Virginia Lee Hunter is an award winning photojournalist with a history of covering civil conflict, natural disasters, environmental action campaigns and human rights campaigns. Virginia transcends her skills of capturing the defining moments from her photojournalism career to those defining moments of joy, love, and celebration shared between you and your friends and family on that special matrimonial day.   She couples her   ‘photojournalism' background with her passion for Fine Art Photography by working with a variety of vintage cameras as well as standard 35mm cameras, both in digital and film. The end result is a mixture of film and digital, black and white and color, 35mm and 2 1/4 square(medium) format offering the feel and essence which best conveys the spirit of the day. If requested, the vintage 4x5 box camera is available for the classic turn of the century vintage portrait look.

VIRGINIA'S HISTORY:

Originally from St Louis, Virginia spent 22 years in Los Angeles California. She is associated with the nationally known wedding collective,DOCUVITAE developed by Laura Kleinhenz who, as well as Virginia, is an accomplished photojournalist. Virginia still flies to Los Angeles several times a year by client's request to photograph weddings through Docuvitae.

Virginia worked many years for the LA WEEKLY , an alternative weekly newspaper covering all aspects of LA life. She was on the front lines during the 92' Rodney King riots, the 94' earthquakes, fires, floods, as well as in depth coverage of life on skid row and other photo essays including hopping freight trains and living and traveling with carnival workers. Currently, Virginia freelances for various newspapers and magazines, including ST LOUIS MAGAZINE , and NEW YORK TIMES . She also teaches photography at UNIVERSITY OF MISSOUIR, ST LOUIS .

In 2007, she had her first book of images published. CARNY; americana on the midway is a look at the pop and sub culture of the carnival life. ‘Carny' was a bronze recipient for Pop Culture awarded by Independent Publishers Association.

The same year, Virginia and filmmaker Alison Murray debuted CARNY, a documentary inspired by the images of her book. Virginia was the Director of Photography, helping earn the film's 'Best Documentary' award at the Brooklyn International Film Festival. The film is airing in Canada, New Zealand, and United Kingdom as well as here in the states on The Sundance Channel.

"My philosophy in approaching weddings as in any photographic endeavor is this... I absolutely love taking pictures! This is not just a 'business for me, using photography', it is my art, my passion, my creative identity".

"I'm honored with each and every sincere inquiry that comes my way. My prices may not fit into the budget weddings but they aren't exclusive either. I want to be available for the couple that is looking for something unique and different with the images that best capture that special day of love and celebration.” VIRGINIA