Top 13 Creative Africa Wedding Portrait Photographers for 2024
Page Updated: January 31st, 2024
Wouldn’t you just love to hire a top creative Africa wedding photographer to create artistic portraits on your big day? The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association is here to help! Wedding photojournalists are, first and foremost, photographers — creative artists, in other words. In the AG contests, WPJA members exhibit their skills at digitally enhanced Africa couple portraits.
Four Artistic Guild contests for Africa wedding portraits are held annually, entered and judged separately from the regular WPJA competitions of moments. After each creative photo contest, we add another collection of award-winning portraits to our member profile galleries.
Want to have a top Africa creative wedding photographer take some unique and artistic portraits? In a portrait (for these purposes), the photographer has staged the couple, the bridal party, or other participants or groups — such as family, friends, or children — on the day of the wedding. One distinguishing feature of portraits is that the subjects are aware of the camera and are maintaining their positions for the sake of the photograph.
Bonnie Sizer, an art-inspired wedding photographer, crafts stunning portraits in beautiful natural landscapes. Specializing in night shots, her expertise in off-camera lighting creates unforgettable wedding day images.
Mike Kory is a wedding photographer who uses his background in Mechanical Engineering to create unique and intense artistic portrait sessions. He excels at capturing night shots and beautifully uses off camera lighting and dusk lighting. His work is known for its symmetrical framing and ability to make people feel comfortable and laugh during the shoot.
Sylvain Bouzat is a talented and creative wedding photographer known for capturing artistic and magazine-style portraits on the wedding day. With an artistic eye, he has been creating documentary-style wedding photos since 2010. He also has expertise in small-scale elopements and engagement portraits.
Nilufer Nalbantoglu, a creative wedding photographer, was inspired by her father and explored photography as a child. After starting her career in textiles and furniture photography, she found her true passion for capturing unique and striking wedding portraits using bold lighting techniques and tight compositions. Her work stands out for its creative use of light and strong visual impact.
Shivali Chopra, a celebrated wedding photographer with an artistic touch, is known for capturing stunning close-up portraits on wedding days. Her diverse style celebrates individuality, offering a unique perspective across various countries.
Nicolas Bastien, a 30-year-old Breton from Quimper, is a travel enthusiast with a love for people and salted butter. His passion for photography, born from his belief in the enriching power of travel, focuses on artistic adventure portraits for daring couples.
Rogerio Frota dos Santos is an artistic photographer specializing in wedding day portraits. He has traveled to various destinations around the world, capturing unique and emotive love stories. Through his lens, he captures couples in intimate and tranquil poses amidst beautiful natural landscapes.
Emre Nesli is a skilled wedding photographer known for his artistic approach. He specializes in destination weddings and is available for travel worldwide. Emre's style is characterized by magazine-like portraits with bold designs, graphic elements, silhouettes, and the creative use of reflective mirror surfaces.
Ufuk Sarisen is an artful and creative wedding photographer who captures couples' most significant day. Along with his expertise in travel, documentary, and editorial photography, he specializes in capturing unique landscapes and beautiful environments for wedding day portraits.
Eric Corbacho is a wedding photographer who creates artful and creative portraits. He specializes in capturing wedding day emotions and uses magazine-style photography techniques. His unique style includes incorporating silhouettes, and shadows, and experimenting with harsh lighting.
Rish Agarwal is an accomplished destination wedding photographer with 10 years of experience. He has captured extraordinary moments for numerous couples. Known for his artistic and creative approach, Rish incorporates bold designs, graphic elements, and shallow depth to create stunning wedding day portraits.
Francesca Vitulano is an artistic wedding photographer based in Italy. With a background in Fine Arts, she has been capturing weddings since 2012. Francesca specializes in creative, artistic portraits and enjoys experimenting with hard lighting, graphic designs, and black and white photography.
William Lambelet began photographing weddings in a photojournalistic style in 2009. This allowed him to cultivate a distinct perspective in capturing and documenting every aspect of the special day, from the grandest moments to the smallest details. He excels in producing eye-catching imagery through artistic portrait sessions, utilizing natural and soft lighting while incorporating bold designs, graphic elements, and...
WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.
