What I Do & Who I Am
I’m an award-winning portrait and event photographer and videographer with over 20 years experience. I’ve been hired by the finest global brands and publications in the world, as well as many wonderful families and individuals!
For corporate and small business clients, I create captivating portraits and shoot events such as conferences, product & service launches, company parties, branding & pop-up events, and trade shows. I also shoot company facilities and on-site working images.
For my personal clientele, I shoot portraits and all kinds of events like adult and kids birthday parties, bridal & baby showers, anniversaries & reunions, baptism & bar/bat mitzvah, proms, quinceañeras, and school events.
Social Media Influencer
I’m a paid influencer with an over 5.3 million viewing reach. Last year I was recruited by Meta (Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp) and they were kind enough to start paying me for my photos, videos, and story posts. As we all know, online social media is critical to getting your messaging, services and products out to the public. So it only makes sense to hire someone who has an already proven talent for creating high quality photos, videos and posts that garner attention online. Zuckerberg doesn’t send me bits of his billions every month for no reason.
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I have over 100 five star reviews you can read on my “Reviews & Clients” page and you can download my reviews PDF too.
My Clients
Now they say you can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep. So below is a list of some of my clients who have chosen me to keep them company.
COMPANIES
Coke, Pepsi, Anheuser Busch, Miller, FedEx, G E, Motorola, Dove, Lowe’s, Macy’s, Levi Strauss, Vans, Axe, ESPN, Paramount+, Blizzard Entertainment, Zefr, RAND, Sprinklr, Hewlett Packard, SoCal Edison, Verizon, Pac Bell, Wells Fargo, US Bank, Bank of America, Lincoln International, Capital Group, Smith Gambrell Russell
PUBLICATIONS
Time, Business Week, People, Forbes, TV Guide, Discover, Parenting, AARP, Woman’s World, ESPN Magazine, Architectural Digest, Sunset, Popular Photography, LA Times, NY Times, Gannett Newspapers
AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, MISC
Hill and Knowlton, Porter Novelli, Edelman, Weber Shandwick, Ketchum, Rogers Group, Fleishman-Hillard, USC, Harvard, California Endowment, UCLA, LMU, Brandeis, Syracuse University
More About What I Do
Experience
I’ve been hired many times to shoot a wide range of events so I possess a wealth of experience and knowledge to anticipate and handle whatever challenges may arise. With my early background as a newspaper staff photographer, and later as an assignment magazine shooter for publications such as Time magazine, I have the ability to shoot with a candid photojournalistic style which is ideal for capturing an event’s singular spontaneous instants.
Super Easy To Work With
Besides my artistic ability, perhaps just as important is my innate ability for basically getting along very well with a wide variety of people in a variety of situations. People can sometimes feel apprehensive during a shoot, and I’ve been told that I have a calm easygoing manner, and I combine that with patience and flexibility that puts folks at ease and often even makes the whole shooting process fun. And utilizing sensitivity, respect and heaping helpings of humor, I’m able to relax and gain the trust of people, capturing their inner personality and essence within exceptional photos and videos.
What You Get
Besides my very reasonable price, remember you’re getting a professional photographer and videographer with many years experience who can anticipate and handle any situations and challenges that may arise. In addition to my creative shooting expertise, I want to let you know I don’t charge extra for any travel time, and give you full rights to the images and footage for later usage in advertising, marketing, social media, etc.
I also do extensive post-shoot work and I’m an expert at bringing out the most in an images and video. I go through everything we shoot, retouch and enhance them by correcting the color, expanding the full tonal range, fine tuning the brightness and contrast, and various other aspects to make the images and videos shine.
I also create a private gallery of all your images and video online. You can easily review everything as thumbnails or enlarged and full-screen, in slide show mode and individually. There is also the feature for rotating images, downloading single images and video, or the entire collection with one click. Everything is in professional high-resolution quality. And unlike some other shooters, I give everything we shoot–I don’t just give clients a sampling and charge extra for additional shots.
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My Many 5 Star Reviews
I have over 100 five star reviews you can read on my “Reviews & Clients” page. You can download a pdf of the reviews there too. Below are some of them.
I have worked with Greg for more than five years now. He is extremely dependable, quick and a true master at his craft (photography). I have hired him to do a wide range of events ranging for industry events featuring various Senators and Hollywood celebrities to my son’s third birthday. In all cases, Greg has been the consummate professional. I highly recommend his work and would be more than happy to give anyone who is interested more information.
K. Forrest Beanum, Los Angeles World Affairs Council
Greg is such a fantastic photographer–I hired him 3 times already and he’s going to shoot my big anniversary party next month too! He’s so creative, thoughtful and dependable. Greg first shot my young daughter’s birthday party. His presence was so warm and inviting, the kids loved him and our photos were fun, unique, and captured our spirit perfectly. I also got Greg to shoot my company’s holiday party, and my manager and co-workers loved his images. You can’t go wrong with this fun and funny guy! Highly highly recommend!!
