FINE A RT DOC UMENTA RY W E D D I N G P H OTOG R A P H Y

We a r e t h e h u s b a n d a n d wif e t e a m b e h in d T h e L O V E P r oj ect.

As d o c u m e n t a r y p h o t o g r a p h e r s , we h a ve s e e n a nd
p h o t o g r a p h e d s o m e o f t h e m o s t e m o t io n a lly- d r a in in g a nd
h e a r t - wr e n c h in g s t o r ie s . O n e s u m m e r, wh ile p h o t o g r a phi ng
in s id e a p r is o n a b o u t t h e m e n t a lly ill, it wa s t o o m u c h. We
d e c id e d t h a t we n e e d e d t o d o c u m e n t s o m e t h in g t h a t wa s a
lit t le lig h t e r a n d f u ll o f jo y s o we b e g a n d o c u m e n t in g lo v e. It
wa s c a lle d T h e L o ve P r o je c t a n d we d o c u m e n t e d p e o pl e of
a ll a g e s wh o we r e in lo v e .

We d o c u m e n t e d o ld lo ve , yo u n g lo ve , la r g e f a m ilie s a nd
s m a ll f a m ilie s . As we c o n t in u e d t h e p r o je c t , we s t a r ted to
lo o k a t t h o s e m o m e n t s wh e n lo ve wa s d e f in e d s u ch a s
b ir t h s , d e a t h s a n d we d d in g s . I t wa s f u lf illin g a n d r e wardi ng
a s we lo v e d p h o t o g r a p h in g p e o p le o n t h e m o s t im p o rta nt
d a y s o f t h e ir liv e s .

I n 2 0 0 8 , we d e c id e d t o c o n t in u e T h e L o ve P r o je ct a nd
p h o t o g r a p h lo v e o n o n e o f t h e m o s t d e f in in g d ay s of FI N E ART D O CU MEN TARY WED D I N G PH OTO G RAPH Y
a r e la t io n s h ip , o n e ’s we d d in g . No t o n ly d o we h o p e our
p h o t o g r a p h s s p a r k t h e m e m o r y t h a t y o u f e lt wh e n y ou
s a id yo u r v o ws , we h o p e o u r d o c u m e n t a t io n o f lo ve hel ps 252. 564. 9448 | t hel ovepr oj ect w eddi ngs. com
g e n e r a t io n s b e y o n d u s kn o w t h a t d e s p it e t h e ills o f the
wo r ld , lo ve s t ill e x is t s a n d c a n b e d e f in e d b y t h o s e y ou
s u r r o u n d yo u r s e lf wit h .

We h o p e t h is p o r t f o lio g ive s y o u a s e n s e o f wh o we are a s

a c o u p le a n d p h o t o g r a p h e r s .

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B E H I N D T H E D O C U M E N TA RY T E A M OUR LOVE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY

We tel l stor i es. That si m p l e se n t e n c e su m s u p e ve r y t h in g t e a m a p p r o a c h o n a v a r ie t y o f p r o je c t s in c lu d in g o u r work f or

