Westwood's downtown — Center Avenue and Westwood Avenue — is one of the prettiest small-town centers in Bergen, with brick storefronts, awnings, and the train station anchoring the south end. We document weddings at the borough's restaurants and family sessions along the Pascack Brook.
In Westwood we photograph engagement sessions through the downtown — Center and Westwood Avenues' brick facades, awnings, side alleys, and the train station anchoring the south end make our most-requested downtown walk in the Pascack Valley — plus weddings and rehearsal dinners at the borough's restaurants and family sessions along the Pascack Brook.
●Westwood downtown (Center & Westwood Avenues)
●Westwood Train Station
●Veterans Memorial Park
●Pascack Brook trail
When is the light best in Westwood?
Downtown Westwood works in almost any light — brick warms up at golden hour and the awnings give open shade at midday. December brings the holiday lights on Westwood Avenue, our favorite excuse for an evening session.
What we photograph in Westwood
Four practices, one studio.
Maximus Visions is a wedding photographer first — that's the work that built the studio. Around it we've built three more practices that share the same documentary eye, the same two-person team, and the same standard of finish.
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Wedding Photographer
Primary practice
Documentary coverage, ceremony to last dance.
Our primary practice. Eight years of full-day wedding coverage across New Jersey and New York City — getting-ready through reception exit. We work in pairs, quietly, with a documentary eye and a deep familiarity with the venues, churches, synagogues, and country clubs in the Bergen and Passaic County corridor.
Full-day wedding photography
Wedding videography (cinematic edit)
Engagement sessions
Rehearsal dinner coverage
Bridal portraits & first look
Same-day social previews
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Photography Studio
A fully equipped studio for portraits, headshots & editorials.
Our Paramus studio is built for controlled-light portrait work — family, brand, headshot, and editorial sessions on backdrop and natural-light setups. We own our gear: Profoto strobes, medium-format and full-frame mirrorless bodies, prime glass, and tethered capture for in-session preview.
Studio family portraits
Professional headshots
Branding & founder portraits
Editorial & lookbook work
Maternity & newborn studio sessions
Tethered same-day proofing
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Aerial Photography
FAA Part 107 licensed drone coverage.
We are FAA Part 107 certified and insured for commercial drone operation. Aerial coverage adds a register no ground photographer can match — venue grounds, ceremony arrivals, large group portraits, real-estate-style estate establishing shots, and 4K aerial cinematography woven into wedding films.
Wedding venue aerial coverage
Aerial group portraits (50+ guests)
Estate & property aerials
4K aerial wedding cinematography
Real-estate listing aerials
Aerial event documentation
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Event Photographer
Corporate, private, and milestone event coverage.
Beyond weddings, we cover the full calendar of events that matter — corporate galas, fundraisers, conferences, milestone birthdays, anniversaries, bar and bat mitzvahs, baby showers, and brand activations. Same documentary eye, same two-person team, scaled to the room.
Can we do an engagement session on Westwood's downtown?
Yes — it's our most-requested downtown engagement location in the Pascack Valley. The brick facades, the train station, and the side alleys give us a varied 90-minute walk.
Do you photograph restaurant rehearsal dinners in Westwood?
Yes. Several Westwood restaurants accommodate private rehearsal dinners and we cover them as part of full wedding-weekend coverage.