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	Catherine and Steven’s Engagement Session at the Botanical Garden Once again I lucked out with the weather on this session, with a pretty much perfect August afternoon. Catherine and Steven are getting married in just a few weeks, and we had been trying to find a good time for much of the summer to do […]
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	Tom Ellis Photography wins multiple awards for Seattle Wedding Photographer for 2022 I am very pleased and proud to announce that once again Tom Ellis Photography was given multiple awards for Wedding Photographer for 2022. I really should have gotten a post up about this earlier but I’ve been too busy with more important aspects […]
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	Welcome and Happy Birthday to Baby Ellie! I recently had the wonderful opportunity to take some newborn photos of baby Ellie, who was born just three days before our photo session. Ellie is child number two for Ashley and Justin, following older sister Addison by about 22 months. As you might guess, Addison is very […]
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	Gunnar’s Senior Photography Session at the UW Campus On a semi-sunny fall afternoon I met with Lake Washington High School senior Gunnar at the University of Washington campus for his senior photo session. This is a great location for almost any kind of photo session, a really beautiful campus with lots of locations that are […]
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	Sneak Peek – Queen and Sebastian’s Crazy COVID Courthouse Elopement Wedding On Thursday Queen and Sebastian were married in a “Courthouse Elopement Wedding Ceremony” that was unlike any that I have done before, and I have photographed well over 100 Courthouse weddings. I’m not going to tell the entire story right now, but the current […]
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	Santa Photos at the 2019 Seafair Holiday Cruise Last Sunday I had the pleasure on being the “Santa Photographer” for the 2019 Special People’s Cruise, held at Meydenbauer Yacht Club in Bellevue. I have now been the official Santa photographer at this event for ~25 years. I first started in this role when my daughter […]
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	Down Syndrome Community Buddy Walk 2019 Yesterday I was the photographer for the 2019 Down Syndrome Community Buddy Walk. This is an annual affair, and I have been the lead photographer at this event for 20+ years. It is always a lot of fun, and this year was no exception. In past years the Buddy […]
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	Tom Ellis Photography Blog in Feedspot Top 100 Wedding Photography Blogs A few days ago I received an email from someone whose name I did not recognize, Anuj Agarwal from Feedspot.com. The header on the email was what I have written above, “Tom Ellis Photography Blog in Feedspot Top 100 Wedding Photography Blogs”, and contained […]
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	Down Syndrome Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Dance Last weekend I was the photographer for the 2019 Valentine’s Sweetheart Dance put on by the Down Syndrome Community. The dance had originally been scheduled to be held two weeks earlier, but the rather crazy amount of snow on the ground at the time necessitated rescheduling the date. I […]
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