Top 13 Creative Denver Wedding Portrait Photographers for 2024
Page Updated: January 31st, 2024
Wouldn’t you just love to hire a top creative Denver 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 Denver couple portraits.
Four Artistic Guild contests for Denver 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 Denver 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.
Lucy Schultz, an artistic wedding photographer with a flair for unique imagery and off-camera lighting techniques, specializes in creating captivating pictures that capture the essence of each couple's special day.
Liam Gordon, a wedding photographer since 2017, specializes in creative fine art portraits for couples. He captures intimate moments and artistic wedding day details, cherishing diversity in his work.
Nina Larsen Reed is a Colorado wedding photographer who specializes in capturing couples in winter adventure scenes. With over 150 weddings photographed, she helps plan dream elopements in the Rockies.
Mark Creery is a wedding photographer based in the Rocky Mountains with two decades of experience. With an easy-going personality, he excels at capturing romantic and intimate artistic portrait sessions. He is particularly drawn to unique green landscapes and beautiful environments and loves incorporating colorful dramatic skies into his photographs.
Lexus Marquise Reynolds, a professional photographer with 12 years of experience, specializes in artistic couples' portraits. With expertise in boudoir, weddings, and family photography, Reynolds is known for boosting confidence and creating lasting memories.
Sean Lara is a Rocky Mountains-based photographer known for his distinctive style in capturing weddings. He excels at utilizing beautiful landscapes and mountain settings to take creative and storytelling portraits. Sean's expertise lies in off-camera lighting, particularly in night shots and dusk lighting, and he enjoys using off-camera flash to enhance his subjects in daylight as well.
Bonnie Sizer, a wedding photographer and Colorado State University art graduate, specializes in crafting stunning portraits. With expertise in off-camera lighting, she excels in capturing unique landscapes and beautiful natural places.
Justin Edmonds is a seasoned photojournalist with 14 years of experience. He has worked with renowned clients such as Getty Images, The New York Times, and Sports Illustrated. Justin specializes in unique wedding couple portraits, using off-camera lighting techniques to capture stunning shots at night or during the enchanting lighting at dusk. He also enjoys using off-camera flash to fill in subjects during daylight,...
US wedding photographer Taber Lacie, known for her diverse style, celebrates creativity and individuality through artistic wedding photography. With a passion for capturing unique portraits and detailed shots, she travels for her work.
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.
Sean Turner is an artistic wedding photographer based in the Rockies of the USA. He has a BFA in Photographic Imaging and extensive experience shooting weddings on the east coast. Since relocating to Denver in 2012, he specializes in capturing creative portraits of playful couples amidst the natural beauty of trees.
With a focus on artistic wedding portraits, Denver photographer Jennifer Garza celebrates diversity through bold designs and compositions. Her expertise in off-camera lighting shines in capturing romantic dusk shots at mountain resorts.
Matt Wilson is an acclaimed wedding photographer hailing from Colorado. With his background in street skating, fashion, and product photography, he brings a unique perspective to capturing couples on their special day. His expertise in off-camera lighting and skill in photographing in various lighting conditions such as dusk, golden hour, and night sky results in breathtaking and intimate portraits often at mountain resorts.
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.
