Poacher's Pantry Wedding // Georgia & Matt
Georgia and Matt’s wedding at Poachers Pantry was beautiful in so many ways.
There was so much love and tears and laughter that day. Tears mainly from Georgia, who apparently cries even at happy movies. Laughter from everyone, including myself, because their friends are families are hilarious. So many sweet moments too- during their ceremony speech they surprised their grandparents by congratulating them on their wedding anniversary that day and said they look forward to celebrating their anniversaries together.
This was one of the last couple of weddings I shot before everything changed with the escalation of COVID 19 in Australia and subsequent lockdown. I feel so grateful to have been given the opportunity to spend the day with them.
Celebrant // Antonia Losanno
Venue // Poacher’s Pantry
Florals & Styling // Wiluna Studios
Dress // Rachel Gilbert
Makeup // Jessica Peris
Hair // Emi Styles
Music // Baker Boys Band
Dress // Rachel Gilbert
Eliza and Jozo // Poacher's Pantry Autumnal Wedding
Eliza and Jozo’s wedding was not only beautiful (Autumn at Poacher’s Pantry is just magic) but full of love. It was full of laughs too- with a fun bridal party, the world’s most hilarious father- daughter speech, and plenty of Rakia.
It was also very special to me, because it was the last wedding that I shot before the birth of my little man (2 weeks later!!), and Eliza was also a precious secret cargo.
This is how the day unfolded…
Sunrise Maternity Portraits at Bombo Quarry
At the end of last year I had the pleasure of shooting a maternity portrait session with Pim and her husband Matt at one of the most breathtaking locations I’ve ever been to. It was an early start for us to catch first light at Bombo Quarry ( I think I got up at 4:30 for a 5:15 arrival), but it was so worth it to photograph Pim and Matt in this surreal otherworldly seascape, with the most beautiful sunrise light.
It felt extra special to me being able to be document a little bit of Pim’s pregnancy because I was about 12 weeks pregnant at the time.
Muse Canberra- Yvonne and Joe's Intimate Bookstore Wedding
I’ve always thought there was something incredibly romantic about bookstores, and if I was a bride all over again I would probably get married in one. Muse was an awesome venue- it’s a beautiful space and also quite unique for a wedding venue. Their bonbonnieres were surprise books wrapped up for each guest-how cool! I thought that was a nice touch.
Yvonne and Joe’s intimate wedding at Muse Canberra was even more beautiful than I expected- they tied the knot surrounded by their closest friends, family, and their 3 daughters.
This is how I saw the evening unfold…
Jasmine & Melville: Canberra Prewedding Shoot
or their pre-wedding shoot. They are from Singapore and came here for a family holiday plus destination pre wedding photos, what a great idea! The Australian landscape is very different from Singapore!
We started out having a stroll around the Old Parliament House, then drove to the Old Stromlo Observatory, and finally explored the National Arboretum - just in time for sunset.
Homecoming - an editorial
In the 6 months before they fenced off and knocked down the Bega Flats in Canberra, I had noticed the building becoming gradually quieter as the tenants started vacating. It was on my regular jogging route, and for the first time I noticed what a cool building it was. I ended up doing an editorial shoot there with Gem (images from the shoot in this blog post)
Bega was part of the 'ABC' flats - Allawah, Bega, Currong, and they were all in the process of being cleared to make way for new buildings. This reminded me of Alphabet City in New York, as it was protrayed in 'Rent'- this suddenly made the demolition incredibly evocative and nostalgic. When I heard from Laura (from Lux & Us) that she spent the first year of her life there I knew that I had to take her portraits in that location.
Balzanelli Family Portraits // National Gallery of Australia
When Sandra (whose wedding at the Fitters Workshop I had photographed last year) booked me to do a natural light family shoot for her Mum's birthday present, I was absolutely delighted. The Balzanelli's were such a fun bunch.
We decided to do our shoot at the National Gallery of Australia Sculpture Garden - it's such a beautiful spot with lots of natural beauty as well as interesting spaces. One of my favourite outdoor portrait locations in Canberra, I never get sick of it.
These are a few images from our fun afternoon.
Ali & Nick: The Boathouse Canberra Wedding
Makeup // Lilah Gow
Hair // Christina Giachin
Flowers // Moxom and Whitney
Dress & Veil // Allure Bridal
Rings // Marie Jeanette Designs , Arnold & Co Jewellers
Cake // Pip and Lou
Venue // The Boathouse
Celebrant // Judy Aulich
Tonal- a Colour Story // Feroce Magazine Editorial
Tonal- full set and outtakes from the editorial published in the September 2017 issue of Feroce Magazine
Team:
Models // Alexandra Rubio (Haus Models) and Kirrily Noble (Victoria's Models)
Stylist // Jessica Di Scipio
Makeup // Amy Capeda
Hair // Kate Thakray (Kate Lily Dressing Hair)
Clothing // Hunter the Label, Poshaaq, Edition
Concept // Jessica Di Scipio and Jenny Wu
Photography // Jenny Wu
Published // Feroce Magazine
Oumaya and Jonathan's Intimate Burbury Wedding
We had a run of wild weather in November and early December this year. On the Friday of Oumaya's and Jonathan's wedding, it absolutely bucketed down- we ended up getting rained out of our option A (A pergola at the Old Parliament House Rose Gardens), and also our option B (a small undercover area nearby), and had to come up with an option C real fast.
Luckily, our couple were quick-thinking and creative. We moved the wedding to their Burbury hotel room, and had the intimate ceremony with their 22 guests on their balcony. The girls laid out a flower petal aisle leading from the bedroom to the balcony, and Oumaya's beaming father walked her down to meet Jonathan on the balcony. It was one of sweetest, most touching ceremonies I've seen.
Botanical Gardens Maternity Session: Avleen and Dev
Avleen and Dev are expecting their first child and I was honoured to be asked to document this precious time in their lives. Avleen wanted to explore the Botanical Gardens in Canberra, so we made our way there last weekend and walked around the gorgeous lush rainforest and spent the hour before sunset at the rock garden area of the Botanical Gardens.
My second shoot at the Rainforest in this month! Gorgeous spot.
Timi // Editorial
Model and Stylist // Timi Zipamo
Agency // Devojka Models
Published // Leiden magazine
Location // Kingston, Canberra
Fashfest 2016 Canberra - backstage and runway
If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you might have seen my work as part of the Fashfest photography team recently. I was completely floored by the talent and calibre of Canberra based designers, hair stylists, makeup artists, and models- it was truly something to behold. Here are a few images from my gallery.
Engagement Portraits: Katrin + Nicholas
I had the pleasure of photographing this awesome couple on the weekend. Getting people to relax in front of the camera can sometimes be the most challenging part of taking portraits, but there were no problems getting some natural smiles from these two- Nicholas had Katrin in stitches for most of the shoot!
Such a fun couple, I am imagining a future filled with lots of happiness and Homer Simpson jokes.