Washington DC, District Of Columbia - United States
Based in Washington, DC, my work has been featured in publications including Time, The Atlantic Monthly, Newsweek, Condé Nast Portfolio...d many books. I've photographed over 150 weddings around the world and found the experiences I've had to be a wonderful complement to my photojournalism work. Read More
Washington DC, District Of Columbia - United States
I have been photographing weddings in the Washington region since 1999. After graduating from the Rochester Institute of Technology...th a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photojournalism in 1998, I began working as a photojournalist. My work as a freelance photojournalist keeps me busy when I am not photographing weddings for such publications as The Washington Post, The New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Toledo Blade, San Diego Union-Tribune, numerous news agencies and WPN.
I never wanted to be a typical wedding photographer. However, when I discovered that people were interested in hiring a photojournalist to document their wedding - to tell the story of the beginning of their marriage - I found my niche, jumped in and never looked back. I became a photographer with noble ideas of having my images change people's lives. Occasionally this happens with a photo published in a paper or a magazine, but it is rare. With weddings, however, it is different.
My wedding photography has been recognized with a number of awards from WPJA and with a silver and honorable mention in the DC FOTO WEEK inaugural contest in 2008 for professional weddings.Read More
Washington DC, District Of Columbia - United States
I have an ongoing interest in Latin America and continue to work on personal projects there. I've worked for Newhouse News Service... Washington DC, The Providence Journal, The Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph, The New Orleans Times-Picayune, and the Helsinki News. I was a finalist for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography, winner of the Clarion Award for Excellence in Communications and the Individual Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council. Personal projects have been shown at the Washington Project for the Arts, The Ellipse Arts Center and the 505 Gallery. Former clients have made me a recommended photographer in Washingtonian Magazine's annual wedding guide for the past several years and in The Knot's 2007 national Best of Weddings guide.Read More
Washington DC, District Of Columbia - United States
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
Washington DC, District Of Columbia - United States
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
Paul Morse spent seven years documenting the President and First Lady. He has also worked behind the scenes covering historic events...d recording memorable moments of our nation's history. In May 2008, he was trusted to photograph the President's daughter's wedding. Like all weddings he is a part of, Paul felt honored being a part of their special day.Read More
Washington DC, District Of Columbia - United States
Growing up in the world of news photography has shaped Jay's outlook on weddings. His father, a television news photographer passed... valuable lessons which led him to where he is today. Working as a full-time freelance photographer, his typical clients include those who are aware of the impact and importance of images which provide a visual narrative of the events as they happen and who want a strong bond with their photographer. His work at newspapers including the Boston Globe, Denver Post, and Washington Post, among others, has given him a strong foundation to build on. He shot his first wedding in 2000 and has not looked back, shooting over 25 weddings in 2007.
Jay spent the past three years working for the Washington Post as a Photo Editor. During that time he worked with some of the best photojournalists in the country and gained insight into the inner workings of a top-rated major metro print organization and is adept at understanding the impact of strong images. His photos have appeared in The Washington Post, Boston Globe, Denver Post, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Times, Atlantic Times, Fayetteville Observer, News Photographer Magazine, on ABC.com, and have been distributed by the Associated Press, Newhouse News Service, Religion News Service and ZUMA Press.Read More
In her twelve years as a professional photojournalist, Allison has photographed weddings as far away as Argentina, as unique as at...campground in the aftermath of a hurricane, and as simple as a backyard barbeque. Every one has its own adventurous, funny and joyful tale to be told. Limiting the number of weddings she photographs annually to a dozen allows Allison's visual acuity to remain sharp, her approach energetic and fresh, and her time devoted generously to each client.
