SPORTS ILLUSTRATED PHOTOGRAPHY: RON SOLIMAN PHOTOJOURNALISM PUBLISHED! Really excited to share this as the fight night between Pacquiao vs Bradley approaches. Sports Illustrated published some of my photos from my PHOTO REPORTAGE on World Boxing Champion and Congressman Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao. Click on the image below to see the whole article –
INDIAN WEDDING: I JUST LOVE THEM! CONGRATULATIONS TO VINNE AND ROHIT! Vinnie + Rohit = Harmonious Love : Indian and Sikh Wedding Locations: # 1 Sangeet at DOUBLETREE HOTEL IN WILMINGTON, DE #2 Hindu and Sikh Wedding Ceremonies and Reception at HYATT REGENCY CHESAPEAKE BAY GOLF RESORT, SPA AND MARINA IN CAMBRIDGE, MD Event Planner: HEIDI KERN OF ENTERTAIN ME EVENT PLANNING DJ & Lighting effects: ATEET AHUJA OF PLANET DJ PRODUCTIONS Thanks to Vinnie and Rohit for letting me document their Hindu and Sikh wedding. Photographing this couple’s whole three-day wedding event in Wilmington, DE and in Cambridge, MD, was one of the best experiences I had in my wedding photography career. Everyone was super nice and they all treated me and my wife Bless just like their own family. Here are some of my favorite images from their wedding. It’s so easy to put more than a hundred here because their wedding was so colorful, but I did my best to edit dit own to few images…enjoy! My coverage started with the SANGEET CEREMONY taken at the Doubletree Hotel in Wilmington, DE few nights before the ceremony. As the name suggests, Sangeet is all about dance and music. It is one of the most enjoyable ceremonies before the wedding and […]
PUBLISHED NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY: WE’RE PUBLISHED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES AND TIME MAGAZINE’S ‘BUSINESS’ When I am not photographing weddings, I love to do some news photography for some clients of mine like the Associated Press, ZUMA Press, or Gannett. One of my recent photograph of FORD chief executive and chairman (though a very simple shot) went viral on big newspapers and magazines out there. Check out these two from The New York Times and TIME Business.
HYATT DULLES WEDDING : CONGRATULATIONS TO SHERRY AND MARK! …they will be trying the knot at St. Leo The Great Catholic Church in Fairfax, VA, then a reception will follow at The Hyatt Dulles near Washington DC. We first met Sherry at the Great Bridal Expo in Washington DC in 2011. When she mentioned they are having a Filipino wedding, that got be all excited. It’s always great to cover a Filipino wedding, it reminds me of my own wedding eight years ago. We did their engagement during the Cherry Blossoms Festival in Washington DC. Despite the thousand of crowd in the area that day, we managed to get a lot of good pictures of this sweet couple. Check them out – Love this sweet moment captured infront of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington DC…
FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHY: ZUMA PRESS’ PICTURE OF THE DAY Two of my images from my Reportage on Good Friday Crucifixions in the Philippines were chosen to be featured in Zuma Press’ Pictures of the Day. I had the most amazing experience covering this event despite the challenge of the 95 degree weather and humidity. Thanks to all the villagers of San Pedro Cutud, Pampanga for showing us the genuine Filipino hospitality. Click on the image below to see their site.
HOLY WEEK PHOTOGRAPHY: HOLY WEEK RITUALS IN THE PHILIPPINES I am currently in my home country the Philippines doing some documentary work. I spent the whole week out in the province of Pampanga photographing the Holy Week rituals. The biggest challenge was the heat and humidity, being it’s the beginning of summer here. During Holy Week, penitents in the Philippines emulate the sufferings of Jesus during to atone for their sins or to pray for their sick love ones. Some carry crosses and some scourge their wounded backs as they make their procession around their villages while stopping at each stations. At each of these stations few devotees sing the ”Pasyón”, the Philippine epic narrative of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. And on Good Friday, in the town of San Pedro Cutud in Pampanga thousands gather to witness nine men as they are crucified to the cross by villagers dressed as Roman Centurions as part of the Good Friday rituals. Ruben Enaje, 51, who plays “Kristo” is among those nine men. According to Enaje, he started doing this in the early 80s as a thanksgiving to God after surviving a fall from a building. He is now […]
MERION WEDDING: CONGRATULATIONS YEAMIE AND KAVEH! …they are tying the knot today at THE MERION in Cinnaminson, New Jersey. I remember shooting a wedding there few years ago and this venue rocks! I first got acquainted with Kaveh and Yeamie back in June 2011 after they contacted me from St. Louis, MO, where they both practice medicine. Then last fall, they came back to Philadelphia to shoot their engagement session. Check out these following pictures, and see how much fun we had during the session. We were so lucky that day (the only day they were available to shoot) that it did not rain. We have mother nature on our side. =) Love this shot!
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PARENTS ALBUM SENT! Just want to share what I recently sent a happy MOB (mother of the bride)….I love my new stickers!
2012 CALENDAR MAGNETS Send me your mailing address and will mail you one…
{PHILADELPHIA, PA} – January 24, 2012 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding Marketplace, is excited to announce Ron Soliman Photojournalism has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for Photography! The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization, Ron Soliman Photojournalism was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients. Ron Soliman Photojournalism is recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year. “WeddingWire is thrilled to honor the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Since the launch of the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program four years ago, thousands of outstanding wedding professionals have been recognized by the bridal community for their supreme service and dedication to the wedding industry. […]
BRIDE’S CHOICE AWARD 2012 RECIPIENT! We are so proud to announce that we are once again the recipient of Bride’s Choice Award 2012 by weddingwire.com and Marthstewartweddings.com. Since weddingwire started giving these awards, we are so fortunate to won this prestigious award every year. I can’t thank everyone enough for all your support! We could have not done this without you believing in our talents. In celebration of this prestigious award, we want to launch our new Referral Program at Ron Soliman Photojournalism. We will give away a $100 gift card (American Express) to YOU for every couple YOU refer and of course book our most popular Breathtaking Package. Also in 2012, we are are going national with our wedding assignments, so we will be available for any weddings all around the USA. So contact us ASAP for our 2012-2013 slots are booking fast!
WEDDING PHOTO CONTEST PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WINNER! Thanks to all who made this happen. I OWE IT ALL TO YOU! Thanks also to Elba and Anthony for the wonderful opportunity to shoot their wedding in Mexico. We recently got the results and my picture was chosen as the PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WINNER FOR RANGEFINDER MAGAZINE WEDDING PHOTO CONTEST.
RON SOLIMAN PHOTOJOURNALISM FACEBOOK We are excited to announce our new FACEBOOK fan page – RON SOLIMAN PHOTOJOURNALISM Please help us spread the word around by LIKING us on Facebook. This fan page will be a good source of wedding inspiration for those who are preparing for their wedding. It will also be a good source of photography inspiration for photographers in any levels, since I will also be sharing some information on upcoming workshops or new camera gears that I find interesting. And for those who just want to have fun, you will get a chance to win prizes with our FUN monthly contests. Thanks a million! – Ron and Bless Soliman
