Alexandra Pitzer
My journey into professional photography started in 2001, when I began modeling professionally during the final days of the pre-digital era. At home, in the small town of Victoria, Texas, I would splay out fashion magazines across my bedroom floor and study the poses of the models as well as the composition and lighting in each image, hoping to better my own work in front of the camera. Read more>>
Krystal Sandefur
Well, photography was NEVER a passion of mine or even on my radar. I went to college and graduated with a BA in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Arlington. I married my high school sweetheart in 2007 and we started our family after I had started teaching and coaching at Cleburne High School in 2009. Read more>>
Paige Walker
When I had my second child, I became obsessed with photography. If I wasn’t photographing someone or something, I wanted to be. If I wasn’t shooting, I was editing photos. I could not get enough of photography!There was so much to learn and I dove in head first. After practicing on my own family and friends and feeling confident in my abilities, I decided to go ahead and open a business and begin taking paying clients. Read more>>
Chad Harrison
We are a family of avid campers! We bought our first bunkhouse travel trailer shortly after the twins were born because we knew that we would need the extra room. As the girls got older we decided to upgrade our older travel trailer and stepped up our game into a 37-ft. triple slide bunkhouse unit that we loved. Read more>>
Pam and William Campbell
After working in Dallas in the advertising business for a short time, we acquired an existing gallery in Fort Worth, changing it considerably and bringing in all new artists. Over time, our roster of artists evolved to concentrate on mid-career and emerging artists from Texas and across the United States, including artists from Germany and Canada, and original prints by contemporary American artists. Read more>>
Lydia Webb
Fashion has always been my thing… I briefly studied fashion and apparel merchandising in College. I wanted to be a stylist as I love putting designs together. However, I changed my tune and decided to get a degree in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing. Read more>>
Jesse Scroggins
Photography is a blend of two of my favorite things, Art and Science. My first introduction to the medium was an elective photography course in high school. After developing my own film and prints in a dark room, I was hooked, but I didn’t know it would become anything more than a hobby. Read more>>
Stacie McCans
I graduated from Texas Tech with a Bachelor of Interior Design and a minor in Art. I won the Outstanding Senior Award the year I graduated. I worked for HKS Architects in Dallas designing primarily hotels. I got married and moved to Fort Worth. Read more>>
Dr. Jerome M. Bierschenk
VOICES of Fort Worth, the newest vocal ensemble in the Fort Worth music scene, gave its premiere performance on May 1, 2012, in conjunction with the Wesleyan Chorale in a concert presented in Martin Hall on the campus of Texas Wesleyan University. Read more>>
Shannon Ducker
I grew up in Red Oak TX and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Architecture from Texas Tech University in 2010 and was having trouble finding a full-time job in architecture because of the economy at the time. I have always been the type of person that can’t stand doing nothing, and event planning was something I had always had in the back of my mind, so I found an unpaid internship with an event planning company in Dallas. Read more>>
Darin George
I moved to Texas to work at MER (Motorsport Enterprises Racing) in 2007, knowing very little about race cars and even less about business. I worked there as the lead mechanic for five years and we won three national championships in MX5 Cup. Read more>>
Stina Stow
My love for photography first got its start when I was five years old-believe it or not. I’ve always loved holding a photo that I made in my hands ever since I can remember, so it’s only natural that this is my career and passion today. Read more>>
Ratna Goenardi
My BFA from Texas Christian University was in graphic design. I had been working in big ‘Corporate America’ environment, in the capacity of both packaging and product designer, when the economy ‘crashed’ and got laid off. With bills and a mortgage to pay, I started doing what I needed to do, making ends meet by making specialty/highly custom cakes and cupcakes for friends. Read more>>
Jalea Seals
As a counselor, I earned my stripes in a psychiatric hospital for children. I would help children with extreme behavior issues, usually stemming from some major trauma. I would have the kids in my group for 4-6 weeks and most of the time they got better. Read more>>
Austin Davis
Originally from the Saginaw, Eagle Mountain area, Austin Davis earned a Bachelor of Science in Pastoral Ministry from Lee University in Cleveland, TN and a Master of Arts in Counseling from The Church of God Theological Seminary then went on to become a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor in the State of Texas. Read more>>
Kell and Julie Curtis
Wheelhouse Marketing & PR started in 2004, formed by Managing Partner Kell Curtis and joined by his wife, Julie Curtis, as President and CEO in 2011. Both Julie and Kell’s career paths have followed working in the media, the entertainment industry as well as working with various agencies. Read more>>
Travis Lutter
I grew up wrestling in High School and College in South Dakota. I saw the first UFC in 1993 and knew that I had to learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I moved to Texas and started training with Carlos Machado a cousin a few years later. Carlos is a cousin of the Gracie’s and at the time was teaching Chuck Norris Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Read more>>
Avery Earl
Ever since I can remember, I’ve had a camera in my hands. Going outside with a camera in my hands has always been my favorite way to spend my time. During high school, I knew that I wanted to be a photographer and I started taking pictures of anyone that would step in front of my camera. Read more>>
Ellen Ashton
