Top 30 Creative North America Wedding Portrait Photographers for 2024
Page Updated: January 31st, 2024
Wouldn’t you just love to hire a top creative North America 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 North America couple portraits.
Four Artistic Guild contests for North America 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 North America 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.
Joshua Grasso is a professional wedding photographer, as well as a loving husband and father. He has a unique eye for capturing stunning and artistic portraits during weddings, using techniques like silhouette, contrast, backlighting, and shadow to create beautiful shapes and contours. He especially loves shooting during the golden hour, when the sun is setting and casting a romantic light. Joshua also has expertise in using...
Brittany Diliberto, an East Coast USA-based photographer, specializes in unique and inspiring wedding couple portraits. With a background in professional lighting design, Brittany expertly uses off-camera lighting to create striking and bold images. She excels in capturing the beauty of dusk, silhouettes, and contrasting light, and is known for her creative and well-lit portraits.
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.
Paolo Blocar is an experienced wedding photographer who grew up in a family of photographers. Based in the city, he is passionate about technology, cinema, and traveling. Paolo particularly enjoys capturing the beauty of the golden hour and the soft, natural lighting during sunset and late afternoon. He takes pride in his ability to create unique and intimate portraits of wedding couples and also often focuses on tight...
A wedding photographer, Eliza Slobodzian captures authentic portraits embracing creativity in nature. Eliza captures romance in unique portraits in picturesque, mountain landscapes.
Samantha Pastoor is a skilled wedding photographer who discovered her passion for art early in life. She specializes in capturing intimate and romantic moments between couples through creative portrait sessions. Her unique black and white photography highlights the love and tenderness shared by the couples she works with.
Erica Dietz is a wedding photographer who captures candid and heartfelt moments using her artistic eye and mastery of light. Having previously worked as an intern for Valley News Dispatch, she has honed her skills in creating stunning portraits that make couples look and feel relaxed and beautiful on their special day. Erica's passion for photography extends to capturing intimate and romantic shots, as well as...
Song Johns, a professional wedding photographer and founder of Blooming Dreams Photo, has been capturing couples' special moments for over 10 years. Known for her creative approach, she excels at capturing tight shots that focus on the faces, hands, and details of each wedding day.
Sylvain Bouzat is a talented and creative wedding photographer known for capturing artistic and magazine-style portraits on the wedding day. With an artistic eye, he has been creating documentary-style wedding photos since 2010. He also has expertise in small-scale elopements and engagement portraits.
Andy Madea, a New England wedding photographer, combines his passion for adventure and the outdoors with his creative vision. Drawing inspiration from his experiences exploring mountains in coastal Maine and New Hampshire, he captures stunning wedding day portraits. With a knack for off-camera lighting and a preference for dusk lighting, Andy excels at capturing memorable night shots.
Kate Crabtree is a wedding photographer from Maine who captures beautiful photos of couples on their special day against the backdrop of stunning landscapes. She specializes in creating unique portraits near water, such as the ocean or docks, and loves working with the soft, warm light of the sunset and golden hour. Kate is known for her symmetrical framing and creating balanced images.
Andrew Morrell is a professional wedding photographer who sees things in a different way. He combines his love for music with art and technology, bringing a unique touch to the weddings and elopements he captures. His clients are playful, cheerful, and love bright and bold colors.
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,...
Matt Kolf specializes in creative fine art wedding group portrait sessions, celebrating diverse styles with a focus on creativity.
Joyce Perlman, a US-based wedding photographer, stands out for her unique approach to capturing weddings through a combination of contemporary and documentary-style photography. With a background in fine art and visual design, Joyce's artistic eye shines through in her portrait sessions, often taking advantage of natural settings like trees, the wilderness, and the golden hour to create stunning images.
Dennis Crider is an artistic wedding photographer who specializes in capturing authentic moments that reflect the unique personalities and styles of each couple. He has a talent for using light and composition to create striking and emotive images that evoke a dreamlike quality. His close-up shots and clever use of shadows and contrast add a touch of mystery and excitement to his work, resulting in captivating and dramatic...
Mike Kory is a talented wedding photographer who brings a creative touch to his portrait sessions. With a background in Mechanical Engineering, he uses off-camera and dusk lighting to capture stunning night shots. Known for his symmetrical framing, Mike has a knack for making his subjects feel at ease and enjoy the photo shoot.
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.
Madi Ellis, a wedding photographer, brings acting skills to create authentic and unique love stories through her photography. Known for symmetrical framing and capturing intricate details in portraits, she excels at representing couples. Off-duty, she enjoys exploring new places through travel.
Penny McCoy is a wedding photographer from Minneapolis who loves capturing genuine moments with her southern charm. She has a passion for creating artistic portraits of couples, using bright and bold colors, as well as playing with graphic designs and lines. Penny also excels at capturing stunning night shots and favors using the beautiful lighting at dusk. She brings her expertise in off-camera lighting to create creatively...
Mauricio Urena is a talented wedding photographer from Central America, with a focus on artistic and creative wedding day portraits. With over 200 weddings under his belt, his detail-oriented approach and background in business and finance bring a unique perspective to his work.
Sarah Nader is an award-winning wedding photographer with a knack for capturing unique and creative portraits. She excels at using reflective surfaces and creative lighting techniques to make her photos stand out. In her free time, Sarah loves traveling, cooking, and staying active with her two Golden Retrievers and Peloton.
Alex Gordias is a well-known wedding photographer on the East Coast. With his creative vision, he captures unique and beautiful landscapes during weddings. He particularly enjoys taking night shots and loves working with the natural dusk lighting outside of the wedding venue.
Nicolas Bastien, a 30-year-old from Quimper, is a travel enthusiast turned photographer specializing in artistic adventure portraits for daring couples. Inspired by values of sharing and humility, he captures unique moments in weddings and landscapes.
Lucy Schultz is an artistic wedding photographer known for her unique style and ability to create eye-catching imagery. With her off-camera lighting skills and love for night shots, she brings a touch of artistry to every wedding she captures. Lucy's clients appreciate the fun and comfortable atmosphere she creates, allowing them to be their authentic selves in front of the camera.
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.
Lauren Hannah Garcia is a traveling wedding photographer with over 10 years of experience capturing the energy and emotion of weddings. She specializes in romantic and artistic portrait sessions, creating eye-catching imagery for playful couples, often in urban environments.
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.
