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Valerie & Nick’s Wedding 10/13/2024 was the FINAL WEDDING of my 28+ Year Professional Career!
To ALL of the 650+ Couples I have had the pleasure to work with and get to know over the years, to be a part of your Weddings as well as each others lives,
It’s been an ABSOLUTE HONOR and such a fun ride! I couldn’t have done any of it without all of YOU!
Thank You So Very Much!
All The Best!
Rick

Valerie & Nick’s Wedding
Sunday October 13, 2024
The Belhurst Castle – Seneca Lake – Geneva, NY

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Kim & Jed’s Wedding
Saturday September 28, 2024
Taughannock Falls State Park – Cayuga Lake

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Gallery IS NOW LIVE on 10/25/24

Elmira Gymnastics Club
Winter 2024 Meet & Posed Shoot

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Christine & Joe’s Wedding
Friday October 20, 2023
The Lawrence Chapel – Alpine, NY
Seneca Harbor Station &
The Seneca Legacy Dinner Cruise
Watkins Glen, NY

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Gallery is NOW LIVE! 12/02/23
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Jenny & Matt’s Wedding
Saturday October 14, 2023
The Gathering at Bailey Creek – Corning, NY

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Gallery is LIVE as of 11/15/23

Elmira Gymnastics Club Spring 2023 Dance Performance & Rehearsal

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Eunice & Hector’s Studio Portrait Shoot

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Elmira Gymnastics Club Fall 2022 Rehearsal & Shoot

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Ethan’s Senior Studio Portrait Shoot

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Elmira Gymnastics Club Spring 2022 Dance Performance & Rehearsal

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Dancers Alley – Link Movement Arts Studio Photo Day – June 1, 2022
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WE SUPPORT UKRAINE!
March 2022

My Maternal Grandparents left Ukraine in 1914 & Immigrated to the United States & Elmira, NY 108 years ago while fleeing World War I & the same kind of Inhumane Insanity that the World is Experiencing again Today.

My Father Immigrated to the United States & Elmira, NY in 1948 from Poland, following his Tank Driving years while in the Polish Army,
“Doin’ One Thing & One Thing only… KILLIN’ NAZI’s” during World War II.

Today, decades later in 2022, as Humanity Teeters on the Knifes Edge of World War III, I stand with the People of both of my Ancestral Homelands who’s Bravery, Compassion, Courageous Determination and Resiliency make me Very Proud to be a
Polish/Ukrainian American

MAY PUTI BURN FOREVER IN HELL!!

Elmira Gymnastics Club Fall 2021 Meet

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Meghan & Tyler’s Wedding
Saturday October 23, 2021
Belhurst Castle – Geneva, NY
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Maria & Derek’s Wedding
Saturday October 9, 2021
Holy Trinity Romanian Orthodox Church – Victor, NY
Celebrations – Ithaca, NY
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Chelsea & Caleb’s Wedding
Saturday October 2, 2021
Silver Queen Farm – Trumansburg, NY
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Lauren & James’s Wedding
Saturday September 18, 2021
St. Marys of the Lake – Watkins Glen, NY
The Ginny Lee Cafe @ Wagner Vineyard Lodi, NY
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Elmira Gymnastics Club Spring 2021

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“Elmira’s Flat Iron Eulogy”
Baldwin & East Second St’s. – Elmira, NY
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Betsy & Zac’s Wedding
Saturday August 29, 2020
St. Patricks Church – Elmira, NY
The Family Estate – Elmira, NY
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Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce Member Headshot Session

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Keslee & Matt’s Wedding
Friday December 27, 2019
St. Patricks Church – Elmira, NY
The Elmira Country Club – Elmira, NY
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Grace’s Fall Senior Shoot

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Alexis & Kyle’s Engagement Shoot
@ Taughannock Falls
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Meghan & Shawn’s Wedding
Saturday October 12, 2019
Celebrations
Ithaca, NY
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Bethany & Brian’s Wedding
Saturday August 31, 2019
The Fontainebleau Inn
Alpine, NY
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Alicia & Ray’s Wedding
Sunday July 14, 2019
White Hollow Acres
Wellsburg, NY
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Elmira Gymnastics Club &
The Elmira Dance Company
2019 Dance Recital

Corning Painted Post Middle School Auditorium

June, 2019
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The Elmira Kennel Club – K-9 Karnival
Arnot Mall Event Center – 05/18/19
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“Hhds. St. Patty’s Day Parade 2019”
Saturday – 03/16/19

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“Paint The Night Pink 2019”
“Rising Up!” Fundraiser – 03/09/19

