Today has been a great day. I was able to meet with the Womens Empowerment Center today, as well as the Delegate and directors of Sports and Physical Education, and I will be meeting with them next week to interview them on tape, and get a better understanding of the issues that face youth in [...]
Jun 08, 2011 | Categories: Africa, All Posts, Non Profits/NGO's, Travel | Tags: Africa, Cameroon, Cameroon africa, children, development, documentaries, documentary photography, HIV/AIDS, Non Profits/NGO's, photojournalism, photojournalist | Leave A Comment »

I have been in Cameroon Africa for the past week working with the Cameroon Football Development Program, and I just got internet into the office yesterday. So here is a quick recap. we arrived in Cameroon last Sunday evening. After a flight that was way to long, we got on a bus that was WAY [...]
Jun 07, 2011 | Categories: Africa, All Posts, New Posts, Non Profits/NGO's, Travel, Uncategorized | Tags: Africa, Cameroon, development, documentary photography, HIV/AIDS, non profit photography, Non Profits/NGO's, photojounralism, photojournalist, Soccer | Leave A Comment »

Late last night, I arrived safely in Nicaragua with the NWCC team. Dan and Jessenia Bain met us at the Managua airport. I had planned this on being a longer introduction, but i wasnt saving often enough, and when I went to publish the post, my internet had kicked out and I lost everything. So [...]
May 15, 2011 | Categories: All Posts, New Posts, Nicaragua, Non Profits/NGO's, Travel, Uncategorized | Tags: Dan Speicher, managua, mission trip, Nicaragua, Non Profits/NGO's, northway christian community, photojournalist | Leave A Comment »

LAMP (Learning Assistance and Mentoring Partnerships) is a collaboration among Pittsburgh Public Schools, Family Guidance and area churches including my church Northway Christian Community to serve high-risk, gang-prone youth from middle and elementary schools. Over the past year, I have been working with program director Bryan McCabe to help tell the story of specific parts [...]
May 11, 2011 | Categories: All Posts, New Posts, Non Profits/NGO's | Tags: Bryan McCabe, Family Guidance, gangs, Homewood, LAMP, non profit photography, Non Profits/NGO's, north way Christian community, photojournalism, photojournalist, Pittsburgh Photographer | Leave A Comment »

Cory and Daniela had a wonderful wedding on a beautiful September day in Pittsburgh. They are such a cool couple, and they pulled off a great wedding just weeks after Cory opened the new Dante Salon in Shadyside! Congratulations on your wedding and your opening! Check out Dante Salon if you need a cut or [...]
Oct 12, 2010 | Categories: All Posts, events, New Posts, portraits, Stories, weddings | Tags: Beautiful brides, Dan Speicher, documentary photography, Downtown Pittsburgh wedding photography, event photography, laughter, lifestyle photojournalism, lifestyle wedding photojournalism, outdoor wedding photos, Phipps Conservatory wedding portraits, photojournalism, photojournalist, Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer, Pittsburgh wedding Photography, Schenley, Schenley Park Wedding Photos, St Pauls Cathedral, wedding photography, Westin Convention Center Hotel | Leave A Comment »

Wow what a week. We have seen miraculous things, and built amazing friendships. From Migdonio walking (without pain and crutches for the first time in more than a year), to spending time in the beautiful old city of Grenada, to experiencing the magnitude of this earth at the Masaya Volcano yesterday, this week has burned [...]
Aug 03, 2010 | Categories: All Posts, New Posts, Nicaragua, Non Profits/NGO's, Travel | Tags: caving, central American mission trip, church, documentary photography, Grenada, love light and melody, masaya volcano, mission trip, Nicaragua, Nicaragua Mission Trips, photojournalist, Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer | 2 Comments »

Yep, today we are heading to the beach for 24 hours to debrief with group one, and relax so that we can finish out the trip energized. Yesterday was a little bit different for us. Instead of going to La Chureca, we brought more than 60 kids from La Chureca to us, to spend some [...]
Jul 30, 2010 | Categories: All Posts, New Posts, Nicaragua, Non Profits/NGO's, Travel | Tags: central American mission trip, Dan Speicher, Grenada, la chureca, laughter, lifestyle photography, Light Love and Melody, managua, Managua Nicaragua, mission trip, Nicaragua, Nicaragua Mission Trips, photojournalist | 2 Comments »

Wow winter just keeps on coming! We have gotten nearly 36 inches of snow in the past week, and it still continues to fall! It honestly hasn’t stopped snowing for more than a few hours at a time since the storm hit last week! So between snowboarding in POWDER (yep that stuff we don’t see [...]
Feb 13, 2010 | Categories: Stories | Tags: 7 springs, Dan Speicher, Fighting Cabin Fever, flowers, Laurel Highlands, lifestyle photography, photojournalist, Pittsburgh Storm 2010, Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer, Seven Springs, winter art, Winter Cabin Fever, winter details, Winter Photos, Winter Portraits, winter storm 2010 | 1 Comment »
Here is a fun slideshow of all of my favorite images from their winter engagement session running around Manhattan. I cant wait to get them into Pittsburgh for their Wedding at the Old Stone Church, and Longe Vue Country Club. Enjoy!
Jan 07, 2010 | Categories: portraits, Uncategorized, weddings | Tags: Dan Speicher, engagements, lifestyle photography, Longue Vue Country Club, Manhattan, Manhattan Portraits, New York City Engagement Session, NYC e, NYC Engagements, photojournalist, Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer, Pittsburgh wedding Photography, weddings, Winter Portraits | Leave A Comment »

As I promised yesterday, here are the photos of Kirsten and Matt from their amazing wedding at Longue Vue Country Club in Pittsburgh just last week. Here they are, the moments just before the ceremony. Matt looking peaceful during the ceremony. The wind played with Kirstens veil during the ceremony and I loved this moment [...]
Jul 31, 2009 | Categories: events, Uncategorized, weddings | Tags: Dan Speicher, event photography, laughter, LIfestyle, Longue Vue Country Club, photojournalist, Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer, wedding photography, wedding photojounralism. | Leave A Comment »

Stephanie and Patrick were so much fun on their wedding day, and they made me feel like I was a friend when they asked me to come over for their rehersal luau the night before the wedding. Thanks for the being so cool and welcoming with me, and I pray that you have a blessed [...]
Jul 29, 2009 | Categories: weddings | Tags: Beautiful brides, event photography, laughter, LIfestyle, Oakland, photojournalist, Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer, wedding photography, wedding photojounralism., weddings | Leave A Comment »

Maria and Matt were married a few weeks ago at St Mary of the Mount on Mount Washington’s Grandview Ave. While it was a hot and humid day, Molly’s Trolley’s a/c kept everyone cool and helped move us around the city and to the Radisson Hotel in Greentree, Pa. Maria and Matt met back at [...]
Jul 23, 2009 | Categories: Uncategorized, weddings | Tags: Beautiful brides, event photography, LIfestyle, photojournalist, Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer, wedding photojounralism., weddings | 2 Comments »