SOME PLACES PEOPLE HAVE Featured Our Work
ONLINE Publications
Huffington Post
Carats & Cake
Martha Stewart
Harpers Bazaar
Authority Magazine | Medium.com
Fox News Magazine
Wedding Chicks I | II | III
100 Layer Cake
Archive
Gray LIkes Weddings
Grace Ormonde Wedding Style
Santa Barbara Wedding Style
The Knot Magazine
Wedding Wire
Style Me Pretty {50+ Features}
PRINT Publications
Pacific Weddings
Professional Photographer PPA
The Knot {Incl. Award for Wedding of the Year}
Flutter
Las Vegas Bride | Cover
Photo District News PDN
SPEAKING Engagements
WPPI 2024 (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International)
Photo Native (2023)
TEDx Lincoln Square Director, A Conversation with Tricia Brouk
22 City Speaking Tour Sponsored by FujiFilm
Wedding and Portrait Photographers International WPPI
Hybrid Collective (Sept 2021)
Professional Photographers of America PPA
TV spots
KTLA TV
The Daily Flash
NBC LX
Washington DC WUSA9
Books
Visual Poetry - Chris Orwig
The Comfort Zone CREATE A LIFE YOU REALLY LOVE WITH LESS STRESS AND MORE FLOW -Kristen Bulter
100 Techniques for Professional Wedding Photographers - Bill Hurter (Homage within: “Michael Costa is an award-winning photographer who graduated with honors from the world-renowned Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA, receiving the coveted Departmental Award in the Still Photography program. He started his successful business with his wife, Anna during his last year at Brooks.“)The Best of Photographic Lighting - Bill Hurter
Master Lighting Guide for Wedding Photographers - Bill Hurter {Excerpt: This is an example of a modern formal portrait—it doesn’t even show the face of the groom, but concentrates on the gorgeous surroundings of the couples’ wedding day. Michael Costa used flash fill in the waning light to keep the bride and groom at the same exposure settings as the twilight sky. The expression of the bride—a big old belly laugh—makes this image a huge hit.}Adobe Photoshops Best Selling "Lynda" Series
EatingWell In Season: The Farmers' Market Cookbook
Awards
PDN Top Knots Award
Wedding Photojournalist Association
Brooks Institue of Photography Departmental Award, equiv. Magna cum laude
{AG}WPJA
Wedding and Portrait Photographer International WPPI {Multiple}