As a current staff photographer at the Washington Times and past director of photography for Education Week newspaper, she has learned to turn both mirth and misadventure into moments while photographing top issues: the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, Venezuelan/Colombian border tensions, the effect of HIV-AIDS on Kenya's youth, cutting edge science in Antarctica's dry valleys, the political dissident movement in Cuba, the aftermath of the Virginia Tech tragedy. This work has been honored with awards from numerous organizations, including the White House Press Photographers Association (WHNPA), National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and Society for News Design (SND).Read More
Lori Epstein began shooting pictures more than 15 years ago, after her father introduced her to his Nikkormat. Since then, she’s traveled...ound the world with her own cameras, making pictures and friends all along the way. Her work has appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines and art galleries. Lori earned her B.S. in Journalism from Boston University. After four years of globe-trotting while assisting former National Geographic photographer Kevin Fleming, she moved to New York where she worked as a photo editor. After five years in the Big Apple, she moved to Washington, D.C. where she's now working as a photo editor for National Geographic. She’s available to shoot editorial assignments, weddings and family portraits. Read More
Washington DC, District Of Columbia - United States
Veronika Lukasova was born in 1974 in the city of Brno, in the former Czechoslovak Socialistic Republic. Alongside her Musicology and...ech Language and Literature Master degrees, she has always had an interest in photography . In 1998 she moved to Washington DC, USA, and began pursuing a career in documentary photography including studying at the Maine Photographic Workshops, The Woodstock Center for Photography in New York and Eddie Adams Workshop.
Lukasova's work has been published widely throughout the world, including being a regular contributor to The Washington Post Magazine and The New York Times. Her work was also selected in the 2007 exhibit and book project A Day in the life of the Czech Republic. Veronika has been awarded numerous honors, including awards from the Women in Photography International, Prix de la photographie Paris, International Photography Awards.
Her work has also been featured in Washington Brides Magazine and I Do Magazine for Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia Brides.
Whatever the subject. from demolition derbies to weddings, Veronika maintains a passion and focus that consistently enable her to shoot at the highest standard of excellence.Read More
Washington DC, District Of Columbia - United States
A full time professional with a worldwide client base, Danuta Otfinowski has been photographing people for over two decades. Her work...s appeared in numerous publications, including Time, Newsweek, People and Entertainment Weekly, as well as a number of foreign publications. She is the recipient of several awards including the National Society of publication Design, and a Photographer's Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. She began photographing as a student at the San Francisco Art Institute, earned an MFA at UCSD and moved to NYC in the mid 80's.
Her photographs have been exhibited at the Whitney Museum of Art, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and The Museum of Photography in Fribourg, Switzerland. She continues to serve editorial, corporate and private clients from her base in DC. Read More
Formally Heather S. Hughes, Heather Hughes Ostermaier is an international award-winning photojournalist with over a decade of experience...rking for newspapers and magazines and has captured over 80 wedding stories since 2003. After graduating from Ohio University with a bachelor's in Visual Communications, she was named Virginia's Small Newspaper Photographer of the Year, won 1st Place Feature Picture Story in the Best of Photojournalism international competition, and has won numerous awards for her sports photography from the Virginia News Photographer's Association and from the Wedding Photojournalist Association for her wedding photography over the years.
She has photographed several high-profile events including the attacks on 9/11 at the Pentagon, the LPGA in Williamsburg, President Bush, and Queen Elizabeth's visit to Virginia. Heather's passion for telling stories & capturing moments led her away from her staff position at the newspaper and into the wedding photography business full time in 2008, with her husband Rob joining her part time, and she now does editorial work for national publications including LaVie Claire magazine & USA Today and travels all over Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, and North Carolina for wedding work. Heather limits herself to about 30 weddings a year so she can provide personal attention to every couple and is known for capturing the unique moments & details that make every wedding special.Read More
Mike Topham is a former member of the White House Press Corps. and covered President Reagan at the White House and on the road. Mike...s issued a White House Press Photographers Pass in 1982. Other assignments include the Geneva Arms Talks, the famine in Ethiopia, The booming Japanese Economy, the fighting in Lebanon, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, a day with US Senator John Kerry, several US Hurricanes and coverage of war torn Darfur. Now Mike works to provide magazine quality wedding photos to his clients in Virginia, DC, Maryland and worldwide. The Knot Best of Weddings 2007 Pick.Read More
After receiving her degree in photography from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Natalie dove into wedding photography by opening... her studio, Borrowed Blue Photography, and has been loving every minute!Read More
Daniel Min's love for photography was born at an early age when he was in high school, photographing everything around him, developing...lm and making black and white prints in a dark room. Since then, photography has been the only road Daniel has traveled. Daniel earned an MA degree in photojournalism from Ohio University and for more than a decade, he has been working at a newspaper as a staff photographer. His work has been published in very much every major newspapers; New York Times, LA Times, USA Today, Chicago Tribune.
