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Luca B.

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Luca Bartman, founder of Bringer of Light Photography and a lifelong storyteller with a camera in hand. Her formal path weaves through a B.S. in Neurobiology, an M.B.A., and years of photo-journalistic training in the field, but the heart of her craft is simpler: chasing genuine emotion and luminous, true-to-life images that feel like breathing memories. From Vogue Weddings features to destination elopements on windswept cliffs, her work is driven by equal parts curiosity, technical discipline, and the conviction that photographs become heirlooms only when they honor the souls in front of the lens.

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camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark II | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

lens

Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 | Canon 85mm f/1.8 | Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 | Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 | Canon 50mm f/1.8 | Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 | Canon 85mm f/1.8


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What do you love about your job?

I love that a camera grants me entry into moments people will recall for the rest of their lives. One hour I’m waist-deep in tidewater photographing barefoot vows, the next I’m shoulder to shoulder with a grandmother lighting a candle for her grandson’s first birthday. Every assignment invites me to stand in the middle of real, unfiltered joy and turn it into something permanent. Late at night, scrolling through raw files, I can still feel the heartbeat in each frame, and that quiet knowing is enough to make me reach for the camera again before my coffee cools.

What types of shoots have you done and how did you make them special?

Over the last decade I’ve photographed elopements on windswept cliffs or in city halls, 300-guest Lowcountry weddings, sunrise proposals, family mini sessions in Spanish-moss parks, and editorial brand campaigns for boutiques. I make each one special by starting with conversation - learning the insecurities about being in front of a lens - then I design a timeline and location plan that fits their actual lives, not a Pinterest board.

Awards, honors, and recognitions received

The Knot Best of Weddings — Winner 2024
Vogue Weddings (2025)
Black + White Magazine, (2025)
Real-wedding feature in Martha Stewart Weddings (2025)
Named Top Proposal Photographer in Naples, FL by Wedding Maps, 2025
Authentic Love Magazine (2025)

A fun fact about this photographer

I have a degree in Neurobiology and Oboe Performance from Carnegie Mellon! (Who knew I'd end up being a photographer!)

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