Heather Brown
Heather Brown Photography
Heather Brown is the owner of Heather Brown Photography Studio and Gardens, located in Murray Utah.
Heather photographs children, families, maternity and newborn. She started photographing babies almost five years ago and soon started photographing the rest of the family as well! She opened her first studio in West Jordan two and a half years ago and recently bought her second studio in Murray, Utah.

Heather specializes in making every photograph special. Heather has a huge heart and learns to love everyone she meets. She was also blessed with a gift to see the beauty in every person she photographs, and it shows in the images she captures.

Adilfa Ford
Don Polo Photography
Adilfa was born in a small town in the plains of Venezuela. She was raised on a farm by her grandparents Hipolito and Maria. Her grandfather was well known throughout the community for his integrity and work ethic. He was respectfully know as Don Polo. When Adilfa chose the name for her business she could think of nothing else that would represent her ideals as well as her grandfathers name. Adilfa has been doing photography now for 13 years and prides herself on her precision and attention to detail. Her personality and enthusiasm would well describe who she is behind the camera as well as personally. Adilfa currently serves as President of the International Professional Photography Association and regularly teaches other photographers both locally and internationally.

Alan Gibby
Gibby Studios
As an art major with the experience of over 40 years in the photographic industry, Alan Gibby has earned over 300 awards in international, national, and local print competitions. He operates studios in Ogden and Riverdale, Utah and has expanded the Ogden facility to include the Gibby Fine Art Gallery.
He resides in Riverdale with his wife, Laurie. They have ten children.
The mission statement of Gibby Studios reflects Alan’s personal philosophy in serving his clients – “To create images inspired by the heart, imagined by the mind, and felt by the soul!”For more information, visit the website gibbystudios.com.

Brenda Hansen
Hansen Photography
Brenda Hansen has enjoyed portrait and wedding photography for over 20 years. She is constantly intrigued by the true beauty of natural light and how it can shape and illuminate an image. She owns her own studio, where they specialize in true expression, natural portraits. She lives in Price, Utah with her husband and 4 children.

Todd Royal Hicken,
Impact Photography
Todd is the owner and photographer of Impact Photography, located in Heber, Utah. He is also the owner of Serendipity Digital Imaging and prints high quality, reasonably priced wedding invitations with the infamous velum overlays. Over the years,
Todd has earned his Masters degree and several Photographer of the Year and Best of Show awards,
9 Kodak Gallery and 15 Fuji Masterpiece awards along with six PPA loan prints to date. Todd isn’t afraid of
trying new things and seems to be on an edge of his own. So join Todd in what will be a fascinating session and
let some of his enthusiasm and wisdom rub off on you!

Kate Jeppson,
Jeppson Studios
Kate Jeppson has been photographing professionally since 2000. She mostly photographs weddings, families, and children. Her love of photography started at a young age. She has a passion for photography and is so glad that she gets to make a career out of something she loves to do. Also, being adopted, Kate is excited to help out with The Heart Gallery program.

Bruce & Tammy Jolley,Jolley Photography
Jolley photography is owned and operated by a husband and wife team, Bruce and Tammy Jolley. Bruce and Tammy met in a cancer bereavement group after both losing a spouse to cancer. They had a mutual love of photography and decided life was too short to let dreams go unfunfilled. So, in 2003 they got married and opened Jolley photography. In just a few years they have won numerous awards locally, nationally, and over seas.

Participating in the Heart Gallery Program was a privilege for Valerie and she plans to contribute again if asked.

Lisa Nelson
Custom Impressions, Inc.
By experimenting with a digital camera, Lisa Nelson found out how much she enjoyed photography. By reading books and magazines as well as guidance from another photographer, Lisa has been able to include photography as one of the services her company offers. Lisa has photographed weddings, other special events, scenery, landscapes, and portraits. She enjoys taking macros and candid shots as well. Her love of photography grows each time she takes her camera out to see the world through it’s lens.

Steve J. Mackley
Mackley Photography
Steve is the proud husband to Cristal and father of three wonderful children. He is the owner of Mackley Designer Portraiture in Logan, Utah.
Steve was awarded the Master of Photography Degree in 1999 and soon receive his Photographic Craftsman degree, from the Professional Photographers of America.
Steve holds nine "Photographer of the Year" titles, eleven Kodak Gallery Awards, and seven Fuji Masterpiece Awards.
Steve has authored a book on Adobe Photoshop techniques, “Adventures In Photoshop” and nine DVD on the art of Photography and digital enhancements.

David C. Rich
David Rich Photography
David C. Rich earned a Master’s degree in physics from Brigham Young University. His introduction to photography began there, as the beginning class in photography was in the physics department. He not only took the class but taught the photo lab for four years.
He became a nuclear physicist and worked at it for many years, enjoying photography as a professional hobby.
All the while he loved doing scenic, wedding, and family photography. He kept busy taking pictures for over thirty-five years!
On day he had a sudden, severe hemorrhagic stroke, which ended his scientific career. But his love of photography still thrives and provides him with countless hours of pleasure and work.
David is proud of his ten children, sixteen grandchildren (so far), and one German exchange student (she’s gone home to Germany and working on a law degree).