Top 4 Creative San Jose Wedding Portrait Photographers for 2025
Page Updated: January 28th, 2025
Wouldn’t you just love to hire a top creative San Jose wedding photographer to create artistic portraits on your big day? The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association is here to help! Wedding photojournalists are, first and foremost, photographers — creative artists, in other words. In the AG contests, WPJA members exhibit their skills at digitally enhanced San Jose couple portraits.
Four Artistic Guild contests for San Jose wedding portraits are held annually, entered and judged separately from the regular WPJA competitions of moments. After each creative photo contest, we add another collection of award-winning portraits to our member profile galleries.
Want to have a top San Jose creative wedding photographer take some unique and artistic portraits? In a portrait (for these purposes), the photographer has staged the couple, the bridal party, or other participants or groups — such as family, friends, or children — on the day of the wedding. One distinguishing feature of portraits is that the subjects are aware of the camera and are maintaining their positions for the sake of the photograph.
Steve Kpa, a San Jose-based wedding photographer, specializes in creative fine art wedding and portrait sessions. His diverse style celebrates individuality and creativity, capturing romance and dream-like images with a focus on sunset lighting.
Annie Bang, an experienced wedding photographer, uses her journalistic skills to capture authentic images. Her documentary approach results in artistic portraits and detail shots that emphasize real emotions. Annie's work provides couples with a timeless visual narrative that beautifully reflects the essence of their wedding day.
Northern California's Tyler Vu weaves graphic design finesse with a heartfelt dedication to preserving life's beauty through wedding photography. His bold color choices and geometric styles result in visually striking images that capture the essence of each couple's wedding day.
Chris Shum, a professional photographer since 2007, combines his lifelong passion for art with his expertise in capturing artistic portraits and details. With a focus on destination weddings, he creates eye-catching and unique imagery in beautiful environments and scenic landscapes, such as beaches. Chris also excels at close-up shots, artfully filling the frame.
WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.
