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Photographer & Storyteller of the Year 2025: David Scholes
David Scholes has just achieved something truly extraordinary: winning both our This is Reportage Photographer of the Year and our Storyteller of the Year titles for 2025. To take either award is incredibly difficult. To take both in the same year is almost unheard of — a rare combination of vision, timing, consistency and sheer documentary instinct at the very highest level.
8 Years of This is Reportage: 2025 – Matt Badenoch’s Reportage Award
Bringing our 8 Years of This is Reportage series right up to date, Matt Badenoch (UK) reminds us exactly what documentary wedding photography is all about: emotion, connection, and the quiet power of truth.
8 Years of This is Reportage: 2024 – Isabelle Hattink’s Story Award
Some wedding days are defined by emotion, others by atmosphere — and sometimes, it’s the dress that steals the show. In 2024, Isabelle Hattink (Netherlands) proved that even the most traditional symbol of a wedding can take on a life of its own, with a Story Award that had everyone smiling.
8 Years of This is Reportage: 2023 – Hollie Mateer’s Reportage Award
Some photographers have a rare ability to make you see the familiar in new ways — to reveal layers of design and meaning hidden within everyday life. Hollie Mateer (UK) is one of those photographers. Her black-and-white Reportage Award from 2023 is a perfect example: a striking, clever composition that transforms a wedding scene into something almost surreal.
8 Years of This is Reportage: 2022 – Valter Antunes’ Story Award
Some Story Awards make you laugh, some move you — and a few do both at once. In 2022, Valter Antunes (Portugal) captured a story that did exactly that: a wonderfully observed sequence featuring the bride’s mother, who spent the entire day filming her daughter’s wedding with her trusty video camera.
