New York City Wedding Photographer | Vintage Modern Southern California Wedding Photography » Maggie Harkov is an international modern wedding & lifestyle photographer based in New York City.

I am not a model.  Shocking, I know, friends, shocking.  And, yes, although my jaw dropping walk where I trip over my own two feet on a surprisingly regular basis may seem entertainment enough to some, I’m definitely not destined to walk down the runway.  I belong behind the camera, so I feel especially  in awe of people who can just stand or walk with such grace and beauty.  And, it seems almost incomprehensible to me that someone could do all of that so flawlessly in 20-something degree weather for the great NYC Photog Shootout where 75+ photographers showed up for a fun day of shooting.

If it were me, I’d have flat out refused – accepting only upon the condition that I could trot the streets of New York in my flannels, layered above layers of long johns & sweaters or better yet a fabulously chic snuggie.  You know you love the image.  Hot, right?  Hot.  Who wouldn’t want to photograph that?  Ok, so seriously folks, I had such a blast shooting along side some other wonderful photographers and getting to know people in this great industry.  But, I felt kind of guilty.  I had just about every piece of winter clothing I owned on to prevent frost bite (I’m not overly dramatic at all here friends, obviously), and my facial expressions behind the camera must have resembled a stone wall, for I think at one point my eyeballs froze, but they took just rocked it out and were gorgeous.

A big thanks to Rob Nicholson and William Chang for setting up such a fun day.  It was such a joy to be a part of – frigidness and all and I’m thrilled to be a part of the team. :)

When the door buzzed, I finished sipping my morning cup of Joe and walked casually to the door, trailing miles behind an overexcited Sophie, who’d already beat me to the door and furiously wagged her tail awaiting my arrival. She was elated, of course, because someone was here. Someone other than me.  A UPS visitor, to be precise.  They had arrived.  Sharon & Chris’ wedding albums came in and I couldn’t wait to see them.  Sophie, however, didn’t appear to be as entertained as I was…

There is something so amazing about reliving a wedding day by looking at the story being told through a beautiful  album that will be around for generations to come.  And, KISS Wedding Books are so exquisitely gorgeous and well made that you can’t help but be impressed by their incredible quality.  Oh, and they come with these adorable covers, too. KISS is an absolute pleasure to work with and guarantees their albums for life.  I heart KISS and, understandably, so do my wonderful clients.