Top 7 Creative North Carolina Wedding Portrait Photographers for 2024
Page Updated: January 31st, 2024
Wouldn’t you just love to hire a top creative North Carolina 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 Carolina couple portraits.
Four Artistic Guild contests for North Carolina 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 Carolina 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.
Cindy Brown is a well-educated wedding photographer who travels across the globe to capture weddings with a keen eye for detail and a focus on portraying emotion and sensitivity. Her unconventional approach to photography results in energetic and emotive images, with a creative vision that embraces balanced and symmetrical framing. She particularly enjoys working in black and white, adding a timeless touch to her images.
Bryan Aleman specializes in capturing the emotions of weddings, engagements, and elopements with a romantic and natural approach. His artistic, symmetrical shots reflect his love for black-and-white photography.
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.
Michael Freas is a wedding photographer with a unique style and creative vision. He captures symmetrical framing and balanced images, creating portraits that honor the happy couple. His commitment to stress-free celebrations has cemented his reputation as one of the most reputable wedding photographers in the industry.
Emie McGee is a wedding photographer based in Lynchburg, USA. She has been taking photos since 2018 and is passionate about creating timeless images and editing them in a unique way inspired by film photography. Emie loves capturing the beauty of sunset, late afternoon, and golden hour and specializes in creative portrait sessions. She also enjoys shooting romantic and intimate photos, as well as night shots in the beautiful...
Rosina DiBello is a skilled wedding photographer known for her creative portraits. Mentored by experienced photographers, she thrives on capturing the unique essence of each couple she works with. With 20 years of experience and a studio in South Florida, Rosina combines her passion for photography with her love for historic sites when taking couple portraits on wedding days.
Samantha Moore is a talented wedding photographer who specializes in unique and artistic portraits. She has a passion for bright colors, wedding details, and capturing the love between couples. Samantha has been documenting weddings for many years and finds joy in sharing these special moments with her clients. When she's not behind the camera, Samantha enjoys dancing, gardening, and spending time with her family.
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.
