Washington DC Wedding Photographers

CARLBOWER

Based Out Of: Washington D.C.

Also Serving: Maryland and Virginia

Bio: I have an ongoing interest in Latin America and continue to work on personal projects there. I've worked for Newhouse News Service in 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.

JESSICACHRISTIAN

Based Out Of: Washington, D.C.

Also Serving: Virginia and Maryland

Bio: Jessica segued from her studies in graduate school in photojournalism to shooting weddings. After many years spent in Los Angeles in the film business, Jessica is heavily influenced by not just photojournalism but also the cinema. Capturing emotion and the human story are at root of her work. Further, Jessica's father is a painter so she has a lifetime of exposure in the visual arts.

ALEXAGARYSHEV

Based Out Of: Washington D.C.

Also Serving: Maryland and Virginia

JAYPREMACK

Based Out Of: Washington D.C.

Also Serving: Maryland and Virginia

Bio: Growing up in the world of news photography has shaped Jay's outlook on weddings. His father, a television news photographer passed on 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.

RALPHALSWANG

Based Out Of: Washington D.C.

Also Serving: New York City

STEPHENVOSS

Based Out Of: Washington D.C.

Also Serving: Maryland and Virginia

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Mexico, South America, Asia, Caribbean and Europe

JAYCLENDENIN

Based Out Of: Washington D.C.

Also Serving: Maryland and Virginia

JAMESWALKER

Based Out Of: Washington DC

Also Serving: New York City

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Ireland

JENNIFERCHASE

Based Out Of: Washington DC

Also Serving: Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New York City

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Caribbean, Mexico and Europe

THOMASGRAVES

Based Out Of: Maryland

Also Serving: Washington D.C.

Bio: 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 and 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.

JENNIFERCODY

Based Out Of: Annapolis, Maryland

Also Serving: Virginia, Washington D.C. and Florida

MIKETOPHAM

Based Out Of: Ashland, Virginia

Also Serving: Maryland, North Carolina, Washington D.C. and West Virginia

Bio: 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 was 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.

DENNISDRENNER

Based Out Of: Baltimore, Maryland

Also Serving: Washington D.C.

Bio: Dennis Drenner has been a photojournalist for the last fifteen years and has been shooting weddings for the last ten. His editorial work appears regularly in publications like the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and New York Times. His photographs have 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 Midatlantic. 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.

MARYKATEMCKENNA

Based Out Of: Silver Spring, Maryland

Also Serving: Washington D.C.

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Caribbean

Bio: At age ten I entered a 4-H photography competition and lost miserably. I kept shooting, getting better every day, and I haven't put the camera down since. I grew up in small town Indiana and traveled to DC to attend American University, studying International Communications. After graduation, I decided to stick around and began looking for photo work. A one time gig of assisting at a wedding changed my whole career. I fell in love and haven't looked back. No other type of journalism lets you tell such a beautiful story so completely.

Using my photography as a tool to help others has become a large part of what I do. I have documented the plight of AIDS orphans in Zambia, the struggle for land reform in Brazil and the life of those who live under the totalitarian regime in Burma. I hope to continue doing this work to raise awareness of issues that are not justly covered in the media. I am a proud member of the WPJA and PPA. I am a participant in the Maine Workshops and have studied photojournalism with Steve McCurry in Asia. I feel very lucky to be working in a field I am so passionate about.

ALLEGRAGILBERTHELMS

Based Out Of: Lynchburg, Virginia

Also Serving: North Carolina and Washington D.C.

AMYRAAB

Based Out Of: Maryland

Also Serving: Washington D.C.

HEATHERHUGHESOSTERMAIER

Based Out Of: Hampton Roads, Virginia

Also Serving: North Carolina and Washington D.C.

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Bermuda and Canada

ROMANGRINEV

Based Out Of: Bethesda and Baltimore, Maryland

Also Serving: Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware and Washington D.C.

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Bermuda, Bahamas, Caribbean and the United States

JOSEPHGIDJUNIS

Based Out Of: Salisbury, Maryland

Also Serving: Washington DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware

ROBINSHOTOLA

Based Out Of: Baltimore, Maryland

Also Serving: Washington D.C.

Bio: Robin Shotola began documenting weddings 10 years ago, while working as a photographer for a Connecticut newspaper. Her eye for unique camera 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.

NATALIENADOZIRNY

Based Out Of: Baltimore, Maryland

Also Serving: Delaware and Washington D.C.

Bio: After receiving her degree in photography from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Natalie dove into wedding photography by opening up her studio, Borrowed Blue Photography, and has been loving every minute!

LORIEPSTEIN

Based Out Of: Arlington, Virginia

Also Serving: Washington DC

Bio: Lori Epstein began shooting pictures more than 15 years ago, after her father introduced her to his Nikkormat. Since then, she’s traveled around 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.

DANIELMIN

Based Out Of: Hampton Roads, Virginia

Also Serving: Washington DC

KEVINQUINLAN

Based Out Of: Chesapeake City, Maryland

Also Serving: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Washington DC

LENSPODEN

Based Out Of: Vienna, Virginia

Also Serving: Washington D.C. and Maryland

Bio: I have lived with my wife and three daughters in the Washington, DC area for 14 years. My interest in photography dates back to when I was in high school. I went to college at Penn State University and graduated with a BS in Computer Science. I enjoyed a great career in sales working for IBM and Oracle. In 2001 I decided to do something that I truly loved, photography. I have never looked back. I started working as a freelance photojournalist with The Washington Post back in 2002. While in sales I loved working with people, and to this day I still shoot regularly for The Post because I love meeting and interacting with people. My typical client wants a photographer who will capture the emotion and fun of their wedding day in an artistic manner and have fun while doing it.

