Top 30 Fine Art Europe Wedding Photographers for 2024
Page Updated: January 31st, 2024
Would you love to find a fine-art, artistic Europe wedding photographer to document the details of your big day and to complement your unique love story with a creative flair? The Wedding Photojournalist Association can help! Our documentary-style Europe wedding photographers are, first and foremost, photographers — artists, in other words, whose medium is the still photograph. In the Artistic Guild competitions, WPJA members show off their creative talents for digitally enhanced still-lifes and fine-art detail photos.
Quarterly Artistic Guild contests for fine-art Europe wedding photography are held annually, entered and judged separately from the WPJA competitions held during the year. After each contest, we add another collection of award-winning detail images to our wedding photographer’s member profile galleries.
What could be better than the details of your carefully planned event captured by a top Europe fine art wedding photographer? Detail images generally are tighter framed shots on some of the day’s textures, and features, whether as arranged by the photographer or as they were found: dresses, gowns, suits, rings, linens, flowers, bouquets, cake, shoes, or champagne glasses. A collection of tightly cropped faces would likely also be a “details” shot if the surrounding context has been subdued to bring out the image’s artistic impact.
Jenny Rutterford is an artistic wedding photographer with a background in editing, marketing, and fundraising. Her style emphasizes emotions, interactions, and laughter, creating neat and bold compositions.
Massimiliano Beccati is an experienced wedding photographer from Italy who has been in the industry for 20 years. His unique style includes a preference for natural lighting at dusk, creating striking and bold images with a focus on symmetry, balanced composition, and graphic elements. His off-camera lighting skills, night shots, and ability to capture silhouettes and shadows add an extra touch of artistry to his work.
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.
Zsofia Rebicek is a wedding photographer who travels to capture beautiful moments on couples' special days. She and her husband opened a photography studio in 2014, where Zsofia honed her skills and developed a unique style. Her photos stand out with tight shots, filling the frame with close-up images of faces and wedding details, beautifully balanced and some symmetrical.
Mischa Baettig is a professional wedding photographer from Switzerland who loves capturing the beauty of weddings. Mischa's photos are like something from a dream, with subtle colors and reflections that add an artistic touch. He especially loves taking stunning bridal portraits that showcase the bride's beauty.
Lisa De Domenico Pacor is a talented destination wedding photographer who focuses on capturing the genuine emotions of love. With a background in film and television, Lisa is inspired by storytelling and uses this to create beautiful and meaningful wedding photographs. She specializes in taking close-up shots of couples, capturing their intimacy and tenderness in romantic and passionate ways during the sunset and nightfall.
Camille Demolliens is a documentary-style wedding photographer with a passion for creative fine art portraits. With a decade of experience, she also focuses on capturing artistic wedding day details for couples.
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.
Carlos Porfírio is a well-traveled photographer in the wedding industry, with over 12 years of experience. With a background in design and web design, and knowledge in various aspects of photography and TV, he excels at capturing unique and artistic wedding day portraits. Carlos is known for his ability to skillfully use different types of lighting, such as harsh sun lighting and soft, dim natural lighting, to create bright...
Photographer Benjamin Dupuy, crafts artistic wedding details and ceremony scenes. A self-taught talent, he discovered his passion at a young age, leading to a successful business driven by seven years of experience.
Italian wedding photographer Luca Fazzolari celebrates creativity by capturing genuine emotions. His style includes using reflective surfaces for portraits and slow shutter speeds for motion blur.
Alessandro Di Noia, an Italian wedding photographer, inherited his passion for photography from his father's time at Associated Press. He honed his skills and studied photography in high school. His specialty lies in capturing artful and eye-catching portraits amidst rural landscapes, villas, and upscale venues. Alessandro's love for black and white photography adds a unique touch to his work.
Arnaud Koncina, a passionate wedding photographer from Charente, France, specializes in capturing artistic black and white getting ready details for brides and grooms. He values turning emotions into visual art and strives to match his clients' vision with his photography.
