Welcome to my WeddingWire site. My name is Arturo Macias and my company is ArtzPhoto. I am originally form Spain and I arrived to America at the last century (1990). Passion is my favorite word and the force that make me feel alive. I try to capture it in my photographs and transmit it from them. I feel that I am my only and greatest competitor so I love challenging myself in the mayor photographic forums. As a result of that this is a resume of my latest achievements: 2006, 2007 & 2008 Central Florida Photographer of the Year by PPSCF (Professional Photographers Society of Central Florida) 2008, Five times Merit Awards, two times Honor Print Award and People Choice Award at the FPP (Florida Professional Photographers) Convention. 2008, Five Accolades of Excellence at the WPPI (Weddings & Portraits Photographers International) Convention (The Biggest Photographic Conventions in the World), Las Vegas, NV 2008, Nine times Merit Awards, One First on Social Event, Two times Second on Social Events, One time First on Portraits and One time First and One Second on Illustrative Categories at the Print Education by PPSCF. 2006, 2007 & 2008 Top ten at the Best of Weddings Competition by EventPix, Las Vegas, NV 2008 International Speaker at the WPPIB (Weddings & Portraits Photographer International on the Border), Saltillo, Mexico. Active Member of WPPI, PPA, FPP and PPSCF. I am always is pursue of knowledge I had been in all mayor educational forums as Florida School (Deytona) for the last 5 years, WPPI Conventions, FPP Convention, PPSCF monthly meetings. Member of the board of directors for the last four years at the PPSCF (Professional Photographer Society of Central Florida).