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Linda Boyd
Photographic Artist Inc.
I have been a portrait photographer for more than 25 years. I worked for 20 years with Busath Photography and have been working independeantly for the past six and a half years. I am the first woman in Utah to be awarded the Master of Photography degree from the Professional Photographers of America.
I have been married for 37 years and have two children. I sing in my church choir and act as their librarian too. My primary focus in my business is Children's portraiture with family sessions a close second. I love working with children.

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.

Randy Collier

Randy has earned his Master of Photography and Craftsman degree from The Professional Photographers of America. He is a past president of Professional Photographers of Idaho.
Professional Photoshop Users recently awarded him with the Guru Award for excellence in Photoshop design.
He has been with Kiddie Kandids for the past 11 years and is currently the Vice President of Photography and Sales.
He and his wife, Kathryn, reside in Sandy, UT. They are parents of five terrific children and five wonderful grand children.

Ryan Cummings
Ryan Cummings Photography

Ryan has been actively engaged in photography for the past 14 years, shooting everything from weddings, family portraits, senior portraits, architecture and nature portraits. He attended Salt Lake Community College, graduating with high honors in photography. He also received a Bachelor of Arts degree in photography from the world renowned Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California.
He also enjoys an adjunct teaching position at Salt Lake Community College where he shares his love of photography with his students. Ryan’s passion and love of the photographic art have allowed him to become a highly skilled and artistic photographer.

Met Dilsiz

Met Dilsiz has been a photographer for the past 18 years. He has been an amateur photographer until 2004, where he had 4 private exhibits around the world. In 2004, he started to take picture for the stock arena. His images has been published in many magazines, training materials and books as cover.

In 2007, he started to take architectural pictures and has been hired to photograph for residential and commercial buildings. Currently he resides in Salt Lake City with his wife and two kids. He is a full time photographer and a real estate agent with Keller Williams.

Kris Doman
KD Portraits

While studying for my BFA, I remember walking through the portrait gallery of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. I was entranced by the images of people, painted by different artists, and decided that was what I wanted to do with my life. After nearly failing beginning Oil Painting, I took my first photography class, amd found my medium and my calling. I have been creating portraits professionally for eight years, and have always felt that every person has beauty and character. I am drawn to what makes an individual unique, and strive to accentuate personality in my images. I am a Certified Professional Photographer, and delighted to be part of the Utah Heart Gallery.

Robert Dyer

Robert Dyer, has been in the business of people photography for over 30 years. Although his enjoyment of the art has brought him numerous awards he feels the most important award has been the satisfaction of his clients. His calm and relaxed personality seems to coax the best out of the people he photographs, resulting in some wonderful images. Photographing this beautiful child for the Utah Heart Gallery has been an emotional and rewarding experience for him, as a photographer, a father and a recent grandfather.
www.robertdyerphotography.com

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.

Ryan Hadley

Ryan Hadley has been a photographer in the Ogden are since 1995. He is a member of the Intermountain Professional Photographers Association as well as other regional and national organizations.
Ryan specializes in portrait and wedding photography but also loves architecture photography. As well as being interested in photography, Ryan loves classical and jazz music and plays the trumpet. When asked what drives his vision for portrature, Ryan answers that he wants to create images that immortalize not only people’s image but also their soul.

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.

Jerry Hansen

Developed a love of photography through his father Dale Hansen (founder of Mar Del photography). He currently co-owns and operates Mar Del Portraits & Design along with Cliff Winegar. Jerry has received many print awards from WPPI, PPA, IPPA and Rocky Mountain PPA. Mar Del Portraits & Design was awarded the prestige Best of State Award in Portrait Photography for 2004. Jerry is a Master photographer and a Certified Professional Photographer through Professional Photographers of America. Jerry is always looking for new exciting ways to improve his work along with keeping up with the changing world of photography and digital imagery.

Lori Jenkins

Lori Jenkins was born and raised in Provo, but now calls Mapleton home with her husband and five children. Lori is very passionate about photography & children. Her award winning photography has been featured in countless magazines, newspapers, and websites. Lori is known for her natural style and uncanny ability to make everyone feel at ease in front of the camera. Her photography philosophy is simple – documenting like one memory at a time!

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.

Jen Kappes

Photography quickly became more than a hobby when I picked up my first dSLR camera. A passion developed and I love to continue to challenge myself and grow in my knowledge and experience in the photography world. With two young daughters, I always have two ready and willing subjects begging to have their photograph taken. Much has been imparted to me through my wonderful mentors, my dad and stepmom (Bruce and Tammy Jolley), who continually push me to be better photographer.


