Best of Wedding Photography

Archives for January 2010

Digital ProTalk

January 30, 2010 by
http://www.digitalprotalk.com
Based In: Cincinnati, Ohio
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David Ziser

Photographer, Lecturer, and Trainer

David Ziser, an internationally-renowned wedding photographer, has shared his knowledge with tens of thousands of photographers in five languages and in 14 countries worldwide. Studio Photography acclaimed "Award winning photographer, David Ziser, is showing the world how to take wedding pictures." The Dallas Morning News extolled Ziser as "wedding photographer extraordinaire." David is one of 101 worldwide who hold the highest honor of "Fellow" bestowed by the American Society of Photographers.

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Almost 3 years ago David launched DigitalProTalk.com; a blog dedicated to the aspiring professional photographer looking to enhance his/her photography, Photoshop, Lightroom, and business skills. It's been called one of the best photo blogs out there. Readership continues to grow and is in excess of 165,000 page views per month. David also writes a monthly e-newsletter that emails to over 23,000 recipients.

By year end he will have completed 6 DVD's online for Kelby Training with 5 more planned for 2010.

David was asked by Professional Photographer Magazine to be a regular monthly contributor to their award winning publication.

He has also just partnered with the Digital Wedding Forum to be a monthly content provider. DWF is one of the most widely read wedding forums in the U.S.

David has just produced his first book on wedding photography entitled, "Captured By The Light, The Essential Guide On Extraordinary Wedding Photography." Kelby Media, who asked David to author the book provided assistance in design, layout, and marketing of the book. Kelby Media is the most successful producer of books of this kind in the world. Peachpit/New Riders have just finished publishing the book which will be in bookstores by mid-February 2010.

David was one of the leading platform speakers at WPPI lecturing to an enthusiastic audience of over 800 people.

He will be presenting again at both Photoshop World Conferences again in 2010.

David Ziser continues to be one of the leading trainers in the industry for over twenty years. His 2009 Digital WakeUp Call tour was called the best of the year and one of the best digital photography seminar series ever. He is currently planning another national tour for this year - 2010.

Cincinatti wedding photographer

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Apresh Chavda Photography

January 28, 2010 by
http://www.apreshchavda.com
Based In: London - United Kingdom
Other Locations: United Kingdom, Europe, India, Kenya, East Africa, United States

I am a storyteller, a visual artist with a true passion for wedding photography. My vision will capture real moments with emotion, honesty and creativity. My candid and unobtrusive approach to photography allows me to capture human emotions in their natural form throughout your wedding day.

London wedding photographer

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Kate Harrison Photography

January 27, 2010 by
http://www.kateharrisonphotography.com
Based In: San Francisco Bay Area
Other Locations: Napa, Los Angeles, CA l Maui, Kauai, Hawaii l Bennington, VT

Kate joyously documents all your gorgeous, organic moments & details while you enjoy your wedding. Nothing cookie cutter or cheesy... just sweet, artistic photojournalism.

San Francisco wedding photographer

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Lucida Photography

January 21, 2010 by
http://www.lucida-photography.com
Based In: Vancouver, BC Canada
Other Locations: Hawaii - Kahului, Maui, Honolulu, Oahu l NY - New York

Melia holds a bachelor of Fine Art and has been photographing weddings since 2001.

Her style is the perfect blend of fine art portraiture and candid documentary photography. For over a decade she has served the culturally diverse brides and grooms of Vancouver and
spends half of the year on Maui, serving all the Hawaiian islands and Vancouver in the summer / fall. Available worldwide.

Vancouver wedding photographer

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Tania Lezak Photographer

January 19, 2010 by
http://www.tanialezak.com
Based In: Philadelphia, PA
Other Locations: New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Mexico, Caribbean

Tania Lezak is an international award winning wedding photographer, currently accepting commissions both domestically and internationally. Tania shoots destinations around the world, and has been a photographer for 14 years. She is an award-winning member of the AGWPJA, a member of WPPI, and is honored to be included among the elite Best of Wedding Photography group.

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Viera Photographics

January 13, 2010 by
http://www.vieraphotographics.com
Based In: Portugal
Other Locations: Portugal - Cascais l California - San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sonoma, Napa l New York, NY l Rhode Island

Viera Photographics is a boutique wedding photography company specializing in creative, photojournalistic wedding photography. Our style of photography emphasizes stylish story telling with raw emotion. We combine elements of fashion photography, wedding photojournalism and reportage - discretely capturing the details and subtleties of life - telling your story your way in a visually compelling photographic essay. We are based in Portugal, but photograph all over the world!

