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Welcome

On most weekends you can find Robert photographing weddings—either in New York (where he lives) or farther a field: in various locations around the US and abroad. Robert finds wedding ceremonies to be more than just a series of actions, people, and images to be “captured,” but rather recognizes them as events full of deep personal and cultural significance, particular to a specific time and place and community. As such, he assumes the responsibility of documenting these moments with great respect, believing them to be deserving of a discerning eye and an artistic hand. In this way, he hopes to help each couple honor the beauty not only of age-old traditions, but also the distinctive and meaningful celebrations fashioned by those couples. Robert enjoys getting to know each one of his clients through the places, symbols, rituals, and yes—food-- that are unique to their tradition and infuses those elements into the story he tells through pictures. Robert applies the same personal perspective and distinct artistic flair to all of his photographic endeavors, allowing his subjects to represent their best selves.

"Firstly - I have to say that I always knew that you were a talented and modest photographer, but had no idea you were this modest. The pictures are UNREAL!!!!! Amazing and beautiful and so captivating! You captured moments so well that I feel the rush of the love and joy of the wedding occasion every time I look at the pictures. Congratulations on such a fabulous job. She absolutely loves them- and mentioned to me that it was the best decision I made- other than marrying her of course...." Sumesh Sachar, Singapore

(p)917-971-3012 (e)info@rwagnerimagine.com

Happy 4th of July!

I snapped this image a few weeks back and have been holding to post to for today. It was the biggest flag I’ve ever seen, at least 50 feet in length, and was strung between two hook and latter fire engines over a street in Hoboken, New Jersey. I stood at street level looking directly above me photographing the flag for nearly 45 minutes to capture the light and the position of the flag in the wind just the way I wanted. I have removed the blue sky for presentation. I love the definition of each wrinkle, how the colors pop and the way the light is both reflecting off the near side and shining through the flag.

Enjoy and celebrate our independence and nation!
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Married - Alyssa & Rich

Alyssa and Rich were married at the inspiring St. Ignatius Loyola church on the upper east. They dinned and danced through the evening among joyous friends, family and guests under the beautiful chandeliered ballroom of the St. Regis Hotel. I was happy to join Christopher Duggan of Threshold Visions to photograph this amazing wedding.

Reception: St. Regis Hotel
Ceremony: St. Ignatius Loyola
Cake: Sylvia Weinstock
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Eyes of Hope Project- Rwanda!

Come out and join us at the Art Auction to benefit the Eyes of Hope Project. The Auction will raise funds for cameras & photo supplies for photo programs in Rwanda! For more information on the project please visit Eyes of Hope Project. I’ve donated a piece of my fineart work to the benefit, please come and take a look at all the work!

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Serah & Min - Wedding Reception

Just as Serah and Min’s wedding ended with a bang of a reception so does the last of the series of blog entries. Scroll down for blog entries of Getting Ready, Central Park Portraits and their Ceremony.

Wedding Planning: Always A Bridesmaid

Cake: Cheryl Kleinman’s

Venue: Smack Mellon Gallery
Bridal Reception Attire: Miu Miu

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We all had fun on this rare sunny day in June relaxing by the swing set in the Schwartz’s backyard in New Jersey.
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Serah & Min - Wedding Ceremony

Serah and Min readied in a side room of the Park Avenue Christian Church after our stroll in the park.  The grand setting of Church made for a powerful ceremony.

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Serah&Min- A Walk in the Park

Serah and Min built in several hours between events to relax and for portrait sessions. First, before the ceremony, we took a stroll in Central Park and then after the ceremony we perused the cityscape under the Brooklyn Bridge in Dumbo before heading to the reception.

My primary objective when photographing a wedding is to be a quiet documentarian capturing the spontaneity of all planned and unplanned happenings throughout the day. However, the bride and groom portrait sessions are great for posterity and can be a relaxing and as fun as a stroll through the park.

Special thanks to Tara Sharma who joined me as my second shooter on this wedding.

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Serah & Min’s Wedding- Getting Ready!

What do you get when you mix an Upper East Side church, a stroll through Central Park a reception under the Brooklyn Bridge with a Korean Tea Ceremony: Serah & Min’s amazing NYC wedding! There was so many great images from this wedding that I’m breaking down into several posts: Getting Ready, Portraits in Central Park/Dumbo, The Ceremony and the Reception. Lots more to come…

Hotel: The London
Dress: Vera Wang Wedding Gown
Shoes: Cole Hahn bridal collection
Makeup: Judy Cunningham
Hair: Ringo Salon

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Blog post sighting!

Check out Always A Brides Maids blog for great tips, a wealth of information and incredible images including those from Serah and Min’s wedding I shoot at the Smack Mellon Gallery.

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Engagment Session: Chrystal and I!

I pulled out the tripod and the remote for this shoot in Elysian Park along the Hoboken waterfront. The process was tedious, it was difficult to know when the camera was actually going to take a picture. I also had some fun doing a few creative ring shots at home.

How do you think they turned out?

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Kristy & Dave

I caught up with Kristy & Dave after photographing their wedding back in April. This time they brought along the pups and we took a relaxed stroll along the waterfront in Hoboken.

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