Top 7 Creative Arizona Wedding Portrait Photographers for 2024
Page Updated: January 31st, 2024
Wouldn’t you just love to hire a top creative Arizona wedding photographer to create artistic portraits on your big day? The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association is here to help! Wedding photojournalists are, first and foremost, photographers — creative artists, in other words. In the AG contests, WPJA members exhibit their skills at digitally enhanced Arizona couple portraits.
Four Artistic Guild contests for Arizona wedding portraits are held annually, entered and judged separately from the regular WPJA competitions of moments. After each creative photo contest, we add another collection of award-winning portraits to our member profile galleries.
Want to have a top Arizona creative wedding photographer take some unique and artistic portraits? In a portrait (for these purposes), the photographer has staged the couple, the bridal party, or other participants or groups — such as family, friends, or children — on the day of the wedding. One distinguishing feature of portraits is that the subjects are aware of the camera and are maintaining their positions for the sake of the photograph.
Sean Lara, a wedding photographer based in the Rocky Mountains, specializes in capturing love stories against gorgeous landscapes. Skilled in off-camera lighting, especially at night and dusk, he adds depth to his subjects with off-camera flash in daylight.
Kevin Bergthold is an experienced photographer who has been taking portraits since 2004. He has a unique style and started his own photography business, Berg Berg Photography, in 2021. His portrait sessions produce captivating and artistic images that have a dreamlike quality.
Tyler Vu is a Northern California wedding photographer who seamlessly combines his background in graphic design with his passion for capturing life in its most authentic form. Using his keen eye for composition, Tyler excels at immortalizing the unique details and emotions that make each wedding unforgettable. With his artful approach and love for bold and bright colors, he expertly incorporates graphic lines, elements, and...
Rebekah Sampson, an Arizona wedding photographer, captures timeless portraits and emotion-filled documentation of special moments. With expertise in off-camera lighting, she excels at night shots and uses dusk lighting to enhance her subjects. She loves incorporating off-camera flash in daylight to fill and highlight her subjects and details, particularly during bride and groom portraits with bouquets.
Laura Segall is an acclaimed wedding photographer known for her artistic portrait sessions. She specializes in creating eye-catching and artful imagery, using bold colors, contrast, and graphic elements like graphic lines. In addition, she excels at capturing stunning night shots and utilizing dusk lighting to add depth to her photographs.
Milan Lazic is a wedding photographer who discovered his love for photography in high school. At just 18 years old, he captured his first wedding using an analog camera and developed a deep fascination for lighting techniques. Milan's creative style shines through in his portrait sessions, where he skillfully combines symmetrical framing and balanced images to capture unique and visionary shots.
Loren Haar is a skilled wedding photographer, known for capturing genuine emotions in enchanting locations like vineyards and countryside. Specializing in beautiful portraits, Loren travels to capture weddings worldwide.
WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.
