Top 7 Creative Summit County Wedding Portrait Photographers for 2024
Page Updated: January 31st, 2024
Wouldn’t you just love to hire a top creative Summit County 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 Summit County couple portraits.
Four Artistic Guild contests for Summit County 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 Summit County 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.
Trent Gillespie is a Colorado wedding photographer with a Journalism degree from the University of Northern Colorado and experience in photojournalism. He specializes in creative portraits of couples, often taking advantage of natural mountain and rustic barn settings. Trent is skilled in off-camera lighting techniques, capturing beautiful shots at dusk and in low-light situations. He also has a talent for using flash in...
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.
In 2017, Liam Gordon founded his own photography business after finding inspiration in old photos of his younger self. He specializes in capturing wedding day portraits, aiming to create a calm and thought-provoking atmosphere. Liam's expertise lies in capturing intimate moments between couples, showcasing their tenderness and love for each other.
Mark Creery is a skilled wedding photographer in the Rocky Mountains, specializing in artistic portrait sessions. He enjoys capturing romantic images against beautiful landscapes and dramatic skies. With two decades of experience, Mark's photos are known for their unique and creative touch.
Taber Lacie, a wedding photographer based in the USA, travels for her work. Before pursuing photography, she worked as an EMT and has always been fascinated with the art of taking pictures. Starting her career in the wedding industry at just 16 years old, Taber specializes in creating unique and artistic portraits of couples on their special day. She is especially skilled at capturing detailed shots of wedding rings and using...
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.
Stacy Gillespie, a photographer based in Colorado, developed a passion for photography while pursuing a marketing degree in college. Her unique approach includes utilizing the stunning backdrops of mountain ski resorts and incorporating chair lifts into her compositions. Additionally, she excels in capturing the captivating beauty of the night sky during dusk lighting situations.
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.