we work to achieve th r o u g h o u r p h o t o g r ap h s an d fi l m s . We a r e
t ra i ned and driven as d o c u m e n t ar y p h o t o g rap h e rs an d t a ke t h is
sa me approach to the w e d d i n g s w e p h o t o g r ap h .
We d ocument weddin g s l i k e w e d o l i fe , c ap t u ri n g b e au t if u l a n d
p oet i c moments that t e l l t h e st o r y o f y o u r d ay. N o m a t t e r wh a t
we’ re photographing, w e w o r k t o c re at e i m ag e s t h at m a ke yo u
f eel . We want you to fe e l h o w y o u fe l t w h e n y o u w al ke d d o wn
t he a is le and the way h e l o o k e d at y o u w h e n y o u w e r e s a yin g
your vows. Our hope i s t h at y o u w i l l r e l i v e t h o se fe e l i ng s e ve r y
t i m e y ou s ee your pho t o s an d w at c h t h e fi l m .
We h ave an interestin g p e rsp e c t i v e as a c o u p l e p h o t o g r a p h in g
wed dings. We are in t u n e w i t h h o w each other ticks and provide
seamless non-intrusive cove rag e o f y o u r d ay. We ’v e u s e d t h is
M is s U S A, M is s U n iv e r s e , T h e Ne w Yo r k Tim e s , a n d our Emmy -
win n in g p r is o n d o c u m e n t a r y. To g e t h e r, we t e ll a ti mel es s ,
b e a u t if u l a n d in s p ir e d we d d in g d a y s t o r y.
As a t e a m a n d m a r r ie d c o u p le , we kn o w a n d u n d e rs ta nd the
p o we r o f s h o o t in g im a g e s f r o m t h e h e a r t . Yo u c a n ’ t p hotogra ph
wh a t y o u d o n ’ t f e e l. M e a n in g we v a lu e d e ve lo p in g a r el a ti ons hi p
wit h t h e p e o p le we p h o t o g r a p h a n d we h o p e it c o m e s a cros s i n
a ll o f o u r im a g e s . We wo u ld like t o t h in k o f yo u a s m o re tha n a
c lie n t . Yo u ’ r e a f r ie n d .
O u r g o a l is s im p le – f o r o u r we d d in g p h o t o g r a p h s a nd f i l ms to
s e r v e a s s p a r ks t h a t r e ig n it e t h e lo ve a n d e xc it e m e n t y ou f el t
f o r e a c h o t h e r o n yo u r we d d in g d a y.
Ima gi ne i f y ou coul d do a ny thi ng y ou wa nted? We a re doi ng j us t
tha t. We l ov e wha t we do a nd coul dn’t i ma gi ne doi ng a ny thi ng
el s e. It’s pure bl i s s .
We trul y def i ne documenta r y photogra phers a nd f i l mma kers . We
ha v e l i v ed wi th the homel es s f or a wi nter worki ng to ca pture thei r
s truggl e. We s pent months i n pri s on documenti ng the menta l l y i l l
a nd el derl y i nma tes . We a te mi nnows i n Af ri ca documenti ng rura l
hea l th. We ha v e photogra phed ev er y thi ng f rom pres i dents , H ugh
H ef ner, the D a l l a s Cowboy s , a nd ev er y da y ci ti z ens wi th a l ov e f or
l i f e a nd we woul d l ov e to photogra ph y our weddi ng.
We both ha v e ma s ter ’s degrees f rom the renowned photogra phy
a nd f i l m progra m a t Ohi o Uni v ersity with a focus on documentar y
photogra phy a nd f i l mma ki ng. Trained as stor yteller s, our awar d-
wi nni ng photos ha v e a ppea red in publications such as Time
Ma ga z i ne, The Wa l l Street J ournal, The Washington Post, The New
York Ti mes , USA Toda y, Communication A r ts, PDN, The Dallas
Morni ng N ews a nd ma ny more.
Our documenta r y f i l ms ha v e been scr eened in film festivals ar ound
the countr y a nd our mos t recent film, Tr apped: Mental I llness in
Ameri ca ’s P ri s ons , won a n Emmy.
We a re v er y bl es s ed to be doi ng what we love and we always br ing
tha t s a me pa s s i on f or photogra phy to your wedding.

Ou r w e d d i n g i n South N ag s Head. Peo ple o ft en ask who had t he ne r v e - w re nc hi ng t a s k of p hot ogr a p hi ng our w e d d i ng. Luc k i l y, w e ha v e a n a m a z i n g ( L t o R ) - To n y, 1 0 , a f i f t h g e n e ra t i o n c i rc u s c l o w n d u ri n g o n e o f h i s a c t s . M i s s Za mb i a re l a x e s d u ri n g t h e M i s s U n i v e rs e pag eant. A po rtrait o f Hug h Hefner. A n
gro u p of f ri e nd s who a re also g reat pho t o g r apher s. All t he g uests s a i d w e ha d t he b e s t d oc um e nt e d w e d d i ng t he y ha d e v e r b e e n t o w i t h a t e a m o f s i x e l d e rl y i n ma t e s t a re s i n t o f re e d o m f ro m o u r o n - g o i n g d o c u me n t a ry a b o u t a g i n g a n d d y i n g b e h i n d b a rs . O u r f i l m a b o u t me ntal illness in priso n received an E m m y.
p h o t o gra p h e rs shooti n g pho t o s and video o f o ur day. Pho t o by J i m Kor p i .

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