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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 Ben and Kelly Koller – Collection Thirteen Judge
Excited to reveal our fifth and final judge for Collection Thirteen: The brilliant Ben and Kelly Koller! Based in the USA, it’s an honour for us to have this fantastic husband and wife team judge our latest Collection (and it’s now Judging Week, so they’re doing this for us right now as we publish this…!)
Podcast Episode 14: This is Fabio Mirulla
Honoured to have our Photographer of the Year 2019 with us for Episode 14 today; the brilliant Fabio Mirulla! Fabio won a staggering 17 Awards in 2019, including 8 Story Awards – such a worthy winner of our POY! It was such a pleasure to talk to Fabio – he shares so much – including:
what it meant to him to be our Photographer of the Year 2019,
what drives and motivates him,
his background in archeology and how there are similiarites to how he shoots weddings,
the importance of experimentation,
taking us back to his first ever wedding,
how his style was built over time,
how photography shouldn’t have limits,
his love of Anime and Lego,
tips on what to do when nothing much ‘seems’ to be happening at a wedding,
how he picks images for Story Awards,
his childhood growing up in Tuscancy,
his love of Art and how he draws inspiration from it,
his upcoming talk at Fearless Conference in March,
what creativity means to him and tips on how to be more creative,
a period of time he’s like to travel to,
what he’s afraid of and how that’s linked to why he’s a photographer: Making memories for other people,
why it’s so important to him to capture the fun an humour of weddings,
how to attract the right couples for you,
why he shoots with seconds virtually all the time,
his specific tips on how to win a Reportage Award and/or a Story Award,
how we don’t need beautiful light or beautiful destinations to find gold,
and much, much more…
This is Pedro Alvarez and Zoe of 2PhotoDreams – Collection Thirteen Judge
Honoured to reveal the fourth of our five judges for Collection Thirteen: The fantastic Pedro Alvarez and Zoe of 2photodreams! Originally from the Canary Islands (Pedro), and now based in the UK, Pedro and Zoe take their brilliantly creative wedding photography all over the world; an honour to have them judging for us!
Deadline for submissions is less than 36 hours away now: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th January 2020. Full details and to join us over here.
This is Marissa Joy Daly – Collection Thirteen Judge
Excited to reveal our third judge for Collection Thirteen: The brilliant Marissa Joy Daly! Based in the United States, shooting all over the world, Marissa’s documentary work is outstanding; honoured to have her judging our Reportage and Story Award entries for the first Collection of 2020!
Deadline is under 48 hours away now; Submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th January 2020. See all the benefits of membership and apply to join us over here.
This is Barbara Fabbri – Collection Thirteen Judge
Honoured to announce our second judge for Collection Thirteen: The fantastic Barbara Fabbri! Based in Italy and shooting all over the world, we can’t wait to see what Barbara and our other four judges choose as winners for our first Collection of 2020 very soon!
Deadline for submissions is just two days away: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th January 2020. Not yet a member? See all the benefits of joining us and submit over here.
