Photograph in the Wild

An episode of the Behind the Shot - Video podcast, hosted by Steve Brazill, titled "Photograph in the Wild" was published on May 21, 2020 and runs 51 minutes.

May 21, 2020 ·51m · Behind the Shot - Video

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Episode Description

Bob & Dawn Davis are an international wedding photography and design husband and wife team based in the Chicagoland area. I first met them this past February when they were kind enough to join me for an interview at WPPI. It was immediately clear that this couple is an amazing team. I had the chance to watch them on the Canon stage at WPPI twice, once alone and once as part of a panel, and what quickly became obvious is their passion for sharing their craft.

Bob began his career in the newspaper industry as a photojournalist, and now partners with his wife in Bob & Dawn Davis Photography & Design. Their client list reads like a “Who’s Who” of entertainment’s elite. They have had the honor of photographing “A” list weddings such as Eva Longoria & Tony Parker’s wedding in Paris, Salma Hayek & François-Henri Pinault’s wedding in Italy, La La Vazquez & Carmelo Anthony’s TV wedding in New York, Tracey Edmonds & Eddie Murphy’s wedding in Bora Bora, ABC’s TV show The Bachelorette Ashley’s wedding to J.P. in California, along with many other fabulous events with Oprah Winfrey. Bob was also commissioned to work on the book America 24/7 that was featured on the Oprah Winfrey show and was a New York Times Best Seller.

Their work has been featured in publications such as People, OK, O Magazine, InStyle, Inside Weddings, Town & Country, Munaluchi, Grace Ormonde, Modern Luxury Brides, The Knot, Ritz-Carlton magazine, Professional Photographer, Rangefinder, Popular Photography and more.

Bob is in that small and highly elite group of photographers known as Canon Explorers of Light, along with being a member of the Westcott Top Pro Elite, SanDisk Extreme Team, and a ProMedia Gear Influencer. Together Bob and Dawn are the authors of two books, Lights Camera Capture, and We’re Engaged!

Earlier I used the word “passion” when talking about their willingness to teach and share their craft, but that word can be used to describe many areas of Bob and Dawn’s world. They are passionate about their faith, their marriage, their family, and making the best of their lives. This a power couple.

One of the interesting things I learned during our conversation at WPPI was that Bob and Dawn were now leading workshops to Africa, along with also doing their Wedding Photography and Design work. This new focus of theirs is very intriguing to me, as someday I even hope to do an African workshop myself.

Join Canon Explorer of Light Bob Davis and me as we examine his image of a mother cheetah in pursuit of a steenbok to feed her four cubs, on this episode of Behind the Shot.