Paul Rich has a natural gift for capturing real moments. Known for his ability to put his subjects at ease, he uses an artist’s sense of composition with a technician’s knowledge of light. Paul has a talent for quietly capturing the lovely tender vignettes that will evoke the feeling of your event for years to come.

Paul pursued wedding photography at the early age of 13. He began working as a photographer's assistant and photographed his first wedding by the time he turned 18. While earning his degree in photography at Bard College in New York, Paul had the opportunity to study with such notable photographers as Stephen Shore and Larry Fink.

Paul is an award-winning member of The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association (an organization comprised of photojournalists and documentary-style wedding photographers from around the world). He is a regular contributor to such wedding sites as Style Me Pretty and his wedding images have been published in Portland Monthly’s Bride & Groom magazine. Recent destination wedding assignments include such locations as Kauai, St Lucia, and Martha's Vineyard.