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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 7: This is Pedro Vilela
So excited to have the absolutely fantastic Pedro Vilela on episode 7 of the This is Reportage Podcast! Based in Lisbon, Portugal, Pedro is one of my personal all-time favourite photographers, and has been a constant inspiration for my own career. Joint third in our Top 30 Photographers of 2018, and winner of 16 TiR Awards in total, Pedro’s work is constantly creative – and he’s a super lovely guy, too. Tune in to this episode as Pedro talks about:
keeping physically fit and fresh, working with his wife, growing up in Portugal, his background in photojournalism, his thoughts on creativity, composition and light, creating portraits that show his clients’ personality, the importance of meeting his couples beforehand, films that make him cry, life with twin girls, advice on reportage photography in general, how he shot a couple/family from engagement and wedding, all the way through to maternity, family and birth, staying true to ourselves and not following trends, speaking at Fearless Conference recently, good times with friends, turning points in his life and career, the essential skills a wedding photographer should have, his thoughts on the future, on TiR, and much more…
This is Matt Tyler – Collection Twelve Judge
Thrilled to reveal our fifth and final judge for Collection Twelve: The brilliant Matt Tyler! Based in the UK and shooting all over the world, Matt is an incredibly documentary wedding photographer – really excited to see what he and our other four judges choose as winners soon…!
Deadline for submissions is tomorrow! Submit by 23:59 GMT on 23rd November 2019. Not yet a member? Apply for membership and get 60 Reportage Award entries and 18 Story Award entries per year, along with many other benefits.
Podcast Episode 6: This is Elena Haralabaki
We’re really excited to bring you a brand new episode of our Podcast: Episode 6 with the absolutely fantastic Elena Haralabaki! Hailing from Greece, Elena is the winner of no less than nine This is Reportage Awards (six Reportage and three Story Awards) and has more than 150 award-winning photos from other organisations. But as you’ll hear from the Podcast, she’s also incredibly humble, and has so much to share with us, including info about:
growing up in Athens, how she went from fashion to weddings, finding her original clients, speaking at Inspiration conference, what makes her happy, the friendliness of the photography community, how she captured a specific Reportage Award, how Greek priests are more relaxed, wanting a wedding with umbrellas, studying photography, what has worked for her in terms of marketing, social media, associations and awards, top tips for getting better at the documentary side, tips on shooting close, her inspirations, what she listens to on the way to a wedding, the most challenging aspect of wedding photography, not shooting specifically for awards, tips for people just starting out, the last movie that made her cry, Ouzo (!), the first thing she does after a wedding, her editing, people who have impacted her life, the future, and more…
This is Marta May – Collection Twelve Judge
Excited to announce the fourth of our five judges for Collection Twelve: The fantastic Marta May! One half of the husband-and-wife photography duo The Mays, Marta is based in the UK and takes her creative documentary wedding photography all over the world; can’t wait to see what she and our other four judges choose as winners very soon!
The deadline for submissions is just two days away: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 23rd November 2019.
We Are Two Years Old Today! Win 1 of 5 Memberships
Today is our birthday, whoop! We’re now the grand old age of two; two years ago today, we pushed the huge green button to make the website live, and we were humbled and amazed by the number of photographers who shared our vision of promoting the skill and artistry of documentary wedding photography – pushing into the limelight the thing that matters most: Moments.
Over the past two years we’ve welcomed hundreds of photographers from all over the world, and introduced them to thousands of brides and grooms all looking for their day to be captured by someone with an eye for moments. We’ve published eleven different Awards Collections (with the deadline for our final Collection of 2019 just a few days away: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 23rd November), published hundreds of blog posts (including over 100 ‘This is How’ posts, where our photographers explain in detail how they ‘got the shot’), launched our very own Podcast (with interviewees such as Adam Johnson, Ross Harvey, Citlalli Rico, Sanne De Block, Paul Fox, and many more to come weekly), had meetups and parties in London and Portugal (with our Christmas Party 2019 just under to weeks away; can’t wait!), had over 74,000 uses of the #thisisreportage hashtag over on Instagram, and just been constantly blown away by the standard of reportage photography by our members.
So, to celebrate our 2nd Birthday, we thought we’d run a little contest, where you can win 1 of 5 This is Reportage Memberships (worth £80 each). This contest is open to new members and existing members too (if an existing member wins, we’ll add a year on to their membership).
