The house photographer for the Peninsula's rooms that matter.
Conferences at Spanish Bay, galas at The Lodge, fundraisers at the Carmel Mission, product launches, board retreats, award dinners, grand openings and field tours in the Salinas Valley. Twenty years of corporate event photography across Monterey County for Adobe, Apple, McLaren, Sotheby's, the Carmel Chamber of Commerce and the Monterey Symphony, many of them year after year. Shot on a 102-megapixel medium-format camera, social selects the same night, the full gallery in 48 to 72 hours, licensed for everywhere your brand needs it. Two hours for $700, a half day for $1,300, a full day for $2,400.
Recent work from Pebble Beach ballrooms to Peninsula fairways, Monterey hotels and the Carmel Mission courtyard.
Beyond two hours, $350 an hour. Nonprofits, chambers and community organizations: $250 an hour, $500 for two hours, $950 half day, $1,700 full day. Second photographer $500. Headshot station $600 per half day. A 50 percent deposit holds the date. Multi-day programs and out-of-town groups are priced on the conference photography page.
Two hours of coverage is $700, a half day of up to four hours is $1,300, and a full day of up to eight hours is $2,400. Beyond two hours the rate is $350 an hour. Every package includes a planning call, same-night social selects on request, a full edited gallery within 48 to 72 hours and full usage rights. A second photographer is $500. A 50 percent deposit holds the date.
Yes. Nonprofits, chambers and community organizations pay $250 an hour: $500 for two hours, $950 for a half day and $1,700 for a full day, with the same delivery and usage rights. Recent nonprofit work includes Walk for Freedom on Carmel Beach, Taste of Carmel for the Carmel Chamber of Commerce and the Boys and Girls Club golf tournament at Monterey Peninsula Country Club.
Monterey, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Pebble Beach, Pacific Grove, Carmel Valley, Salinas, Seaside, Marina and Big Sur, with no travel charge anywhere in Monterey County. I have photographed events at nearly every venue on the Peninsula, including The Lodge at Pebble Beach, The Inn at Spanish Bay, Monterey Peninsula Country Club, Quail Lodge, Carmel Valley Ranch, Bernardus Lodge, Mission Ranch, the Monterey Conference Center, the Portola, Marriott, Hyatt Regency and Plaza hotels, Asilomar, Sunset Center and the Carmel Mission. Programs in the Bay Area, Napa and Silicon Valley are quoted with travel.
Same-night social selects are available on request, usually within two hours of the end of the event. The full edited gallery is delivered within 48 to 72 hours through a private online gallery your whole team can download from, in web and print sizes.
However you need to. Every package includes full usage rights for your website, social media, press releases, print, presentations and internal communications, with no per-image fees and no time limit. A photo credit is appreciated but never required.
Yes. A headshot station with lighting and a backdrop runs during registration or breaks, and attendees get a professional headshot in a few minutes. It is $600 for a half day and covers about forty people. For individual and team sessions at your office, see the headshot photography page.
Yes. Most Peninsula venues ask for a certificate of insurance naming them as additional insured. Tell me what your venue requires when you book and I will have it sent before the event.
“Manny was an absolute professional during our produce field tour. He was at the first tour location before our group even arrived. He quickly turned around a few candid shots for us to use on social media while he curates the full photo package. We will definitely use him again!”
Todd Ervin · ★★★★★ Google review · Salinas Valley produce tour
Send the date, the venue and a rough agenda. I will reply within one business day with a package and a quote.