Doug Gordon is a New York based professional photographer, writer, and speaker. Doug runs Patken Photography, a family-owned studio with a staff of 27 shooting 1,000 weddings every year. Doug has been a professional photographer for 22 years and a respected industry educator for 14 years. Doug’s awards include 2012 WPPI Educator and Motivator of The Year and 2011 United Nations Leadership Wedding and Portrait Photographer of The Year.