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Rochester Photography

great images from the birthplace of film


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John’s Mission

to make you comfortable and have a good time


I have been a photographer serving satisfied clients in Rochester, Fredonia, Buffalo and The Finger Lakes for over 20 years. My fun and funky personality combined with my first rate technical knowledge and professionalism ensures that your photos will be everything you dream of, and more.

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  • We hired John for our wedding on July 7, 2018 in Rochester, NY. We couldn't be more happy with his service! From the very first interaction, he was accommodating; none of the packages on his website were exactly what we wanted, but he was flexible and made us a custom package that was perfect for us and for a great price! Leading up to the wedding he kept in touch and made sure he knew the whole schedule and everything. On our wedding day, John just took the lead and made sure he got every shot we could want. We didn't have to worry about anything! e.g. when it was time for sunset pictures, he came and got us! He didn't miss a single moment!

    Eric Ressel Avatar Eric Ressel
    01/02/2019

    Very accommodating! He was able to take my head shots on a tight schedule!

    Hernan S G Avatar Hernan S G
    04/04/2022
  • John photographed our wedding and we were completely delighted with the photos. Not only were the photos beautiful, John was so fun to work with. I never even noticed him at work during the ceremony, but then was completely delighted with beautiful ceremony shots and candids of all my friends and family. We had only booked him for a limited amount of time, but he used the time well and got excellent shots. We would highly recommend him as a photographer!

    Kate Recard Avatar Kate Recard
    12/23/2018

    John's great. Professional and very accommodating. Also great communicator coordinating and preparing you for the session. Headshots came out great and will use him again.

    Daniel Diefendorf Avatar Daniel Diefendorf
    04/11/2022
  • I met John in 2014 for a work event. I knew after seeing those photos and his personality, he had to be my wedding day photographer! He's done family portraits, our engagement and wedding photos now and each time he takes the time to know exactly what we are looking for, he goes out of his way to make sure he knows the venues we want to take photos at, and works with us on the whole process. I never felt more comfortable with a photographer and never more confident in knowing he will get the pictures we want. I highly recommend John!

    Jenny Aman Avatar Jenny Aman
    02/06/2017

    Great Man and great service. Made the experience that much better by making suggestions and putting you in in position to look your best. Thank you, John!

    Raymond Ezell Avatar Raymond Ezell
    07/14/2022
  • John was amazing. He did my headshots for my career, then he did a family shoot for us. He worked magic, because he was able to get all 3 of our kids to have fun, laugh and smile throughout the whole shoot. We felt so comfortable with him and he instantly could see the individual gifts of each of our kids and capture that in the photos. He is a talented professional!

    Kate Solano Avatar Kate Solano
    04/12/2023

    We hired John for our wedding on July 7, 2018 in Rochester, NY. We couldn't be more happy with his service! From the very first interaction, he was accommodating; none of the packages on his website were exactly what we wanted, but he was flexible and made us a custom package that was perfect for us and for a great price! Leading up to the wedding he kept in touch and made sure he knew the whole schedule and everything. On our wedding day, John just took the lead and made sure he got every shot we could want. We didn't have to worry about anything! e.g. when it was time for sunset pictures, he came and got us! He didn't miss a single moment!

    Eric Ressel Avatar Eric Ressel
    01/01/2019
  • John was my wedding photographer. He was absolutely wonderful to work with. I have worked with a few photographers in the past for family photos and such, and John was the best. He did all the photos that we wanted and he presented us with other great poses. He was very patient with us and was willing to spend more time with us than was originally planned. He also traveled almost three hours to photograph for us. We are planning on using John as our photographer again in the future. I highly recommend him!

    Chelsey Bowen Avatar Chelsey Bowen
    07/19/2012

    We could not have asked for a better photographer to share our wedding day and party with! John is creative, collaborative, and a joy to work with all around. He made us and our guests feel at ease, which you can absolutely see in our pictures. He made sure to get to know me and my wife and checked in often to ensure we were all on the same page. We had a similarly wonderful experience taking family pictures with him, he picked out a beautiful location and made even the most awkward of our family members comfortable. Truly a wonderful photographer and human being, we cannot recommend him enough!

    Mariana Frantz Avatar Mariana Frantz
    12/19/2018