8 Years of TiR
8 Years of This is Reportage: A Celebration of Storytelling
Eight years. Eight stories. Endless moments.
In late 2017, This is Reportage launched with a simple idea — to celebrate honesty in wedding photography. No poses, nothing staged; just real moments, beautifully seen.
Eight years later, that idea has grown into something far greater than we could have imagined: a worldwide community of photographers who share a belief in storytelling, connection, and truth. Through thousands of Awards, dozens of Collections, and countless real stories, our members have shown that documentary wedding photography is an art form — one built on instinct, empathy, and timing.
To celebrate this milestone, we’re looking back at one Award from each year — eight images and stories that capture the heart of TiR. From our earliest Collections in 2018 through to 2025, these photographs show how powerful and varied real moments can be: funny, emotional, quiet, chaotic, but always true.
Scroll below to explore the full 8 Years of TiR series. Each article dives into a standout Award from that year, celebrating the photographers and the stories that have shaped our community.
8 Years of This is Reportage: 2020 – Chelsea Cannar’s Reportage Award
Few years will ever be as instantly recognisable as 2020. The year weddings changed shape — smaller guest lists, postponed plans, face masks and hand sanitiser becoming part of the ritual. Yet, even through the strangeness and uncertainty, love found a way.
8 Years of This is Reportage: 2019 – Els Korsten’s Reportage Award
Every so often, an image arrives that makes you stop and look twice: Els Korsten’s (Netherlands) black-and-white Reportage Award from 2019 is exactly that.
8 Years of This is Reportage: 2018 – Pedro Vilela’s Story Award
When This is Reportage launched in late 2017, the goal was simple: to celebrate storytelling in its purest form. Not just one great moment, but the way a photographer sees and connects a whole day together. Few early Awards captured that spirit quite like Pedro Vilela’s (Portugal) — one of only three photographers to win a Story Award in our first Collection.
