About Us - Neil and James Montanus Photography, Rochester, New York

Your Source for Photographic Services in the Greater Rochester Area

With more than 75 years of combined photographic experience, Neil Montanus and his son Jim offer fine photography at reasonable prices. We specialize in portraiture, weddings, commercial, advertising and much more. Neil and Jim have had their photos published in major national magazines and newspapers and in large-scale global advertising campaigns.

We are a small, family-owned studio and can therefore dedicate our talents to each and every one of our clients. We are completely dedicated to total client satisfaction in every job we do - no matter how big or small.

Neil has photographed some of the world's most famous people. He was called upon by the White House to take the official presidential portrait of President Gerald Ford. Neil also took "the best portrait ever" of Walt Disney - a portrait still in use today at Walt Disney world. Neil has also worked with famous models such as Cybil Shepard. And the list goes on and on.

Why would you trust your precious memories to anyone else? Let us capture your high school portrait, family photo or wedding. We also photograph pets, business people and children. And, we're a full service commercial studio. We also have beautiful framed, numbered prints for sale from Neil's travels around the world.

Today, while continuing to actively shoot assignments around the country, Neil also travels around the United States putting on seminars and workshops for models and photographers. Neil's son Jim is also an accomplished professional photographer with more than 20 years of experience.

From living with natives in the jungles of Borneo to photographing the lost city of Machu Pichu in the Andes Mountains of Peru to photographing the depths of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia, Neil has traveled to over 32 different countries around the globe creating exciting advertising photographs. Let us put our experience to work for you!

"The World's Largest Photograph"

This picture of a Cheetah taken in Kenya, Africa, was used as a Kodak Colorama, which was blown up to 18 by 60 feet and displayed in Grand Central Station in NYC. Read the whole story.