Portugal wedding photographer

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Luigi Rota Wedding Photographer

January 11, 2010 by
https://www.fotorotastudio.it/en/
Based In: Lombardia, Italy
Other Locations: Lake Como, Milan, Rome, Venice, Sicily, Liguria, Tuscany l Switzerland l USA l France l London, UK l Dubai

Luigi Rota was born in 1973 at the age of 14 and immediately embarks on his training and adventure in the world of photography. With over 25 years of experience in the field, now owner of FOTOROTASTUDIO coordinates a team of professional photographers and videographers. Among the pioneers in Italy in the first photographers to bring the report in wedding photography, changing styles and techniques and creating dynamic images, non-standard and full of excitement and creativity. In 2007 he received important awards and international qualifications including: QIP and QEP- EFF on wedding photography and becomes part of the most important associations in the world of professional photographers: WPJA, AGWPJA, WPPI, ISPWP, FEARLESS, and those Italian: ANFM, Tau-Visual, FIOF, NPS. He is selected as a founding member for Italy from BOWP Best Of Wedding Photography which brings together the best wedding photographers in the world. Many of his images are used for magazines, exhibitions, books, publications and win important photographic competitions in the world. Photography teacher holds regular courses at various levels. From 2009 he was called as professor to hold some workshops on wedding photography aimed at professional photographers; Today her workshops are held in all Italy. Also selected by Nikon Italy as teacher "Nikon School". He collaborates with many agencies and companies in the industry including "Celebra Album" charge as Ambassador and Academy spokesperson. Evolving its technology, he devotes considerable time to research and experimentation.

Lombardia wedding photographer

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David Beckstead

January 11, 2010 by
http://www.davidbeckstead.com
Based In: Spokane, Washington
Other Locations: Rome - Italy, London - England, Bahamas, Vancouver - Canada, Cabo San Lucas - Mexico

David was named “The Top 10 Wedding Photographers in the World” by American Photo magazine: http://www.popphoto.com/americanphotofeatures/3854/the-top-10-wedding-photographers.html.

David is truly a mountain man at heart! He has traveled to over 80 countries and almost every state in the US. He has hiked thousands of miles of backcountry, including above the base camp of Mt. Everest. He was one of the first registered trackers for Arizona Search and Rescue. He worked for the US Forest Service for 12 summers as a Hotshot firefighter fighting fires around the US and Canada, all the while carrying a Nikon SLR with a 50 mm 1.8 lens. David is a fine art watercolor painter and lover of all things artistic.

David lives out-in-the-middle-of-nowhere, NE Washington State. David mixes his passion for art and travel to run a 16 year destination wedding photography business. Kassandra, his wife (of 21 fabulous years!) and business partner, shares his passions. Together they have successfully mixed their lifestyle with their business. They have a 6 year old amazing girl named Asia! They have photographed weddings in Brazil, Italy, Scotland, Ireland, UK, Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexico, Vietnam, Slovenia, Romania, Norway and many other destination style shoots.

David has a reputation for being honest and helpful and taking on life with passion and a smile!

Join David on his Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/David.A.Beckstead

Check out: www.davidbeckstead.com and www.davidbeckstead.net

Spokane wedding photographer

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Gandy Photographers

January 10, 2010 by
http://www.gandyphotographers.com/
Based In: Atlanta, Georgia USA
Other Locations: Savannah, Valdosta, GA l Tallahassee, FL; St. Simon's Island, GA l Amelia Island, FL

Jeff and Julie are a husband and wife team of professional wedding and portrait photographers who share many passions. As a married couple, they appreciate the emotion that pours out of a wedding day, and as a photography team they complement one another in capturing that emotion in print. As wedding photographers, We see ourselves as artists documenting with our cameras the beauty and excitement of the day. Our goal is to capture the emotion of each couples story from beginning to end as we see it unfold. We create art by incorporating our subjects into the natural environment and primarily utilizing available light. We absolutely love what we do and if you ask those who know us, they will tell you the same.

Jeff and Julie's work has been published in Rangefinder Magazine, Studio Photography Magazine, Photo Industry Reporter, Southern Weddings Magazine, and The Knot Georgia, as well as many other regional publications. They have also been selected as a Five Star Platinum List vendor by Grace Ormonde's Wedding Style Magazine.

From your first consultation to the delivery of a world class custom designed wedding album, Jeff and Julie work together to give you an unforgettable photography experience.

Atlanta wedding photographer

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Ben Chrisman

January 10, 2010 by
http://www.benchrismanblog.com/
Based In: San Francisco, CA
Other Locations: New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Hawaii, Chicago

Ben and Erin live in San Francisco, but travel nearly every weekend to weddings all around the United States and beyond. In 2007, Ben was ranked as the Photographer of the Year with the Wedding Photojournalist Association. In 2008, American Photo Magazine named Ben and Erin as two of the Top 10 Wedding Photographers in the World. But more importantly, Ben and Erin love taking photographs that are meaningful, a little bit different and hopefully in the end, timeless.

San Francisco wedding photographer

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Anna Kuperberg

January 5, 2010 by
http://www.kuperberg.com
Based In: San Francisco
Other Locations: Los Angeles l New York l Hawaii l Tahoe l Any place!

