| Biographies, Philosophies & Approach
to Wedding Photography [more] |
Top seattle
wedding photographers have come together to form
a collaborative group to increase the quality of
wedding photojournalism and to provide an organization
to assist couples in choosing this style of coverage.
These
seattle based wedding photojournalists have been
commissioned to photograph weddings
all over nationally and many international wedding
locations.
Seattle
Wedding Photographer : Paul Sanders [more
wedding photographs]
Your
wedding day is one of the most important days of your
life. I believe your photographs should reflect who
you are and I approach every wedding with this in mind.
I work quietly and quickly, in the background, to capture
your day as it unfolds.
The
photographs in this site reflect a documentary style,
capturing the event as it happens, in candid moments,
the way you will remember it, not merely just the standard
posed shots.
Travel
opportunities are welcome. I'd be honored to be a part
of your celebration wherever it may be.
I'm
a graduate of Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena,
California. I began my career as a fashion photographer
in Milan, and later opened a studio in Los Angeles
servicing major ad agencies for such clients as American
Express, Beringer Vineyards, Carnation, Disney, General
Mills, Hilton Hotels, KCBS, KNBC, MCA/Universal, Mattel,
Microsoft, McDonalds, Nissan, Prudential, Sheraton,
Toshiba, Unocal, and many, many others.
I've
been an advertising photographer for over 25 years,
and am still very active in this type of work. But
wedding photography for me is truly a labor of love.
Literally. As sort of a hopeless romantic, I find my
photobiographical approach rewarding, both personally
and emotionally.
Seattle
Wedding Photographer: Rebecca Sullivan [more
wedding photographs]
Growing up in Montana, in the last house on the edge
of town, I spent my childhood among wide, lonely spaces
and intimate settings such as kitchens and celebrations,
where people gather and create, or become stories.
My
photography has grown from the fascination I developed
for landscapes and the people who inhabit them—studies
of rural Ireland or Newfoundland, the old men in the
piazzas of Italy, Irish musicians in their cottages and
the Roma children in the streets of Istanbul.
Photographing a wedding in The Pacific Northwest is a natural extension of
my desire to create a narrative with my pictures. It is my job as a photographer
to take these images and tell a meaningful story.
It is a privilege to record an important event in the
life of a couple and their families. My work is stylish,
interesting and very emotional. I see how important a
marriage ceremony can be, and I want to honor all of
the people who are involved with very lovely photographs.
Each occasion is a unique assignment.
Seattle
Wedding Photographer Bradley Hanson [more
wedding photographs]
Since
receiving a Voigtlander camera as a gift at the age
of 10, I’ve been fascinated with the art of photography.
When I first saw a print come to life in the developer
tray, I knew I would be a photographer. I am fortunate
to earn a living doing what I truly love. I have devoted
my life to exploring and improving my skills as a photographer
and continue to do so day after day. I find art in
the beauty and geometry of everyday life, never leaving
the
house without my camera. Particularly with live music
and weddings, I approach photography with the belief
that the
reality of each moment is the ultimate beauty, and
that it's these fleeting moments that are the most valuable
to my clients.
My
wedding work is often described as wedding photojournalism
or documentary style. Although I am a Seattle area wedding
and music photographer, I regularly travel for weddings,
and have been commissioned to photograph weddings all over
the world.
My
work has been featured in ad campaigns for Amazon.com and
Ericsson mobile phones, album cover art for Pete Droge,
Downpilot, Sugartown, Brother Sun Sister Moon, Visqueen
and Broadcast Oblivion. Music and editorial photojournalism
has been featured in local and national magazines, including
Seattle Weekly, The Stranger, Photo District News (PDN),
ROCKRGRL, The Big Takeover, Three Imaginary Girls, Washington
Free Press, Local Planet, Seattle Bride, The Knot, Conde
Nast's Brides Magazine, Wedding Pages Magazine, Wedding
Expo and Bravo's promotional literature.
I've
recently been named one of the nation's top wedding photographers
by PDN
magazine and the Wedding
Photojournalist Association.