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.
Marie O'Mahony, a wedding photographer from Co Clare, Ireland, focuses on creative fine art wedding photography and capturing bridal portrait sessions. Celebrating diverse styles through artistic visuals, Marie strives to make each wedding unique and meaningful.
Daniel Dyntar, a creative photographer based in Central Switzerland, brings technical expertise and artistic flair to capture timeless moments for couples and families. Inspired by family bonds, he values authenticity and creates memories that transcend poses, all while enjoying music and culinary delights.
Paolo Blocar is an experienced wedding photographer who grew up in a family of photographers. Based in the city, he is passionate about technology, cinema, and traveling. Paolo particularly enjoys capturing the beauty of the golden hour and the soft, natural lighting during sunset and late afternoon. He takes pride in his ability to create unique and intimate portraits of wedding couples and also often focuses on tight...
Cynthia Arena, a Var-based wedding photographer, specializes in creative fine art wedding day details. Drawing inspiration from nature, she finds beauty in capturing rural landscapes and unique lighting during portrait sessions.
Steven Herrschaft, a destination wedding photographer, brings a unique and less conventional style to his work. He has a creative vision that embraces bold and colorful designs, graphic lines, and geometric shapes. His artistic and bright detail shots and eye-catching compositions capture the essence of the wedding day.
Samantha Pastoor is a skilled wedding photographer who discovered her passion for art early in life. She specializes in capturing intimate and romantic moments between couples through creative portrait sessions. Her unique black and white photography highlights the love and tenderness shared by the couples she works with.
Nathan Eames, a wedding photographer with a photography degree from Plymouth University, is known for his ability to put people at ease. He enjoys capturing subjects in natural settings, such as the countryside and around trees, and he has a particular passion for creating artistic wedding couple portraits. Nathan also likes to experiment with high-angle drone shots to add a unique perspective to his work.
French wedding photographer Oliver Saillard loves travel and sustainability, shooting around 18 weddings yearly. Oliver excels in capturing creative portraits of couples and groups at weddings, using stunning lighting during sunset and late afternoon.
Miriam Folak, an artistic wedding photographer, creates expressive and stylish wedding reports that enchant couples. With over 10 years of experience, she specializes in capturing weddings in Germany, ensuring unforgettable memories with a focus on creative details.
Chaiyasith Junj is a globally sought-after wedding photographer, with a background in architecture and design. Junj's artistry shines through in his captivating images, which play with unique landscapes, beautiful environments, silhouettes, shadows, contrast, and striking use of light. His love for black and white photography adds a bold and timeless touch to his work.
Andrew Heeley is a UK-based wedding photographer who has been professionally capturing creative stories for 4 years. He specializes in adding a unique touch to each wedding, working with playful couples who enjoy the city and urban backgrounds. He particularly loves having artistic freedom when creating wedding couple portraits, as well as rustic and countryside backgrounds.
Hollie Mateer, a wedding photographer, specializes in intimate close-up shots that capture the emotional essence of the couple. Known for storytelling through detailed images, with a focus on hands, she creates stunning, artistic portraits in natural settings.
Alice Franchi, an Italy-based wedding photographer, has a unique approach to capturing emotion. She skillfully documents every aspect of a wedding, from flowing gowns to artful details. Her affinity for black and white photography adds an artistic touch to her work.
Massimiliano Esposito is a wedding photographer from Rome, Italy who is passionate about capturing genuine emotions and showcasing the beauty of love. He has a knack for creating stunning portraits during the enchanting hours of sunset and the golden hour. Massimiliano also enjoys exploring artistic ideas with bridal and artistic portrait sessions, often producing captivating black-and-white imagery.
Liam Gordon founded a photography business in 2017 focusing on creative fine art portraits for couples. Specializing in capturing intimate moments and artistic wedding day details, he cherishes diversity in his work.
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.
