Based Out Of: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Also Serving: Alberta, Canada, Dominican Republic and Baja, Mexico
Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Mexico
Bio: Rick Collins is a fine-art documentary photographer specializing in wedding and portrait work at home and internationally. His style relies on the use of landscape and natural beauty. Rick uses his 20-year career as a photojournalist as the backbone to producing both stunning portraits and emotional moments. He lives with his wife Cheryl and their two boys just outside of Vancouver in a turn-of-the-century farmhouse.
Bio: Elaine Soong of Just Married Photography has traveled around the world photographing weddings for four years. She graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta and a Piano Performer's ARCT from the Toronto Conservatory of Music.
She has been interviewed by CBC Radio, the Calgary Herald, CityTV, and numerous wedding sites and magazines for her unique style of innovative and dramatic wedding photography. In her spare time, Elaine enjoys playing piano, cooking or traveling with her husband Kenneth Soong, a fellow WPJA member. Elaine is part of the Top 100 Wedding Photojournalists for 2006 and 2007 and has won numerous top awards from the WPJA and [AG]WPJA.
Some of the best Alberta 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 Alberta 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.
May 16th, 17th & 18th, 2008: Sponsored by the WPJA, the three-day VII Seminar in New York City was held at the Klitgord Auditorium of the NYC Technical College.
VII put on presentations by each of their 11 photographers, a few of their new Network photographers, sponsors and special guests. They organized a panel discussion on
"Photojournalism within the context of Contemporary Photography". They also hosted exclusive VII Seminar evening events in the new VII DUMBO space on 28 Jay Street.
If you choose one of our WPJA Calgary or Edmonton Alberta 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 Alberta 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.
Alberta’s grandiose beauty will bring certain delight to wedding couples who desire to have their wedding set amongst the backdrop of rolling foothills and massive mountain ranges found in this picturesque Canadian province. The stunning Canadian Rockies, parts of which make Alberta’s Rocky Mountains, are home to beautiful resort towns such as Banff, Kananaskis, Jasper, Lake Louise, Waterton and Canmore. These Rockies hold a stunning beauty for wedding festivities that will be sure to deliver absolute exquisiteness to your wedding photographs. As you exchange your wedding vows you will have the double blessing of experiencing gorgeous outdoor scenery as well as classy wedding facilities to make your wedding celebration memorable. Your wedding photojournalist will be delighted to shoot brilliant wedding photographs by taking advantage of the gorgeous mountain ranges that will surround the ceremony and reception.
Named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, Alberta is home to beautiful farmlands, as well as the bustling cities of Calgary and Edmonton. Calgary is the largest city in Alberta, known for its petroleum industry and for being a winter sports destination for many. Calgary’s city life and suburban communities both make for outstanding wedding locations. Edmonton is Alberta’s capital, offering the longest stretch of urban parkway in North America as well as a massive river valley, making room for creative wedding picture opportunities. This city also offers wedding participants a dream shopping getaway at the West Edmonton Mall, North America’s largest shopping and entertainment complex; offering over 110 dining locations and 800 stores. Above all, Alberta presents remarkable wedding destinations that will make your wedding photographs stand out among the rest.
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