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Portrait Artist | Jonathan Betz, M.Photog., CPP

Jonathan found his love of photography and light while working in Yellowstone National Park in the summer of 1999. During his time there, he mentored under a professional photographer that taught him how to see and capture light - the very foundation of photography. Upon returning home to St. Louis after that summer, he began pursuing a career in professional photography. In 2002, Jonathan accepted a position with a St. Louis Studio as a portrait & wedding photographer and studied under five different Master Photographers. In 2006, he and his wife Lindsay moved to Colorado and opened Jonathan Betz Photography in Colorado Springs.

Jonathan earned his Masters of Photography Degree (M.Photog.) in 2019 and Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) in 2015, conferred by The Professional Photographers of America. His work has been recognized with honors at the national and international level, most recently receiving the Platinum Medal and earning highest honors with a Grand Imaging Award. Jonathan served five terms as the President of the Professional Photographers Guild of Colorado Springs. He has served on the Board of Directors for state and regional professional photography organizations. He's committed to lifelong learning and continually seeks to elevate his craft through professional training, education, and teaching opportunities to help younger photographers refine their skills and businesses.

Studio Manager | Lindsay Betz, Cr.Photog

Lindsay joined the photography industry when she and Jonathan moved to Colorado in 2006, filling the integral role of studio management in the business. Our client families benefit from her guidance for everything before and after the photography session.

As she has embraced the photography industry, she loves opportunities to teach and present to the community of professional photographers from her expertise on the business side of photography. She has presented to professional photographers on the national platform every year since 2018. In 2022, she was recognized with the National Award for Business Education by Professional Photographers of America (PPA).

In 2019, she earned her Photographic Craftsman (Cr.Photog.), the degree that recognizes those in the photography industry that serve through professional-level teaching. She was elected to the National Council for PPA in 2016 and continues that leadership into her third term. She also serves on the PPA Education Advisory Board Committee. Additionally, she has served on the Board of Directors for the Professional Photographers Guild of Colorado Springs since 2015.

Proud members of:

Professional Photographers of America
Professional Photographers Guild of Colorado Springs

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

William | The Vanguard School | High School Senior Portraits | Class of 2019

William is an accomplished and gifted recent graduate of The Vanguard School and was honored to be Valedictorian of his senior class!

On the creative side, William is a published author and loves creative writing, piano, and singing. He’s self-taught on the piano and performs in the Catholic Young Mens’ Choir. On the athletic side he’s competed in track in the past and loves golf. He’s worked at The Broadmoor Golf Course as a caddy and that connection allowed permissions to use portions of that course for his senior portraits.

With college beginning in the fall, William is looking at double majors in philosophy and biology to be the stepping stones into law school. He loves law and would currently see himself pursuing bioethics law with eyes set on becoming a judge and serving on the Supreme Court one day.

His family loved our longer Senior Experience photography session option and matched well with The Broadmoor and Cheyenne Cañon as the locations for his portraits. We’re excited to share favorites from his session.

Congratulations, William, on all your many accomplishments. Keep your sights set on your goals. We know your future is bright, and we have loved capturing portraits that will always bring to mind favorite memories from your high school years!