
Owner, Edward Mendes Photography
Modesto, California Area

Owner, Edward Mendes Photography
Modesto, California Area
I opened Edward Mendes Photography in the Summer of 2002 and have grown the business each year since. I provide clients with images that go beyond the standard portrait or wedding image and focus on images that create an emotional bond with the client and the eventual viewer, wheather they know the subject or not. Each image that leaves the studio is handcrafted to be a work of art that will be cherished by the client for a lifetime.
I'm more than just a wedding and portrait photographer however, as I spend equal time in the field creating Fine Art Landscape images. My images are represented by galleries across the state and are in many private individual and corporate collections.
I'm continually trying to evolve as a photographer, to be in the mix professionally with what's going on in the industry and I love meeting photographers of all skill levels and disciplines. Because of that I co-foundered and I'm the current editor of Whitespider.org, an online photography magazine and community. This has given me an opportunity to do more professional writing on photography, the creative process and the industry, while also allowing me to make many connections within the photography world with both photographers and companies.
Lastly, I also teach workshops though the Photographer's Gallery in Modesto, California. This allows me to interact with other photographers, talk photography, see their development and pass on my knowledge to others who what to learn. This free flow of knowledge is one of the greatest aspect of photography and one that must to kept alive in an ever-growing digital "look at me" world.
Photographer, Darkroom Printing, Digital Printing Expert, Image and Web Editing with Photoshop, Bridge, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Audacity, Joomla.
Online and Traditional Marketing, Customer Service
(Photography industry)
Currently holds this position
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Photography industry)
May 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Whitespider.org is an online photography magazine and community designed to give photographers of all skill levels a place to expand their creative and professional expertise.
Published bi-monthly, Whitespider.org feature articles and columns by industry professionals, product reviews, how-to's, travel and weather information, calender of events, interviews with some of the top photographers in the world, user forums to exchange knowledge and ideas, contests and a very popular podcast.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Farming industry)
April 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
E&B Gourmet Farms has been a part of California's Central Valley for over 60 years. A family run farm, E&B Gourmet product a number of homemade, fresh and natural product.
From fine poultry to flavored almonds, pies, jams and eggs our produces are all classified as "All Natural" or "Organic".
2002 — 2005
Marketing, teaching, technology, web and graphic design, photography, hiking, baseball, football, professional networking, traveling
Photo Collective (President - Current), Whitespider.org (Editor), SPP, PPA, CCAA
Named one of the top ten landscape photographers in the world by Hasselblad Imaging (2007, Hasselblad Master's)
Corporate photography clients include MicroTek USA and Kaiser Permanente
Two time "Photographer of the Year" winner, Exposure International Photography Competition (2005 and 2006)