Top 30 Creative Europe Wedding Portrait Photographers for 2024
Page Updated: January 31st, 2024
Wouldn’t you just love to hire a top creative Europe 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 Europe couple portraits.
Four Artistic Guild contests for Europe 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 Europe 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.
Arnaud Delaunay of Chartres is a unique wedding and engagement photographer, specializing in artistic portraiture. With a love for minimalism and dark backgrounds, he captures emotions and creates romantic, stand-out images for couples to cherish.
Detelina Krasteva specializes in wedding photography, with a focus on capturing couples in intimate settings. She is known for her artistic and eye-catching portraits, as well as her attention to detail, including shots of the bride's dress and shoes.
Born into a family of photographers, Paolo Blocar finds inspiration in the cityscape and exquisite lighting of the golden hour. His portfolio reflects a passion for unique, intimate wedding portraits and detailed, close-up shots.
Wedding photographer Andrew Heeley from the UK specializes in creative fine art wedding portrait sessions, celebrating diverse styles through artistic visuals. With years of experience, he adds a unique touch to each wedding, working with playful couples who enjoy city and rustic backgrounds.
Rocio Sanchez, the Andalusian wedding photographer, merges her artistic roots as a violinist into her photography. Expert at capturing genuine emotions and special moments through unique angles and creative details.
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.
French wedding photographer, Jonathan Fortuna, specializes in creative fine-art wedding portraits, showcasing a playful and fun side of couples on their special day. His work reflects an energetic and exciting vibe.
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.
Paresh Tailor, an Asian wedding photographer, specializes in creative fine art wedding portraits, capturing couples in beautiful and serene locations with a focus on creativity and individuality.
Since 2017, Solène Lagant has been a traveling destination wedding photographer who loves to capture love in warm, romantic, and sincere images. She is particularly drawn to artful portrait sessions and has a passion for creating dramatic and eye-catching shots with dark backgrounds. Solène excels at filling the frame with tight details and her dreamlike images evoke strong emotions and spark the imagination.
Nicolas Issaly, a wedding photographer with a rural background, has been capturing stunning images for fifteen years. His love of nature is evident in his original style and unique compositions. He has a knack for shooting tight on wedding day details, such as rings, and creating impactful close-up shots that fill the frame.
Martin Hecht is a German wedding photographer who began his career in 2009. He combines his artistic approach with a passion for capturing the emotions of bridal couples and telling their stories. He believes in the importance of loving what you do and is known for his artistic warm-toned images, creative portrait sessions, and captivating black and white photography, often set in scenic countryside landscapes.
Matteo Reni, an Italian photographer, discovered his love for capturing moments at a young age when he received a Kodak Instamatic camera. After taking pictures at a friend's wedding, he found his passion for wedding photography, which is evident in his art. His portrait work has an urban street feel that sets him apart from others in the industry.
Wedding photographer Rogerio Frota dos Santos focuses on artistic, diverse-styled portraits, celebrating creativity and individuality in capturing couples' love stories worldwide.
Mischa Baettig, a Swiss wedding photographer, specializes in creating artful and dreamy photos that beautifully capture the essence of love and romance on a couple's special day. His stunning bridal portraits are particularly enchanting.
Paul Tansley is a wedding photographer with over 14 years of experience, based in England. With a background in fashion magazine photography, Paul's expertise lies in creating beautiful and artistic portraits of couples, particularly in outdoor settings. He also has a passion for capturing moments in black and white.
Nicola Genati, an experienced wedding photographer from Italy, has been capturing unique and tangible photos for over 10 years, with a focus on creating an unforgettable experience for clients. Specializing in creative and artistic portrait sessions, Nicola loves shooting in rural landscapes during the golden hour. With a passion for minimalism, Nicola excels at creating stunning portraits of happy couples against simple and...
Bozhidar Krastev is an unconventional wedding photographer with a unique, creative vision. He specializes in capturing the authenticity and offbeat spirit of the day, using aerial and high-angle shots as well as artistic detail shots to create eye-catching images.
Andreas Pollok is an internationally acclaimed wedding photographer who takes a unique, non-traditional approach to capturing couples. His love for offbeat photography creates calm and tranquil wedding portraits, featuring graphic lines, bold designs, and geometric shapes.
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.
In 2017, Liam Gordon founded his own photography business after finding inspiration in old photos of his younger self. He specializes in capturing wedding day portraits, aiming to create a calm and thought-provoking atmosphere. Liam's expertise lies in capturing intimate moments between couples, showcasing their tenderness and love for each other.
Elise Julliard, a French wedding photographer with 8 years of experience, specializes in capturing the unique love stories of couples. She thrives on creating artistic portraits in natural settings like in the forest, for a romantic touch.
Pierre Cassagne, based in Bordeaux, finds inspiration in fantasy, biking, nature, coffee, and beer, bringing a unique fashion-forward vision to his wedding photography. With a magazine-style approach, he captures creativity in black and white.
Attila Ancsin captures romance through creative fine art wedding portraits and artistic wedding day details. A passionate photographer, interested in many aspects of life, Attila cherishes capturing unique moments on your special day.
Gaelle Caré is a talented wedding photographer who loves to celebrate life through her bold and colorful compositions. She excels in capturing tight shots that emphasize the beauty of faces and intricate details, often incorporating graphic lines and bold designs in her work.
Emil Boczek, a European wedding photographer, has been practicing documentary photography for over 25 years. Based in the UK, Emil's unconventional and offbeat approach sets him apart, allowing him to capture unique and creative wedding day images. With a creative vision, he can skillfully tell a story through close-up shots of hands and feet.
Elodie Ruelleux Dagorne is a talented wedding photographer who loves capturing the beauty of nature in her creative portraits. With a background in music, she excels at creating unique and original wedding day photos. Elodie thrives when taking pictures in rural landscapes, feeling most at home in the countryside.
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.
