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About me

While loved by his clients for the ease at which he puts them in front of the lens, it's Paul's award-winning style and professionalism, coupled with his visionary 'modern lifestyle' imagery and his 'real life' approach to portraiture that has made Fotoimpressions the first choice among Western NY style-makers and wedding planners throughout the US.

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Paul D. Van Hoy II resides in Rochester, NY where he received his MFA in Fine Art Photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology. In 2007 Paul received worldwide recognition as Microsoft's Pro Photographer for 2007. Also, in 2007 Creative Quarterly Magazine recognized Paul as their 'Photographer of the Year'. American Photo Magazine recently profiled Paul's MFA thesis series 'Bystander'. Paul's work has been widely published in many other photographic magazines, including: After Capture, PDN, Digital Photo Pro, CMYK, Photographer's Forum, Professional Photographer, American Photo, Camera Arts, and Creative Quarterly.

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Monthly Archives: September 2008

Rochester NY Wedding Photography | Kevin & Salome

Salome and Kevin, I don’t know if I’ve ever shot so many photos at a single wedding in my history of photographing weddings…almost 3k images! Start to finish it was just a lot of fun. Kevin, your brothers and new brother-in-law were a riot and their speeches…aka roasts… at the reception were hilariously unforgettable… The...

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Wedding in Geneva NY | Belhurst Castle

Erin and Gregg I had such a wonderful time with you both, and the day was filled with so many great photographic moments. Erin, I will forever remember you as the bride who settled her nerves with Mike and Ikes fruit candy and Salt-N-Pepa’s ‘Whatta Man” – ha! Also, I need to get the name...

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Cover Contest Results | PPMAG

After tripping over my vacuum cleaner this morning and spilling a freshly poured bowl of captain crunch, I received an email regarding the Professional Photographer Magazine’s cover contest results and instantly my morning was redeemed!
Here’s the email…
“Congratulations! You have received an Honorable Mention in Professional Photographer’s 2008 Cover Photo Contest.
There were only 18 honorable mentions...

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Kerry and Kevin | LeRoy | Rochester NY Wedding

Kerry and Kevin, it was so good to see you both again at Salome and Kevin’s wedding this past weekend. Kerry, when you made mention about blog-stalking me to see if I had posted your wedding photos I could hardly keep a straight face when I said it was going to take a few more...

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Cake on your face | Stephanie & Anthony Rochester NY Wedding

Stephanie and Anthony, I’ll just start by saying the chances of Main Street Rochester being blocked off on your wedding day were astronomical – those shots are among my most favorite. Your day was filled with so many exciting moments and great expressions… and of course the cake smash that sent icing and cake shrapnel...

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Caroline & Alex | Engagement

Hey guys, I had a nice time spending labor day afternoon with you in downtown Rochester – maintaining our composure amid the presence of wild roaming dogs and bmx bullies, ha… oh Rochester… Oh yea, I almost forgot about those plastic ninja attack bags (I mean seriously, where do they come from!?) You guys have...

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