Brooklyn and Berkshires based Karen Wise, acclaimed wedding photographer, has been recognized as one of the best in her field by American Photo magazine (“World’s Top 10”) and The Knot (“Best in New York”). Karen’s work has appeared in New York Magazine, Martha Stewart Weddings, VOGUE India, and many more magazines. Karen has been perfecting the art of wedding photography for 18+ years, combining technical expertise in digital and film with a fine arts finish.

After art school (Karen holds a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design) she moved to NYC to apprentice with some of New York’s finest commercial still life, fashion, and portrait photographers. Having acquired this practical and creative background, Karen then launched her own business. She has since photographed celebrity weddings, including Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer’s wedding in San Francisco and Yo-Yo Ma’s daughter’s wedding in Massachusetts, five-day long weddings in India, tropical destination weddings, and many distinctive New York nuptials.

Couples choose Karen not just for the artistic quality of her work, but for her calm disposition behind the camera. Karen effortlessly soothes wedding-day jitters and draws out her subjects’ natural personalities, resulting in pictures that never look stiff or posed. She has an innate gift for capturing joyful moments without intruding on the experience. Clients often remark that they “didn’t know Karen was there” when they see photos of their vows.

In addition to weddings, Karen photographs families, food and portraiture. In March 2020, when many of her weddings were postponed, she started "Brooklyn Stoop Portraits" photographing families, elopements, and friends on their stoops from a distance. Brooklyn Stoop Portraits continues today and has branched to other neighborhoods and to New York's parks. She also teaches food photography & styling workshops collaborating with chefs and food stylists in the New York area. She loves organic, locally grown food, weekly yoga classes, and traveling (she’s originally from Montreal and speaks French too). Karen lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn with her husband and young son.

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