I started my photography business while going through treatment for a life-threatening, but curable illness at the raw age of 21. I guess you could say that my career as a photographer started as an outlet while going through treatment and just snowballed from there. Read more>>
William Behr and Dawn Richardson
When we first met, each of us was in the midst of a divorce. While this is a difficult and unfortunate life experience, both of us were looking for the positive side of our life changes. One of the ways we chose to begin the healing process was through our mutual love of art and the medium of photography. Read more>>
Darrin Kobetich
Fort Worth, Texas-based solo acoustic guitar master, Darrin Kobetich classifies his sound as “ambient delta raga thrash grass,” but that’s just scratching the surface. He was an illustrator/graphic designer at a Fort Worth newspaper (remember those?) for 24 years until 2010. Since then, he has been… “Free” of working for The Man. Read more>>
Ambra Costner-Portillo
I always get asked, “How did you come up with the name Query Events?” In short, Query Events was founded on the notions of a bride’s uncertainties. What’s your “Query,” what’s your question? Come to Query Events with all of your uncertainties – all your queries – and we will turn them into gorgeous affairs. Read more>>
Monica Garcia-Wilkinson
I’ve had a passion for Photography most of my life. I studied Photography at Trimble Tech High School & have been doing it since. I’ve always had my camera in my hand & everyone counts on me for photos at Family gatherings. Read more>>
Laura Ainsworth
Having grown up in the music business (my dad was a sax and clarinet player and arranger with the top big bands of his day, a prodigy who was quite legendary among his peers), I developed a taste for the kind of music that was popular long before I was born. Read more>>
Ike Thomas
Grace Classical Christian Academy is a very special place. If you need confirmation of just how special it is, ask the headmaster, the staff, the parents, or more importantly, ask the students. Grace Classical Christian Academy is not a sports-centered institution, not a prep school or a trade school. Read more>>
Camie Bolin
I am a wife of an amazingly supportive husband and I have 3 handsome young men. I have always had a deep passion for photography but never had the tools to peruse it until one year for Christmas my husband and mother went in together to buy me my first camera. Read more>>
Robbie Werner
My family has always loved baking – everyone from my mother and mother-in-law to all grandparents on all sides of the family, have had a knack for creating things in the kitchen. When I got married, it seemed to have been some kind of right of passage into the baking gene. Read more>>
Justin Nsenga
I am originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). I have been in the US for 13 years. I started this organization in 2013 after noticing the scarcity of mental health services for refugees. I left my job and went on to start this Partners for Refugee Empowerment along with two other people, who are no more involved with the organization. Read more>>
Sandy Clark
My photography career began while I was living in New York. I began assisting a professional photographer and learned the business through hands-on experience. Soon, I found myself working for some of the biggest modeling agencies in New York City: Elite, Ford, Wilhelmina. Read more>>
Connie Buchanan
I’ve always done hair, even as a teenager. I cut and colored family and friends before I really knew what I was doing. I just went on instinct. My mother thought I should go to Cosmetology school right out of high school, but I balked at the idea. Read more>>
Jill Campbell Jordan
I am a Fort Worth native and a fifth-generation Texan. Growing up I spent a lot of time in Coryell County with my grandparents, enjoying the country. It instilled in me the love for the land and the people who work it and call it home. I can still remember the smell of the dark rich soil as I sat beside my grandfather on his tractor as he plowed. Read more>>
Tammy Graham
I was in 6th grade when my dad purchased a camera. After looking at the manual and deciding that he didn’t want to read it all he gave me the task. I never gave the camera Back! I want to be a photographer on the yearbook staff at Aledo High school and for just about anything I could get to pose for me!! Read more>>
Mara Davidson
I was raised in a small Texas independent restaurant and quickly learned the in’s and out’s of personalized customer service as much of our business was repeat. Entering college, I wasn’t sure exactly what I wanted to do, so I fell into a few hospitality classes which grew my passion for event management. Read more>>
Trey Chapman
My family has been in Texas for 166 years. We were here before Texas was Texas! We’ve been in the ranching business for 166 years and the restaurant business for 100 years. In the early 1900s, our first restaurant was called Lacy’s. Read more>>
Lea Zachry
In December 2016, my entire department was eliminated and rather than trying to find another job working for someone else, I decided to start a photo booth rental company (at the suggestion of my wife, Laurie, who had been to recent functions where photo booths were very popular). Read more>>
Carolyn Becker
Starting out my career as a small business developer, I learned that many entrepreneurs were influenced by their positive and negative internal experiences. Success or failure is directly correlated with the ability to manage emotions and adapt quickly to fluctuating environments. Read more>>
Juanita Myers
Kim and I met while following our hearts working to help the innocent creatures so often left behind. While volunteering at adoption events, transporting sick or injured animals, and helping wounded (physically and mentally) animals to find a second chance at a happily ever after ending, we realized we could do so much more with our own 501c (3). Read more>>
Monica Shearer
Thirty-three years ago, my mother and father got the wild idea to start a wedding catering business. My mother was in employee management and my father was an aircraft engineer at the time. After doing weddings for her three daughters, she thought it would be a good business when they retired. Read more>>