Anna Kuperberg is a wedding photographer based in San Francisco. Her work has been featured in Martha Stewart, InStyle, and Real Simple magazines. She was named one of the top 10 photographers in the world by American Photo magazine.

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Ira Lippke Studios

January 1, 2010 by
http://www.iralippkestudios.com
Based In: New York, NY
Other Locations: Long Beach, California l Paris, France l Brazil l India

With studios in both New York and Southern California, Ira Lippke shoots extraordinary events each year in international locations as diverse as a Tuscan castle, a Balinese beachfront, a royal Punjab Indian landscape, and many of the finest resorts around the world. He is the recipient of the Photographer of the Year award from the Wedding Photojournalist Association, First Place in Brides Magazine international Photo Competition and Peter Jennings' "Person of the Week", and is featured regularly in such prestigious venues as Elegant Bride, Inside Weddings, The Knot, and Grace Ormonde Wedding Style.

Ira Lippke was born to bohemian parents who raised him and his four younger siblings in a converted school bus in Colorado and Washington State. With forests, orchards and mountains serving as his schoolhouse, Lippke developed an acute visual sensibility that found its perfect outlet in photography, which he immersed himself in from the age of 14. Without the intrusion of mainstream culture's image-saturated mediascape, Lippke was able to develop ann ability to fram the everyday in an unusual and distinctly personal way. Lippke has become one of the country's most celebrated wedding photographers, known for his ability to capture the distinct style and emotional ambience of every event with sophistication and professionalism. Lippke is an avid collector of contemporary fine-art photography and spends his free time surfing, riding his motorcycle, following independent film and music, reading and engaging family and friends in lively conversation.

New York City Wedding Photographer

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Edoardo Agresti – Photographer

January 1, 2010 by
http://www.edoardoagresti.it
Based In: Florence - Tuscany - Italy
Other Locations: New York/USA - London/UK - Moscow/Russia - Paris/France - Puerto Vallarda/Mexico

Born in Florence, Edoardo inherited his father’s passion for travel and for photography so much so it became his profession. Edoardo’s travels began at the age of 9 (he has travelled on more than 130 expeditions all over the world) and has allowed him to develop a special sensitivity in his mind and heart allowing him to grasp reality in all its beauty and depth.

His photography is reportage - whether it be a trip, a wedding or a backstage event. His meetings with important international photographers has allowed him to grow and learn to photograph in relation to his subject. The advice and teachings of Steve McCurry on the study of light were valuable lessons and left an indelible mark on his way to shoot photography. For the last several years, Edoardo’s photography has been undergoing a new change under the influence of new photographers such as Paolo Pellegrin and his ways of telling stories and Micheal Ackerman for his perception of reality.

Edoardo is a member of important international associations: Wedding Photojournalistic Association, Artistic Guild WPJA, ISPWP. These associations are some of the most important associations that welcome American and British photographers after careful screening and only select the best international photographers that shoot wedding photography in reportage style. Edoardo is also founder of Best of Wedding Photography.

Edoardo has also participated in reportage photography and wedding photography in numerous events, seminars and workshops in Italy, in 2013 and in 2014 he was invited as a speaker in Spain and in Brazil in some of the most important conventions on wedding photography in the world.

Edoardo and his team of wedding photographers have been requested all over the world by the most important international wedding planners: Perth (Australia), St. Petersburg (Russia), New Orleans, New York, Bozeman (USA), Puerto Vallarda (Mexico), London, Brighton, Oxford (UK), Paris (France), Lagos (Nigeria), Edinburgh (Scotland) and others.

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

Photojournalism and documentary
Over the past 10 years he has received numerous awards in wedding photography and travel reportage. Among the most important are: the first prize in the category People in the UK contest Black and White Spider, winner of the National Geographic Contest, first place in the Masters Cup Color American; first place in Photojournalism category at International Color Awards; silver medal in One Eyeland Photography contest and honorable mentions in the IPA (Lucie Awards) in the sections' feature essay 'and' wedding 'and the Royal Geographic Society in TPOY. Winner of SIPA Siena International Contest in 2017 and one of the four Honarable Mentions in Human World - Photography competition nel 2018.

Wedding
Edoardo Agresti was elected in 2008, 2009 and 2011 "Photographer of the Year" by the National Association of wedding photographers www.anfm.it. Also in 2011 he was elected POY - Photographer Of the Year - by the American Association AGWPJA, www.agwpja.com. Edoardo entered the list of the most important 50 wedding photographers in the world by the prestigious Association Junebug in 2009, 2011 and 2014.

In 2015 Edoardo has been selected to be one of the international judges in the most important chinese photographic festival CPA.

In 2016 First prize for 'Wedding album (single photographer)' at WPPI annual contest in Las Vegas'

Tuscany wedding photographer

 

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