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5 Reason Why You Need a Professional Photographer for Your Event in the Monterey Area

5 Reason Why You Need a Professional Photographer for Your Event in the Monterey Area

5 Reasons Why You Need a Professional Photographer for Your Event

Whether it’s a new business ribbon cutting in Pacific Grove, a multi-day national conference in Monterey, a community awards ceremony in Carmel, or a professional convention in Pebble Beach, having a professional photographer on site makes a world of difference. Event photography is more than just documenting what happened — it’s about telling the story of the event in a way that reflects the energy, emotion, and impact. Here are five reasons why hiring a professional photographer for your next event is essential:

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Networking with the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce and having fun doing it!

Networking with the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce and having fun doing it!

New Member Orientation with the PG Chamber was a huge meet and greet!

The second New Member Orientation event of the year held by the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce nearly tripled in size! It’s a great event where new members, and old, can really learn what the chamber can offer a local PG business. As an ambassador for the chamber, I attended welcoming the new members, and of course, as a professional photographer, brought my camera to help out the chamber by making photos of everyone holding fun “I’m In” signs. If you are a PG chamber member new or old, be sure and check out the next one!

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Prancing Ponies on Ocean Ave for Monterey Car Week 2025

Prancing Ponies on Ocean Ave for Monterey Car Week 2025

Ferrari Owners line up Ocean Ave in Carmel for Monterey Car Week 2025

Another car show event for Monterey Car Week 2025 today. This time I went to Carmel for Prancing Ponies on Ocean Ave. The main street down the heart of Carmel is Ocean Ave, and indeed ends right at the ocean. The beach was not the center of attention today though, it was a lineup of Ferrari cars from across the generations to the latest 12 cylinder GT car, to classic racing cars from the 50s. I even got to see my personal favorite, the 458 Speciale Aperta. None of the Ferrari Big 5 (now 6) nor the Daytona SP3 which was disappointing though. Still, the sun was out and it was a beautiful afternoon for viewing fast and beautiful Italian sports cars!

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The Little Car Show Pacific Grove 2025 Event Photography part of Monterey Car Week

The Little Car Show Pacific Grove 2025 Event Photography part of Monterey Car Week

Pacific Grove annual The Little Car Show brings a big crowd in 2025

One of the benefits of living in downtown Pacific Grove is that many very cool events are just walking distance away. Such was the case today with The Little Car Show taking place just two blocks from both my photo studio and apartment. I really enjoyed this car show because it was not the usual kinds of cars you see at the average car show. Many cars I had never even heard of before, let alone have seen before. So many of the car owners started talking to me about their cars with such interesting stories and history with their cars. One person with a VW van took his now wife out on their first date in it. All these years later, he just finished restoring it with his daughter. What an amazing story it was! Thank you to all the car owners who came to Pacific Grove today!

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Monterey Car Week 2025 at the Porsche of Monterey Event Photography

Monterey Car Week 2025 at the Porsche of Monterey Event Photography

Car event photography at Porsche of Monterey for Car Week 2025

This was my second time attending the car event held by Porsche of Monterey. For me, it kicks off Monterey Car Week 2025. This is a very large car event featuring Porsches from all eras and all generations. The event spreads out all over the dealership covering the entire lot, the service bays, and even closing a part of one of the main streets in town. It is a great event if you want to learn about the history of Porsche cars, or just walk around in the late afternoon sunshine daydreaming about driving one of these sports cars on the open road. Another first for me was getting to see a PTS Carrera GT!

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Weddings in the Round Ribbon Cutting for new wedding venue in Pacific Grove Event Photography

Weddings in the Round Ribbon Cutting for new wedding venue in Pacific Grove Event Photography

Celebrating a new wedding venue grand opening in Pacific Grove California

What a wedding mixer event put on by the teams at Weddings in the Round and the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce! Such a great turnout with wide variety of people from every part of our local Pacific Grove community coming together and creating a great vibe all evening. There is now another option for a wedding venue and event space right here in Pacific Grove, and it is round! I can tell you for sure that the Weddings in the Round staff are very, very friendly and will welcome you warmly for any event or wedding you book there. Thank you to Gretchen and Annee for choosing me as your event photographer!

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Monterey Aquatic Therapy Center Ribbon Cutting Event Photography in Pacific Grove

Monterey Aquatic Therapy Center Ribbon Cutting Event Photography in Pacific Grove

Exciting event photography at Monterey Aquatic Therapy Center in Pacific Grove

There was a huge turnout for the ribbon cutting event at Monterey Aquatic Therapy Center in Pacific Grove, California. The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce is so good at hosting these events. To me, capturing a ribbon cutting photo that has a lot of expressive reactions is my goal, and that goal was certainly achieved this time! Trisha and her team are high energy and their enthusiasm for the work they do is palpable. I am very glad to share another great community business and event itself and hope you come to the next one in Pacific Grove.

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