Seattle
Wedding Photographer Laurence Chen [more
photographs]
What
do you see when you look at wedding photography? Beyond
the beautiful dresses and flowers, beyond the picturesque
settings, there are the emotions, the moments, and the
personalities.
My
wedding photography comes from a documentary perspective.
I concentrate on candid moments of people that evoke
a sense of the day's special mood and character. Along
with traditional posed, group photographs, my specialty
is seeing and capturing those fleeting, unposed moments
that reveal the spontaneous joy and energy of people
being themselves.
I
photograph all the planned events, but I believe my photography
is distinctive because I also aggressively seek those
moments which are more subtle, yet nonetheless beautiful
and stirring. Every image I make maximizes the moment's
evocative, emotional, and compositional content. Every
image works to tell the story about your wedding day
through the personalities of you, your friends, and your
family.
After
viewing my portfolio for the first time, a client once
told me she could see herself, her fiancee, her friends,
and her family in my photography, even though she was
seeing images of other people. Feelings like that come
from people being comfortable with the presence of the
photographer—so comfortable that they just relax,
have fun, and forget about the guy with the camera. I
hope you see this in my portfolio, too.
If
the images here interest you, I'd be happy to speak with
you to discuss in greater detail what I offer and how
I work to provide you with distinctive memories of your
wedding day.
Seattle
Wedding Photographers John K. Hong and Joseph K. Hong [more
photographs]
Born
and raised in Korea, we were heavily influenced by our
father who was a photojournalist and an owner of a fine-art
gallery. We were both educated at the University of Washington
studying anything but photography. John graduated with
degrees of Microbiology and Economics while Joey graduated
with Cell & Molecular Biology and Art History.
Medicine
was our initial career pathway, but after photographing
our first wedding, we redirected our focus towards our
passion for wedding photography. We are now full-time
wedding photographers in a never-ending pursuit of perfection
in wedding photojournalism.
Our
wedding photographs have won numerous awards from the Wedding
Photojournalist Association (WPJA) and have been
highlighted in multiple publications. Collectively and
individually, John and Joseph are
ranked among the top in the nation with Joseph being
named the 2003 Portrait Photographer of the Year by WPJA.
We thank you for considering us to be your wedding photographers.
In
addition to their primary website,
additional and individual works can be viewed at John
Hong Photography and Joseph
Hong Photography.
John & Joseph
live in Seattle with their dog, Filson. Click
here to read their wedding
client reviews
Seattle
Wedding Photographer Daniel Sheehan [more
photographs]
Pulitzer Prize-winning commercial and editorial photographer
Daniel Sheehan has captured images for some of the most respected
corporations and publications the world over.
Represented internationally by Getty Images in New York City,
Sheehan has completed corporate assignments for Amazon.com,
Alliance Capital, Encompass, Getty Images, Intracorp, Microsoft,
Starbucks, TIAA-CREF and Unisys Corporation.
In the editorial arena, Sheehan regularly accepts assignments
from such publications as Newsweek, Business Week, Forbes,
U.S. News and World Report, People Magazine, The New York
Times and The Washington Post.
Worldwide,
Sheehan has covered such stories as the bombing of
the World Trade
Center in 1993, the breakup of the Soviet
Union and a famine in Ethiopia. He also covered the fashion
collections in Milan, London & Paris and a number
of Super Bowls. His work has been recognized with awards
from
the Society of the Silurians, the Florida and New York
State Associated Press Associations and the National
Press Photographers
Association.
For ten years until 1995, Sheehan worked at New York Newsday.
In 1989, he was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his
photographs of war in Afghanistan and a devastating earthquake
in Armenia. He and several colleagues were honored when they
won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for local news for their coverage
of the fatal crash of a New York City subway.
Music has been one of Sheehan's longtime favorite subjects
and he regularly photographs some of the most interesting
jazz musicians on the Seattle scene every month for Earshot
Jazz magazine.
For the past few years he has accepted a limited number
of commissions to document wedding celebrations. He is planning
to publish a selection of these in a forthcoming book on
weddings.
He lives with his wife Jana and daughters Ema and Claire
in a Craftsman style bungalow in Seattle, Washington.
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