MISSION & STYLE

My mission is to photograph my couples in a way that shows the connection they have with one another and to translate their story into a beautiful keepsake album. By far the most rewarding part of shooting a wedding is giving that album to the client it brings your story to life.

If you have a chance to wander through my posts you will find a story behind every post, if you feel that this resonates with you, get in touch so I can document your love/life story.

MY HOME & TRAVEL

I call Pretoria home but love traveling. My past jobs has taken me to New Zealand, Belgium, Dubai, Austria, France, Italy, USA, Mexico, Mauritius, Zambia, Zimbabwe & Mozambique.

MEMORY MAKER

Photographs are stories; they tell us about our history, they portray our loved ones’ liking and they remind us of moments shared with others. A moment can be forgotten in an instant, but once you have seen that moment in a photograph, you can easily recall the moment and the way it made you feel for the rest of your life.

I see myself as a storyteller, I connect with my clients to tell the story of engagement and wedding. The story and the bond of the people is what gets me excited. Let me tell your big story.

2023 marks my 18th year as a professional photographer, I love seeing my clients through the viewfinder and capturing something in them that can take them back in time and moments that can be passed on to their future generations.

Photos that tell stories of my family; Here are two of my favourite photographs from our family collection, first image (±1931) of my grandfather as a toddler all dressed up, second photograph taken in Kenya in the mid 1930’s and probably setup by my great-grandfather Carl Frederick Phöl, a hobbyist photographer (4th from the left with a cigarette in his mouth, my grandmother is in the middle with her back towards the camera, her mother and brother to her left), it shows a moment where everyone is having a good time together.

AWARDS

It is an amazing achievement to get awards in this industry, and it makes one feel so good, but no award is better than walking into a home and seeing your prints up on a wall and on their coffee table.

Awards

One Eyeland

Black & White/Wildlife: Gold for ‘Majestic Gaze’ 2023

IPsA Award

Travel/Wanderlust: Bronze for ‘Sacre Coeur’ 2024

WPPI Wedding Album Competition

When I get a chance, I love to enter the albums I created for my clients into an international competition. I have received a couple of awards for my wedding albums in the past.