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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: ‘The Limbo Challenge’ by Martin Makowski
Delighted to have Martin Makowski with us today, taking us behind the scenes of his recent Reportage Award from Collection Five. Great tips about trying different perspectives, envisaging an image, and the process he went through to try (and succeed!) to achieve it. Also included is lots of supporting images; various other captures by Martin, so you can see how he worked through the scene – great stuff indeed, thanks Martin!
This is Michal Warda – Collection Six Judge
Excited to reveal our fifth and final judge for Collection Six: The fantastic Michal Warda of WhiteSmoke Studio! Based in London, UK, and shooting all over the world, Michal’s creative documentary approach is something to behold; honoured that he’ll be casting his eyes over our Reportage and Story Awards for Collection Six.
This Is How: ‘Groomstick’ by Niels Gerhardt
Excited to have the fab Niels Gerhardt on the site today to tell us how he captured this recent Reportage Award-winning capture from Collection Five. Really insightful tips on following your intuition, shooting through a scene, and a specific tip about a particular camera setting that enabled him to get this image – a great read, thanks Niels!
This is Cafa Liu – Collection Six Judge
Honoured to reveal the fourth of our five judges for Collection Six: The brilliant Cafa Liu! Based in Toronto, Canada, Cafa has an incredibly unique eye and style, and with the statement on his homepage of ‘Moment is the King’, we couldn’t think of a more fitting judge to asses our Reportage and Story Awards!
Story Award by Fabio Mirulla / Collection Five
We don’t only want to award individual captures; we also want to celebrate the art of storytelling – the incredible skill of capturing lots of moments from a wedding to an incredibly high standard. That is why, as well as our Reportage Awards for individual captures, we also have our Story Awards, for a series of images (15 – 20) from a single wedding. A photographer who receives a Story Award has shown they can consistently and creatively capture moment after moment; storytelling at its very finest. Typically our five judges (who change for each Collection) only award less than 4% of the submissions we receive, so attaining a Story Award is no mean feat!
Here’s a Story Award from Collection Five, by Fabio Mirulla:
