About AnnMarie Sciascia, CPP

AnnMarie Sciascia, Certified Professional Photographer, National Award Winning Wedding Artist

In 2006 AnnMarie was rated the highest in portfolio and biography in the United States as determined by www.WeddingPhotographyDirectory.com.

AnnMarie Sciascia’s love of photography began in the early 1980’s. She bought a 35mm camera and began photographing her children and family events. As God would have it, one day a friend asked her to assist at a wedding. AnnMarie had no idea she would be documenting memories of someone’s special day; however, her work was so impressive, the bride purchased seven of her photographs for her wedding album. Loving the experience tremendously, AnnMarie immediately began to study photography and continued to second photograph weddings. By her third wedding, a bride chose one of AnnMarie’s images for her thank you cards.

Opportunities just seemed to come her way and AnnMarie partook in all of them. In her first year, Master Photographer, Bob Kahn chose AnnMarie to shoot second camera for him. Bob is the only photographer to date to attain his Master’s Degree from the Professional Photographer Association of America, with images that were shot on the wedding day. He has taught lighting and posing all over the country his bridal portraits are his trademark in the industry.

AnnMarie studied consistently, with Master Photographer Hanson Fong and Master, Craftsman and Certified Photographer Ken Sklute who had been Wedding Photographer of the Year numerous times. AnnMarie was chosen to receive a National Scholarship from the Professional Photographers Association of America to Study with internationally renowned Master and Certified Photographers, Louise and Joseph Simone. The Simone’s have taught, “Unveiling the Spirit within” all over the world. AnnMarie’s dream is to capture that "spirit within" so that generations may come know their family history more intimately.

In 2003, AnnMarie entered competition for the first time and received three National Blue Ribbons for portrait and wedding images and in 2006 she received a fourth Blue Ribbon. In 2004, she began a formal college education in the technology of photography and in the same year earned her Certification from the Professional Photographer Association of America. AnnMarie earned this designation after meeting rigorous requirements measuring her artistic, technical, ethical and business competence. The PPA Certification is held by fewer than 2,500 photographers worldwide and less than five percent of photographers in America have attained this certification.

AnnMarie received three endorsements from the
Professional Photographers Association of America which states:

To see AnnMarie working with a bride and groom on a real wedding day,
AnnMarie is featured on the Style Network. On a show named “Married Away” AnnMarie is
featured with Event Planner Samantha Goldberg, of Gold Events.
Locations:

AnnMarie Sciascia Photography
69 High Street, Newton, NJ 07860
973-579-5575

and Gold Events and Company
50 Main Street, Chester, NJ 07932
908-450-9766

© 2006 AnnMarie Sciascia, CPP

NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 14, 2006 – The Empire State Building lit the New York skyline in the traditional baby colors of pink & blue for the 4th Annual March of Dimes Prematurity Awareness Day (PAD). The lighting was held to bring awareness to the growing crisis of premature birth, which has increased by more than 30 percent since 1983 and is now the number one killer of newborns. For more, please click here.