Once upon a time in New York City, two good friends got together at a coffee shop to talk about life. They loved their day jobs photographing big news and notable people, but in a twist of the conversation they started talking about weddings. Suddenly, they saw the opportunity to bear witness to true love, caring family and unfettered joy. In a move that allowed them to have their (wedding) cake and eat it too, they started Avow Weddings. These two photojournalists were delighted to combine their talents in capturing just the right moments at just the right time in just the right light to provide timeless images of the most important day in a couple’s life. To be asked to tell the story of this day in pictures- to document it for future generations- is a great privilege that Avow takes on with respect, compassion and love.
Melissa Golden divides her time between New York City and Washington D.C. where she covers the wild world of politics as a freelance photojournalist. She considers herself pretty lucky for having such a loving family, good friends and a dream job where she gets to witness history, go behind the scenes and talk to strangers. Her clients include USA Today, Newsweek, and The Washington Post, and her work has appeared in Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and other national and international publications. When she’s not wandering with her camera through the streets of foreign cities or through forests full of flaming redwoods, she enjoys spending time with her family and planning her next big adventure. You can check out her editorial work here.
In 2005, Robert Caplin made the big move from his hometown of Athens, OH to New York City where he built a successful freelance photojournalism career. The biggest names in newspapers and magazines trust him to capture perfection whether at major sporting events (he has covered Superbowls, X Games and U.S. Opens), major news (Hurricane Katrina) or celebrity portraits. He counts The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, ESPN The Magazine, and Newsweek among his clients and his work has been published in countless major publications like National Geographic, Sports Illustrated and Vanity Fair.
He is comfortable shooting anything anywhere anytime like the side of a volcano in Ecuador or the ledge of a skyscraper with Philip Seymour Hoffman. He also enjoys urban gardening at his home in Manhattan and hanging out with Chicken, his pet cat. You can check out his editorial work here.
