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Commercial

editorial - headshots - construction - marketing

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Weddings - Engagements - Elopements

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Portraits

Seniors - Kids - families

 

Telling Stories

Photography, at its heart, is about storytelling. It's about capturing those fleeting moments and crafting images that resonate with emotion and invite contemplation. Whether it's the unbridled happiness of a wedding day, the introspective gaze of a portrait, or the silent history etched into an old doorway, a powerful photograph speaks volumes.

With more than 30 years of experience as a photographer in Seattle, my focus has always been on the narrative. Rather than specializing in a single genre, I find immense joy and creative fulfillment in the variety of assignments I undertake. Each project presents a new story to discover and share through my lens.

I'm excited about the next story we can tell together. Contact me via the form below, send an email to c@coryparris.com, or give me a call at (206) 778-8664 to discuss your project.

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Recent stories

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Seattle Convention Center | Board and Directors
Seattle Convention Center | Board and Directors

I recently went to the Seattle Convention Center to captured the Seattle Convention Center's board and directors in the Arch building, making use of the stunning indoor gardens and natural light. By incorporating an extra flash and a shallow depth of field, you were able to produce some unique yet professional headshots perfect for their website and marketing materials.

Chelsea & Michael | Seattle Elopement Photographer
Chelsea & Michael | Seattle Elopement Photographer

Chelsea and Michael are such a vibrant couple! Our Seattle adventure began with portrait sessions in the historic Pioneer Square and along the bustling waterfront before their intimate wedding ceremony at the Seattle Municipal Court. Following the heartfelt vows, the celebration continued at The Underground, where Malort shots (alongside delicious cocktails and pizza) flowed freely among friends. We even ventured into Seattle's fascinating old underground for some unique and artistic photos. It was a truly beautiful day to capture their Seattle elopement, and I felt so fortunate to be their photographer.

Housing Development Consortium at the Seattle Convention Center Summit
Housing Development Consortium at the Seattle Convention Center Summit

I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph the Housing Development Consortium's (HDC) Annual Celebration Luncheon, which took place at the impressive Summit building in the Seattle Convention Center, who is also a client. This event brought together a diverse group of professionals and advocates who are united by a common goal: increasing access to affordable housing in Seattle and the surrounding region.

Marketing Photography for a Construction Company
Marketing Photography for a Construction Company

I love working with marketing teams to come up with new art for small businesses. For this one, a construction company needed new photographs of their people, some teamwork or work culture type photographs, and some on-site photographs to illustrate a piece of what they do.

Seattle Business Headshots
Seattle Business Headshots

A large part of my work is taking marketing portraits and headshots for all kinds of people in Seattle. In fact, I found out that I had photographed this guy’s wife a couple months before at a different company. Very cool

Seattle Elopement at the Municipal Court | A&M
Seattle Elopement at the Municipal Court | A&M

I met Alyssa & Matlock at the Seattle Municipal Court before their elopement. It was a little rainy so we hit some spots indoors and dodged the raindrops. Very cool couple and the Seattle courthouse is always beautiful.

 
 
 

Spotlight Series

As a personal project, I have started what I am calling my Spotlight Series. There are so many people working to make things better in some way. My vision for the project is that I want to find them, meet them, photograph them, and tell their stories. I especially want to lift up people doing things that I may not have known anything about before I met them, or I feel like they deserve some sort of small recognition that I can provide. In addition to trying to find people on my own, I would love help in finding worthy, interesting people. If you know the perfect person, please email me or fill out my handy nomination form.

 
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Spotlight Series | Brandon
Spotlight Series | Brandon

Brandon has a fantastic story. He is formerly a homeless person with substance abuse issues that now runs an apartment building that provides permanent supportive housing for others that have suffered from homelessness.

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Spotlight Series | Connor Alexander
Spotlight Series | Connor Alexander

Connor Alexander is a game designer and the creator of a new game called Coyote & Crow that is currently killing it on Kickstarter with over $500,000 raised. Since his original goal was $18,000, he is at 25 times his initial goal. The game obviously speaks to some people out there!

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Spotlight Series | Josh Binda
Spotlight Series | Josh Binda

Josh Binda is an amazing young man and I find him inspiring. It is easy to go to protests, but it is hard to organize and lead them. It is easy to say you want to change things, but it is hard to come up with a plan to make change and to do the work to make it happen. When the opportunity presented itself with the Black Lives Matter movement, instead of shrinking to the back, Josh stepped forward and led marches all over Snohomish and parts of King Counties.

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Spotlight Series | The Bread Booth
Spotlight Series | The Bread Booth

Jean Wu of The Bread Booth. Jean has a system where she, her partners, and her volunteers “connect people with food and love others well.” They do that by gleaning food and giving it out in the community every Monday evening at 6:00 as well as building their community with a Facebook Group.

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Spotlight Series | Shower to the People
Spotlight Series | Shower to the People

My most recent shoot for the Spotlight Series is Frank and Jason of Shower to the People. They provide facilities for homeless people in Everett to shower as well as a few other services that help them feel valued and cared about as well as clean.

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Spotlight Series | Ian Bauer
Spotlight Series | Ian Bauer

As a personal project, I have started what I am calling my Spotlight Series. There are so many people in our community that are working to make things better in some way. My vision is that I want to find them, meet them, photograph them, and tell their stories.

The first person that I get to tell you about is Ian Bauer. He is a lawyer in Seattle that fights for abused kids and elderly people. He is also a dad, a music lover, and a former soccer goalkeeper.

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Contact Us

I would love to hear from you! Let me know what I can photograph for you, or whatever you want to share with me today! Please complete the form below and I will get back to you as soon as possible. I make it my goal to respond to everything within a day. Thanks!

 

 

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