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Gary and Sarah were married up in Coromandel

Jo had a wedding up just out of Coromandel. I came along as her slave … and it was a good reason to get out of Christchurch. It was a beautiful emotion-filled day celebrating the union of two amazing people. Jo’s blog has  great selection of images if you want to see more. Actually there [...]

January in a nutshell part 2

Some more images from January. Trents has always been a great place for photography. From Trents to a farm in Timaru. From the day the wedding was announced Josephines’ parents family and friends worked some amazing magic to turn the family home into a beautiful place for a wedding … the weather Gods were on [...]

January in a nutshell

Wedding Photography in Early January for Moda Fotografica

It was a big job

… and big jobs sometimes take a while … Here are some weddings from last year. Celeste and Peter were supposed to get married on a cliff overlooking the sea. But it rained. A lot. That didn’t stop them from being happy. From a wedding in the rain to another wedding in the rain … [...]

Speaking in Tandem on Photography in Perth.

Photographers Jo Grams and Johannes van Kan, from Christchurch, New Zealand, are speaking on photography, weddings, portraits and albums, in tandem in Perth. A unique opportunity to hear two leading New Zealand photographers share their experience, knowledge and insights.

Wedding Photography in Ashburton

Wedding Photography in Ashburton – Andrea and Josh were married at the Rangitata rivermouth

Matt and Rach got married

I love wedding photography in the Christchurch Autumn The light is delicious and the colours are wonderful. Trees become skeletons … and there is a slight chill in the air that makes couples hug a little closer. Matt and Rach were married at St John of God  and had their reception at Trents.

A wet wedding at Clearwater

Bethaney and Lee were married under the threat of heavy rain last Friday. Their ceremony was personal. Once they were married the rain cleared. I love the challenges and experiences of photographing weddings.

The video of the WPPI album

This was a presentation I did with my talks in the UK last year. I am curious about any interest in a talk in May this year on the album design process. I am looking at two or three locations in the UK … Let me know if you are interested.

We won … again … but this time it is really big … its WPPI

WPPI wedding album award woohoo!

Suddenly it was March

The weddings of Jacqui and Henry, Sheryl and Mike, Jacqui and James, Jenna and Adam, Gabriel and Janet, Katie and Simon, Jeremy and Jane and Kate and Greg … all over the place!

Zoe and Nick were married in Christchurch

The weather was predicted to go bad …. REALLY BAD. I’m not criticising the judgment of weather forecasters but it created an unnecessary sense of foreboding for the day as ugly weather was on its way (supposedly). The ugly weather never showed …. Ballantynes made a few extra umbrella sales that day. I love the [...]

Carly and Pete were married in the country … and it rained

This summer has seen the best and worst of weather in Canterbury. One day it is sunny then the rest it rains … well it seems like that There is a wonderful myth … we call it an optimistic truth … that when it rains on your wedding day you will have a marriage filled [...]

A quick look at a recent wedding

Time suddenly disappeared as I spent last week photographing four weddings, the buskers festival, and having a birthday. I have seen enough acrobats and jugglers to see me through the year. Weddings I can never get enough of, And birthdays … even though I was spoiled, one a year is good enough for me. I [...]

A Kaikoura Wedding

Actually this was a wedding in two parts. A Laotion service in Christchurch Part of the ceremony required the bride and groom to ask their families for forgiveness  for any wrong they may have done in their past. This allows them to make a fresh start in their new lives together. Very cool. And a [...]

The calm before the storm … its eerie

Weddings in storms and weddings in Tekapo at the Church of The Good Shepherd

The Leica way

I wish I had a Leica M9

Wedding Album of the Year … Again!

I won Wedding album of the Year at the NZIPP awards

Albums galore

Now is the time we make albums for all of those people that waited. If you are looking at an album now is the best time to get it made. The thing about photographing weddings is that the photography is just the beginning of the creation of the story. This is where we get to [...]

Images with music

I was working on something for a friend … their wedding images with some music. I put in a bit of Tom Waits and a beautiful rendition of Pokarekare ana. There is the power to move people in the right combination of music and images. Quentin Tarantino talks of this power. He talks about the [...]

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