July 13, 2026

Daisy Field: Telling the Story of Our Community

Most weekends, I photograph or film somebody else’s people. I show up at a wedding, a Mitzvah, a corporate gathering, or a family celebration, learn some names as quickly as possible, and try to understand the relationships in front of me. Daisy Field worked in […]

December 5, 2025

Cloud9: A Glowing NYC Corporate Holiday Party Video for Cloud Dentistry

I didn’t expect this week to take a turn toward skyline views and a glowing LED robot, but here we are. Around noon this Monday, I got a message about filming a corporate holiday party video. The catch? The party was that same night, 6–9 […]

November 5, 2025

Rushion: Daring Same-Day Edit at Indian-Chinese Wedding in NJ

16 hours, one wedding, two cultures, three spontaneous “sure, why not?” challenges. What started as a regular Indian-Chinese wedding spiraled into a whirlwind of drone flights, live streaming, and a full same-day edit I had never attempted before—all by myself. By midnight, my heart was […]

August 22, 2025

ObsASsed: All-Inclusive Bat Mitzvah Photography and Cinematography in Manalapan, NJ

This all-inclusive Bat Mitzvah photography and cinematography journey in Manalapan, NJ was more than a celebration. It was a full-throttle experience. From Sophia’s funky seashore portrait session to a cinematic hype video that had the crowd roaring, and then an all-out blowout at Battleground Country […]

January 17, 2025

Hype Video: How a 2-Min Clip is Revolutionizing Young Athletes Mitzvah Celebration

If you thought Bar Mitzvah celebrations couldn’t get any cooler, think again. A few months ago, I had my first opportunity to create something never done for twin brothers Ari and Maddox in honor of their milestone Bar Mitzvah. The result? A jaw-dropping, heart-pounding, 2-minute […]

May 8, 2024

Anesti: Eastern Orthodox Easter at the Church of All Saints

Last weekend, I had an honor and exciting opportunity to film one of the brightest events in my family’s life: Eastern Orthodox Easter. Adding to its personal significance, it was celebrated at our parish, the Church of All Saints, in Pine Bush, NY. I’ve never […]

March 16, 2024

Winterdew: Warm Winter Wedding at Ohel David and Shlomo

Last year closed with a winter wedding at Ohel David and Shlomo, and it was booked just a month ahead! The bride turned out to be the sweetest thing, and her choices of favorite photos were atypical, too. Check out the heartwarming photo and video […]

August 26, 2023

Chamakte Sitaaray 2023: Indianica Academy Talent Show

After years of photographing Chamakte Sitaaray (Shining Stars)—a spectacular annual Indian talent show—I was also invited to film this year’s performance. I gotta tell you, the resulting 5-mins highlights film that I spent months editing turned out so high-octane and addictive that I keep replaying […]

June 1, 2023

25th Anniversary Family Comedy Movie: Trezor Hunters

Ready for another first? Here’s what I cooked up when a fun family asked me to create a family comedy movie for their 25th anniversary. The production turned into a challenge, but the result is nothing boring or ordinary: 16 house traps to harass the […]

April 29, 2023

Barelywed: Hilarious Cancun Wedding at Majestic Elegance

To rephrase and expand Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 hit title, guys just wanted to have fun during this hilarious Cancun wedding at the Majestic Elegance Costa Mujeres in Mexico. My wife and I did both photo and video (a peek at us is at the end). […]

November 11, 2022

Lesbian Wedding Video at Summer Camp: The OGs

Don’t I love sharing “the firsts” with you? And this beautiful nostalgic summer camp story checks off not one but two boxes! It is my first published lesbian wedding, and your photographer switched hats and performed solely as a videographer! Please give a warm welcome […]

October 30, 2022

Surprise Marriage Proposal: Acapella Serenade

This surprise marriage proposal is as romantic as it gets: a guy brings his love to a unique musical restaurant, jumps into a tuxedo, and sings a serenade with an 8-member a capella! I got it all in a little cinematic story for you!

June 7, 2022

Barn & Nobles: Barn Wedding at the Mount Gulian Historic Site

So, my insane post-apocalyptic engagement session couple had their rustic barn wedding at the Mount Gulian Historic Site. Things got more civil but not all the time…

June 29, 2021

Mad Luv: Post-Apocalyptic Engagement Shoot in Poconos

This 6-hour post-apocalyptic engagement shoot in Poconos is unique on multiple levels: an apocalypse theme I never tried, a junkyard location I’ve been itching for a long time, the all-new cinematic presentation format, and the blog movie poster cover. Let’s see how it all panned […]

April 14, 2021

Phovid: How I Juggled Both First Birthday Photo and Video

Years ago I used to chuckle at a guy who would come to a party and juggle both birthday photo and video by himself, at the same time! Thought he was insane. Taking it back now—here are my results from a similar stunt.

July 6, 2009

Mena and Ashwin’s Wedding: Two Days of Indian Delight

At the beginning of this long holiday week-end, we covered a two-day Indian wedding of Mena and Ashwin. Our connection was a perfect example of a long-distance booking. Mena, who is from California, found me about a year ago via one of the online listings […]

June 14, 2009

Caught in the Act: Recent Spotlights

We drew attention in a couple of places in the past week or two… First, Sarah Johnson, the founder of Seeking Designers came across my mailing on underwater and body art maternity and immediately put us on the top of their Newsflash (not to mention […]

February 9, 2009

Anya Caliendo’s Collection Slideshow

After delivering the images of Je Ne Regrette Rien collection to Mrs. Anya Caliendo, couture millinery atelier, at the end of the last year, I continued working on them for my version of the slideshow. The original, featured on Mrs. Caliendo’s website, only had color […]

February 4, 2009

Building the High-Class Partner Network

Much of the time this week is devoted to intensification of my search for partners to match the quality of my studio’s service, products, expertise, and customer care. In an ongoing series of meetings, I find those vendors whom I could refer to my discerning […]

November 2, 2008

Ed on the Channel 3 News: Running for Presidency 2008

With the days counted before the elections in the US, it is time to unveil more than most of you have known about me… With my recent activity in an unexpected area of politics, it didn’t take me long to make it to the televised […]