Also Serving: Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina
Bio: A graduate of Western Kentucky University's school of Photojournalism, David has worked for newspapers, and ad agencies. He has been awarded a gold ribbon from the WPJA and won several accolades for his work in the newspaper business. His editorial work can be seen in Atlanta Weddings and Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles magazines as well as commercial work in New York Times magazine, cottage living, Opera Home, Southern Living and major retailers around the country.
Bio: Documentary photographer, Manuel Llaneras, has over ten years experience as a Wedding Photojournalist. He's exhibited in galleries and museums, and is a recipient of an artist grant from GA Council for the Arts, and is a photo instructor as well. His work commonly appears in The Knot, Brides, and other magazines.
Bio: Cindy has worked in, studied and taught in the field of photojournalism for more than 25 years. She worked as an intern for the Associated Press, as a staff photojournalist for the Pensacola News-Journal and the St. Petersburg Times and as a picture editor for the Indianapolis Star. She also taught photojournalism at the University of Southern Mississippi, Florida Southern and St.-Mary-of the-Woods College. Through the years, Cindy has won awards from the Pictures of the Year International, the Associated Press, the Southern Short Course, the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar and the Women in Photojournalism Conference.
Bio: John Spink began shooting weddings in 1998. His experience as a photojournalist includes a world of subjects, including U.S. Presidents, Pope John Paul's U.S. pastoral visits, The Hyatt Regency disaster, Political Conventions, World Series, Superbowl, Olympics and a span of celebrities and major news events.
John's awards include AP, UPI, Cox News Service and the National Press Photographers Association. In 2006, John won Photo of the Year from the Georgia Associated Press and in 2007 first place for spot news from the Georgia Press Association. His knack to capture fast action and his creativity are the two pillars that stand out in his wedding photojournalism.
Bio: Mark is one of the owners and principal photographers of LaCour, a boutique photography firm built on the idea that people who value good photography have high expectations of how they
want their lives to be documented. Mark has fifteen years of photography experience working for newspapers and magazines as a documentary photographer. His work has been published in The New York
Times, Time magazine, and Sports Illustrated, among others. Mark's expertise is in documenting real moments and creating pictures that lay a foundation for your family legacy.
Bio: Before stepping out on her own, Webb Sibley wandered the south as a photojournalist for various newspapers, most recently the Daytona Beach News-Journal in Daytona Beach, Florida. Those journeys allowed her to cover NASCAR, Spring Break, Bike Week, NFL, political rallies, and best of all -- everyday life. Webb Sibley has won awards from the North Carolina Press Photographer's Association, the Florida Press Club and the Florida Society of Professional Journalists.
Her images have also been a part of the Women in Photojournalism "best of" gallery. She has also been a guest lecturer at the Southwestern Photojournalism Conference and the BP Student Journalism Conference. However, the biggest honor she's ever had is seeing her photos framed in the homes and hearts of her subjects. Webb Sibley is also a member of the National Press Photographers Association and the American Society of Media Photographers.
Also Serving: North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, New York City, Barbados and Jamaica
Bio: Charles Bordner, also known as The Storyteller, is an International Award Winning member of the WPJA. His work has been featured nationally on Lifetime Television and has graced the
front cover of Ines Del Mar Wedding Magazine. His storytelling not only includes the bride and groom but also captures their beautiful surroundings. Charles credits his Okinawan mother for his
artistic eye and his Engineering dad for his technical ability. When he doesn't have a camera in his hand, Charles is most likely involved in some sort of sport or reading a good book.
Bio: Ruth is a documentary wedding photographer and also does freelance lifestyle photography. Her photographic experiences have taken her around the world and across the United States. Ruth's unique style of story telling and lifestyle photography has evolved since being formally trained and mentored by several award winning photographers. Her portrait and lifestyle work for editorial and commercial clients has been published in the US and abroad. The clients that hire her tend to be adventurous, freespirited couples who aren't afraid to let the moment sweep them away. Ruth photographs 20 weddings a year and spends the time she's not traveling with her husband on their farm.
Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: United States
Bio: Dan started his photography career at the age of 8 encouraged by his mother's instructions on the workings of the Kodak Brownie II camera. He spent the whole afternoon lying on the grass in the late California summer sun taking pictures of his GI Joe figurines in full battle regalia. Little did he know his love of GI Joe was to be replaced with a love of photography. His formative years are now more affectionately referred to as the rangefinder, Polaroid and instamatic years. He majored in journalism in college, beginning his SLR years.
He now has over 20 years experience in newspapers. He swore he would never shoot weddings but finally caved under the pressure of friends and has now shot more than 323 weddings in the past 10 years. He has won numerous local, national and international awards. While lying in the grass at a recent wedding capturing the life-changing event before his eyes, he reminisced about an earlier time when he naively discovered his own lifetime passion. Nobody knows whatever happened to the GI Joe Brigade but Dan still has those original negatives and his mom just gave him that original Brownie II!
The WPJA has rejuvinated and legitimized the wedding photography business in a whole new way. It has encouraged me to grow my business to a new level of art. My clients come predominately from the WPJA and are looking for that alternative perspective that will give them a commissioned piece of art that they can cherish for generations! Keep up the great work!
I went down to Florida this past weekend to shoot a wedding I booked over the phone within 24 hours of the bride contacting me. She had found me thru the WPJA and declaired "I knew I could have gone with someone less expensive locally, but I knew I wanted quality, so I looked on the WPJA." It turned out great - thank you again for this wonderful organization and even more so for the means to connect with such a wonderful and talented group of photographers !!
I just took a look at the Knot message board post and had to smile, since the post was started by one of our brides! She’s offered many great referrals for us, and I’m glad to see that she’s doing the same for WPJA.
It’s exciting to see all the growth and new things happening with WPJA. Thanks for all the hard work you’ve put into this!
1. Well, I just wanted to say thank you for holding an organization full of such talented professionals! Also, thank you for holding the contests! Placing first in any category is HUGE for me... the competitors here are the BEST. I feel honored to placed amongst the absolute best in the WORLD!
Recently, a local Atlanta Advertiser, www.atlantabridal.com did a write up on my business and its affiliation with WPJA and the recent contest results and I think you should take a look. This website is a big website for wedding professionals in Atlanta and TONS of brides visit this website daily....Anyway, if you have a moment, check out:
.... This article is viewable from her homepage..which is great advertising for me.... but she posts a blog and it is topic #1 viewable from homepage!!!!!!!! Lei Lydle is the founder of www.atlantabridal.com & throws praise to www.wpja.com ! Worth a read...
Ok.. enjoy!
I am stoked to be a member at WPJA.... Oh, did I mention, WPJA is a MAJOR help in the advertising campaign for me! BRIDES LOVE YOUR SITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cheers!
2. I had a bride from TN looking for wedding photojournalist today...she found my listing in GA and submitted the form.
Very simple info there..
I love her answer to )how did you find me?)
Name: Betsy
Wedding Date 07/02/2005
Ceremony: Hendersonville, TN
Reception: samw
How Found: WPJA....cause it rocks
3. I'm off to a destination wedding Thursday in the Bahamas. ALL because of WPJA. Unlimited package, paying for travel, 5 nights, the whole 9 yards... Client hired me site unseen from LA. I am staying for 5 days. My assistant & I are Scuba certified, as well as bride & groom, so we are all going diving!!! These shots are going to be killer! Thanks wpja.
Your organization is AWESOME! It’s only been about a week since you got my site up and I have already had one call a day for the past 3 days from prospective clients. I have booked one already and it looks like I will be doing the other as well. The one I got today I will have to wait and see. Thanks for allowing me to be a member. All the best...
—Kevin Watson, GEORGIA
TIM ZIELENBACH, GA
Got my first lead and booking through the [WPJA] site...
I've received 2 inquiries from wpja in 24 hours...
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