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Passion. That's the best way to describe my work, my attitude, and my desire to create images for a couple in love. American PHOTO Magazine named me one of the top ten wedding photographers in the world... I'm also the Nikon corporation's top international wedding photography spokesperson, and I won the Grand Award for Photojournalism from Wedding and Portraits International. I'm extremely proud of this recognition. However, it's the path I've followed that has allowed me to evolve into the present. I didn't achieve anything overnight, and I'm extremely honored each and every time someone allows me to photograph their wedding.
My career in photography now spans over 29 years. I spent 15 years as a photojournalist with the Philadelphia Inquirer. I experienced just about every situation a photographer could possible encounter. Whether I was shooting a magazine piece in Liberia, West Africa, following the President of the U.S. on a campaign stop, doing a story on spelunking in Central PA, or any of the other 6000 assignments I've documented, I never dreamed for one second that I'd be enjoying wedding photography as much as I do now. I believe that my career as a photojournalist has provided me with an extremely unique insight and perspective on how to photograph the most important day in the life of a couple in love.
Although I now have over 750 weddings under my belt in the last decade, I have to admit that I once viewed wedding photography as a bit of a joke. I believed that it was a recipe motivated, formula driven genre that lacked creativity and spontaneity. My visual impression of wedding photography was the bride and groom staring at the camera next to the big tree, or the "gazebo shot"! These photos seemed cold and terribly staged. Light, texture, dimension, mood, composition, anticipation, passion, emotion, energy, romance, and relationships, are the ingredients necessary to make great photographs at a wedding. I have truly come full circle with regard for both my attitude and respect for wedding photography. To me, it's all about the moments people share with one another on the wedding day.
Today, the decision in choosing a wedding photographer has never been more difficult. The digital revolution has allowed so many new photographers to enter this ever growing field. My work is not about marketing hype or photoshop manipulation. I don't attempt to pose you into someone who I think you should be. My goal is to capture the essence of who you are by capturing your day naturally- through an artistic interpretation of your day along with some of the best of the traditional aspects of wedding photography.
Please enjoy this site. I hope you click on my blog to view previous weddings snip-its. It's a great way to grasp the level of consistency in my work. Contact us anytime with any questions. Thanks for stopping by!
My career in photography now spans over 29 years. I spent 15 years as a photojournalist with the Philadelphia Inquirer. I experienced just about every situation a photographer could possible encounter. Whether I was shooting a magazine piece in Liberia, West Africa, following the President of the U.S. on a campaign stop, doing a story on spelunking in Central PA, or any of the other 6000 assignments I've documented, I never dreamed for one second that I'd be enjoying wedding photography as much as I do now. I believe that my career as a photojournalist has provided me with an extremely unique insight and perspective on how to photograph the most important day in the life of a couple in love.
Although I now have over 750 weddings under my belt in the last decade, I have to admit that I once viewed wedding photography as a bit of a joke. I believed that it was a recipe motivated, formula driven genre that lacked creativity and spontaneity. My visual impression of wedding photography was the bride and groom staring at the camera next to the big tree, or the "gazebo shot"! These photos seemed cold and terribly staged. Light, texture, dimension, mood, composition, anticipation, passion, emotion, energy, romance, and relationships, are the ingredients necessary to make great photographs at a wedding. I have truly come full circle with regard for both my attitude and respect for wedding photography. To me, it's all about the moments people share with one another on the wedding day.
Today, the decision in choosing a wedding photographer has never been more difficult. The digital revolution has allowed so many new photographers to enter this ever growing field. My work is not about marketing hype or photoshop manipulation. I don't attempt to pose you into someone who I think you should be. My goal is to capture the essence of who you are by capturing your day naturally- through an artistic interpretation of your day along with some of the best of the traditional aspects of wedding photography.
Please enjoy this site. I hope you click on my blog to view previous weddings snip-its. It's a great way to grasp the level of consistency in my work. Contact us anytime with any questions. Thanks for stopping by!
