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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…
Podcast Episode 13: This is Anna Rowland
Really excited to have the fab Anna Rowland with us for episode 13! Based in the UK, Anna has been shooting for over ten years, winning awards left, right and centre, and was ranked tenth overall on our Top Photographers of 2018 list. Loved talking to Anna; she had so much to share, including:
her first camera and shooting her first wedding on film,
her thoughts on the way the industry has changed (or not) over the past 12 years,
why she thinks workshops and conferences are important,
being a bit of an introvert and why she often shoots with seconds,
tips for people wanting to get better with flash,
the importance of pushing through the fear zone,
a controversial ‘last meal’ choice,
her previous life as a phlebotomist,
some memorable moments from her experience of shooting over 600 weddings,
how to pronounce scone and Bath,
how she deals with anything that bugs her about this industry,
her experience of being the photographer for the Nine Dots Gathering 2019,
what she does in the quiet season,
how she balances being a mum and being a wedding photographer,
her most effective marketing avenue,
her soon-to-be-announced joint workshop with Nadine van Biljon,
the two days she would choose to live over and over again,
what she’s afraid of,
her bucket list and love of Lemurs,
her top tips for better documentary wedding photography,
and much more…
This is Albert Palmer – Collection Thirteen Judge
Excited to reveal the first of our five judges for Collection Thirteen (the first of our six contests for 2020): The brilliant Albert Palmer! UK based, Albert has been producing stellar documentary work for the past ten years, shooting all over the world; can’t wait to see what he and our other four judges choose as winners soon!
The deadline for submissions is just days away now; submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th January 2020. Not yet a member? Apply to join us and submit.
Podcast Episode 12: This is Franck Boutonnet
Honoured to have the fantastic Franck Boutonnet on the Podcast for Episode 12! Hailing from France, Franck has been winning a huge number of awards from all the different associations for the past ten years (including placing 7th overall in our Top 100 Photographers of 2019), and has SO much to share with us, including:
what keeps him entering awards specifically,
dealing with disappointment and re-submitting the images you truly believe in,
three major tips for submitting to awards in general,
how he went from teaching French in America to photojournalism and weddings,
his favourite TV series,
what makes him happy,
his relationship with a fellow (also very talented!) wedding photographer (Rocio Vega),
how they work together sometimes, pushing each other and getting better,
looking at the first Fearless Awards at 2am in Amersterdam,
the subjectivity of ‘success’,
his own doubts and the difficulty of the market,
how the industry has changed and how we need to adapt, the ‘ghosting’ trend and how this affects him and photographers all over the world,
how he gains his clients’ trust and why that’s so vital,
the importance of honesty,
how he built his business around his philisophy of life,
how he deals with stressful situations,
a memorable mistake he made at a wedding and how he learned from it,
what makes a good wedding photographer,
and much more…
Podcast Episode 11: This is Philippe Swiggers
So excited to be bringing you the fantastic Philippe Swiggers for Episode 11 of the Podcast! Hailing from Belgium, winner of no less than 15 TiR Awards (he’s fifth overall, in terms of Lifetime Awards), Philippe is a brilliant photographer and has so much to share, including:
the number of weddings he shoots per year, what he gets up to in the quiet season, the importance of getting someone to photograph his own family, seeing what certain images mean to him and how that helps his own photography, his love for teaching, how he second shot to get into the industry, how he still gets nervous before every wedding, being an introvert in the extrovert world of weddings, the importance of being himself, family and what makes him happy, what success means for him, advice for people who have been shooting for some time but are not happy with their current work, his personal project on social workers which became a book and exhibition, how specifically not thinking with social media in mind helped him, building trust, what he’s awful at, his tips (as a previous judge and winner of five Story Awards himself) for submitting to the Story Awards, how you should never stop believing in your own images and should re-submit what you believe in, photographing Steven Defour’s wedding as a second shooter, the Mind the Moment Collective that he’s part of, why you need to have passion to teach, what skills wedding photographers should have, and more…
This is 2019
It’s almost the end of the year, and what a year it’s been! Our photographers have been capturing moment after moment at weddings all over the world; so proud to be able to present ‘This is 2019’, a selection of favourite captures from almost 180 of our members.
