Virginia Beach Photographer | Dmitry Gotkis Photography – About Us…

Virginia Beach wedding and portrait photographer, serving Hampton Roads, Richmond and available for travel worldwide,

I found my passion for photography long before it became my business, actually even before I knew what a “business” was. I was given my first camera at about 10 years old by my Grandpa and starting from that moment, I couldn’t wait to finish a roll of film to see what treasures it would reveal. 

… that was a long time ago, and the digital revolution has occurred, but I believe – that moment was the starting point of my love for photography and the beginning of my career as a professional photographer. To this day, I still can’t wait to see what treasures I download from my camera.
The first wedding I shot was in 2007 for a friend of family. Emotions of the event overwhelmed me… I was hooked. I was already a committed hobbyist, or as they’re saying “weekend warrior” and loved my craft, but had no experience with shooting this kind of event and, of course, nobody knew about my existence. I spent lots of evenings calling flower shop owners, bakers, bridal shops and driving through the town, and trying to leave my newly printed business cards with store employees, but the best advertisement that I’ve received was by word of mouth.

My style evolves with each new wedding, with each new portrait session, I shoot more than collection of images – I am telling the story – story of your beautiful day, that you will relive over and over while flipping pages of your wedding album, or watching a slideshow of it on your big screen.

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