01 About Eric Yerke
the only thing more important than the photograph is the moment itself.
Fine art wedding and portrait photography from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Over 400 weddings since 2009, photographed quietly, without direction you don't need.
02 About Eric
I don't try to control the day.
I trust what's in front of me: the relationships, the emotion, the rhythm of it all.
Since 2009 I've photographed over 400 weddings and thousands of portraits. I studied fine art before I ever photographed a wedding, and that training still decides where I stand, when I wait, and what I leave out of the frame.
My job on a wedding day is mostly to help you forget I'm working. Ease is what makes photographs look like you.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa · Iowa City, Des Moines, Galena and worldwide
- Weddings photographed
- 400+
- Photographing since
- 2009
- Now booking
- 2026 & 2027
03 Our philosophy
four things that decide every frame
presence over posing
Direction only when you need it. Most of the time you'll simply be together, and I'll be working.
light & composition
Where I stand, when I wait, what stays out of the frame. That is the craft, and on the day it is invisible.
simplicity first
Fewer props, fewer poses, fewer interruptions. What's left in the photograph is you.
built to last
Editing that will still look right in twenty years. Nothing trendy, nothing dated by next season.
04 Selected frames
Salisbury House in Des Moines, Four Mounds in Dubuque, a family farm outside Iowa City.
06 Questions
what couples ask first
Anything else, call me at (319) 241-7653 or email info@studioy.co.
- which dates are open?
- I'm booking 2026 and 2027 weddings now.
- where do you photograph?
- Based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Regularly in Iowa City, Des Moines and Galena, and I travel worldwide.
- will you pose us?
- Direction only when you need it. Most of the time you'll simply be together and I'll be working.
- how will the photographs be edited?
- Timeless, honest editing that will still look right in twenty years. Nothing trendy, nothing dated by next season.
- do you photograph more than weddings?
- Yes. Alongside 400+ weddings I've made thousands of portraits, including families and kids sessions.
07 Start the conversation
if that sounds like the way you want your wedding photographed, talk to me.
Tell me the date and the place. I'll reply with availability and a quote.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa · worldwide
(319) 241-7653
info@studioy.co
