samantha
A US-based documentary and editorial wedding photographer born and raised in the midwest.
With my family being from Macedonia, I grew up balancing two worlds, languages, and cultures. I was an only child for 6 years which meant I spent a lot of time alone, turning my observations into daydreams. I’m drawn to people, but not in the way you’d think. I’ve always felt like a wallflower, on the outside looking in on how people interact with one another in the world. I know this is why I choose to photograph so discreetly. In an attempt to capture events as they naturally unfold.
I place a lot of value on truth and documentation above all else. There’s magic to be found there. It doesn’t need to be curated. You are enough.
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Here to tell your story of happily ever after, together forever and ever, always and always, until the end of the universe, or time, or death...or aliens.
You'll never hear me say, "let's do that again" over and over for the sake of a perfectly curated photo. I'd rather you be completely present in each moment. I'd rather you really feel your loved ones around you - how proud they are, the tears on their faces, and the loving energy that will surround you all day. My role is to honor those moments the way they are without my interference. It's to document one of the most important days of your life, not direct a photoshoot.
Seeing your wedding album should help you recall what the day felt like. Even when you're revisiting it at 90 years old. Perhaps even when future generations are revisiting it with wide eyes and nostalgic recognition.
Your wedding photos are truly a collaboration largely dictated by your personalities and your unique love for one another. I have no intention to mess with that.
If this resonates with you, let’s do this thing.
