Contributor

Christopher Duggan

Founder and principal photographer, Christopher Duggan Photography

Christopher Duggan is a regular contributor to 4dancers.org, a blog for dancers, dance teachers and others who love dance.



He is also the founder and principal photographer of Christopher Duggan Photography, a New York City-based wedding and dance photography studio. Duggan has been the Festival Photographer for Jacob’s Pillow Dance since 2006. In this capacity, and as a respected New York-based dance photographer, he has worked with renowned choreographers and performers of international acclaim as well as upstarts in the city’s diverse performance scene.



He has created studio shots of Gallim Dance, Skybetter + Associates and Zvidance, among others, and in the past year alone, he has photographed WestFest at Cunningham Studios, Dance From the Heart for Dancers Responding to Aids, The Gotham Dance Festival at The Joyce Theater, and assisted Nel Shelby Productions in filming Vail International Dance Festival.



Duggan often teams up with his talented wife and Pillow videographer Nel Shelby. A New York City-based husband and wife dance documentation team, they are equipped to document performances, create and edit marketing videos and choreography reels, and much more.



Christopher Duggan finds that his experience as a dance photographer has improved his work as a wedding photographer and vice versa. Christopher Duggan Photography covers Manhattan’s finest wedding venues, the Metropolitan and Tri-State areas, the Berkshires and destination weddings worldwide. The company’s mission is straightforward and heartfelt – create timeless, memorable images of brides, grooms, their families and friends, and capture special moments of shared love, laughter and joy.



His photographs appear in The New York Times, Destination I Do, Photo District News, Boston Globe, Financial Times, Dance Magazine, Munaluchi Bridal, and Bride & Bloom, among other esteemed publications and popular wedding blogs. One of his images of Bruce Springsteen was added to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s celebrated photography collection in 2010. His company has been selected for inclusion in “The Listings” in New York Weddings magazine.



You can contact Christopher or view more samples of his work at www.christopherduggan.com or by emailing studio@christopherduggan.com, liking him on Facebook and following him on Twitter.