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Christopher Duggan

Christopher Duggan is principal photographer of Christopher Duggan Photography, a New York City-based wedding and dance photography studio. Christopher and his team cover Manhattan's finest wedding venues, the Metropolitan, Tri-State areas and the Berkshires, and frequently travels to destination weddings. The company's mission is straightforward and heartfelt - create timeless, memorable images of brides, grooms, their families and friends, and capture special moments of shared love, laughter and joy.

Christopher has been the Festival Photographer for Jacob’s Pillow Dance since 2006. In this capacity, and as a respected New York-based dance photographer, he has worked with renowned choreographers and performers of international acclaim as well as upstarts in the city’s diverse performance scene. He has photographed WestFest at Cunningham Studios, Dance From the Heart for Dancers Responding to Aids, The Gotham Dance Festival at The Joyce Theater, and assisted Nel Shelby Productions in filming Vail International Dance Festival.

Duggan often teams up with his talented wife and Pillow videographer Nel Shelby. A New York City-based husband and wife dance documentation team, they are equipped to document performances, create and edit marketing videos and choreography reels, and much more.

He is a regular contributor to 4dancers.org and the Culture section of Huffington Post and his photographs appear in The New York Times, Destination I Do, Photo District News, Boston Globe, Financial Times, Dance Magazine, Munaluchi Bridal, and Bride & Bloom, among other esteemed publications and popular wedding blogs. One of his images of Bruce Springsteen was added to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's celebrated photography collection in 2010. His company has been selected for inclusion in “The Listings” in New York Weddings magazine. Christopher's images from Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival's Inside/Out have been chosen by the National Museum of Dance for a year-long photographic exhibition beginning this May.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Laura & Joe | The View on the Hudson in Piermont, NY

wedding pictures with a view on the hudson

Laura and Joe were married at The View on the Hudson in Piermont, New York and it couldn’t have been a more beautiful day. The sun was shining to match the yellow accents in the wedding details – from beautiful sunflower bouquets to matching yellow diamond ring and necklace to gorgeous gold shoes, Laura included as much yellow as possible in the big day.

bride and groom at the view on the hudson

Laura shows off her gold peep toe heels while Joe holds on to her sunflower bouquet

a wedding is a family affair

Laura and Joe have been dating for a long time and the two of them make such a sweet couple. When Laura asked me to be their wedding photographer, I was delighted. Not just because I think they’re a great match, but because Laura is my cousin, and I knew this wedding would be that much more meaningful with family around to celebrate. Laura is an avid photographer, and that has been our bond for a while. I was so happy to share this experience with her and help preserve the memories of their wedding day.