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Salman Hamid

He was obsessed with photography after he was given his first camera at the age of fifteen. After completing high school in 1990, Jerry started a four year photography course and quit after a year as he was tired of his teachers trying to teach him to save the world with one photograph.

In 1994, after working at a few camera retail stores, Jerry approached a popular studio in Melbourne and offered to work for no pay on weekends and did so for the next year. He soon adopted the role as studio manager and principal photographer. Eager to spread his wings, Jerry started his own business in 1997 and has since been the backbone of one of Australia’s largest and most respected studios.

In 2004, Jerry was bestowed the title of Master of Photography by the A.I.P.P. (Australian Institute of Professional Photography) With an uncompromising pursuit for excellence, Jerry’s success can be attributed to consistency and the constant reinvention of himself and his company. With his biggest reinvention to date, Jerry launched his new boutique studio in 2009 that bears his name in the prestigious Docklands precinct of Victoria Harbour in Melbourne and caters to discerning clients who only demand the best.

Continuing to raise the bar and push the photography industry, Jerry stamps a recognizable and unique style with everything he photographs. His versatility extends to the wedding, portrait and fashion fields with a reputation for creating theatrical and iconic image of his subjects. With the flair of a fashion designer and the ingenuity of an architect, his style can be described where vintage glamour meets contemporary fashion.

In 2007 alone, he was the only Australian named as one of the Top Ten Wedding Photographers in the world by American Photo magazine and was named an “Icon of Imaging” by Microsoft. He was the only photographer outside the U.S. to be named an Icon and is one of 13 people in the world to be included in the coveted list of photography pioneers. In 2009 Jerry won his 6th International Wedding Album of the Year Award at W.P.P.I. (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International) among 8 awards as well as being named by WPPI as one of the top 5 Wedding photographers in the World.

For three years in a row, Jerry has achieved the Diamond level Photographer of the Year Award from PPA (Professional Photographers of America) with all 12 of his entries for the past three years making the P.P.A. loan collection.

Jerry has been named as the A.I.P.P. National Wedding Photographer of the Year and has also twice won the A.I.P.P. State Wedding and Professional Photographer of the Year Awards and many others at State and National levels respectively.

Jerry has been featured in articles published in American Photo, Rangefinder, Professional Photographer, Pro Photo, Image Maker, Capture, The Age, The Sun, The City Weekly and many others. His images have graced the covers of over thirty magazines and countless fashion editorials.

Known as the “MacGyver” of photography, Jerry has the innate ability to turn ordinary situations into extraordinary images.

Emerging as the undisputed leader of a new generation of photographers, Jerry has the rare gift of being a celebrated artist, a natural entrepreneur and an inspirational teacher. He continues to raise the benchmark of excellence as an artist who is admired and respected by his peers and loved by his clients. As a dynamic public speaker, Jerry inspires and educates fellow professional photographers all over the world with his passionate approach to photography and his natural business acumen that has made him a leader in the photography industry. His educational website the theicesociety.com has set the standard for online learning and his various other educational products have inspired photographers from all over the world.

Jerry’s most recent passion is the creation of his non-profit charitable foundation named the Soul Society, which cares for poor, homeless and orphan children in third world countries. www.thesoulsociety.org

His first project is to build a new home for 27 children in Cambodia. He realizes that he can’t save the world with one photograph but can change the world, one photograph at a time.

Jerry is available for wedding, portrait, fashion, special event and speaking engagements anywhere in the world.

Visit Jerry’s blog at www.jerryghionisblog.com

Seminars, Workshops, Educational Products and online learning, visit www.theicesociety.com

My family has been the subject of my personal photography work for over 10 years. For me, image making satisfies a personal curiosity driven by the need to understand and appreciate those I love. With the same artistic sensitivity, I bring this storytelling approach to wedding days.

Ultimately, my goal is to capture meaningful images that feel the way you felt on the day you said “I do.”

Privileged to be considered a ‘Top Ten Winter Wedding Photographer’ by Professional Photographer Magazine.

Allister’s reportage wedding photographs have a timeless appeal and are incredibly creative in both their storytelling qualities and fine art style composition.

“The Caribbean is an idyllic destination for weddings, yet every love story is unique and special. I witness these beautiful moments of love and laughter behind the camera. We all have emotions within us that make us laugh or cry and this is the magic of a photo that tells a story. This is why I love what I do. It is through each story that I can display my creativity and I live for that in every wedding I shoot” says Vanessa.

He won several international awards from various organizations and entities in the market. He was elected Photographer of the Quarter in 2009 by the ISPWP, and has been recognized by the WPJA for several award-winning images. He was considered, for two consecutive years, 2009/2010, among the top 50 in the world recently — elected by Italian magazine Just Married, and top five major wedding photographers in the world in 2011.

Vinícius is available to photograph your wedding in any location world-wide. The union between two things he loves most, travelling and photographing, makes destination weddings his favorite events. It is a way of knowing the world, living different cultures and beyond that, to photograph.

Our accomplishment is making couples comfortable, beautiful and happy. “Like two chameleons, everywhere and nowhere at the same time”, we preciously celebrate your special day with glamour and charm, taking the essence of the moments and making them a timeless keepsake. Our aim is to give you a superior product and an experience of warmth and cordiality. We truly love weddings and be the story tellers at one of life’s greatest moment, capturing the depth of your emotion.

We do what we love with the one we love … what could we ask more?