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Welcome to the This is Reportage blog, where we'll be sharing lots and lots of documentary wedding photography goodness. Check back frequently for the latest features…
This is How: ‘Cigarettes and Alcohol’ & ‘The Call Back’ by Patrick Mateer
Thrilled to bring you a brand new ‘This is How’ piece today, and it’s a double-header, as the fab Patrick Mateer reveals how he captured two Reportage Awards from the same wedding.
This is a really in-depth piece – thanks so much Patrick! – with lots of insights into things such as reportage details, colour, composition, the power of cropping, contrast, capturing the dancefloor, the first dance, shooting close, visual ‘call backs’, observation, context, and more….
Podcast Episode 104: This is Ana Backhaus
Such a pleasure to chat to the fab Ana Backhaus for Podcast #104! Originally from Portugal, and now living in Dubai, Ana was ranked 25th in the world on This is Reportage: Family for 2021, with 6 Reportage Family Awards and a Family Story Award won in the year. We talk about one of her original awards in the episode today, as well as many other things, including:
her documentary family workflow and approach from enquiry to delivery,
quite a few questions about her previous career as a flight attendant,
why the lack of control in documentary is so exhilarating,
our Netflix synopsis game,
why it’s so important to be resilient,
social media and self-sabotage,
and much more…
Get even more excited for Doc Day by listening to some of the speakers and co-founder on our Podcast!
Doc Day 2022 is just two weeks away, and we can’t wait! We’re honoured to be partnered with this unique documentary conference, which is the brainchild of TiR members Kevin Kheffache and Annie Kheffache. It sold out ages ago, and we can’t wait to join photographers from all over the world in Dublin on Feb 22nd 2022.
Here at TiR, I’ve been lucky enough to interview some of the speakers and one of the co-founders for our Podcast, and I thought it would be nice to collate the interviews in a post, so, if you’re interested, you can get to know these fab people a little bit more before we all meet in Dublin:
Podcast Episode 103: This is Justine Boulin
Honoured to chat to the fab Justine Boulin for episode 103 of the Podcast! Based in Canada, Justine has won 9 Reportage Awards and 2 Story Awards from us, and was in our Top 50 Photographers Worldwide for 2020. She was also a judge for us right back in Collection 2; something which she talks about on the episode today, as well as many other things, including:
approaching each wedding without any preconceived ideas or judgements,
why her very first wedding was such a good one,
a 21km run as her first date with her husband,
why less gear can be a good thing,
how having a heart attack gave her a new perspective on life,
and much more…
Podcast Episode 102: This is Jess Lycoops
I really enjoyed talking to the fab Jess Lycoops for episode 102 of the Podcast this week! Originally from Belgium, and now based in Denmark, Jess has been in our Top 100 Family Photographers Worldwide on This is Reportage: Family for the past two years in a row, and she shares so many great bits of advice in the episode, including:
why it’s important to put yourself out there and challenge yourself,
her favourite lens for documenting families,
Instagram Stories,
the importance of a good mentor,
our Netflix synopsis game,
tips for if you’re just starting out as a documentary family photographer,
the story behind one of her specific Reportage Family Awards,
and much more…
