Collection 22 winners
Having the honour to shoot weddings at incredible venues like Thornton Manor on the Wirral, England is a dream and the opportunity to create frames like this are is just outstanding. The stunning light falling through the bay windows of Lord Leverhulme's 1888 manor house made this shot.
City Library in Vienna is known that for years has preserved the literature of all writers of the world, in front of that library I made a photo that will remain the newlyweds as a memory of their most important day in life.
I flew out to Phoenix, Arizona for Jen & Scott's wedding day. Two days after the wedding, we made a trip up to Sedona to take additional portraits of the couple in a unique setting. They were running behind in getting ready, which set us back for the day (more on that later).
Our first stop was Tonto Natural Bridge, where we captured the photos of these two inside of a canyon-looking area. We first had to hike about 30 minutes down into the canyon. My assistant Mark and I each had lighting and camera gear to carry, and the couple had their wedding clothing in garment bags which they carried over their shoulders.
There was a beautiful waterfall within the basin of the natural bridge, and we used it as a backdrop for one of the photos. We used the view from the opposite direction as an additional background. Jen and Scott changed into their wedding day clothing once we arrived to the location we wanted to capture their photos in.
After we finished up at Tonto Bridge, we decided to make a drive further into Sedona to Devil's Bridge. We had hoped to arrive on time to have daylight, but miscalculated the time it would take to make the drive. We ended up arriving at the park exactly as the sun went down, but still had a hike to make in order to get to where the natural bridge was. We decided that since I was equipped with a tripod, some lights, and since we had come such a long way, to move forward and aim for a nighttime capture complete with stars.
What we didn't know was that the hike would take would take a full hour of brisk walking, while carrying even more equipment than we had before. We also were minimally prepared as far as flashlights go - three smart phones; two of which were nearly dead. We couldn't see much further than in front of our faces, and with a moonless night, things could have gotten bad without working together to make sure we were all safe. The last portion of our hike literally involved some pretty steep climbing (fully equipped, remember). We all discussed turning around and going back at this point, as we had no way to know how much further we had to go in order to make it to the bridge.
We carried on, and finally made it! My camera needed massive help to even lock focus on the couple (my eye couldn't have done it on manual if I wanted to), and so I had Scott aim the light from a smart phone toward Jen's face so that I could lock focus. I set the camera for both 20 and 30 second time exposures, and was only able to create a total of 3 images (we were all pretty anxious to leave and to be back at our cars where we would be safe, AND it was a struggle to pose them between the canyon gap and where I was standing; there was over 1,000 foot drop between us).
An hour after finishing, we made it safely to our cars, and that was that!
Let them get lost in each other and capture the moment where they forget you're there. Framed with the Autumn vineyards giving their last bit of color before retreating for the winter.
Timothy and Andrea were the sweetest couple! They were constantly in quiet silent conversation with each other and throughout the day it was clear by looking at them that they had both found their soul mate. We ended up near the University in Saskatoon and used this little park to do some shots while the sun was shining on them perfectly! It was a beautiful day!
This picture I made, with a great sweet couple, in the South of France, the Sun went down, the view great between the sunflowers, ... enjoy!!
Carla & Becks tied the knot at the stunning Didsbury House, Manchester just a week before Christmas. The girls were stuck inside as it was freezing (literally freezing at -2°).
There were already several photographers who were also photographed their couples, at the Spring of Bosna river / Bosnia and Hercegovina. I just wanted something unique and special. And just at that moment the sky got opened above my newlyweds and I couldn't to not catch that amazing moment.
Lorraine and David had a festival style wedding in a field near their house in Leicestershire, England. It was the hottest day of the year so everyone was drinking to keep hydrated.... Not sure what these girls were drinking but I think it was laughing juice....
The couple really wanted a picture with the 'Love' sign.
The sign was positioned right behind the top table on a tiered seating area, so there was very little room to do much. I moved the chairs away from the table and positioned the couple at the end. I made a composite by keeping the couple still and flashed them in several places. I also multiple exposed over the sign to add foreground interest.
Post-wedding in Torredembarra (Catalonia)
A beautiful sunset to capture a sweet moment with the just married couple Juanra and Elisabeth, their love brings to life the photos, you never know when you will have one of the best photos until the time comes, grateful for the commitment made by the couple and how easy it was to work this day, once again they are part of my beautiful wedding photos collection, thank you for being you.