As a newspaper photojournalist, the transition to wedding photojournalism has been seamless. Documenting the couples and the legacy of their family is at the heart of what he is about. Daniel has been blessed to photograph weddings for people who were strangers when they contacted him, but by their wedding date and thereafter, have become friends. It's what gives the images he capture depth and their ultimate importance.Read More
My clients place photography as one of the most important elements of their wedding. One of my mentors, who was a Director of Photography... National Geographic, would always remind me that "You are creating an IMAGE, not taking a photograph." I enjoy meeting new people on a daily basis and capturing the emotion of the moment. Creating wonderful images filled with emotion of the people that I meet is what drives my photography.
In addition to being a wedding photojournalist, I am a freelance photojournalist for The Washington Post as well as other newspapers, magazines, and corporations. 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
Tracy Timmester is a passionate, enthusiastic photographer who feels lucky to have the greatest job in the world, documenting couples... their happiest days and kids in their first years of life! Tracy received her BFA in Photography in 2002 and after a year of living abroad in London, returned home to begin her career. She started by working as the wedding photojournalism Second Shooter for a Northern Virginia-based wedding photographer, and eventually branched out on her in own with Timmester Photography in 2005.
Tracy's photography style is very unobtrusive. She loves photographing moments in a candid and natural way so that each wedding is documented authentically. She believes that wedding photos shouldn’t be a collection of fake smiles and awkward poses, but an authentic reflection of the special day and its unique emotions, moments, and beauty. Read More
Brian moved to Annapolis in 2007 from Connecticut. Since coming to the region, his business has continued to grow. He typically...oots 30-40 weddings per year, but never more than one per week! Brian firmly believes that apart from the posed portrait time, the photographer's job is document the event as a bystander, not influence it.
Brian's ideal clients are couples who value the art of photography and want a creative and accurate documentation of the events as they happened. He enjoys working throughout the DC/Baltimore region and beyond.
His wife, Birgit, has been instrumental in helping his business grow. They have no children (yet). Outside of the studio, Brian enjoys sailing (J/105) and skydiving. Read More
Joseph calls on his experience in the different disciplines of photojournalism, fashion, editorial and portraiture to capture images...at speak to the moment. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including the Harpers Bazaar Washington Post, Washington Life Magazine, Capital File Magazine as well as international publications.
Having started in photography in high school, Joseph began working as a paid professional photographer while still in college. Primarily shooting in the Washington, DC area, Joseph is often called to photograph weddings as far south as Palm Beach and as far north as New Hampshire. Washington Life Magazine, a premier luxury-lifestyle magazine in the National Capital Region, recognizes Joseph as “one of the District’s most versatile photographers”
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I've been a photographer for many years, most of that time working in the news business. From that I learned to tell stories with pictures...d also to let events unfold without my influencing them. Now, most of my work is weddings, and photojournalism training has served me well. I've won some awards here and there, but the biggest reward I receive is when my clients come to consider me as their friend rather than just their photographer.Read More
Photography is my passion above all else and I understand the importance of documenting momentous occasions from a distinct point of...ew. I have been a photographer for over twelve years, and I hold a Master’s of Fine Arts degree in photojournalism. I have also exhibited internationally. My work combines a journalistic approach with fine art, which further enhances my ability to document and create exceptional photographs.Read More
Bob Rives has been taking award-winning photographs for magazines, agencies, and corporations for more than two decades. His work has...peared in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, USA Today, McCall's, The Washington Post, and numerous other magazines, newspapers, and annual reports worldwide. He has the experience, and the artist's eye, to capture the special moments at your wedding that you will cherish for a lifetime.Read More
From my first wedding in 1991, to the present, I have looked for moments that take my breath away. My father sculpted my photojournalistic...yle from an early age and was one of my strongest influences. He left me my most treasured possessions, his cameras, his photography books and best of all, a love of photography. He taught me that time moves so fast and photography stops it. He started my hands on photography education and I continued it through high school and college. Being a firm believer in keeping my education current, I yearly take seminars and workshops.
I've won numerous awards locally and nationally. The number of weddings photographed is limited to less than 20 a year so that I can provide the best quality and only the finest service. I am married to the love of my life who supports me in so many ways and has even helped me build an indoor and outdoor studio. I am passing on my photography heritage to my daughter, Joriana, who I am proud to say is also an active member of WPJA. I love working with her, her unique photojournalistic perspective and that my father's artistic blood is still flowing through her veins!
