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CA. Jerry has been highly decorated by WPPI and has
achieved numerous national awards since joining.
David De Dios—When David De Dios was five, a man
with a strange box asked him to look into it and smile.
David was fascinated when the box created an image of him.
His passion for photography was sparked and he wanted to
do the same for other people. When David is not photographing
weddings, he is photographing editorial and fashion.
David’s studio is located in Phoenix, AZ.
Mauricio Donelli—Mauricio Donelli is a world-famous
wedding photographer from Miami, FL. His photographs
have been published in Vogue, Town & Country, and many
national and international magazines. Mauricio has photographed
weddings around the world.
Bruce Dron and Maura Dutra—Bruce Hamilton
Dorn of iDC Photography has twenty years of Hollywood
filmmaking experience, which has shaped his cinematic-style
wedding day coverage. As a member of the Director’s Guild
of America, Bruce has worked with clients like McDonald's,
Sony, Budweiser, ATT, Ford, Kirin, Chevrolet, Mitsubishi,
and Coca-Cola. With his artistic partner and wife Maura
Dutra, Bruce now offers this award-winning expertise to a
very select group of artistically-inclined wedding clients.
Scott Eklund—Scott Eklund makes his living as a photojournalist
for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He specializes
in sports, spot news, and feature stories, but recently got
interested in photographing weddings, deciding that his
skill set was “portable.” He has now won numerous awards
for his wedding photography, which relies on a newspaperman’s
sense of timing and story-telling.
Brett Florens—Having started his career as a photojournalist,
Brett Florens has become a renowned international
wedding photographer, traveling from his home in
South Africa to Europe, Australia and the U.S. for the discerning
bridal couple requiring the ultimate in professionalism
and creativity. His exceptional albums are fast making
him the “must have” photographer around the globe.
Jerry Ghionis—Jerry Ghionis of XSiGHT Photography
and Video has established himself as one of Australia’s leading
photographers. In 1999, he was honored with the AIPP
(Australian Institute of Professional Photography) award for
best new talent in Victoria. In 2002, he won the AIPP Victorian
Wedding Album of the Year award, and in 2003 he
repeated that award and also earned the Grand Award in
the Album competition at WPPI. He has won the Album
Competition several times since then.
Greg Gibson—Greg Gibson’s has worked for some of
the largest news organizations in the world, documenting
three Presidential campaigns, the Monica Lewinsky scandal,
the Gulf War, numerous Super Bowls, and much more.
Greg has twice received the highest award in journalism:
the Pulitzer Prize. Despite numerous offers to return to
journalism, Greg is happy shooting weddings, finding it is
the perfect genre to continually test his skills.
Alfred Gordon—Recognized as one of Florida’s topten
photographers in 2001, 2002, and 2003, Al Gordon
has photographed weddings throughout the Southeast. He
holds the Master Photographer and Photographic Craftsman
degrees from the PPA. He is also a Certified Professional
Photographer from the PPA, and has earned the
AOPA degree from WPPI. He received the coveted Kodak
Trylon Gallery Award twice, and has images in the coveted
ASP Masters Loan Collection.
Steven Gross—Steven Gross owns Real Life Weddings
and Steven E. Gross & Assoc. Photography in Chicago, IL.
His images have been featured on ABC’s Good Morning
America, Esquire, and in the intro for NBC’s Three Sisters.
He has published three books: Zhou Brothers (Oxford University
Press, 1995), In the Studio (Oxford University Press,
1995), and Black and White: Defining Moments of Weddings
and Marriage (Mohawk Paper, 2002).
Tibor Imely—Imely Photography is one of the most
prestigious studios in the Tampa Bay area. Tibor has won
numerous awards, including his most recent: the Accolade
of Photographic Mastery and Accolade of Outstanding
Achievement from WPPI. Tibor was also recently presented
with a Fujifilm New Approach Award for new and innovative
solutions to tried-and-true photographic methods.
Kevin Jairaj—Kevin Jairaj is an award winning wedding
and portrait photographer whose creative eye has earned
him a stellar reputation in the Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, area.
He is formerly a fashion photographer who uses skills
learned in that discipline when shooting his weddings and
portraits. His web site is www.kjimages.com.
Cal Landau—After spending thirty years trying to become
a professional racing driver, Cal Landau got his start
in wedding photography when someone who crewed for
his racecar asked him to shoot his wedding. Cal turned him
down a few times before he finally gave in. “Of course,
everyone knows the rest of the story. I fell in love with this
job so, at 54, I am a very late bloomer and I pinch myself
every day for how good I have it.”
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