Craig Roberts
I had an outstanding experience with Gregory Mancuso as my birthday event photographer. His pre-event communication was excellent, and he captured not only the shots we discussed but went above and beyond. Despite challenging outdoor conditions (evening event with very limited lighting, plus heaters and fire pit), the photo quality exceeded expectations. He was punctual, professional, and delivered top-notch results — I highly recommend Gregory for any event photography needs. Five stars!
Mary-Joy C.
Greg was spot-on with high profile talent, right out of the box. John Daly was our talent for a Spot TV shoot and internet video, a ton of material to cover and only a day to do it in. Greg had to shoot around the film crew (PGA Tour Productions) and deliver material for the web and for print. He did it in a totally unobtrusive way and still managed to deliver great material that most shooters would have needed several days to capture and even then wouldn’t have picked up the subtleties Greg lensed. I definitely will use Greg again, particularly when there is talent like John Daly involved.
Fred Page, Costco Wholesale
Greg is an amazing photographer. I reached out to him on short notice, and he exceeded my expectations. He arrived on time and captured stunning pictures. The photographs he took were lively and captivating. Not only were the pictures of great quality, but Greg also delivered them promptly. I highly recommend Greg for any photography needs. Thank you, Greg, for your exceptional work!”
Victoria M.
Gregory was great to work with on our PR event and we really appreciated his work and collaboration. Thanks!
Randolph P. Ryerson, Penske
Gregory was exactly what i needed. Responsive, easy to work with, made the process seamless and affordable. Now the good part…the photos! Gregory did a fantastic job capturing my son’s Bar Mitzvah. From family portraits to service photos and finally party pics Gregory didn’t miss a beat and the photos turned out great with so many beautiful ones to choose from.
Karen R.
I recommend Greg for anyone considering a photographer, no matter the assignment. I’ve used Greg’s services for more than 15 years, and for the majority of that time he was the only photographer I used. He is always on time, personable, readily understands the work to be done and completes it in a timely manner.
Ken Preston, Bank of America
Gregory made my daughter’s Quinceañera super special. He was a joy to work with. I recommend him. Gregory is professional, friendly, and reliable.
A Cora B.
Greg is a talented, creative, and experienced photographer. We have hired him on many occasions to do photo sessions with various artists and musicians, as well as special events. He is relaxed and easy to work with, and open to suggestions and collaboration.
Scott Price
I’ve been using Gregory Mancuso as a photographer for The California Endowment for the past 9 years and couldn’t be happier with his work. I recommend him to any company seeking a highly competent, reliable, flexible and professional photographer.
Jeff Okey, The California Endowment
Gregory was fantastic. So easy to communicate with and very responsive. He accommodated late request so kindly and his presence was so warm and inviting at the party. The kids loved him and our photos were fun, unique, and captured our spirit perfectly. His turn around time was quick and his energy just wonderful. Highly recommend for kids party!
Maryam J.
We hired Gregory to do a variety of photos from exterior building shots to headshots of our top executives. I was impressed with his range, professionalism and ability to work so well with our busy executives. I would definitely hire him again and highly recommend him.
Winnie Jong, U.S. Bank
The photos were simply fantastic. Both creatively as high quality art, and Greg also captured all the special moments of our shower. Nothing was over looked. Greg also has such an easy-going personality that quickly relaxes people and dissolves the stress of an event.
George R
The non-profit I work for has hired Gregory Mancuso to photograph several events which required extraordinary flexibility due to demanding schedules and high profile attendees. Every step of the way Greg’s professional attitude, demeanor, and photographic skill enabled him to deliver exactly what the organization was looking for. The photographs have been used to promote the organization in online and printed materials. All feedback we have received about Greg following events has been positive.
Diane Baldwin, RAND Corporation
Gregory shot my twins’ first birthday and did a fantastic job! He got the best candid shots of the party and really captured the day perfectly to help cement such a special memory. He was extremely professional, very punctual and detail oriented. My babies felt so comfortable and looked so natural in all the photos, which is nearly impossible with twin 1 year olds! Can’t wait to hire again for our next event or family portraits.
Collyn K.
I booked Gregory same day for my friends 40th Birthday. Hiring a photographer is usually something I would only do for a wedding or family Christmas card photos, but with all the work that went into planning, decorating, and dressing up for her Studio 54 themed party, a group of us decided to split it as a birthday present so we could just enjoy the night while he captured it with his camera. He got all the right shots, adjusted for lighting, detailed the decor etc. He was a great communicator and reasonably priced (many others could charge more especially with his experience). You won’t regret hiring him.
Kristin A.
He did a great job for my moms 70th birthday!!! It was super last minute and he was very accommodating!
Alexa L.
“We hired Greg for photography and graphics composition services on a kitschy doggie card traditionally sent to company associates for the holidays. Over a dozen employee’s dogs were costumed in festive Hawaiian attire for individual photography on a tight Saturday schedule at our offices – requiring much patience and flexibility from our photographer – but Greg was clearly up to the task. The dogs all loved him and the shoot had such great results that perhaps our biggest challenge was selecting which images to actually use for our marketing piece. Great job, Greg!”
Tammie Richards
They say a picture is worth a thousand words…so my write-up of Greg’s work won’t do his work justice. Simply put, when I have an important client project on-line, I want Greg behind the camera, working with me to deliver a top-notch project.”
Matthew Klink