2024 Top 30 Artistic North America Wedding Photographers
Page Updated: January 31st, 2024
Discover the best artistic wedding photographers in North America! These award-winning photographers are experts at creative and beautiful wedding day portraits of the couple, as well as capturing artistic detail shots.
Trust our WPJA North America photographers to go above and beyond in providing unique and authentic images that truly reflect your love story. With their expertise in finding the perfect backdrop and their attention to detail, they will make sure nothing goes unnoticed.
Whether you're having a destination wedding or simply want a one-of-a-kind wedding photoshoot in nature, our photographers will capture your special day in the most imaginative and authentic way possible. Let the Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association connect you with an artistic North America wedding photographer to bring your wedding vision to life!
Simi Rabinowitz is an accomplished wedding photographer based in New England. He is known for his ability to capture the authentic beauty and emotions of each event using natural light. Simi's favorite scenes to shoot are during dusk during the reception, where he can expertly utilize low lighting to create stunning images.
Brandon Lai, a creative wedding photographer, celebrates individuality through diverse styles, focusing on artistic details and fine art portraits, showcasing his talent and attention to detail.
Orlando Suarez is a wedding photographer who travels around the world to capture special moments on couples' big days. He is known for his unique style and ability to capture candid and natural portraits. With a love for offbeat and unconventional images, Orlando's creative vision shines through in his symmetrical framing, balanced compositions, and use of graphic elements and lines.
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.
Ted Felsberg, a wedding photographer, specializes in creative fine art portraits for couples to document their love, cherishing diversity in his work. He captures romance in portrait sessions with a focus on pure joy.
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.
Loic Nicoloso is an experienced destination wedding photographer with a passion for capturing beautiful moments. Having grown up in a photography-filled environment, he has developed a unique and minimalistic style that focuses on the odd and quirky aspects of weddings.
John Ryan is the owner of J&J Studios in Philadelphia and has been capturing weddings since 2011. He offers photography, video, aerial, and live streaming services. John is known for taking striking wedding portraits with creative lighting techniques in beautiful outdoor locations.
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.
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 photojournalist known for her unique approach. She has a keen eye for symmetrical framing and balanced images that stand out from the typical wedding photos. Sarah is also skilled in using reflective surfaces and creative lighting techniques to capture artistic and beautifully lit portraits. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, cooking, and staying fit with her two Golden Retrievers...
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.
New England wedding photographer Andy Madea blends adventure and creativity to capture stunning portraits. Inspired by coastal Maine and New Hampshire, his specialty is unforgettable dusk and night shots.
Nina Larsen Reed, a Norwegian transplant to the Colorado Rockies, captures the love and adventure of couples in winter settings. With over 150 weddings under her belt, she helps plan dream elopements.
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...
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...
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.
Charles Moll found his passion in wedding photography. Focusing on creative fine art details, he captures the beauty, life, and emotion in each moment, preserving memories for years to come.
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.
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...
Viara Mileva is a Canadian wedding photographer with a strong academic background. With decades of experience in drawing, writing fiction, and making music, she brings a unique artistic vision to her photography. Viara is particularly energized by weddings and enjoys capturing couples in romantic, and intimate poses. She is also drawn to the beauty of the outdoors and the soft, natural lighting it provides.
Jason Johnson is a well-traveled freelance photographer based in Boulder, specializing in capturing creative wedding day portraits. His work showcases symmetrical framing and a fondness for evening light, including the blue hour, night sky, and twilight. With a minimalist approach and clean backgrounds, Jason's skill with off-camera lighting allows him to create stunning night shots and utilize off-camera flash in...
Michelle Arlotta is an experienced wedding photographer with a creative and analytical approach. With her unique style, she captures raw emotions and delivers beautiful results, often adding a touch of humor. Known for her versatility, she creates images that reflect a wide range of emotions and designs that incorporate bold graphics and colors.
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.
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.
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.
Rebekah Sampson, an Arizona wedding photographer, captures timeless portraits and emotion-filled documentation of special moments. With expertise in off-camera lighting, she excels at night shots and uses dusk lighting to enhance her subjects. She loves incorporating off-camera flash in daylight to fill and highlight her subjects and details, particularly during bride and groom portraits with bouquets.
Traci Edwards, an artistic wedding photographer, combines her background in the arts with her extensive knowledge in wedding logistics to capture beautiful and authentic moments for couples. With a keen eye for detail, she uses subtle and natural colors to create a soft and romantic feel in her work.
Sean Lara, a Rocky Mountains wedding photographer, has a unique style of capturing love stories against stunning landscapes. His expertise in off-camera lighting elevates his creative and storytelling portraits.
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