	Clark Knight Clark Knight Photography opened September 1, 1983 in Richfield Utah. After 8 years working part time as a photographer, my wife Becky and I decided to get out of the City and move to a small Utah town to open a full time portrait studio. We have become pationate about our portrait and wedding photography, if we didn't have to make a living we would do it for free. The very best part of our business is the people that we work with. Now our fiends, we have been able to share in some of the most intimate times of their lives. From baby's to weddings, and even funerals, we preserve a moment in time, frozen never to change, developing friends along the way. Now after 25 years of business in Richfield, our family of 5 has grown to 7 with a new daughter in law and a new grandbaby, This along with the many friendships we have developed while here has made us wealthy beyond our dreams.


			Erin Langford Erin Langford’s love of photography began at a young age. She can always be found with a camera in her hand. Erin is an award winning photographer with more then eight years of experience in the photography industry. She started Erin Langford Photography in 2006. She mostly photographs weddings, familis, and children. Before that she was a photographer for several newspapers in Utah and Idaho. She lives in Farmington with her husband, Dan.


	Valerie Lindsay, Gingerbread Photography Valerie Lindsay and her husband Marion own and operate GingerBread Photography Studio in Ogden. Valerie started her portrait business in 1998 after a 29-year career in health care. She studied photography and pre-press printing in Germany for a year before purchasing the Gingerbread House for a studio. Marion joined the business in 2000 and brought 15 years of large format printing expertise into the mix. Valerie's love of children shows with each child she photographs and she believes that doing something you love is not a job, but a way of life. Participating in the Heart Gallery Program was a privilege for Valerie and she plans to contribute again if asked.


			Mark Mason Over the years I have always had an interest in photography. In 1999 I purchase my first Camera a SLR and a hobby began. Being self taught with reading every piece of information I could get my hands on, along with, endless enjoyable hours of shooting anything and everything. I found Wildlife Photography nearest to my heart, with a passion to also enjoy photographing weddings, events (i.e. Hot Air Balloons, Water Skiing, & Air Shows), nature, landscape, portraits, genealogy and most of all Family.


	Rebecca Montague Montague Photography I love capturing slices of life, from sweet newborns to 50th wedding anniversary photos and everything in between. My passion in life (besides my great hubby, 4 kids and 13 grand-kids) is preserving in images the times we all live, laugh and love! I am a master photographer and certified by Professional Photographers of America. I am honored to participate in the Heart to Heart Gallery. www.montaguephotography.com


			Deanne Parry Deanne worked at Busath’s in Salt Lake City for many years and has recently opened a new studio in the Castle Reception and Events Center in Layton, Utah.

Michael Schoenfield
Michael Schoenfield decided at an early age that the different drummer he couldn’t get out of his head required him to do something no one in his family had attempted since his great uncle made a handsome living as a public muralist in 20th century Germany. A nationally recognized advertising photographer for more than 25 years, he has no intention of slowing any time soon. A native Utahn, Schoenfield’s family is the light of his light of his life.


			Miyo Strong As Utah's youngest Master Photographer, Miyo Strong has made a name for herself in both the local and national photography scene. Shooting her first wedding at 19 Miyo has been with Busath Photography for over 13 years. She also volunteers much of her time to local and national charities. Miyo has been recognized for her NILMDTS infant bereavement photography as well as her work with children with special needs, Operation Smile and now the Utah Adoption Exchange. When not hard at work Miyo can be found chasing her darling 3 yr old around, MMA training or lost in a great novel.


	Karen Melby Teerlink I am a student at the University of Utah majoring in communications with an emphasis in Photography. I love doing children's portraits and love to travel. I love the creativity involved in photography.


			Cliff Winegar Cliff has been a professional photographer for over 25 years. He has a Masters degree with the PPA (Professional Photographers of America) and is professionally certified as a portrait and wedding photographer. Along with Jerry Hansen, he co-owns and operates Mar Del portraits and Design in Sandy, Utah.


	Ted York Ted York Photography An award winning photographer, Ted York has been making images since his early teens. He started Ted York Photography in the fall of 2005. By late 2006 he became one of only 17 photographers in the state of Utah to be certfied by The Professional Photographer of America (PPA). He was awarded first place portrature, man or woman, for 2006 by The Intermountain Professional Photographers of America (IPPA). Ted York photography specializes in child and family portrature. We also photograph teens, and weddings as well as commercial work.


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