John Carnessali Photography

About John Carnessali Photography

I have been a wedding photographer for 15+ years.

I have always been creative and growing up you could often find me drawing, painting and photographing (this was before everyone had a camera on their phone!). Before becoming a professional photographer, I was a massage therapist living in Santa Fe New Mexico. The art there was profoundly inspiring (3rd largest art market in the United States) and eventually I found myself sculpting and putting them into bronze. I eventually had my artwork in several galleries while continuing to be involved in the healing arts.
Photography had always been my first love and I continued to photograph during this time. Being a bit of a nomad and explorer I eventually ended up living in Oregon, Arizona and finally California. In California I assisted a studio/celebrity photographer (Ron Jaffe) and shortly thereafter officially began my official photography career.