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Ed Hafizov

Ed was born and raised in Russia where the study of classical art and literature affected his development as an artist. For many years, he expressed his creative vision in drawings and paintings. Eventually, he discovered the potential of photography to allow him to retain the level of artistic expression he found in drawing, while transcending ordinary imagery and finding tremendous flexibility, control, and nearly instant gratification. Applying his feel for lighting, posing, and composition quickly brought him to photographic fine art portraiture.

In the natural course of things, his models soon started asking to shoot their weddings. After a formal education on the subject of wedding photography – working with several established professionals, attending workshops and seminars, and studying a plethora of trade literature – he embraced the charm and majesty of wedding photography.

Being a fine art portraiture photographer, specializing in posing and finding the best in each person, allows him to create beautiful portraits throughout the wedding day. His keen eye for details, surroundings, and human emotions, allows him to capture powerful journalistic (candid) style images. He doesn’t advocate either the traditional or the journalistic approach exclusively. Sticking to just one would place limitations on what he’s able to deliver to his clients. So instead, he blends the two approaches to give clients the very best of what photography has to offer.

Professional titles don’t necessarily add quality or appeal to one’s work, but Ed is proud to be active in professional community and happy to say that Ihe’s a member of Professional Photographers of America (PPA), Professional Photographers’ Society of New York State (PPSNYS), Professional Photographers of Greater New York (PPGNY), and Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI).

Olga Mironova

Coming from the artistic community in Belarus, Olga encompassed visual arts through the study of philosophy, with her Master’s thesis at the European University concentrated on the philosophy of  photography.

In the meantime, a tremendous success of her handcrafted object design resulted in a series of personal exhibits in Moscow and Europe, establishing a worldwide clientele. Noticed by the leading art magazines, she gained publicity and became a special event and wedding set designer. Being a head designer for the well-known event planning agency opened the doors to many fashionable venues and finest night clubs, where applying the knowledge of materials and special visual effects helped her create a dynamic theatrical atmosphere unique to every event.

Her imagination developed a concept of merging theatrical action, philosophical insights, design skills and visual representation into one through photography. Photography became a perfect medium for reflecting the inner beauty of a person.

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