Colourdots in AGWPJA
Great news :) Colourdots had recently been admitted to the AGWPJA - Artistic Guild of Wedding Photojournalist Association. Basically, AGWPJA is a group of very talented photographers from all over the world. The group exists to promote fine art wedding photojournalism, and I'm really excited to be part of such amazing talent from all over the world.
I started out my wedding photography career as a strict photojournalist. I believe in capturing the moments in a manner that is most unobtrusive and natural - to capture the wedding as it is.
Over the years, in my endless pursuit of greater photography, I began refine my own philosophy of what wedding photography means to me. While I had loved and respected the sincere photojournalistic approach in the creation of my images, I began to wonder if it is indeed wrong to influence the outcome of the images that I create. In the past, everytime I create an image, it would be with the objective of best capturing the mood, atmosphere, feelings and relationships of a particular moment. Increasingly, I began to have imageries occuring in my head. Of how a scene is not just what the eyes see, but what the heart feels. And to realise this vision, I cannot insist on being a strict photojournalist.
Incidentally, the AGWPJA was formed out of WPJA (which I'm still a member of), with similar ideologies. I put off application for a while, in the meantime trying to figure out whether or not my own vision is indeed aligned with AGWPJA's.
Now, my photography is a mixture of photojournalism, when it comes to the important moments. Sometimes, I would listen to the imageries in my mind and setup a scene when the opportunity allows, and use technology to 'enhance' reality to realise my artistic vision.
Great news :) Colourdots had recently been admitted to the AGWPJA - Artistic Guild of Wedding Photojournalist Association. Basically, AGWPJA is a group of very talented photographers from all over the world. The group exists to promote fine art wedding photojournalism, and I'm really excited to be part of such amazing talent from all over the world.
I started out my wedding photography career as a strict photojournalist. I believe in capturing the moments in a manner that is most unobtrusive and natural - to capture the wedding as it is.
Over the years, in my endless pursuit of greater photography, I began refine my own philosophy of what wedding photography means to me. While I had loved and respected the sincere photojournalistic approach in the creation of my images, I began to wonder if it is indeed wrong to influence the outcome of the images that I create. In the past, everytime I create an image, it would be with the objective of best capturing the mood, atmosphere, feelings and relationships of a particular moment. Increasingly, I began to have imageries occuring in my head. Of how a scene is not just what the eyes see, but what the heart feels. And to realise this vision, I cannot insist on being a strict photojournalist.
Incidentally, the AGWPJA was formed out of WPJA (which I'm still a member of), with similar ideologies. I put off application for a while, in the meantime trying to figure out whether or not my own vision is indeed aligned with AGWPJA's.
Now, my photography is a mixture of photojournalism, when it comes to the important moments. Sometimes, I would listen to the imageries in my mind and setup a scene when the opportunity allows, and use technology to 'enhance' reality to realise my artistic vision.
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