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Natalie Napoleon says, “I’ve had a passion for photography for as long as I can remember. My dad had a subscription to National Geographic Magazine and I loved laying his collection out on the living room floor and looking through each issue page by page to study the composition and lighting of the photographs.”
She had no idea that she would be working in the lab at National Geographic just a little over a decade later. When Natalie was expecting her first son she made a conscious choice to not pursue a career in photojournalism because she wanted to actively raise him.
A few years into her time at National Geographic, she was expecting her first son and made the conscious choice to forgo a career in photojournalism because she wanted to actively raise him. “So I traded my Nat Geo magazines for issues of the now defunct Shutterbug magazine, The Photo Review, PDN, PPA Mag, the Knot Magazine, what was then Brides Magazine, and embarked upon a career as a wedding photographer with a photojournalistic style.”
After about 10 years as a wedding photographer, she shifted her focus to marketing and advertising photography. And now 21 years after she made the decision to open her own studio. “I again find myself at an intersection in my life and my career and have decided to choose the path that will lead me towards becoming a teacher.”
Natalie’s primary focus now is building a school that teaches professional photographers how to build profitable and sustainable photo businesses.
An exhibit of Natalie Napoleon’s photography is on display at her shop in the Mercantile of Doylestown, Doylestown Shopping Center, 444 – 446 N Main St, Doylestown, PA. For more information, visit www.natalienapoleon.com.