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Joel Gutowsky Photography

Someone once said that a picture is worth a thousand words.  Though this is true, a photograph is much, much more.  A photograph is full of memories.  The memory of the moment.  The memory of the day.  The memory of a specific time in our lives.  The memory of a feeling of love.  The memory of a feeling of accomplishment.  The memory of a story.

Each day we live is another day added to our story.  It is my deepest desire to be much more than a photographer.  It is my deepest desire to be a story teller;  to tell the story of your wedding day, to tell the story of your love, to tell the story of your moments.

On this website you will see portions of many different stories.  Stories of love and wedding days.  Stories of senior years and the ones living them.  Stories of new life and families.

Please, enjoy your stay here.  It is my hope that you get caught up in the stories of these unique individuals. 

andy

This is Andy.  Andy and I have been friends since kindergarten (appox. 1988).  He is in the process of getting ready to go back out on the mission field and asked me to take some “promo” shots for his website and promotional/informational material.  Here are a few of my favorite from the session.

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Evan & Audrey St.Germain

This is Evan & Audrey.  Audrey and my wife Kimb went to school together when they were younger…way younger.  Evan and Audrey have become great friends of ours, especially after Kimb and I got married.  They are one of the couples that we always hang out with.  The 4 of us went with a couple other friends to Destin, Florida for Spring Break 2010.  All I can say is that there were many memories made during that week.  It was during this week that I think I truly came to appreciate the fact that I enjoy people watching.

By the way, Evan is an amazing dancer thus making his wife an amazing dancer.  This explains why they are dancing in a few of these pictures.  So here they are…Evan & Audrey St.Germain.

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Seniors 2010 – Laura

Meet Laura.  Laura just graduated from the University of Texas a few weeks ago.  Laura was a history major with a love for all things theatre.  I drove up to Austin for a few hours and she treated me to some wings at Pluckers, and then we proceeded to walk around the UT campus, in the heat, telling her story.  Here are a few of my favorite shots from the day.

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