Giovanni and Janel contacted me the day after the got engage not matter that their wedding will be a year and half after. They want to be sure I can cover that important day of their lives. Janel is a very that kind of bride with that particular expression on her face and Giovanni is the real gentlemen the one you cannot see so often these days, he is the perfect match for her. His eyes just have the sparks when they look each other. They are the kind of couple that shows everyone how much they want to be together of their live.
He made the pre wedding session 3 month before of the wedding day due to Giovanni lives overseas and he came to the Dominican Republic where we planned the photo-shoot. That day just was PERFECT, with some rain but we love that way.
With them was so easy to be the real dreams storytelling with each of one of their images.
This photo was created on a dreamy autumn day at the Weingut Thaller a great wedding location in Styria a state of Austria.
Thanks to the bridal couple Barbara and Stefan for this great day.
While walking through the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center in Waikiki, Hawaii I saw the light falling ever so gently on the wall. The two look off towards other shoppers passing by in amazement of the beautiful new husband and wife.
We didn't get time to take the bike out into the countryside, but this field right next to the church did the trick. Robyn & Callum on an old Russian Ural.
Julie and Mike were married at Thornton Manor in September and had a confetti cannon and ice smoke. This was taken during their first dance watched on by their friends and family who had been surprised by the confetti and smoke. A great first dance and an even better wedding.
I flew out to Phoenix, Arizona for Jen & Scott's wedding day. Two days after the wedding, we made a trip up to Sedona to take additional portraits of the couple in a unique setting. They were running behind in getting ready, which set us back for the day (more on that later).
Our first stop was Tonto Natural Bridge, where we captured the photos of these two inside of a canyon-looking area. We first had to hike about 30 minutes down into the canyon. My assistant Mark and I each had lighting and camera gear to carry, and the couple had their wedding clothing in garment bags which they carried over their shoulders.
There was a beautiful waterfall within the basin of the natural bridge, and we used it as a backdrop for one of the photos. We used the view from the opposite direction as an additional background. Jen and Scott changed into their wedding day clothing once we arrived to the location we wanted to capture their photos in.
After we finished up at Tonto Bridge, we decided to make a drive further into Sedona to Devil's Bridge. We had hoped to arrive on time to have daylight, but miscalculated the time it would take to make the drive. We ended up arriving at the park exactly as the sun went down, but still had a hike to make in order to get to where the natural bridge was. We decided that since I was equipped with a tripod, some lights, and since we had come such a long way, to move forward and aim for a nighttime capture complete with stars.
What we didn't know was that the hike would take would take a full hour of brisk walking, while carrying even more equipment than we had before. We also were minimally prepared as far as flashlights go - three smart phones; two of which were nearly dead. We couldn't see much further than in front of our faces, and with a moonless night, things could have gotten bad without working together to make sure we were all safe. The last portion of our hike literally involved some pretty steep climbing (fully equipped, remember). We all discussed turning around and going back at this point, as we had no way to know how much further we had to go in order to make it to the bridge.
We carried on, and finally made it! My camera needed massive help to even lock focus on the couple (my eye couldn't have done it on manual if I wanted to), and so I had Scott aim the light from a smart phone toward Jen's face so that I could lock focus. I set the camera for both 20 and 30 second time exposures, and was only able to create a total of 3 images (we were all pretty anxious to leave and to be back at our cars where we would be safe, AND it was a struggle to pose them between the canyon gap and where I was standing; there was over 1,000 foot drop between us).
An hour after finishing, we made it safely to our cars, and that was that!
Fernelle really wanted a ‘tossing bouquet’ picture, and thankfully all her bridesmaids weren’t married off so we decided to make it an extra special moment featuring all of her best friends. We only had one chance to get it right so timing and position was very important to capturing this incredible beautiful moment. I found some amazing light with a blank green backdrop and set the picture up. Everything aligned perfectly and this is the resulting shot!
We were talking about inspirations to use for her in Venice. Something to compliment the epic beauty and historical wonder around her. We found the red cape and she gave it the pop we were looking for.
This photo is from the collection Dream. Three photos from this collection have received international awards. This couple was really cooperative.