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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.
8 Years of This is Reportage: 2021 – David Scholes’ Story Award
By 2021, This is Reportage had grown into a thriving global community — and one name that defined that year was David Scholes (UK – TiR Profile / website). Winning an astonishing 11 Story Awards across the year, David claimed the first of his three consecutive Storyteller of the Year titles — a feat unmatched to this day.
