ALEX GRODKIEWICZ
photographer
From the moment I was born, art has played an integral part of my life. My family is full of pianists, painters, poets, and everything in between, so I was surrounded by a wide variety of artists. I grew up playing music in band, studied piano in college, and I’ve been doing wedding and portrait photography for nearly 9 years (I also dabbled in poetry somewhere in there, but we won’t talk about that).
If there’s one thing I’ve taken from the incredible communities I’ve had the pleasure to perform for and create with, it’s the simple beauty of stories. Every person’s life is a story and every time we interact with someone we get to hear a little bit of it, share a little piece of it, and we come out on the other side a little better for it.
To me photography is about listening to those stories. It’s about understanding the things that make a person unique, then bringing those things together to take a picture that shows the spirit of that person.
I try to carry that with me every time I pick up my camera. Whether it’s a high-profile wedding or a lazy afternoon with friends, I want the things I make to be meaningful. Not so that I can have an enduring legacy or become a big name, but to create something that can be carried with a person throughout their lives and remind them of the best moments they’ve had along the way.
Tidbits about ALEX:
• I could eat sushi every day for the rest of my life
• Once I sold some of my hair as Justin Beiber’s
• I got into a knife fight when I was 8
• Listen to way too many McElroy podcasts
• Home remodeling enthusiast
• Excessively familiar with the Tolkien back catalog
• I pretend I’m a suburban mom every day when driving to work in my CRV
• Charcuterie master
• You can always get me down to play board games
• Subs not Dubs
• I’ve read Wheel of Time more times than I can remember
• I’ve been playing piano and keyboard for 12 years
• I love to cook, especially learning dishes from other cultures
• I can’t play sports… Not even a little bit
featured love stories
JJ & Brian
Centerville, Ohio
Colleen & Ryan
Chicago, Illinois
Kristin & Curtis
Providence, Rhode Island