DEBLINDSEY

Based Out Of: Potomac, Maryland

Also Serving: Washington D.C. and Virginia

Bio: 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. Her 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).

EDRODGERS

Based Out Of: Germantown, Maryland

Also Serving: Virginia and Washington D.C.

MINDYBELCHER

Based Out Of: Sterling, Virginia

Also Serving: Maryland and Washington D.C.

Bio: From my first wedding in 1991 to the present, I've looked for moments that take my breath away -- and have loved every minute of it! My father was one of my strongest influences -- he left me my most treasured possesions -- his cameras, his photography books and best of all, a love of photography. He taught me that time moves so fast -- photography stops it. My husband, David, and I share our life with our daughter, Joriana, who is quickly developing an artist's eye. Every day I see more clearly that my father's photography 'blood' flows through her veins.

DAVIDSPENCE

Based Out Of: Maryland

Also Serving: Washington DC

Bio: David became inspired by photojournalism while working with The Daily Collegian student newspaper as a student at Penn State University. Upon graduation, David followed his love of telling people's stories while working as a photojournalist for newspapers in Western Ohio and mid-Maryland. It was during these years that he began to see the potential of using photography to share life's intimate experiences.

After working in a newspaper setting for more than a decade, David found a new love; documenting one of the most important days in a couple's life, their wedding day. He joined Amy Raab Photography as an assistant in 2003. David enjoys working with couples to vividly bring out their passion for one another with his camera.

David lives in historic downtown Frederick, Maryland, with his wife, son and dog.

DANSHUMAN

Based Out Of: Virginia Beach, Virginia

Also Serving: North Carolina, Delaware, Maryland and Washington D.C.

LAWRENCEJACKSON

Based Out Of: Arlington, Virginia

Also Serving: Washington D.C.

Bio: Majoring in journalism and minoring in art photography, Lawrence has been a photojournalist for 17 years. First, as a newspaper photographer with The Virginian-Pilot (10 years), and currently as staff photographer for The Associated Press (5 years) based in Washington, D.C. Winning various photojournalism awards throughout his career, Lawrence has been published in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, U.S. News & World Report to name a few. Lawrence has turned his photojournalism skills toward documenting your wedding, event or portrait with a distinctive and straightforward style.

MARGARETCRESSMAN

Based Out Of: Pennsylvania

Also Serving: Maryland and Washington D.C.

KIMSEIDL

Based Out Of: San Diego, California

Also Serving: Northern California and Washington, D.C.

EDDIEARROSSI

Based Out Of: Bowie, Maryland

Also Serving: Washington D.C. and Virginia

MICHAELJUILIANO

Based Out Of: Columbia, Maryland

Also Serving: Washington DC

CASEYTEMPLETON

Based Out Of: Richmond, Virginia

Also Serving: Washington D.C.

LAURAOLSON

Based Out Of: Easton, Maryland

Also Serving: Delaware, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C.

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Caribbean, Mexico and United States

CAROLMASICA

Based Out Of: Baltimore, Maryland

Also Serving: Washington DC

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: United States

CHRISBALTAZAR

Based Out Of: Alexandria, Virginia

Also Serving: Washington D.C. and Maryland

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Mexico, Caribbean, Philippines, Jamaica and Dominican Republic

Bio: Founder of a DC-based IT company since 1996, Chris Baltazar is a celebrated businessman earning numerous awards and accolades, the most recent of which includes the Deloitte Fast 50/500 in 2005 and the Asian American Business Roundtable Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006. In 2005, Chris applied his 15 years of passion for photography, graphic design background and business savvy to Baltazar Photography, his low-volume, high-quality wedding photography business which exclusively shoots 20 weddings a year.

Since then, Chris has been featured in The Knot magazine and has become one of the most sought after wedding photojournalists in the Mid-Atlantic region. Chris loves capturing the moments, mood, romance and experience of one of the most important events in people's lives: their wedding day.

JASONPHILLIPS

Based Out Of: Bethesda and Baltimore, Maryland

Also Serving: Virginia and Washington D.C.

CHERIETHURLBY

Based Out Of: Alexandria, Virginia

Also Serving: Maryland and Washington D.C.

Bio: I decided on the name Wars to Weddings because, in my 12+ years as a photographer and photojournalist, I've covered everything from wars to weddings. I got my start as a photojournalist in the military and now I've found a passion in wedding photojournalism. 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. I began photographing weddings as favors for friends more than 10 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.

MICHAELCONNOR

Based Out Of: Annapolis, Maryland

Also Serving: Washington D.C.

Bio: Michael Connor has been making photographs since using the point-and-shoot on a family vacation when he was 11. It was the first thing he and twin brother didn't argue about! Fast forward a couple decades and Michael is still making photographs with the same sense of fun as he did then. Working as a photojournalist for The Washington Times for the last eight years, Michael has placed first in multiple White House News Photographers' Association contests. He has covered assignments around the United States, Mexico, South Africa and Botswana as well as travelled with the Washington Redskins for the last seven years. He also was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for the paper's photographs of the D.C. Sniper.

His career as a photojournalist has shaped the way he photographs weddings for his brides and grooms. He merges the fun look of West Coast photography with the elegance of East Coast photography to create work that is special for his clients. His skill in portraiture and lighting mixed with his story-telling ability is what sets his style apart.