Top 8 Creative Estes Park Wedding Portrait Photographers for 2024
Page Updated: January 31st, 2024
Wouldn’t you just love to hire a top creative Estes Park 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 Estes Park couple portraits.
Four Artistic Guild contests for Estes Park 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 Estes Park 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.
Nina Larsen Reed, a Colorado-based wedding photographer, 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 veteran wedding photographer in the Rocky Mountains, known for his expertise in creative portraits. His relaxed attitude helps him perfectly capture intimate images with a touch of artistry. Mark's passion lies in using stunning natural backdrops and vibrant skies to create memorable wedding day photos.
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 is a wedding photographer with a background in art and a passion for creating beautiful portraits. She studied art at Colorado State University and specializes in capturing unique landscapes and beautiful natural places. With her creative vision and expertise in off-camera lighting, Bonnie excels in crafting stunning wedding day portraits, including spectacular night shots.
As an experienced wedding photographer since 2004, Kevin Bergthold, founder of Berg Berg Photography in 2021, specializes in creative fine art portraits for couples, capturing diverse styles with a dreamlike quality.
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.
Joe Pyle is a self-taught, full-time wedding photographer based in Colorado who excels in capturing authentic emotion and mastering the technical aspects of photography. He particularly enjoys artistic portrait sessions in natural settings such as in the trees, on the cliffs, and during the golden hours of sunset.
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.
