John Kaemmerling Photography & Video, Santa Cruz

To John and Michonne, the husband-and-wife creative team behind Kaemmerling Photography, their photo studio is the product of a lifelong love affair with creative arts. John studied photographic art in college after drawing action-packed comics as a child, and Michonne spent her formative years obsessed with fashion and film. The award-winning couple has also dabbled in making motion pictures and teaching photography classes, with their work appearing in several publications, including bridal magazines. Since opening their studio in 1997, the pair has captured everything from weddings to expectant mothers to high-school seniors in their lenses during in-studio and on-location shoots.