Is it wrong to recommend myself?

maxcaven.com

If it is, or for just another solid choice check Sarah P.

Derek Montgomery, Amanda Hansmeyer and Clint Austin. All have websites.

Daniel Branovan.

Mad Chicken Studio

You can also ask at the Duluth Photographers Guild Flickr page, there are a lot of talented local photographers associated with DPG.

+1 for Amanda Hansmeyer. 

I am a photographer myself. If I can not take the photos myself, I would get Amanda to take them.

In the past 3-5 years the number of photographers has grown exponentially, some of these new "pros" are good but not great - hobbyists trying to make it a business, I would say. One advantage of this is that people can be gotten cheaper and scheduled more easily probably more so than ever before. And let me be clear, some of these new entrants are fantastic, too.  I'd say now more than ever it is important to see the work and get a feel for the character of your photographer.

I know or have worked with many if not most of these photographers listed above while DJing at events, promotions, etc. over the past 10 years or so. I think it's good to catch the heart and soul of the event, plus the technical stuff is really important, too.  This weekend I was at an event where the photographer seems to have captured all of those things very well, I could try to find her contact info for you if you are interested.  But you are also in good hands with most of the above recommendations (Including Max's self-recommendation) beyond that I won't pipe in on any of these except ...

I am glad Amanda Hansmeyer is still here in this area.  She dropped off the pages of the DNT right around the time of the waves of bloodletting and cutbacks there a year or so ago.  Anyway, in her gallery there is a great Kozy Bar shot possibly from her DNT days. It's worth digging around her site to find.

On 3 Design in Solon Springs. They've been doing it for a long time, and they're so nice!

Andy Perfetti.

Moe. Definitely. What's good for Retribution Gospel Choir is good for me.

Thanks Shane! I just saw this post. - Amanda