Awards

• Seven "Awards of Excellence" from WPPI's 2007 & 2008 International 16x20 Print Competitions in the categories of commercial photography, senior portraits, and portrait photography.
• Second Place Award for Technical/Scientific/Industrial Photography from WPPI's 2007 8x10 Print Competition.
• Award of Excellence" for photojournalistic photography from WPPI's 2007 8x10 Print Competition.
• Featured in Rangefinder's " Award Winning Wedding & Portrait Photography 2007"
• Overall Winner of National Photo Awards 2006 "Professional Open" Category
• National Photo Awards 2006 Awards of Excellence for Artistic Portraiture and Architectural Photography
• Two top scoring images in the 2005 Fujifilm Professional Awards: Children’s Portrait and Nature Photography divisions;
• National Photo Awards 2005 Award of Excellence for Artistic Portraiture
• Two National Photo Awards 2005 Awards of Merit for Children's Portraiture & Wedding Photography
• Twelve image merits from the Professional Photographer’s Association


Commendations
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Joy is the best photographer I
have ever worked with.  Not only
does she take incredible pictures!!!
She is warm, friendly and funny and is so easy to be around she totally made me forget I hate having my picture taken. Joy is truly a professional who has a genuine passionfor her work.

-PJ Focht,
Lake Tahoe Distinctive Properties


Joy took photos of my musical group
and they have gotten raves from
the members of the group as well as
every newspaper or gig that used
themfor publicity. They are creative and
eye-catching. Also, Joy is a "joy" to work with. She has the best attitude in the world and made the whole shoot fun. Great quality, great experience.
Very high recommendation!

– Donna Axton
Out of the Blue


It was wonderful working with Joy as my photographer on the photo shoots for Little Toes.  From the pictures, it is obvious she gets a great response from children, and takes top quality pictures.  She is very professional, while extremely easy going which creates a productive working environment.
 
-Jeanne Kirschner,
Founder & Owner of Little Toes




Heeeeey!  WOW!  The books are the BEST!  I cannot believe how AWESOME they turned out.  It was soooo nice watching the expressions on my daughter’s  face as she looked at it.  Well, let’s just say “WE LOVE IT”!!!!! Thank you again and again!  You have created a wonderful book with past, present and future memories of love and turned it into a "beautiful love story".  This will always be a special book not just for the pictures, but for the hard work, time, caring and love that went into the creation of it.

–Glenda McClure
Mother of Bride


Strotz Photography is not only professional and produces amazing results but Joy Strotz also made me feel incredibly comfortable and I think my pictures reflect that. I am an actress in NYC and used Joy's services for my headshots. With her own personal experience in posing in front of the camera she was able to guide me through my photo shoot and made me feel so at ease. Even though I'm a stage actress doesn't mean I feel comfortable in front of the camera. I can't thank her enough and my headshots turned out amazing! She also did the retouching for my headshots as well. I highly recommend Joy and will be using her again.

-Melody Moore
NYC Equity Actress



Joy Strotz has been an essential part of our efforts to market our work. In our business the presentation is everything. As an artist myself, I particularly appreciate her creative approach to documenting our architecture. I can count on Strotz Photography to capture the selling points of our designs. Her efforts are unmatched. I can highly recommend Joy for her attention to detail, artistic eye, and quality of work. 

–Christian A. Anderson, AIA
Owner, Pacific West Design Inc.

Joy offers exceptional service, a professional yet fun attitude and she delivers quality images on time and on budget. She was also able to bringout the best in our client's amateur models.

Smith + Jones, Inc.
Marketing and Advertising



Thanks again for our families fabulous first Lake Tahoe shots – you are amazing!

-Rachel Sewell




Dear Joy,  Thank you so much for the beautiful pictures you have done! 
They will be cherished by many.

  -Jan Stewart


Joy is not only a friendly, warm person, but she is an outstanding photographer. She is creative and talented and she relies on her instincts to take the most amazing photographs. Every single person that received our Photo Christmas card commented on the photographer that took such an amazing photo. I intend on asking Joy to take photos of our family
for years to come.

 Elizabeth Basso


We would not have expected this quality of photography outside of San Francisco or Los Angeles. Joy's work is absolutely award winning. And if that isn't enough, she is just a pleasure to work with. You need to look no farther than Joy Strotz.

–Linda and Larry Wodarski


Was a great experience. Our daughter loved being made to feel so special. Joy is very flexible and did wonderful things to make us want to buy every picture! We were looking for individualized, creative, interesting pictures taken in a setting to our liking, not run of the mill manufactured pictures in the same pose and location as everyone else in the yearbook. We definitely received pictures we can cherish for years. In fact we want to have our oldest daughters done this year to replace the ones taken by another studio her senior year!

-Diane Stanbury



I've never seen such beautiful photos of myself. I was feeling like a model! 

-Karin Zimmerman
Swiss Consulate.




  All the photos are beautiful! 
The Book is just one of a kind.  As Mastercard would say – priceless!

–Skyla Baker


I rate Joy's work with some of the best I've ever seen. Yet, more than delivering the highest quality and professionalism, it is her warm personality, humor and personal attention to and understanding of the human spirit which sets her far and beyond any photographer we've ever worked with.

-Susanne Tagayev
Nevada Civic Light Opera