My name is Billy Hunt, and I am a wedding and portrait photographer in Charlottesville, Virginia. In addition to producing amazing imagery, I create a relaxed, positive space for my brides, grooms and everyone I photograph. My clients are discerning, thoughtful people, who not only want great imagery, but want to enjoy the experience. I love what I do, and I think that it shows in my work.
This website showcases my weddings, portraits and personal endeavors as an artist. Through it, I hope you can get a sense of who I am. Thanks for visiting and feel free to contact me if you have any questions or feedback.
I am from the Tidewater area of Southeastern Virgina, and I think there is something that draws me back to that area to do weddings. I feel at home when I can smell the Chesapeake Bay (not sure if that is good or bad). Anyway, Marchall and Jeff’s wedding in Gloucester is very close to my family home in Poquoson, and made me feel comfortable. Marshall and Jeff were awesome, as always, and had a nice, small, intimate wedding with tons of heart. They recited Led Zeppelin to one another and had fireworks, which also reminded me of home. Thanks guys.
Tiffany and Joey know how to have a good time. Childhood friends from West Virginia, they fell in love and currently live a good life in Richmond. I really identified with their “grow up in the country and move to a small city lifestyle,” and very much enjoy their company. Here is a preview of their wedding, with more to come later.
I had the best time in Nags Head this past week. It was super nice to relax after a hectic couple of months. Here are some photos from the trip. Now it is time to work on some weddings.
We are on vacation in Nags Head, North Carolina this week, and I am having so much fun. I will post some of my photos from the trip soon, but just to give you a taste of the magic, I thought I would share these gems we purchased from the North Carolina Aquarium.
My work offering free portraits to unemployed persons was featured on CBS19 and ABC16. The reporter, Sara Ross, was so great. She made me feel comfortable, and not like a total dork. Thanks Sara.
Marshall and Jeff’s wedding was beautiful. They were married at their parents house right on the Chesapeake Bay, and I remember looking at my GPS when I was approaching the home and blue (the symbol for water) everywhere. It reminded me of my childhood home in Poquoson.
Here is a preview of the wedding. More to come later.
When I asked Keri and Patrick where they wanted to take their engagement portrait, I was expecing maybe a vineyard, or a nice restaurant on the Downtown Mall. Obviously, I was super excited when they suggested we photograph them at Keglers, the local bowling alley. I want to say it was the perfect photoshoot, but there was one huge problem. I bowled the worst game of my life. Keri kept making fun of me. It was painful. I want to say I threw the game. I want to say I was too focused on my photography to play well. All I can really say is that I bowled a freakin’ 43! Ouch.
Some of my photographs from the Charlottesville Lady Arm Wrestlers will be shown during the Slideluck Potshow this Thursday, June 11 at Rapture/Club R2. The show, which is a part of The Festival of the Photograph, is from 9-11pm, so check it out if you get a chance.
SLIDELUCK POTSHOW is a NYC-based arts non-profit, operating in many cities globally, that aims to bring people together around food and art, and to give people an interesting, engaging, and fun platform for sharing art with their community.
Jackie graduated from law school this year, and asked me to photograph her and her family at the event. It was a rainy day, with crazy light that changed dramatically from moment to moment. I like the images though, and Jackie and her family were awesome. You can tell she is very comfortable in front of the camera, and the looks of pride from her parents are pretty great.
