About
LAURA GRIER, FOUNDER OF BEAUTIFUL DAY PHOTOGRAPHY
About
Laura Grier has been called the Indiana Jones of Adventure Wedding and Travel Photography and is a recent addition to the Discovery Channel UK’s “20 Richest People in the World List”, people who are rich in life experiences that is. Living abroad from a young age, it is no surprise that Laura turned her life of travel, adventure, and exploration into a profession. As a photojournalist for the past 22 years, Laura has photographed on all 7 continents and has made a life out of exploring the world, capturing, and writing about her experiences.
With a dual degree from Syracuse University in both photojournalism and Fine Art photography, Laura has always blended the two genres to create a unique, vibrant, conceptual style that allows her work to stand alone.
By age 18, Laura obtained top secret clearance with the Central Intelligence Agency working in their photo imaging department. She then went on to work in London for the rock and roll-themed magazine, Mixmag. Two years later she understudied with National Geographic photographer, Ed Kashi, in Florence Italy which launched her career with that magazine.
Since then, her photography has taken her to all 7 continents. She works freelance for Novica/National Geographic, Huffington Post Travel, Galavante and as well as entertainment studios. She has been published countless times in over 25 different magazines and won the Nationwide photo contest in American Photo Magazine for the Top Ten Best Wedding Photos of the Year. Recently, one of Laura’s photos won the World Wide National Geographic Traveler Contest for the Top Ten Best Travel Photos of the year and PDN Magazine’s Top Knots Contest. Laura has been a platform speaker for WPPI, WIPA, Canon, Zenfolio, Step Up Women’s Network, and the Wedding MBA Conference.
Presently, Laura is a Los Angeles and Miami based Photojournalist, Travel Writer, and owner of both Beautiful Day Photography (specializing in Destination Weddings) and Laura Grier Travel, featuring her Fine Art Prints, travel workshops, and behind-the-scenes of her jetsetting around the world. During the year, she can be seen overseas shooting weddings; balancing language books in one hand and camera in another. Laura’s ability to combine her love of travel, adventure, weddings, and art into a chic, colorful perspective, has made her a renowned International photographer.
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