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Meet Moose!
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Kelly & Bob’s Wedding
Saturday October 6, 2018
The John Joseph Inn
Groton, NY
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Wendy & Nate’s Wedding
Monday September 17, 2018
Heron Hill Winery
Hammondsport, NY
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Jennifer & David’s Wedding
Saturday September 8, 2018
Glenora Wine Cellars
Dundee, NY
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Ashley & Connor’s Wedding
Saturday August 25, 2018
White Hollow Acres
Wellsburg, NY
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Corey & Jason’s Wedding
Saturday August 18, 2018
Elmira, NY
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Sierra’s 211 Senior Studio Shoot
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Kelly & Joe’s Wedding
Saturday August 11, 2018
Traditions @ The Glen – Endicott, NY
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Marilynn & Josh’s Wedding
Saturday July 28, 2018
The Corning Radisson – Corning, NY
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Danielle & Pat’s Wedding
Saturday June 16, 2018
The Lakefront Ramada – Geneva, NY
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“Hhds. St. Patty’s Day Parade 2018”
Saturday – 03/10/18

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Evan’s 211 Senior Studio Shoot
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Melinda & Jason’s Wedding
Fri-Sat December 29-30 2017

Belhurst Castle – Geneva, NY

Lakeside Resort – Watkins Glen, NY

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*Elmira Heights Fire Department* Members Studio Portrait Shoot- Posted 04/20/17

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Click on the BLOG section! I just added 3 New Galleries of Great NHL N.Y. RANGERS Hockey from my 02/02/17 shoot up in Buffalo.
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Elmira Knitting Mills Warehouse Fire 01-31-16

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Welcome to My Life!

I’m Rick Bacmanski…and please, just call me Rick, Mr. Bacmanski was my Dad…

I actually shot my very first Wedding in 1980, got hooked & have enjoyed being a part of Wedding Day excitement & fun ever since! I’ve been a Full-Time Professional Photographer in the Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York State for the last 24 years, specializing in Contemporary, Casual & Fun Photo-journalistic Wedding Photography, and when I’m not shooting Weddings, I frequently shoot a lot of Action Sports Photography. After 22 years in another completely different industry, I’ve been lucky enough to turn my passion, my hobby & God given talents, into my full time career. To date I have shot well over 650 Weddings, and I LOVE IT! I truly enjoy being a part of your Wedding Day…playing my very special role, while being surrounded by hundreds of your happy, smiling, loving family & friends, at beautiful locations & venues, with great food, music, laughter & fun times. It is a tough job, but someone has to do it!

In my Wedding Off-Season I’ve been the Official Team Photographer of the ECHL Elmira Jackals Professional Ice Hockey Club since 2000, when they came into existence. Well known events & personalities that I have had the pleasure to photograph: President Barack Obama at The White House – May 19, 2010, Senator & Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, NYS Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, NYS Governor Kathy Hochul, LPGA Golf, MLB Baseball, NHL Hockey, Roller Derby, NASCAR Racing, Indy Car Racing, to name just a few. I also enjoy capturing portraits of Individuals, High School Seniors, Family & Pets, & Executive/Professional Portrait Sessions, which are conveniently shot at my modern, personal 2500+ Sq. Ft. Studio and Offices building located on North Main Street, just outside of Historic Hanover Square in the Village of Horseheads in Upstate NY. Having my own business that I love, in a Profession in which I’m recognized as being very good at, located on Main Street in my own Hometown, is a very special gift that I am so lucky to be able to live out each and every day. Like I always say…”It Beats Working for a Living!”

I’m also available for other events such as Trash The Dress Events, Maternity Photo Sessions, Action Sports Photography of your Favorite Family Athlete, Special Holiday Gatherings, Anniversary Parties, Bar or Bat Mitzvah’s, Retirement Parties, Baptism’s, Confirmations, Funerals, Real Estate Photography, Aerial Photography, Graduations, Personal Family Pet Photos, Commercial/Industrial/Product Photography, Play’s, Dance and Theatre, Gymnastics, Freelance Photojournalism Assignments, Engagement Sessions (even if for some reason I am not shooting your Wedding!), and pretty much anything else that I might be able to capture for you with my camera, experience, passion and skill. I love more than anything else, working with Wedding Couples who are as excited at the creative possibilities that we might be able to create together, as I am. When we’re all aware of our mutual goal of capturing your special day in the most fun, beautiful & meaningful way, our finished masterpieces should be breathtaking!

I look forward to seeing you very soon through my camera lens, and having some fun together on your big day!

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