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Seven Tao

Shine Moment | Shanghai Wedding Photography

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Award-Winning Photographer Captures Stunning Wedding Moments

Good lighting, good composition and good storytelling, are three things I pursue when photographing. While lighting and composition makes photos awesome, storytelling makes them powerful. Also, as a Chinese photographer, I tend to blend realism with expressionism, giving rein to the couple’s state and mood, to create the image beyond an image, the scene beyond a scene, like classical Chinese poetry. All in all, I love shooting weddings. It is fantastic to tell love stories, no matter what way is done.

36 WPJA Spotlight

Shanghai, China hotel: Bride and her maid of honor share a joyful time together before the groom arrives. Candid shot captures pre-wedding excitement and camaraderie.
2025 Spotlight Round 15
Shanghai, China hotel: Bride in foreground, groom and groomsmen behind, gaze into the distance. Black and white shot captures anticipation for the future.
2025 Spotlight Round 15
Shanghai, China: Groom spreads traditional red envelopes entering the bride's home. An action shot captures the excitement of this cultural custom.
2025 Spotlight Round 15
Groom and groomsmen play a game in a hotel room before a wedding. The photo shows a pre wedding activity with the men appearing focused.
2025 Spotlight Round 13
In a Shanghai home, the groom points to the wedding date stitched inside his coat. This detailed shot highlights a personal touch.
2025 Spotlight Round 13
In a Shanghai home, a woman adjusts her hair in profile. Her sharp reflection in the wall mirror behind her adds depth to this elegant scene.
2025 Spotlight Round 13
At Shanghai China Hotel, a couple's silhouetted profiles meet as they are about to kiss. Warm light illuminates the wall behind them, creating a dramatic and intimate scene.
2025 Spotlight Round 13
A bride's grandmother observes as she applies makeup. The scene captures a generational moment during wedding preparations. The image is a candid glimpse before the ceremony.
2025 Spotlight Round 13
In a home in Shanghai, China, the groomsmen focus intently on studying the wedding game, while the newlyweds look on with happiness and amusement.
2025 Spotlight Round 12
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11 Awards for Documentary Wedding Photography

In a home in Shanghai, China, on the wedding day, the groom and his groomsmen participate in a fun game test, as paper money bursts from a money shooting gun, adding excitement and laughter to the celebrations.
2024 v04 Photography Competition
In a Shanghai, China home, friends shower the couple with blessings, and covering them in colorful streamers, creating a festive and joyful atmosphere.
2024 v04 Photography Competition
At a home in Shanghai, China, the groomsmen enthusiastically participate in the traditional wedding door game, during the lively gate-crashing festivities.
2024 v02 Photography Competition
At a ceremony location in Shanghai, China, the wedding guests, acting as professional viewers, instinctively know the perfect moments to raise their phones and capture photos.
2024 v02 Photography Competition
A skilled wedding photographer in Shanghai captures a moving moment during a ceremony. The groom, visibly emotional, wipes away tears while holding a microphone at the altar.
2023 v06 Photography Competition
In this image taken by a wedding photographer in Shanghai, China, we see a touching moment taking place during a Christian church ceremony. The setting is a beautiful location in Shanghai.
2023 v05 Photography Competition
In Shanghai, China, a wedding photographer captures a touching moment at the ceremony location. Two pairs of "couples" emerge, as a young child bride and groom approach the actual bride and groom on the lush green grass.
2023 v05 Photography Competition
The bride's home was filled with joy as the Shanghai groom and his groomsmen played a wedding game
2023 v02 Photography Competition
The nephew of the groom in Shanghai playfully teases his uncle as they take part in a traditional Chinese wedding game
2023 v02 Photography Competition
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88 Diamond Awards for Engagement Portraits

A couple sits on a Shanghai sidewalk in bright sunlight, a cyclist's silhouette passes by.
Diamond Awards 2025 v85
A couple embraces in Minhang Cultural Park, Shanghai, bathed in sunlight amidst vibrant flowers.
Diamond Awards 2025 v85
A joyful couple plays among vibrant flowers in a sunny engagement portrait at Minhang Cultural Park, Shanghai.
Diamond Awards 2025 v85
A couple gazes upward in a posed engagement portrait with Shanghai's Bund cityscape behind them.
Diamond Awards 2025 v85
A couple in Minhang Cultural Park, Shanghai, share a baseball interest; glove, ball, and bat featured.
Diamond Awards 2025 v85
A happy couple in Minhang Cultural Park, Shanghai, playfully poses by a cut-out horse.
Diamond Awards 2025 v85
At The Bund in Shanghai, China, a couple stands in front of the iconic Peace Hotel. The old-world architecture enhances the timeless elegance of their romantic engagement setting.
Diamond Awards 2025 v84
On The Bund in Shanghai, China, a couple shares a kiss on a street corner. Captured from a high angle, they dip near a red brick building, adding charm to the romantic scene.
Diamond Awards 2025 v84
A couple in formal attire on the Bund, Shanghai, with the woman smiling as the man watches her, framed by the urban surroundings.
Diamond Awards 2025 v83
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17 Awards from the Artistic Guild of Wedding Photojournalists

In a Shanghai, China hotel, the bride is illuminated by the play of sun and shadows, her hand gently resting on her face, creating a serene and contemplative pose that captures her elegance and poise.
2024 v04 Artistic Guild
A beautiful bride in a Shanghai hotel, capturing the wedding joy
2024 v04 Artistic Guild
In a Shanghai hotel, ambient lights create a magical and enchanting atmosphere, enhancing the portrait with a warm, glowing backdrop.
2024 v03 Artistic Guild
Bride and groom portrait in a hotel.
2024 v03 Artistic Guild
Bride and groom embrace in a hotel, creating a surreal or dreamlike atmosphere as if they are in a parallel world.
2024 v03 Artistic Guild
In a Shanghai hotel, the bride exudes cool elegance, illuminated by soft window light
2024 v03 Artistic Guild
A cheerful Chinese bride at home.
2024 v03 Artistic Guild
A Chinese bride on her wedding day.
2024 v03 Artistic Guild
A black and white shot captures a bride drinking a cold beverage in hot weather in a park in Shanghai, China. She stands in dappled light under the trees.
2024 v02 Artistic Guild
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2 TOP Wedding Photographer Titles

The WPJA proudly recognizes Seven Tao as a TOP International Wedding Photographer. Members holding the most contest points at the end of each year are ranked as TOP Wedding Photographers or, in some cases POY - Photographer of the Year.

Wedding Elopement Multiple Picture Galleries (7)

Seven Tao 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 Seven Tao.

Prive by Kathleen’s Restaurant, Shanghai Elopement Photo Award
Joyful Wedding After-Party: Groom Spins Bride at Lotus Gate
InterContinental Shanghai Ruijin, Shanghai Elopement Photo Story Award
PanYuLu Garden House - Shanghai, China Elopement Photo Story Award
Bride and groom in the rain during a wedding ceremony at Sinan Mansions, Shanghai, China
The Sinan Mansions, Shanghai Elopement Photo Story Award
Roof 325 Restaurant & Bar, Shanghai, China The bride couldn't help laughing while listening to her man's speech about their story
Roof 325 Restaurant and Bar, Shanghai, China Elopement Photo Story Award
Bride and groom kiss at their garden wedding at Yongfoo Elite, in Shanghai, China
The Yongfoo Elite, Shanghai, China Elopement Photo Story Award
The father of the bride looked at his daughter during vows
At-Home Backyard Garden Ceremony, Shanghai, China Elopement Photo Award

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