Biographies,
Philosophies & Approach to Wedding Photography
John
K. Hong and Joseph K. Hong : http://seattleweddingphotographer.net/johnjosephphotography.htm
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
Bradley
Hanson : http://seattleweddingphotographer.net/bradleyhansonphotography.htm
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.
Paul
Sanders : http://seattleweddingphotographer.net/paulsandersphotography.htm
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.
Daniel
Sheehan : http://seattleweddingphotographer.net/danielsheehanphotography.htm
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.
Laurence
Chen : http://seattleweddingphotographer.net/laurencechenphotography.htm
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.
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