography was the natural marriage of both in my own life. It wasn't until...married my beautiful wife and had to choose a photographer for ourselves that I really became interested in the process of documenting a couple's wedding day. I was blessed to be mentored by two friends who were already successful professionals and I wanted to emulate their ability to tell each bride and groom's unique story together. That goal is what drives my work today.Read More
Columbus, Ohio photojournalist Michael Barber has covered presidential visits, celebrities and breaking news for newspapers and magazines...r more than 20 years. Michael left the news business in 2003 to pursue a full time career in wedding photography. He now owns and operates Journal Weddings, a studio located in Columbus, Ohio.Read More
Restu Kresnadi is an international award winner from AGWPJA. Coming from a family of artists, Restu learned his artistic skill at a...ry young age. He started from drawing and painting. In high school he started learning photography, but not until recently, did he start to focus more on his ability to capture moments and create artistic images.Read More
From my six years of experience as Assistant Photographer at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, I shot a wide variety of photography...anging from product for the Museum Store, special events and documentary photography of curators in the field. This field work took me to the Afar Region of Ethiopia where I realized my dream of working as a traveling photojournalist. From my field work, I also learned that I am capable of producing beautiful photographs even under rigorous conditions. My work has appeared in in-house exhibits, T.V. commercials, and in a number of local publications including Lake Erie Living, Cleveland Magazine, and the Plain Dealer. One of my images even appeared in National Geographic Online
Experimentation plays a large role not only in my professional work, but also my personal work where I try to combine nature and the urban landscape in my photographs. I also experiment with a variety of cameras, anything from the best digital SLR systems and medium format cameras to toy cameras including the Diana, and the Holga. Some of my images even appeared in the Toy Camera Show at the Akron Art Museum.
I have been shooting weddings on a freelance basis since I graduated college and I have always enjoyed the experience because they were a change of pace from my work at the Museum. I enjoy capturing the excitement and emotion that accompanies such an extraordinary day.
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Kim's love of art and storytelling has been a part of her for as long as she can remember. Excelling in art, writing, music and drama...roughout her school years, Kim obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from Bowling Green State University. Her eclectic background uniquely informs her approach to photography today, having worked professionally in entertainment, graphic design and illustration before parlaying her photography hobby into a career. She covered her first wedding in 2005 and realized that she'd found a venue for her creative and narrative proclivities that was positively symphonic. Read More
Some of the best Ohio 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 Ohio artistic wedding photography!
BRIDES MAGAZINE & the Wedding Photojournalist Association proudly present a Wedding Photojournalism Contest.
The WPJA/BRIDES Wedding Photojournalism Contest spotlights the finest images from the best wedding photojournalists on the pages of one of the most world-renowned wedding publications and the web sites of the WPJA and BRIDES.
For most brides and grooms, wedding photojournalism is no longer a trendy alternative to traditional wedding day photo-coverage; rather, it is mainstream wedding photography. The WPJA has been leading the way in promoting and rewarding photographers who excel in capturing the un-styled and un-scripted moments of the wedding day. More and more couples are seeking out the top wedding photojournalists in the world through the WPJA web site.
Since becoming a member, well over half of my clients have found me through the WPJA or were referrals from clients who had initially found me through the WPJA.
If you choose one of our WPJA Ohio 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 Ohio wedding photographers at your fingertips,
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wedding photographers in the world--photographers who focus solely
on using their documentary photography skills to capture ‘the
moments’ of your wedding day.
A Midwestern state and a part of the Great Lakes Region, Ohio sits as a beautiful crossroads both culturally and geographically. This state offers picturesque wedding destinations with its rolling hills throughout the land. To the north lies the Great Lakes Plains, where Ohio borders with Lake Erie, making for memorable lakeside weddings and gorgeous wedding photography opportunities. Wedding pictures will also stand out as they are taken among Ohio’s varied regions: the Till Plains in the west, the Appalachian Plateau in the east, the Bluegrass Region in the south. Ohio has plenty of rivers to consider for your wedding photography opportunities including the Ohio River, which borders the state in the south, and the Cuyahoga River, Muskingum River, Great Miami River, Maumee River, and the Scioto River. Your wedding photojournalist will have numerous creative opportunities to shoot your pictures on the flowing landscape that Ohio has to offer.
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