Here is a little about Jacqueline who is also my spouse. J. R. Baldini, IPAP, M.Photog.,Cr. Master Photographer, Craftsman, Signature member IPAP  ©J R Baldini Artist-in-Residence J. R. has a varied background in the Fine Arts as a Master Artist. She is a PPA Master Photographer, which means she stays updated on currents trends to help you look the best in your portraits, either as your Photographer or through her artistic finishing of your Fine Art Portraits. Her images have won many International Awards and have been published in many books and professional publications. She teaches creativity workshops worldwide.

  She is on the Niagara Falls Arts and Culture Wall of Fame.

Awarded her Craftsman degree in Photography from the Professional Photographers of America

Awarded her Master degree in Photography from the Professional Photographers of America

American Society of Photographers 'Regional Medallion Award

Professional Photographers of America awarded Lifetime Membership 2014 . Owner of Baldini Vandersluys Photographers, Niagara Falls Ontario and Niagara Falls Wedding Chapel on the Lane.

2024 Winner for the Best Artist in the Readers Choice Awards

2024 Winner for best Wedding Planner Readers Choice Awards

She is also Executive Director of International Plein Air Painters Organization a worldwide group. www.i-p-a-p.com

About Charles John Dobbie Vandersluys,

Master Photog., Cr. 

Born May 14, 1952 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Coming from the oldest family run business in Niagara Falls, Dobbie's Florist 1888. 

Charles Vandersluys has been capturing the heart and soul of Niagara in photography for 50 years. Unlike many of his photography friends and organizations, he has survived the transition from film to digital. When Charles was employed at other jobs, he would go to PPA's (Professional Photographers of America) Winona School outside of Chicago for five day workshops. During one photography workshop in upstate New York Charles met his life partner Jacqueline Baldini. In 2024 they will celebrate 30 years in business and Charles himself 50 years in 2025. 

Charles developed an interest in professional photography when his sister-in-law suggested joining the St Catharines Camera Club. He attended photography workshops there and in Toronto with instructor Tibor Horvath. Horvath told Charles about Professional Photographers of America and how it would advance his photography. Charles joined the association and eventually was awarded his Masters and Craftsman degrees, the only photographer in Niagara to do so.

Vandersluys owns a very successful, popular portrait studio and an indoor and outdoor wedding chapel with Jacqueline an extremely accomplished fine arts painter. She is on the Arts and Culture Wall of Fame.

Charles' services are not only in demand by the locals here. 

He has photographed Nik Wallenda and the late Jay Cochrane (both tightrope walkers and former Prime Minister Joe Clark, Superstar of Illusion Doug Henning, Justin and Margaret Trudeau, Jay Cochrane, Nik Wallenda, Wolfgang Johannes Puck-Austrian-American chef, restaurateur, and actor, Buffalo Sabres goalie and author Clint Malarchuk, Christopher Allen Lloyd, actor writer/producer, LIEUTENANT-GENERAL THE HONOURABLE ROMÉO A. DALLAIRE, Mélanie Jolyas minister of Foreign Affairs and he has taken thousands of commercial, wedding, family and children's portraits, including photographing weddings in Hawaii and Jamaica. In 2023 he did photography for Sunset at The Palms, Negril Jamaica. This resort is rated in the top 5 resorts in all of the Caribbean. 

Charles Vandersluys has been published in the Professional Photographers of America International Loan Collection books. He and Jacqueline were the first photographers to conduct an accredited photography workshop sponsored by The Professional Photographers of America, a world wide organization, held outside of Canada and the United States in Saint Lucia, West Indies for 8 years annually. Charles was awarded the Niagara Falls Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Business Achievement Award.

He photographed the building of the Scotiabank Convention Centre for a couple of years as it was being built from ground breaking to opening events. 

He was part of the team working on both of the Casinos as they were being built and the images are in the corner stone for posterity. 

He was the first and only Canadian to be elected President of the Professional Photographers of Buffalo Niagara (a division of the Professional Photographers of New York State).

He is a three time winner of the International Day Photographers of the Year Award, a photo Competition between the Professional photographers of Ontario and Professional photographers of New York State.

He also received Reader's Choice Award for the best photographers in Niagara Falls, several times including 2021 and 2022, 2024. 

A Gold Award for Best Photography Studio in 2022 and 2024

Diamond Award 1st Place – Favourite Photographer Charles Vandersluys 2023
Diamond Awards 1st Place – Favourite Photography Studio/Services 2023

There's two page article about Charles published in The Heart of Niagara - Life Stories and Sights book by local author/historian Stephanie Nielsen.

He has been a Volunteer photographer for Summer Games Niagara 2022 

Received a Bronze Award from the Summer Trillium Recognition Program 2022, Received a Niagara Region -Niagara Impact Award in 2024, Received a Silver Award from the Summer Trillium Recognition Program 2023, Received a Silver Award from the Summer Trillium Recognition Program 2024

Received a Niagara Region -Niagara Impact Award in 2024

Also known as the 'Mayor of Lundy's Lane '.

Helped out with the 2023 and before covid.  Niagara Falls Camera Club, and Project Share, family portrait project playing his yearly Santa. 

Charles and his wife are community oriented through their activities with the Rotary Club, Project Share and the United Way.

Charles is also represented by the Lupine Art Gallery on Monhegan Island Maine.

He published a photo book Monhegan Maine-a timeless island