Diane Askew is a professional photographer specializing in wedding photojournalism.  She is the sole proprietor of Caswell & Askew Studio, a premier photography studio located in the heart of California's Wine Country.  She has photographed hundreds of weddings during her seven years with the studio.

Diane was born in England and spent her early childhood there.  After moving to the United States, she completed her formal education at UC Berkeley, where she graduated with Honors in Cultural Anthropology.  Her training as an anthropologist has given her invaluable tools for observing and recording details, whilst remaining unobtrusive in the process.

Diane began her career as a fine art photographer in California and much of her early photography was produced in black and white, with a journalistic focus.  She continues to exhibit in art galleries, and her work is available for purchase in retail stores nationwide.  She has taught photography classes and workshops within Sonoma County as well. 

Diane began photographing weddings using her much-loved Hasselblad, a completely manual, medium-format camera.  She quickly learned to be spontaneous and fast, even with this slowest of cameras!  She considers the experience an invaluable "apprenticeship" before moving on to more automated equipment.  She now uses top-of-the-line Nikon and Fuji digital cameras, but still gets requests for the Hasselblad for the formal portraits and groups - especially from clients who are aware of the camera's reputation for producing the sharpest and most vivid images possible.

Diane loves her work and it shows!  Her dedication, calm demeanor and artistic nature, together with her keen eye for the spontaneous, all serve her well in her chosen career.  Despite being 'right there' at the center of things, Diane is always an unobtrusive presence during wedding proceedings.  Guests are often surprised at her ability to capture important fleeting moments when they barely noticed them happen.

Diane has been described as a true artist.  She is easy-going, flexible and has inborn customer service skills.  She brings to her work her love of photojournalism, fine art photography, portraiture and architectural photography.  She considers it an honor to provide the bride and groom with the best-possible creative visual record of one of the most important days of their lives.