Thanks For Visiting Master Photographer
Gregory Bleck’s Online Gallery
Hello, I’m so glad you’ve stopped by... welcome to my world. My name is Gregory and I’ve been a wedding and portrait photographer in Madison, Wisconsin for over 32 years. During that time I’ve personally photographed over 1000 weddings and hundreds of portraits. I assume if you’re taking the time to read this that you may be in the market for a photographer to document your wedding or to create an artistic portrait of yourself or your family. The first thing I’ll do is get the boring stuff out of the way. Even though I haven’t held a "real job" in over three decades I still remember that the first thing you do is to supply your prospective employer with a resume, so that’s what follows below a short resume of my awards, accomplishments and aspirations. I sympathize with those who choose not to read it but I provide it just in case you’re interested in that type of thing. What I would encourage you to do is visit my photo gallery and if you like what you see there than peruse the rest of the site to find out about my family and all the various services and products we have to offer you. If you want to hear & see me speak about how I create my photographs (and also see a glimpse of my gallery) check out the video interview I did on WISC TV’s "Live at Five".
If you’re a random visitor who just stumbled across my site, please forward this link to anyone you know who may be getting married or in need of a beautiful story telling portrait. I promise my wife Peggy and I will take good care of them.
Professional Resume:
- Wisconsin Photographer of the Year
- Multiple Kodak Gallery Award Winner
- Multiple Fuji Masterpiece Award Winner
- Multiple Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award winner from Wisconsin PPA
- Multiple Best of Show Awards from the Wisconsin Professional Photographers Association
- Photographer of the Year South Central Photographers Association
- 3 Best of The Knot awards for wedding photography
Education
Gregory keeps up with current trends in the arts by constantly attending workshops and seminar to augment his professional degrees listed below:
- Master of Photography degree from the Professional Photographers of America
- Associate Arts degree in Visual Communications, Madison College (formerly MATC)
Gregory Bleck has taught classes in professional Wedding & Portrait photography in Madison, Wisconsin as well as other parts of the state on subjects including artistic composition, lighting on location, digital workflow and professional photography business practices.
Fine Art Exhibitions
His fine art photography which includes Wisconsin rural landscapes, contemporary urban life, abstracted nature scenes, alternative process imagery and vintage snapshot collages have been exhibited in museums and galleries across Wisconsin and beyond including:
- The Elvehjem Museum of Art (now the Chazen Museum) Madison, Wisconsin
- Porter Butts Gallery Madison, Wisconsin
- Steenbock Gallery Madison, Wisconsin
- Epcot Center at Walt Disney World Orlando, Florida
Published
Gregory Bleck’s wedding & portrait photography has been featured in many publications and periodicals including:
- Brava magazine
- Madison Magazine
- Professional Photographer magazine
- Wedding Planner & Guide magazine published by Joy publications
- Multiple Loan Collection books published by the Professional Photographers of America
- Studio Photography & Design Magazine
Giving Back
Gregory’s Photographic Arts has long been a financial supporter of the Aldo Leopold Nature Center (ALNC). ALNC’s mission is to instill a love & understanding of nature and the environment into the minds and hearts of children in the greater Dane County area with special programs, classes and events which take place throughout the year. A portion of each wedding event retainer Gregory’s Photographic Arts collects is donated to ALNC to help fund these many projects. Gregory’s wedding & portrait photography in Madison, Wisconsin has been responsible for thousands of dollars in donations to ALNC in large part because of the voluntary membership in ALNC by his clients & friends.
Upcoming
In the coming year Gregory Bleck, an Oblate with Holy Wisdom Monastery in Middleton, Wisconsin, will be developing two new workshop programs; one delving into the connection between the creative photographic arts and Christian spiritual practice and the other a more secular introduction to creative photography for those amateurs wanting to refine their vision and skill level. Sign up for the Gregory’s Photographic Arts newsletter for information on these upcoming educational opportunities.
"Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received." 1 Peter 4:10
Pax Christi