Inspired by the landscape photography of Ansel Adams, I began documenting my travels as a professional musician while touring throughout...e United States and the Caribbean. When several of those photos were published in a national magazine it encouraged me to pursue photography more seriously. I began to experiment with architectural, sports, nature, and fine art photography as well. Recently I had the tremendous honor of having five of my photographs accepted into the permanent collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. I was drawn to wedding photography because I love the challenge of trying capture all the emotion of the wedding day, and to try to tell the story in pictures so clearly that future generations will feel like they were there.Read More
Dennis Drenner has been a photojournalist for the last fifteen years and has been shooting weddings for the last ten. His photographs...ve appeared hundreds of times in publications like the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and New York Times. His work has won awards in the prestigious Pictures-of-the-Year competition and earned him a Fulbright Fellowship to work in Pakistan. He has also won three grants from the Maryland State Arts Council in addition to grants from the Arthur Burns Foundation and Rotary International. Dennis lives in Baltimore and shoots 25 to 30 weddings a year throughout the Mid-Atlantic. His shooting style is extremely laid back and his images reflect the comfort that his subjects feel in his presence. In the off-season, Dennis has a habit of popping down to South America where he takes pictures, flies his paraglider and gets in a good bit of salsa dancing.Read More
Glen Cooper is an award-winning journalist and wedding photojournalist who has been documenting weddings for over ten years. His photojournalism...yle is born out of his many years as a news photographer and his passion to tell stories visually. He is currently the director of the photojournalism department at the New England School of Photography where he is busy training the next generation of visual journalists.Read More
Born in Argentina, Eddie has a degree in cinematographic art and years of successful experience in Photography. In 2002 Eddie moved... Washington DC with his family and created Eddie Arrossi Photography with his wife Andrea. The team provides Photographic art and Album design with a personal style. Eddie mixes photojournalism and candid portraits to create an unforgettable document of your wedding day. When he is no taking pictures, Eddie spends his time with his family in his beautiful location on South River. Eddie loves sailing and spending time with his wife and two young kids. Read More
Amy began her career as a photojournalist twenty years ago at a newspaper in Massachusetts. In her four years at the paper, Amy discovered...e thrill of being a photojournalist. Every day was a new opportunity to become intimate with a subject and share the subject's experience. At this point, she began using her skills to photograph weddings.
Wanting to explore the American West and return to a society of old fashioned values and traditions as she has experienced in Vermont as a college student, Amy moved to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. She worked and lived on ranches, capturing the connection between ranchers, their livestock and the land; documenting a lifestyle in threat of extinction. Her words and images were published in local newspapers and magazines, and exhibited in galleries and museums.
Amy is now living in Annapolis, Maryland, with her husband and two daughters. She is rated "One of Washington's Best Wedding Photographers" by the Washingtonian Magazine, and "Baltimore's Best Wedding Photographer" by her brides in the Knot Best of 2007 Wedding Pick Magazine. Read More
In the 15 years I've been a photographer and photojournalist, I have covered everything from wars to weddings. For the last three years...ve been a photojournalist on staff at the Pentagon for the Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, which is both challenging and rewarding. I got my start as a photojournalist in the military and now I've found a passion in wedding photojournalism.
I began photographing weddings as favors for friends more than 12 years ago, and instantly fell in love with it. My style is a combination of photojournalism and fine art photography to capture raw emotion with an artistic flair. I think everyone has a story to tell whether it's the soldier, the bride, the local fisherman, or the Secretary of Defense. This is my passion and I'm fortunate to get to do it every day of my life. Read More
Robin Shotola began documenting weddings 10 years ago, while working as a photographer for a Connecticut newspaper. Her eye for unique...mera angles & her candid style of photography was popular with readers. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, TIME Digital, Woman's World Magazine & others. She has won several regional awards including Photographer of the Year for New England.Read More
Deb has been a photo editor at the Washington Post for the past 14 years and a photographer in the Washington area for even longer....r clients include The Washington Post, USA Today, various newspapers across the country, the Associated Press, Cosmopolitan and GQ. She's been shooting weddings since 2001 and has membership in the following organizations: the White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA), National Press Photographer's Association (NPPA) and Professional Photographers of America (PPA).Read More
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