To Denis Reggie, seeing the world through a camera is as natural as breathing. His camera is an extension of his mind's eye, and he has an uncanny ability to be in the right place at the right time to capture the defining moments at weddings. Many of his photographs epitomize the joy of the human spirit. Denis has had a camera in his hand since he was a teenager in Crowley, Louisiana. An injury kept him off the football team, so he turned to sports photography to keep himself in the game, albeit on the sidelines. He found his niche in wedding photography after college when he attended a former girlfriend's wedding. Appalled by the pushy, "look here and smile" photographer who insisted on prompted photographs, Denis was sure there was a better way. He envisioned a style of wedding photography employing techniques he perfected on the sidelines as a photojournalist. He became a master at "covering" weddings unobtrusively allowing him to tell the couple's story with spontaneous photographs that invariably bring delight to the viewer. A middle son of a large, very close Louisiana family, Denis is a Southern gentleman with impeccable manners and charm. Always courteous, he has a sense of fun that was nurtured by growing up with five brothers and sisters. His two children are his greatest joy. His Atlanta home is filled with photos of his son and daughter, who are quite accustomed to being in his camera's eye.

"Painting with light" is what George Holz calls it, though nearly all of his interviewers describe the Grammy Award-winning photographer as a man of few words. Ever since his debut in Milan's fashion magazines, many others have tried to characterize Holz's work, which seems finally to tempt one to put words away and simply look. By the turn of the century, the artist described in 1981 as "a new up-and-comer with a unique independent style" by Photo Italiana had become one of the most respected, prolific and versatile players in the industry. No longer just "one to watch," Holz had created nearly two decades of work known as "striking," "sensuous," "nuanced," and "unexpected." Holz's celebrity portraiture for magazines has cast a wide net, capturing personalities from Jack Nicholson to Paris Hilton, and Donald Trump to Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. Some, like Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey, have already loomed large in the public eye when meeting the eye of Holz's camera. Others, such as Brad Pitt and Madonna, he has photographed in the infancy of stardom. His 1983 cover of Madonna's Borderline album was a debut for both pop star and photographer; Holz has since worked with an impressive array of recording artists, including Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Shaina Twain and Britney Spears. Nor has his presence been absent from the motion picture industry, where he has shot posters for blockbusters including Face Off and Along Came a Spider. What has remained constant throughout the renaissance scope of Holz's work is an ability to capture personality within his signature style. Duality figures importantly into Holz's work as well as his life. It is not suprising to learn that he travels frequently between his Greenwich Village studio and mountain home in upstate New York, where he lives with his wife and son. Contrasting elements are playfully and beautifully visible in Holz's fine art and advertising photography. Here, the viewer experiences the interplay of the human form with landscape and object. In his compelling, often ethereal photography of female nudes, Holz celebrates the body and compares it to bone and metal, natural and man-made worlds. His willingness to push limits is one he credits to an influential early apprenticeship with the late Helmut Newton, who encouraged him to remain true to his personal vision. The clarity of this vision has caught the attention of diverse advertising agencies, netting him campaigns including a Clio Award-winning series for the International Gold Corporation, and work for DeBeers Diamonds, Wrigleys, Nike, and Max Factor. Series such as Holz's "Original Sin" campaign for Tres Generaciones Tequila Sauza display his talent for marrying fine art sensibility with commercial savvy. His work can be found in the Staley-Wise Gallery in New York City and the Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles, and in many other prominent galleries and museums across the country.

Dirk Anschütz was born and raised in the small German town of Ottweller. At age 22 he came to New York and after a short stint as a babysitter in the Hamptons, got into photography. He now lives in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Jen Bradbury: Dirk Anschütz came to my apartment to take some pictures for Germany's Allegra magazine. That's how we met. He was pretty goofy and game for just about anything. We ended up driving around in his good old beater of a station wagon and climbing trees on the grounds of the Cloisters. That day, I discovered that Dirk and I share a deep (only slightly embarassing) love for John Wayne movies. And country music. And baseball (oh, wait, that's just him). For a German dude, he's the most all-American guy I know. It's not so much a contradiction as it as a complicated and delicate balance. Not surprisingly, that same sense of balance emerges in his photographs. Whether it's landscapes or portraiture, his work maintains an excellent and essential tension between disparate emotions or qualities. If a picture seems funny, you're likely to also feel an underlying sense of melancholy. A sweet portrait might reveal a little trap-door of nastiness. And over a gentle landscape hovers an invisible umbrella of loneliness. Nothing is as straight forward as it seems in Dirk's photographs. It's why I find them so compelling.

From advertising to editorial, Michael Grecco's work is continually raising the photographic bar. He is known for dynamic portraiture and capturing the essence of his subjects. Grecco works with an unrivaled technical ability and a rare sensitivity. The image he has created for himself is authentic, composed and always striking. Advertising clients: NBC/Universal, GE, Pfizer, HBO, Kodak, ABC, IBM Yahoo! and others. His editorial work is extensive, shooting for ESPN, Wired, Time, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Premier and MAXIM. Publications: Communication Arts, American Photography, Photo District News, Photo Insider, PHOTOgraphic, Studio Photography and Design, and American Photo. In addition, books by Raygun Magazine, Esquire, as well as on the cover shot for California 24/7 from the prestigious Day In The Life series. His Los Angeles showings have included the Louis Stern, the G. Ray Hawkins and the Fahey Klein Galleries. Appearances/Awards: Canon Explorers of Light and the Hasselblad Masters Nationwide lecture programs. Television news show Extra. Photography expert for KNBC News. Awards: Multiple International Photography awards, numerous Photo Design awards, The AR 100, New York and Los Angeles Art Directors Clubs, The Maggie Awards, Creativity kudos and others. Published: The Art of Portrait Photography, published Spring 2000; second edition to be published as “Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait, Fall 2006.” Currently working on his "found beach people" series in Miami and Los Angeles.

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