NYC PHOTO PRINT AUCTION ON FEB. 4TH

Check out this great opportunity friend JB Reed helped put together: Nuruproject

30+ prints on silent auction, including:
Alex Webb/Magnum
Damon Winter/NY Times
James P Blair/National Geographic
Jan Grarup/Noor

MICHAEL + CARRIE | DUNTON, COLORADO WEDDING

Mike and Carrie live in New York City but came to Colorado to tie the knot deep in the mountains with 12 of their family members at Dunton Hot Springs, a remote mining town southwest of Telluride. Butch Cassidy's name is carved into the bar at the saloon where we celebrated their vows to each other. According to Wikipedia, Robert LeRoy Parker (Butch Cassidy) was born in Southeast Utah but later moved to Telluride in 1884, and and also lived there between 1887-88. His first bank robbery was committed in Telluride, and he apparently hung out at the bar where Mike and Carrie and their families partied on a cold winter night.

2010 Intern

I'm proud to announce that photographer Christopher Capozziello has been awarded the 2010 internship that I advertised here in November. Chris' storytelling abilities and style of photography will be a perfect fit for supporting me and my clients with creative wedding photojournalism. Based in Connecticut just outside of New York City, Chris, a World Press Photo Prize winner, has been working as a freelance photojournalist for the New York Times, Time, Newsweek and shooting weddings. To see his work, please click on the links below:

www.chriscappy.com
www.aevumphoto.com
www.time.com/time/photoessays

BEST OF 2009 SLIDE SHOW

This has been the best year of my life. From being voted one of the top ten wedding photographers by American Photo magazine to photographing Lance Armstrong, this year has been filled with amazing adventures and lots of new friends. Thanks to my peers for so much support and to my clients for trusting me to be your personal photographer.

2010 PHOTOGRAPHY INTERNSHIP

This is an opportunity for a photographer who is interested in improving their shooting skills and building a portfolio of wedding photography.

Applicants will be provided with travel and all expenses required to assist and shoot weddings with me throughout the U.S. and beyond for one year.

Intern must provide their own basic photography equipment and have an ability to effectively capture the story of events in an artistic way.

Applicants must submit 20 photographs or a link to a portfolio by January 1st, 2010.

Previous wedding experience is not required.

Please send an email message to brett@brettbuttersteinphotography.com for more information.

AHMED + NATASHA | SAN FRANCISCO WEDDING

Tasha's parents hosted this extravagant wedding at their home south of San Francisco with views of the bay and SFO's busy airspace. Planner Isabella Boyer Sikaffy pulled off the impossible with this event and was unfazed by the 30-40 mile-per-hour gusts of wind. Photographer Craig Wolfrom of Sun Valley flew in to assist me and is responsible for the stunning closing image in this post.





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EDWARD + VICTORIA | BIG ISLAND, HAWAII WEDDING

Aussie Ed and his love Victoria, now both of Manhattan, recently got married at the Four Seasons in Hualalai, Hawaii on the Big Island - where the Ironman triathalon event is held every year. Black volcanic rock meeting crystal clear water and waves is beautiful in itself, but the Four Seasons' property is a really special and pretty spot to be. Their rehearsal dinner was on the beach and included lots of cultural entertainment that was fun to photograph. Victoria and I have a date to walk their dog (who couldn't come to the wedding due to strict laws in the islands) in Central Park next month - where it will undoubtedly be cold and gray and as different from Hawaii as you can get.

A huge shout out to young talent Aaron Morris who flew in from San Francisco to tirelessly second shoot with me - always a trooper.