In his fourth year of wedding photography, Don Jagoe comes from a background of fine art and street photography. Combining ceremony,...ontaneity and the beauty of portraiture, he finds weddings to be the ultimate drama--a pageant unfolding in a single day. Don's work is currently on display at the Luniverre and Deblois Galleries in Newport, Rhode Island, and is a featured artist at The Newport Wedding Gallery. Read More
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
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
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
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
Thea Dodds is a former photojournalist turned full-time wedding photographer. She has worked for newspapers, ad agencies, independent...lm productions and brides to be since 2001.Read More
I am a former award winning staff photojournalist at the Connecticut Post newspaper where I was employed for five years. I left my...aff job in 2002 to begin my freelance photography business concentrating on weddings in the photojournalistic style. The transition from shooting news to shooting weddings was so natural for me. Basically I am doing the same thing, documenting moments as they happen, framed in a composition that enhances the moment.Read More
Lisa studied fine art photography at the Rhode Island School of Design, and now photographs about 20 weddings each year using Medium...rmat film. She lives with her husband in Indiana and also has a home base in Barrington, RI. Lisa curates shows for a contemporary fine art photography gallery and draws much of her inspiration from the art world. She often shoots for fellow artists and designers as well as other creative souls.Read More
The Artistic Guild of the WPJA puts some of the best fine art wedding photographers at your fingertips! The AG takes the world-renowned artistic approach of WPJA wedding photojournalists to yet another level through post-production processing (usually Photoshop). AGWPJA photographers define artistic wedding photography!
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The WPJA at a glance: The Wedding Photojournalist Association
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The smallest of the fifty states, Rhode Island contains much, including 400 miles of shoreline that will add brilliance to your wedding occasion along with the memorable photographs that will be taken by your wedding photojournalist. Known as the Ocean State, Rhode Island offers many wedding destinations and wedding photography locations. Take advantage of the oceanic beauty for your wedding celebration; from Rhode Island’s soothing East Bay and Narragansett Bay to the picturesque Watch Hill peninsula. Included in this array of oceanic beauty is Newport which is known for its charming wedding and vacation destinations. With its elegantly stunning mansions and flowing beaches, Newport is a magnificent wedding location for couples who desire to celebrate their memorable day with stylish architecture and peaceful seascapes as a pictorial wedding backdrop. Your wedding party and guests will have an enjoyable stay in downtown Providence, especially near the attractive mall called Providence Place, a large scaled mall with restaurants, shopping stores and theatres for your enjoyment. With a quick one-hour ferry ride, you can travel to Block Island where there area endless outdoor and water activities with spectacular scenery and dream wedding destinations. You will find in the state of Rhode Island, plenty of scenic wedding options packed in a small package for your wedding photographer to capture.