Here are some of the organizations that we have been blessed to be recognized by: PDN's Top Knots New School of Wedding Photography Contest, WPPI Studio of the Month, The Knot Best of Weddings & Editors Choice for Best Wedding of the Year in 2009, Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA) Photography , The Wedding Photojournalist's Association Artistic Guild (AGWPJA), and Grace Ormonde Wedding Style magazine's Platinum List to name a few.
Professional Photographer magazine wrote a really nice feature on us last year. We were honored to follow it up with a speaking presentation for Professional Photographers of America in Phoenix Arizona.
We were excited to hear the news that the Professional Photographers of America wanted to blow up the image of the pink bouquet featured on this page into a giant banner for photographers to view as they walk onto the convention floor at Imaging USA early next year.
Based out of the East Coast in New England, Grace Ormonde Wedding Style is arguably the most beautiful, high-end wedding magazine currently available. Last month they published their first book using imagery pulled from their massive catalogue accumulated throughout the years. Anna & I were honored when they asked us to contribute to this gorgeous work titled, "Being in Love Never Goes Out of Style." Thank you Grace and Jessica Latimer, Managing Editor extraordinaire. You can take a look at the blog http://blog.graceormondebook.com/ documenting their epic launch tour and all of the wonderful decadence surrounding it. Feeling inspired? head to http://www.graceormondebook.com/ to purchase a copy. ~Michael
We think YWD is one of the most beautiful wedding magazines in existence and are honored to be published in four of the six issues during the last two years.
We're published in this issues Destination iDo for Teresa Strasser's Las Vegas Wedding. Also featured on TV Guide's," TV Water Cooler." This Wedding was planned by the amazing, Michelle Buckley of Mint Julep, Inc.
Ariel Yve of Ariel Yve Design asked us to photograph her amazing wedding, an honor of course! This wedding is featured in this issue's YWD Magazine.
Our image published inside and on the back cover of Bill Hurter's "Master Lighting Guide for Wedding Photographers" Book.
I was delighted to learn from a fellow photographer that our wonderful bride unbeknownst to us, submitted her wedding for The Knot Real Wedding Awards, which was voted to the top and given the "Editors Choice Award". Later it was featured in this issue. During our last stop in New York for our speaking tour in late October last year, we stopped by The Knot's headquarters and were able to personally thank the fantastic editor in chief, Rebecca Crumbly.
I was thrilled to be chosen for the PDN Top Knots - New School of Wedding Photography Contest.
Anna & I having fun photographing a destination wedding at a beautiful Starwood Resort Hotel in El Careyes, Mexico.
Wedding & Portrait Photographers International award winning image: I'm particularly happy with this image as the judges scored it a 92, which sometimes may seem an impossible achievement.
This image also won best of show & best of portraiture at a more local competition held by the Professional Photographers of Santa Barbara County.
- Ojai Valley Inn & Spa
- Bacara Resort
- Figueroa Mountain Farmhouse
- San Ysidro Ranch
- Villa Verano
- Montecito Estate & Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
- Firestone
- Santa Barbara Historical Museum
- Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore
- Old Mission Santa Barbara & Firestone Vineyard
- Destination Mexico
© All Photos Copyright 2012 Michael + Anna Costa