Kimberly Coccagnia

Wedding photographer with a passion for storytelling and film photography

Kimberly Coccagnia is an Internationally known-New York City-Hudson Valley based Documentary Wedding Photographer. Some of her work has been seen in the New York Times Featured Wedding section, TLC's TV show, "Say Yes to the Dress", New York Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and numerous Wedding Blogs. I grew up in a very small town in Upstate NY that was known for it's Copper Pots. I have been shooting weddings for a very long time and started out with street photography. In the beginning, I spent many hours in the darkroom developing my prints, (and getting rashes and headaches from the chemicals) learning about tones, f8, the decisive moment and other valuable information. I look up to, (In no particular order) Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, Brassai, Berenice Abbott and Mary Ellen Mark, just to name a few. When I am in need of inspiration, I look to them to find it. I annoy everyone with my constant barrage of wedding speak. I don’t know when it happened, but I obsess about weddings. I love everything about them and that’s why I love to shoot them. I Love to work with couples who are cool, interesting, fun loving, creative, laid back and in love. As much as I love photography, I hate having my picture taken. So, I understand when couples are a bit nervous in front of my lens. I also love to cook, punk rock, horror movies, sipping wine, my two cats Genevieve and Ansel, my very patient guy Barry, eating out, things in groups of three and ghost hunters. I currently live in Beacon, NY, just north of New York City in the beautiful Hudson Valley with my fiancé Barry, who is my second shooter and right hand man with all aspects of the wedding business. Barry, comes from Hollywood, with a background of work in the TV/Film Business for and with numerous Top Celebrities. Cheers! Kim