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Los Suenos, Costa Rica Destination Wedding

¡Pura Vida!  This is the local saying in Costa Rica and it means “Pure life”.  YES!  Los Suenos, Costa Rica is an amazing place.  I teamed up with my man Otto Schulze of Otto Schulze Photographers there and this is just a taste of what’s to come.  Check out Otto’s sneak peek here.  There will…

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42 comments

April 5, 2011 - 1:22 pm

otto - PURA VIDA is right! POSER and NON POSER guy joining forces…good times!

April 5, 2011 - 1:30 pm

Jennifer Williams - Awesome shots!

April 5, 2011 - 1:55 pm

Amber Hughes - Seriously loving these Erik! Can’t wait to see the full post!

April 5, 2011 - 2:32 pm

julie comfort - Wish I had known you guys were gonna be down here, would’ve bought you an Imperial or a pipa. Hope you enjoyed Costa Rica.

April 5, 2011 - 2:43 pm

Jakob - Dude. This is already money. Can’t wait to see the whole thing.

April 5, 2011 - 2:53 pm

Dennis Pike - Pura Vida! I LOVE Costa Rica. I actually found a liquor store in my area that carries Imperial Beer!

Anyway, beautiful images, can’t wait for the full post!

April 5, 2011 - 2:58 pm

Zak - Gorgeous work! Looking forward to the full set!

April 5, 2011 - 3:06 pm

Blake Burton - lol, I love that last frame! cant wait for more!

April 5, 2011 - 3:12 pm

dustin - i have set aside a bottle of Sailor’s for your full post

April 5, 2011 - 3:15 pm

poser - I did enjoy an Imperial! Though I prefer a margarita, Imperial was an excellent beer :)

April 5, 2011 - 3:42 pm

Drew W - Remarkable preview shots, Erik. I’m hooked bud.

April 5, 2011 - 4:27 pm

Nirav - Poser + Otto + Costa Rica = Mind Melted to Goo.

April 5, 2011 - 5:53 pm

lydia {ever ours} - pura vida, indeed….

April 5, 2011 - 5:54 pm

Bradley Lanphear - Not sure if i should feel inspired or depressed… maybe a little of both. :) You Rock.

April 5, 2011 - 6:26 pm

alexbee - epic. so epic. can’t wait to see the rest

April 5, 2011 - 7:11 pm
April 5, 2011 - 7:26 pm

seth goodman - These are freakin’ awesome!

April 5, 2011 - 7:40 pm

Michael Wachniak - These are horrible. Nah, I’m just kidding. Had to be different. :) Dude these are hella good! :)

April 5, 2011 - 8:35 pm

ALMA - Nice one..can’t wait for the full post.

April 5, 2011 - 8:48 pm

Ginny Corbett - God dog….those are some sweet photos!

April 5, 2011 - 9:29 pm

Nathan Parker - Perfect. Can’t even wait to see the rest. It’s going to be a killer!

April 5, 2011 - 10:33 pm

George L Koroneos - The shot of the couple kissing within the negative space is a true stunner. Great job.

April 5, 2011 - 10:48 pm

Keith Daigle - Gorgeous! So amazing.

April 6, 2011 - 2:17 am

Harvard - Fan. Tas. Tic. Love your work.

April 6, 2011 - 2:46 am

Jason - Dude, keep coming. I can’t wait to see more!

April 6, 2011 - 3:21 am

Nick - Stunning. You and Otto are unstoppable!

April 6, 2011 - 5:31 am

Marie Lloyd - Fab colours in that first shot, can’t wait to see the full set!

April 6, 2011 - 5:48 am

Leah Kua - Freaking awesome!! That first image rocks my world!

April 6, 2011 - 8:02 am

gabe aceves - oh my this is good. oh my.

April 6, 2011 - 9:46 am

Adam Houseman - Super work Erik. You guys are a force for sure.

April 6, 2011 - 12:43 pm

Paul Von Rieter - Stud.

April 6, 2011 - 6:19 pm

Nessa K - La la loovee that first shot, Erik. The colors are beautiful, the composition is perfect, and that photo needs be to blown up and put in my living room, thank you, amen.

April 6, 2011 - 8:26 pm

shipra - eeeeek! You will forever and always be the best, Erik! Love the romance and vibrance of the first shot all the way down to the quirkiness of the last one. Can’t wait to see the rest of the magic you and Otto worked at this wedding.

