Derya Engin
Istanbul Wedding Photographer
DOCUMENTARY WEDDINGS: Capturing natural and timeless moments
Even in my early years, photography has always been a passion in my life, started taking photos of almost everything I find worth to see when I was a teenager. I got my postgraduate degree in photography in 2008 and I've been shooting weddings and elopements for 11 years by now. I love to capture the love and passion and happiness between the couples and I'm experienced in destination weddings and elopements. I define myself as a wedding photojournalist when it comes to capturing the day. I focus on capturing the most natural and special moments of your special day and I do care about bringing an artistic look to every image. If missed, the moment is lost forever. It is my passion, responsibility, and expertise to capture those moments for you to cherish and remember for years to come. To tell you about myself a little more; I was born in 1982 and I am happily married for 10 years. I am a dreamer, a traveler and my favourite colour is purple! To get to know more about me and my works, you can simply visit my website and drop me a line. Looking forward to meeting you!
7 Awards for Documentary Wedding Photography
11 Diamond Awards for Engagement Portraits
4 Client Letters
The following letters are from the clients of Derya Engin.
Married: 4 years ago
Raz & John
Dear Derya, You and your team are amazing, and did an absolute phenomenal job capturing all the special moments we had in our wedding day. Finding a photographer for the destination wedding is tough when you have no idea what to expect until the day of, but we were so lucky to find you and your team. Everything went very smoothly because of your professional and awesome attitude. We are so happy with our wedding pictures and video, and can't stop looking at them. Thanks for making our wedding day even more memorable with your fantastic work. Raz and John
Married: 4 years ago
Jennifer & Akram
Derya, we can't thank you enough for your contribution to our wedding. You and your team truly went above and beyond to ensure you captured every moment. It meant so much that you helped us capture the evening before with all our traditions. At every step of the process you helped us stay calm and natural. You have an amazing combination of professionalism and creativity. You and your team fit naturally into the whole wedding and were flexible enough to go with the flow. The end result was breathtaking. Both the photos and the video were stunning and we couldn't be happier. Thank you for capturing these memories we'll cherish always.
Married: 7 years ago
Naida & Sead
Dear Derya, The photographs are really wonderful. All wedding photos are exactly the way we wanted them to be. Working with you was really easy and pleasant. The organisation was great and everything was easy to understand. It was a wonderful experience that we recommend to everybody! We are really happy to have met you, you are a really positive, pleasant and very professional person!
Married: 8 years ago
Liz & Dost
Dear Derya, It was a pleasure to work with you. And our wedding photographs were great! Very well done. I just wanted to emphasize how much we love the photos - you have been fantastic. I really appreciate your patience and understanding throughout this process. Thank you.
Wedding Elopement Multiple Picture Galleries (1)
Derya Engin chronicles small weddings and elopements from beginning to end. In this sense, it is no different from any other wedding day. The emphasis is on documenting key moments, capturing spontaneous displays of emotion, and telling the real story behind the elopement day. Below are wedding elopement story awards for Derya Engin.
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.
