A few weeks ago, while I was in Belo Horizonte, Brazil; I was interviewed by journalism students at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais TV. I was a little nervous because I had not been interviewed like that before, it was a very interesting experience. They asked me a lot of questions about my approach to wedding photography, how I started, why I love it, etc. etc. I was not going to blog it, but an upcoming bride urged me to do it (thank you Ngoc). Here is the You Tube video, I hope you like it. :-)
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The President’s Photographer is a delightful, and unprecedented, documentary film that I recently watched on PBS; you can watch the whole episode online (shortcut below). There is also a companion book that I am planning to purchase.
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The documentary focuses mainly on the work of Pete Souza, who is currently the official president’s photographer. In this documentary, the cameras go everywhere Pete goes and we also get to hear him talk about his job and how he feels while doing it.
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I have always had a fascination with photojournalism and with presidential photographers; I think the pressure that they work under is astounding. Listening to Pete Souza was great because he said how happy he is doing what he does; he feels honored to have the responsibility to document history in the making. All his photos become part of the national archives.
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Watching this documentary and many of the images captured throughout the years by previous photographers inspired me so much and made me think about how I approach my own job. When I arrive on the wedding day, the bride becomes my president and I become the president’s photographer. She becomes the most important person in the world for me, having the most important day, and my job is to document the story and that all the important details are captured along with all her dear family and friends. And of course, her first lady too, the groom :-).
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I feel absolutely delighted and honored to be the official photographer at weddings, it makes me very happy and I always feel motivated to capture great images; important images. Pete Souza’s images get published everyday on the White House’s website and all over the world. My wedding images are seen by my clients and their families and friends. We both go to work knowing the important responsibility bestowed on us and we both do it because we absolutely love it. The photos that inspired me the most were the ones that he took of little happenings with his daughters; it truly motivates me to work as hard has Pete to end the night with those type of photos in my camera.
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The Presidents Photographer
Episode: Full Program
This program follows the President’s photographer inside the Obama White House.
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