Headshots + Architectural Photography + Event Photography for Ballys Casino Kansas City

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Ballys Casino, located in Kansas City, Missouri, recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to announce the grand opening of their High Limit Room. They were in need of updated headshots for their host team, architectural photography of their newly renovated High Limit Room and photography of the event. I have enjoyed working with the team at Ballys over the last several years.

Icon International Photography Awards

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I am excited to announce that eight of my images have been recognized with awards by Icon International Photography Awards. Three images placed in the Top 10 and are finalists in their respective categories.

Icon International Photography Awards is one of the most prestigious international image competitions in the world. For the first time, with a score of 94, I received a Gold award, along with two Silver Distinction awards, and five Silver awards. With three images being finalists, I have been invited to participate in the print competition. The next step is to print those images, mat them and ship them out to Vegas where they will be judged again at WPPI on March 16th and 17th for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

Once the awards ceremony takes place on March 18th, I will be able to share the three finalist images. Until then, check out the images below that have already been scored and awarded.

I am honored to be recognized alongside so many incredible photographers!

Put Together | 84 | Silver Distrinction | Creative Division | Portrait Creative Individual | Icon International Photography Awards

Dollhouse | 81 | Silver | Creative Division | Fashion + Beauty | Icon International Photography Awards

Hope | 81 | Silver | Portrait Division | Children | Icon International Photography Awards

Latin Quarter, Paris | 82 | Silver | Portrait Division | Portrait Narrative | Icon International Photography Awards

Lady in Black | 81 | Silver | Portrait Division | Individual | Icon International Photography Awards

Architectural Photography for Mantel Teter | Lord of Hosts Church

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Mantel Teter, an architecture firm located in Kansas City, Missouri, recently hired Emmalee Rathsam to photograph Lord of Hosts Church in Omaha, Nebraska.

Final Friday Show | Paris and Rome Fine Art Photography

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Join me for Final Fridays with Unmistakably Lawrence on Friday 8/30/24 from 5-8pm! Framed prints from my Paris and Rome Collections will be on display and available for purchase. Come say hi and enjoy a glass of wine with me!

Mission Hills Lifestyle Magazine Featured Article

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The September 2024 issue of Mission Hills Lifestyle Magazine featured a story on my work and the award winning images I have created. Thrilled to see an image from Annysa Washington’s fashion shoot on the cover! Perfect image for the style issue.

Read the article here: https://citylifestyle.com/articles/emmalee-rathsam-photography

Architectural Photography | Bible Christian Church

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Bible Christian Church located in Garden City, Kansas was recently completed by the team of Mantel Teter, Hutton Construction, Dialectic Engineering and CSD Group. The team hired me to photograph the interior and exterior of the new building for their marketing purposes.

Argenta Headshots | Kansas City Photographer

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Last month, Argenta Global hired me to photograph 13 of their employees on-site at the KU Innovation Park. Since 2006, Argenta Global has been the sole global CRO/CDMO specialising in animal health. They guide companies from concept to market, offering a seamless pathway to success. Supporting companies big and small with unparalleled, comprehensive support right across the animal health product development cycle from 'molecule to market'.

Architectural Photographer | Pleasant Valley Baptist Church

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Pleasant Valley Baptist Church located in Liberty, Missouri, was recently completed by the team of Mantel Teter, Pearce Construction and Eldecon. The team hired me to photograph the interior spaces of the newly renovated student center.

Photography Awards Finalist | Kansas City Portrait and Fashion Photographer

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Power of Time, is one of three finalist images in the International Photographic Cup (IPC) ©EmmaleeRathsam

I’m excited to announce that I am a finalist in two image competitions, the International Photographic Cup (IPC) and the Icon International Photography Awards. Live judging will take place for IPC at Professional Photographer’s of America’s conference, Imaging USA, in Louisville, Kentucky on January 27, 2024, and continue at the awards ceremony with the top 4 from each category on Monday night, January 29, 2024. Three of my images made it to the Round of 32, each scoring bronze in the following categories, Children and Teens, Illustrative Portrait, and Natural Portrait. These three images have the chance to score higher during the live head-to-head judging at Imaging USA.

Live judging for Icon Awards will take place in Las Vegas at the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) conference. Two years ago, I was honored to have won 2nd Place in the Portrait category with The Detective, a self-portrait. Last year the WPPI Image competition, which is ran by the fabulous team of Jerry and Melissa Ghionis, changed its name to Icon Awards. I submitted 8 images into the digital portion of the competition, 4 images received a Silver award and 1 image received a Silver Distinction award, as well as Top 10 in the Fashion and Beauty category. I will travel to the WPPI conference in March to watch the live judging of the print portion of the competition which will take place March 3, 2024-March 4, 2024. Photographers that made the Top 10 in their category are invited to participate in the print competition for the chance to win 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in that category. Next step is printing and matting my image!

Wish me luck!!!

PAST AWARD-WINNING IMAGES

 

366 Photographs | 2024 Daily Project

2024 started alongside hundreds of thousands of people in Times Square as my husband and I crossed the intersection of 49th Street and 7th Avenue at just the right moment to see the ball drop.

On New Years Day, I filled my camera with images of New York City and decided I would embark on a journey of self-discovery by creating an image each day.

At the beginning of the year, I simply photographed something that brought me joy or something that documented the day. Over time my collection of daily images has expanded to include images of insects, flowers and travel.

Discipline and a never ending search for inspiration are the two intentions that form the foundation of this project.