Top 4 Fine Art Chicago Wedding Photographers for 2024

Page Updated: January 31st, 2024

Would you love to find a fine-art, artistic Chicago wedding photographer to document the details of your big day and to complement your unique love story with a creative flair? The Wedding Photojournalist Association can help! Our documentary-style Chicago wedding photographers are, first and foremost, photographers — artists, in other words, whose medium is the still photograph. In the Artistic Guild competitions, WPJA members show off their creative talents for digitally enhanced still-lifes and fine-art detail photos.

Quarterly Artistic Guild contests for fine-art Chicago wedding photography are held annually, entered and judged separately from the WPJA competitions held during the year. After each contest, we add another collection of award-winning detail images to our wedding photographer’s member profile galleries.

What could be better than the details of your carefully planned event captured by a top Chicago fine art wedding photographer? Detail images generally are tighter framed shots on some of the day’s textures, and features, whether as arranged by the photographer or as they were found: dresses, gowns, suits, rings, linens, flowers, bouquets, cake, shoes, or champagne glasses. A collection of tightly cropped faces would likely also be a “details” shot if the surrounding context has been subdued to bring out the image’s artistic impact.

Lifestyle portrait in BW of Chicago wedding photographer Madi Ellis

Madi Ellis is a US wedding photographer who has a deep passion for capturing authentic love stories. With a background in acting, she uses her storytelling skills to create honest and original work that fully represents couples. Madi's unique approach includes using symmetrical framing and balanced images, as well as incorporating detail shots during portrait sessions. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and exploring...

Portrait of wedding photographer Sarah Nader

Sarah Nader is an award-winning wedding photographer known for her unique and creative approach. With a focus on symmetrical framing and balanced images, she captures stunning wedding day portraits that stand out. Outside of work, Sarah enjoys traveling, cooking, and staying active with her two Golden Retrievers and Peloton.

United States destination documentary wedding photography by Taber Lacie

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...

Chicago wedding and elopement photography by Milan Lazic of Illinois United States

Milan Lazic is a wedding photographer who discovered his love for photography in high school. At just 18 years old, he captured his first wedding using an analog camera and developed a deep fascination for lighting techniques. Milan's creative style shines through in his portrait sessions, where he skillfully combines symmetrical framing and balanced images to capture unique and visionary shots.