Bio: Kimberley's love for photography started in high school when she was one of those geeks on the yearbook staff who always had a camera in hand. Her career in photography started after the birth of her first son in 1993. Shooting rolls and rolls of film of obviously the worlds most miraculous baby led her to a friendship with a photo lab manager where she was hired. She learned darkroom techniques and the technical aspect of photo printing. The lab also had a small portrait studio that employed a photographer and one day the photographer did not show up, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Portrait photography offered Kimberley the chance to hone her skills with clients and the technical side of photography and it also helped put her through the photo program at the Milwaukee Area Technical College. But when she found wedding photography, her true love was found. Eschewing the faked posed moments, she instead found herself gravitating to the true moments and one day found this kind of photography had a name: Wedding Photojournalism. Photographing between 25-30 weddings per year keeps her sane and allows her to give her clients top notch service. Kimberley lives in Milwaukee with her two sons, two dogs and two cats. When she is not chasing the big white dress, she loves to travel wildly and with abandon.
Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Bahamas, Caribbean and Mexico
Bio: Cameron Gillie has been a full time photojournalist for 14 years, 10 years as a staff photographer for newspapers and 4 years as a wedding photojournalist. As a staff photographer for newspapers, Cameron has been recognized with over 50 awards from the National Press Photographers Association and various other journalism associations. In the past 4 years as a wedding photojournalist, Cameron has been awarded over 25 awards from the Wedding Photojournalist Association for his wedding photography.
Based Out Of: Western Wisconsin near Minneapolis, Minnesota
Also Serving: Minnesota
Bio: For more than 20 years, Jeff honed is photojournalism skills at newspapers accross the USA. During that time he received numerous regional and national awards from the National Press Photographers Association. In the year 2000, Jeff left newspapers to concentrate on a freelance career. Initially he focused on the corporate and editorial photography markets but soon realized that wedding photojournalism was the perfect fit for his skills and experience. Jeff is a multiple WPJA award winner.
Bio: Taking photographs since 2001, Jena Olson has been shooting weddings professionally since 2003. Mostly self-taught through reading, practicing and talking with other professionals, she loves getting to know her clients on a personal level to truly capture them on their wedding day. Her ideal couples are fun-loving, playful and creative--lots of smiles all around. In order to keep "fresh", Jena also does commercial work and fashion photography.
Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Costa Rica
Bio: Wendy tells stories full of feeling, poetry, and humor. Her background includes a career as a reporter and photojournalist
with CNN, ABC, and The Washington Post, where she honed skills as a documentary photographer. Throw in her love of urban fashion photography and modern lifestyle portraiture and her clients get wedding coverage with a sophisticated, contemporary look. Her major influences are Bambi Cantrell, for fashion photography and David Williams, for classic portraiture, with whom she has studied.
Wendy won a Peer Choice award for Best Wedding Photography from the Professional Photographers of America in 2003. Her work has appeared in The Knot magazine, Minnesota Monthly, and People Magazine. Her education includes a BA in film/photography from Syracuse University. At home in Minnesota, she loves destination weddings and has worked in Canada, Bermuda, London, Rome, Barcelona, Cozumel and major US cities.
Also Serving: Arizona, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Wisconsin
Bio: Rachael received her Bachelor of Arts in Photojournalism from Columbia College Chicago in 1999. She had three internships in the newspaper industry with the Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune and Visual Edge 1998. Rachael began her photography business under the name Rachael Silvers Photography in 2001 and recently changed the business name to Metropolitan Imageworks to compliment her husband's video production company. Rachael is a top ten placement winner in two quarterly competitions through the WPJA.
Bio: 15 years ago, Tao fell in love with photography. While he enjoyed his full time positions as a video producer and later as a multimedia designer, he found himself completely immersed in the world of photographic arts. Eventually, his freelance endeavor turned into a full time love affair. Emulating from the works of many respected artists; Ruth Bernhard, Irving Penn and Henri Cartier-Breson, to name a few, Tao strives to create images that are uniquely candid and artistic.
Tao has an M.B.A. from the Loyola University Chicago and resides in the North Shore suburbs of Chicago. He grew up in China and was formerly a news anchorman. In his spare time, Tao enjoys jogging and playing volleyball. He has recently been published in the North Shore magazine.
Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Africa, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Costa Rica, Dubai, Europe, Mexico, New Zealand, South America, South Pacific
Also Serving: Florida, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa
Some of the best Wisconsin 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). WPJA photographers define Wisconsin 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 will be held at the Klitgord Auditorium of the NYC Technical College. VII will put on
presentations by each of their 11 photographers, a few of their new Network photographers, sponsors and special guests. They are organizing a panel discussion on "Photojournalism within the context of
Contemporary Photography". They will also be hosting exclusive VII Seminar evening events in the new VII DUMBO space on 28 Jay Street.
If you choose one of our WPJA Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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.
Wisconsin is located in north central portion of the United States, surrounded by two of the five Great Lakes, Lake Superior and Michigan, and borders the states of Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois. You will find a variety of cities to choose from to host your wedding festivities, from Green Bay and Kenosha to the capital city of Madison and the largest city in the state, Milwaukee.
With over 46% of the state covered by forestry, couples have no trouble getting wedding pictures taken of them with a backdrop of vast greenery surrounding them. Your wedding photographer will be able to use areas of natural beauty to enhance your wedding photographs; from the rivers of Wisconsin—the Mississippi River, St. Croix River, the Montreal River and the Menominee River—to the thousands of glacial lakes scattered across the state. Famous for cheese production and breweries, Wisconsin also offers a great deal of entertainment options to help bring in family fun to surround your wedding celebration. In addition, the state is known for its famous Green Bay Packers football team, the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team and the Bucks basketball team, giving you possible entertainment options along with great restaurants to choose from. Weddings are certainly memorable in Wisconsin, and you’ll be sure to have them captured by your highly skilled wedding photojournalist.
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