David Murray Weddings Journal: December 2009

We are so pleased to say that David Murray Weddings has been recognized by the International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers for their Fall 2009 wedding photography contest. The ISPWP is a small, exclusive directory of wedding photographers whose slogan is: "Quite simply, the best wedding photographers in the world" .

So how lovely to receive a first place award for an image from Ben and Meredith's wedding at Montaluce Winery in Georgia. The category is "All About Light" (a personal favorite for David whose mantra is "photography means writing with light").

This image of the bride walking along the Montaluce Winery lake path toward the ceremony was in the top 20 for the category "Venues and Locations":

We love this image of Clara's father practicing lifting her veil before the walk down the aisle. Couture wedding gown designer Angel Sanchez was there in the foreground personally making the final touches. This image won Third Place for "Movement and Motion":

For a wedding photography studio who is devoted to documenting family legacy, there is no sweeter category to win an award in than "Family Love" for this image of Courtney and her father as the bride prepares for her wedding:

This image of Liz looking at her groom, Jake, was recognized in the category "Emotional Impact":

Thank you to our wonderful clients and to the International Society of Wedding Photographers!

The Murrays--Our Story

David and Linda spent years in the fast-track world of photojournalism and network news. David was named a Pulitzer Prize Finalist for his work in Haiti, and worked for many national publications including The New York Times, The Ft. Lauderdale News and Sun Sentinel and The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. Linda was a Peabody and Emmy award-winning foreign correspondent for ABC NEWS and CNN. After their son Ryan was born they moved to their beach house on the coast of Maine where they created David Murray Weddings. Five years ago they welcomed John to their studio as a principal photographer. Recently, David Murray Weddings expanded to include a studio in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta is second home to David and Linda as it is where they spent much of their careers. They now divide their time between Atlanta and New England. The couple that once covered wars together now spends time documenting the far more civilized social ritual of marriage.

David

David Murray is the co-owner of David Murray Weddings and David Murray Photography and a principal photographer.

A Pultizer Prize finalist, David covered everything from wars to newsmakers to the New York fashion runways.

David's wedding work has been published in the national wedding blog Style Me Pretty; The Atlantan Brides magazine; Southern Weddings Magazine and blog; Maine Magazine Wedding issue; Southern New England Weddings Magazine; and other notable national wedding publications.

David was named one of the Top Five Wedding Photojournalists in the World by the International Wedding Photojournalists Association (WPJA) for his wedding photography in 2007.

Linda

Linda has recently launched a new style of wedding cinematography, exclusively for the clients of David Murray Weddings. These wedding films are a blend of still imagery; video; select audio of the day and music and custom designed for the sophisticated bride. They are a fresh and contemporary take on traditional wedding videos. Linda is also a documentary filmmaker and the director and producer of the feature documentary film, The Diaries. This inspiring and humorous documentary premiered at the Silver Docs film festival at the American Film Institute and screened at numerous film festivals including Mill Valley FF and The Bahamas FF. It recently screened on The Documentary Channel.

John

John is an international photojournalist represented for his wedding work by David Murray Weddings. This will be his seventh season working with the studio.

His wedding photography for David Murray Weddings has been published in Martha Stewart Weddings; Style Me Pretty; Southern Weddings magazine blog; Southern New England Weddings magazine and many other wedding publications.

He is the founder of a non-profit photography organization that provides photographic and multi-media services to other non-profit organizations.

Among his many awards, John was ranked #11 in the world by the International Wedding Photojournalists Association in their 2007 rankings of the top 100 wedding photojournalists.

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