So we just found out that our flight back to Chicago got cancelled and we won’t be flying back till tomorrow. We have a “wonderful” night to spent at the Las Vegas airport. I thought I would take the time to write a post about Sasha’s and mine experience at WPPI 2012. So let’s start from the beginning… For those of you that don’t know what WPPI is, it is the biggest wedding and portrait photography organization. It stands for Wedding and Portrait Professionals International. I have been a member of WPPI for over a year and this was the first WPPI conference that I attended. The event...
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One of the most fascinating things about being a Chicago photographer is to have opportunities to be part of events that I would have never been part of. Being part of those events also gives me opportunities to discover other cultures from inside and not just from washed-out popular news.
Two weeks ago I had the pleasure to photograph an event organized by Egyptians Abroad for Development (EAD). The reason for this event was Wael Ghonim. Wael was one of the key figures in starting the Egyptian Revolution last year and this EAD event was celebrating the 1st anniversary of that revolution. I followed...
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Even though my main specialty is Chicago Wedding Photography from time to time I am commissioned to photograph social or corporate events. Last weekend I had a pleasure to photograph a Chicago Microsoft Executive Exchange event and the Wit Hotel. Those events organized by Microsoft take place in 11 major metro areas in the US. Last weekend it was time for Chicago. My friends at Starshot are the marketing company that organize those events for Microsoft and they asked me to photograph the event in Chicago. For each of the these events top CEOS, CIOs, COOs, and CTOs in each city are invited. It's...
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