Byron Bay Beach Wedding Photography

Beautiful Byron Bay Wedding Photography

What can I say about Emma and Peter’s wedding other than it was magnificent and a pleasure to be their wedding photographer.

Byron Bay hold a special place in their hearts as they were engaged here. Peter popped the question during a private moment on the lookout at The Pass. With family and friends scattered about Australia it made sense for them to bring the crew to Byron for their wedding. The ceremony was held at the Byron Bay Surf Club in brilliant sunshine.

As the afternoon faded into night, the clouds built up leading to a massive, cleansing rainstorm during their speeches. The food was delicious with a combination of Morrocan flavours featuring highly. Catering was by the team at EatDrink Catering.

Here’s a look at some of their beautiful Byron Bay beach wedding photography.

Byron Bay wedding photography

Wedding Photography Album From the Byron at Byron

In the lead up to Alexandra and Dave’s wedding at the Byron at Byron it rained. And it rained. And it rained. Then the skies cleared and their wedding was held in fabulous Byron Bay sunshine. Everything was gorgeous and it was an absolute delight to be their wedding photographer.

Want to see their wedding photos? Here’s a slideshow showing their album layouts. Gorgeous. Just gorgeous.

Byron Bay wedding photography

Time to Win Some Photography Awards. Why I Even Bother Trying to Play This Frustrating Game

It’s that time of year again where I sit back, look through all the work I have produced over the past year and try to select images to enter into photography awards.

It’s difficult and frustrating. I normally end up being super critical and kick myself that my work isn’t up to scratch – and then a pile of images similar to the ones I reject end up having everyone go bananas over, with numerous awards given to them. Ironically, stuff that I would have simply deleted because I don’t like it, invariably grabs the attention of judges. Bah.

The idea of awards is to showcase the depth of talent and skill of the photographer, so it annoys me when someone enters a bunch of very similar images that all do well. I love to see photographers who push the envelope and do a range of different things. It may be within the same category like weddings or landscape but I like to see individual photographers showing off all their skills rather than honing in on a niche.

Controversy reigns supreme as photographers work to the letter of the law regarding the rules, rather than the spirit of the competition. Photoshop skills become more important than photographic skills. Snide comments, bitchiness and anonymous posts on Twitter encourage, enliven and enrage. It’s a circus.

Do clients care? I doubt it.
Does it improve my work? Possibly.
Is it worth the time and expense? Maybe.

So why bother?

As a solo photographer I work in a bubble. I think my work is great. Entering competitions is my way to benchmark my work. See how it stacks up against the best of the best. So it’s time to select work for three competitions. The International Pano Awards, The NSW Professional Photography Awards and for me the big one is the APPAs (The Australian Professional Photography Awards).

This year I have got a shortlist to sort through consisting of landscapes, wedding photography, portraits, architectural photos and other commercial work. Time to take a big breath and jump in the deep end.