Destination Weddings (eBook)

lt;div>Javon Longeliere is an international wedding and lifestyle photographer with offices in Atlanta and Valdosta Georgia. He and his wife Dawn started Javon Longieliere Photography in 2001. For the past 15 years, they have been traveling all over the world shooting weddings and portraits! Destinations have included Paris, France, a chateau in the Loire Valley, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Spain and the Bahamas. Inside the U.S., they have been to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, and Texas. He is now one of the most recognized and sought-after photographers in the country.

The body of work that Javon has produced has caught the attention of publishers both nationwide and in local areas. His images have appeared in Grace Ormonde Wedding Style, The Knot, Get Married, the Atlantan Brides, La Bella Bride, Atlanta Weddings, Central Florida Bride and “I Do” for Brides. As well as capturing the attention of commercial markets, he has also captured the attention of his fellow photographers. Javon’s images have been published in two of Wedding and Portrait Photographers International Albums, which feature the best work that year for 2004 and again in 2005. He was also featured in the professional monthly periodical for WPPI as a “Member of the Month” in September of 2006. He was interviewed by the New York Institute of Photography in 2005. In April 2006, he was interviewed by The WB television network for a special on weddings. His work has also garnered over 20 international awards given by 3 of the most prestigious organizations in the industry, PPA, WPPI and WPJA. In 2009, he was ranked #16 in the world by the Wedding Photojournalists Association and #1 in Georgia. In 2011, he began offering photography workshops for both professionals and amateurs.

Javon has also earned the Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) designation from Professional Photographers of America (PPA). PPA currently recognizes fewer than 2,500 CPPs in the world.