Photography has filled me with purpose and joy, and taken me places I never thought I'd go. I have covered three U.S. presidents, been blessed by the Pope, and been stared down by Muhammad Ali. I've shared a laugh with Smokey Robinson, and had a picture I took of him used when he received a lifetime achievement award. I've photographed a 110-year-old woman as she told me what it was like to climb onto the torch of the Statue of Liberty. I was chosen as the only independent photographer allowed near Obama and McCain in their last meeting before the 2008 election. I'm the only photographer in the world to have been officially represented by the three largest photographic retailers in the Western hemipshere. Heck, I've even had a photographic technique named after me (which is crazy).
But I have never felt so blessed by photography as when I am photographing a wedding. At weddings, we are most visibly ourselves -- the walls we walk around with come tumbling down under the forces of joy, anxiety (and sometimes a bit of alcohol). To document that experience, the relationship of friends, families, and a couple launching a new stage in their life, is an incredible feeling. When a client says "This is the first picture I've seen of my parents that actually looks like them!" I feel like I've done something with lasting value. After years of shooting and more than 225 weddings under my belt, I still find each one to be more exciting than the last, and try to make each one the best one that I've ever photographed.
In addition to a staff of photo assistants, I am so happy to have my partner Wendy as a full-time studio manager to make sure that our clients' needs are met at every stage from the first inquiry until years after the wedding. Wendy is the hardest worker I have ever known, and she makes my clients' experience as stress-free as possible.
May - A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!! waw
Mercedes - So pretty! I love that light.
Mary - Nicely composed with a dreamy look. well done!
Kelsie - It doesn’t look dangerous, at all.
Christopher Bunce - Your images are always so inspiring and technically brilliant! Ever since I started following your work, I have been pushing myself to do better and my work has come on in leaps and bounds! Thanks
Martin Hambleton - Wow. Just …. wow. Amazing composition, fantastic light. Scary height!
wil - Very Kool. My shoot in NY got cancelled due to rain so I’m jealous!
alyda - ridiculously amazing RB! just whoa!
Sandra - So beautiful! Where is this rooftop? Love this photo!