MAJOR AWARDS FOR PHIL CANTOR
BEST OF ESSEX
Suburban Essex, the leading regional magazine, conducted it’s annual READERS’ POLL to choose the best services and stores in Essex County, New Jersey. After thousands of votes cast, the magazine selected Phil Cantor Photography as offering among the best photography services in the County.
BEST IN JERSEY
Jersey’s Best magazine chooses Phil Cantor as Best Family Portrait Photographer. “Best in Jersey” is a series featuring the Garden State’s most talented photographers. According to the magazine, Phil Cantor “beautifully captures the state’s diverse family ties.”
Suburban Essex
Read Feature Article: Art of Essex: Exploring Alter Egos
TheKNOT.COM: “Best in Weddings”
Phil Cantor was chosen by the readers of theKnot.com, the foremost and largest wedding website as one of the “BEST OF WEDDINGS” for Photography for northern New Jersey. An independent research firm conducted a secret survey of theKnot’s subscribers about their favorite wedding professionals. According to Phil, “this is further validation that the creativity of the PHOTOJOURNALISTIC STYLE strikes a resonant chord with my clients in New Jersey and New York.”
FINE ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
STATE OF THE ART 2025, Group show, Studio Montclair, Summer 2025
ALTER EGOS, One-man show, Berkshire Hathaway Gallery, Montclair, 2024
INSPIRED BY FAMILY & COMMUNITY 2024, Group show, Montclair Art Museum, 2024
INSPIRED BY FAMILY & COMMUNITY 2024, Group show, Studio Montclair, 2024
NEWARK AIRPORT, New Jersey’s most inspiring artists. Digital Public Art, Terminal A, Year-long exhibition 2024
STATE OF THE ART 2024, Group show, Studio Montclair, Summer 2023
EXPOSURES 2023, Group show, Ocean County Artists Guild, October 2023
STATE OF THE ART 2023, Group show, Studio Montclair, Summer 2023
CRITIQUE GROUP SHOW, Group show, Studio Montclair, June 2023
STATE OF THE ART 2022, Group show, Studio Montclair, August 2022
LINE OF WORK, One-man show, Berkshire Hathaway Gallery, Montclair, 2019
EVERYDAY OBJECTS, Group show, Studio Montclair, Montclair, 2019
CLOSE UP, One-man show, Berkshire Hathaway Gallery, Montclair, 2014
PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION, WINNER, American Society of Media Photographers, New Jersey Chapter,
GROUP PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW, The Colonnades Gallery, Montclair, 1999
Profile of LINE OF WORK exhibition in MONTCLAIR LOCAL newspaper.
ALL IN A DAY’S WORK:
PORTRAITS OF WORKERS BY PHIL CANTOR
June 13, 2019
REVIEWS FOR PHIL CANTOR PHOTOGRAPHY
READ Google reviews for Phil Cantor Photography – FIVE STARS
TELEVISION COMMERCIAL
Featured Photographer in national TV commercial for Canon Cameras
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FEATURED SPEAKER
Neiman Marcus – Short Hills
Panel Discussion: “Circle of Experts on Wedding Planning”
Association of Bridal Consultants – New Jersey Chapter
Seminar: “Straight Talk about Wedding Photography”
PHIL’S PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURED IN:
NATIONAL MAGAZINES
Martha Stewart Weddings
Feature article: Including Children
Town & Country
Featured article
Modern Bride
Feature article: 50 Years of Weddings
REGIONAL MAGAZINES
New Jersey Bride
Feature Article: Small Moments: Kids at Weddings
The Knot — WeddingPages: Philadelphia & South Jersey
Feature article: Real Weddings: Elizabeth and James
New Jersey Bride
Feature article: Real Weddings: Maria & Nikolay
New Jersey Monthly
Feature article: Here’s Looking at You, Dad: Stephen Humphrey Bogart
New Jersey Monthly
Feature article: Sister Act: Donald Trump’s sister Judge Maryanne Trump Barry
New Jersey Monthly
Feature article: Malcolm’s Sons: Malcolm Forbes’ Dynasty
New Jersey Wedding
Feature article: A New Jersey Wedding Album
New Jersey Wedding
Feature article: On These Days: Karen Abate and Joseph Everling
Star Ledger
Read Feature article: Officers Put on Big Smile for Shot in the History Books
WEBSITES
NJWedding.com
Helpful Articles & Wedding Planning Tips
BOOKS
The Knot’s Complete Guide to Weddings in the Real World
By Carley Roney | Broadway Books
Wedding Photography: Art, Business, and Style
By Steve Sint | Silver Pixel Press
NEW YORK TIMES
“Vows” column by Lois Smith Brady
Featured wedding:Samira Samii to Kourosh Mahboubian
SHUTTERBUG MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Eight Wedding Pros Tell How to Capture the Moments
Phil Cantor: Defining Moments
by Barry Tanenbaum