April 7, 2011 - 8:15 am

Ethan Butler - so excited to see the rest of these! I am actually heading to Costa Rica next month for the summer.

April 7, 2011 - 8:27 am

Caroline Ghetes - That first image is just breathtaking. But the one I love the most is where he’s getting his head wiped. It’s like a choir burst out from the light singing “Allelluia!” Nice work :)

April 9, 2011 - 12:27 pm

fer juaristi - killer wedding bro!

April 10, 2011 - 11:38 pm

Katrina - cool! Can’t wait to see it!

April 15, 2011 - 2:30 pm

Heather - I adore that third to last shot. Fabulous work!!!

April 19, 2011 - 6:47 am

John Benavente - muy bien senor poser

April 19, 2011 - 10:37 am

Cory Parris - The first image is awesome. Perfect composition!

June 25, 2011 - 1:46 am

wedding in manuel antonio - Hey you put some amazing photos. Thanks for making my morning little bit better…

August 24, 2011 - 7:31 am

vencanice kragujevac - Awesome presentation. All photos are so amazing. You did really nice work, thank you for sharing.

Junebug Weddings.

I am honored to have Junebug weddings featuring Ari and Koca‘s wedding I shot in Bali on their amazing Photogbug blog today!  Stop by their site and spend some time getting to know the ladies over there. They have so many resources for brides and photographers alike.  I am so blessed to be able to…

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3 comments

March 30, 2011 - 11:49 am

Jeremy Gilliam - Congrats Erik! Beautiful wedding and feature.

March 30, 2011 - 12:12 pm

jennifer armstrong - congratulations, erik! I just had a look at the junebug site. Fabulous photographs. What a journey you captured. Gorgeous.

April 21, 2011 - 10:21 am

Cathy - Wow… this is a massive blog post full of 100% awesome. These transported me to another world full of lush green trees and those drinks with the little umbrellas in them. Beyond amazing.

First Dance. Jamaica.

This might be my favorite first dance shot ever.  Taken in Jamaica while I was second shooting for my friend Sean, who coincidentally will be guest speaking at my upcoming workshop in Vancouver.  For what it’s worth, this is all done in camera.

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20 comments

February 8, 2011 - 10:16 pm

fer juaristi - Killer bro!

February 8, 2011 - 10:20 pm

Aaron Snow - That will give you the butterflies right there. I don’t care who ya are!

February 8, 2011 - 10:39 pm

Josh - Who tha what thu how the who tha? All in camera? You just blew my mind up.

February 8, 2011 - 11:19 pm

Ginny - Dang, E….that’s sick!!

February 8, 2011 - 11:33 pm

jeff marsh - dang. win

February 8, 2011 - 11:34 pm

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February 9, 2011 - 9:43 am

Bradley Lanphear - That is new level awesome.

February 9, 2011 - 11:24 am

Kristi Wright - Holy cow – amazing.

February 9, 2011 - 2:03 pm

reggie - Duuuudeeee….. that is slow shutter awesomeness!!!!!

February 10, 2011 - 11:03 am

Neil Redfern - This is a frighteningly good shot! I can’t quite figure out how you did it, but it is stunning :-)

February 10, 2011 - 11:06 am

Neil Redfern - This is a frighteningly good shot! I can’t quite figure out how you did it, but it is stunning!

February 10, 2011 - 5:14 pm

Sachin - Ha! Awesome.. been trying to de-construct the set up of the lights for this in my head .. cool shot!

Damn, I wish I still lived in Vancouver to reach you guys speaking together..

February 11, 2011 - 3:15 pm

Ethan Butler - shock and awe! how???

February 15, 2011 - 1:17 pm

Alex - Geesh, talk about the dream team. Can’t wait to see it all!

February 17, 2011 - 8:03 pm

Rodrigo Vargas - Awesome shot! So much going on, it’s making me dizzy.

March 2, 2011 - 6:16 am

fotograf lublin - wow….fantastic

March 2, 2011 - 8:03 pm

Daniel Stark - awesome shot–really glad I came across your work!

March 5, 2011 - 1:27 am

Laura Leslie - yes, fav ever!

March 14, 2011 - 5:43 pm

shanni - lovelovelovelovelove. boom goes the dynamite.

March 14, 2011 - 5:44 pm

shanni - lovelovelovelovelove.

boom goes the dynamite.