Shortly after college and holding every job from janitor and construction worker to musician, Gary eventually made his way back to the world of professional photography, the career of both his parents. Since completing several years of internship with other studios, Gary founded Hughes Fioretti Photography with his wife and partner Julie Fioretti. Since beginning his career as a photographic artist, Gary has won local and national awards including first place for wedding albums, first place for portrait and multiple entries in to the PPA Loan collection. In 2010, 2011 and 2012 Gary was recognized as one of the top 10 photographers in central Florida and in 2012 was awarded the degree of Master Photographer by the PPA and won the distinction of Master Photographer of the Year from PPSCF. In 2013 Gary received his Photographic Craftsman degree from the PPA. More recently his work has been featured in the April issue of Professional Photographer magazine and he has been invited as a platform speaker at Imaging USA in Phoenix in 2014.