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 Eric
Schryver's career as a photographer and wedding photojournalist began
in the 1970s, when he first extended his talent and appreciation for fine
photography from a personal interest to a weekend wedding photographer.
Today, he has dedicated himself to doing what he truly enjoys, creating
natural individual and family portraits in color or black & white,
specializing in photojournalisism.
Schryver's
work is measured by the tens of thousands of images he has taken at weddings
and special events, each memory preserved with a fresh, natural perspective
that conveys all of the truth and emotion of the moment.
Every Schryver photograph carries the mark of Eric's unique life experiences.
a myriad of light and color and movement that began when he was a teenager.
As a teenager, Schryver canoed the rivers and lakes of Ontario, Canada,
carrying a 16mm movie camera to record the people and magnificent landscape
of the North Woods. Reading was one of his favorite pastimes and biographies
were his favorite books. "I've always enjoyed studying the lives of famous
and remarkable people, to see what makes them tick."
Schryver's
not your typical photographer. He possesses a varied background, having
done everything from bookkeeping and working in a foundry as a college
student, to sales, marketing, and designing award-winning lighting systems
for the Dayton Power and Light Company.
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Eric
is a native of Dayton and a graduate of Oakwood High School. At eighteen,
he moved to California to attend Orange Coast Junior College, and later
studied business at the University of Colorado. During this time, he also
worked as a freelance photographer and took up a second favorite pastime,
skiing.
Eric
was offered a unique opportunity to hone his talent for photojournalism
when he joined an academic tour of the world with the University of the
Seven Seas. "On the trip, I only shot medium format, black and white film,
and focused my attention on the people. This was a rare opportunity to
practice hands-on photojournalism. I'd buy post cards of the sunsets and
try to capture the lives of the people I met in black & white images."
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