“My mother named me Andrena, but everyone calls me Dina.”

Photos at left:

Dina (2002)
Her grandma’s engagement photo (1929)
Her parents' wedding photo (1963)

Dina’s ability to capture unique moments, coupled with a refined sense of composition and intimate, romantic style, have earned her a reputation as a sought-after artist whose low-stress, unobtrusive and warm manner instantly puts brides, grooms and families at ease. Infusing her work with both elegance and emotion, Dina takes a fine art documentary approach to capturing your wedding day, working with shadows and light to create dramatic, multi-dimensional images that will be cherished for generations.

Her passion for documenting the world around her began at the age of 12, when she purchased her first professional camera. After working for magazines and newspapers, and winning numerous state and local awards in photojournalism, Dina decided to turn her artistic eye towards capturing the joy of weddings.

Dina’s award-winning images have appeared on MTV and in the Los Angeles Times, as well as in a number of specialty magazines and newspapers. Her landmark documentary work with early 1980s punk rock musicians will be featured in a two-volume book being published in Italy in 2003-2004. She has also photographed several album covers.

Dina holds two degrees in journalism and has studied photography at three universities.