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MY STORY

The boss BIO:
I am a photographer and filmmaker who values God, humanity, equal joy, my wife, our daughters, our family, and our cat George Cloney. I am multilingual and enjoy working out, kayaking on the Intracoastal Waterway, drinking coffee, and meeting people who do good for others. I believe in giving everything I can without expecting anything in return except for good stories and food.

Photography has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. When people ask me what I do for a living, I tell them I own King Street Photo Weddings and Charleston Corporate Photographers. I feel very blessed to be an image maker, and my fantastic team and I capture joyful, emotional moments at weddings and corporate events.

Albert Einstein once said, "The only source of knowledge is experience." My love for photography started when I was 16 and worked for a photographic retail store called Kihei Camera in Hawaii. I learned about photography equipment, developing film and paper, customer-client relations, services, and sales for almost three years. My boss always said I worked hard with passion, vision, intention, and artistry. I loved every moment of it, and I enjoyed meeting and serving clients.

After finishing high school, I moved to Beverly Hills, California, where my uncle taught me a valuable lesson about the photography industry. He said that not all photographers were the same, and only the most talented and experienced ones were successful. I quickly learned the craft of capturing cinematic and film photography, understanding studio and ambient lighting and using proper strobes for location photography to create special effects and well-lit images. I continued learning by assisting well-known fashion and celebrity photographers and attending workshops and trade shows.

In 1985, I brought my photography skills to South Carolina, first in Myrtle Beach and then Charleston. I have called Charleston my home for the last 35 years and developed my passion for photography by opening King Street Photo, a small retail photography shop on King Street. Shortly after, I expanded and created King Street Photo Weddings, capturing over 500 weddings. At the same time, I captured over 125 corporate events for many Fortune 500 companies, which led to the expansion of my corporate photography and videography services for private sectors.

Michel Berda Head Shot for Charleston Corporate Photographers
I'd love to hear from you, your event, and how we can do what my team and I have done best for the past 4 decades so feel free to contact us.
Thank you for taking the time to look at our site and work; I hope we can meet you soon.
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