New York Wedding Photographer | Fotoimpressions Destination Wedding Photography

Description: Paul D. Van Hoy II resides in Rochester, NY where he received his MFA in Fine Art Photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology. In 2007 Paul received worldwide recognition as Microsoft’s Pro Photographer for 2007. Also in 2007, Creative Quarterly recognized Paul as their ‘Photographer of the Year’. American Photo Magazine recently profiled Paul’s MFA Thesis Series ‘Bystander’. Paul’s work has been widely published in many other photographic magazines, including After Capture, PDN, Digital Photo Pro, CMYK, Photographer’s Forum, Professional Photographer, American Photo, Camera Arts, and Creative Quarterly Magazine.

“At my core, I’m a portrait photographer, a hunter/gather of forms, faces, and expressions. I am most interested in vulnerability and rare moments of discontinuity in which defining moments materialize and disintegrate almost simultaneously. For me, this is what photojournalism is all about. Interaction with strangers through an image capture device changes the dynamic of an already ambivalent relationship. It is crucial that the photographer be improvisational not only on a technical level, but his or her spontaneity should also extend to the persuasions necessary to gain the momentary trust of a desired subject.”

-Paul D. Van Hoy II

“While loved by his clients for the ease at which he puts them in front of the lens, it’s Paul’s award-winning style and professionalism, coupled with visionary “modern lifestyle” imagery and his “real life” approach to portraiture that have made Van Hoy the first choice among Western NY style-makers and wedding planners throughout the US.”
– Bride’s Magazine