A group of wedding guests take a selfie with paper captions at the wedding party in Pézinhos no Tejo, by the wedding photographer in Lisbon.

Photos of the photos in the wedding day

THE OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS by THE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER IN LISBON

A group of wedding guests take a selfie with paper captions at the wedding party in Pézinhos no Tejo, by the wedding photographer in Lisbon.

Photographs of other photographers photographing on the wedding day at Pézinhos no Tejo in Caparica, Almada

The other photographers

After the boom of smartphones, I found some commentaries on the internet about wedding photographers’ groups about how bothersome they feel about the guest photographers who fulfill weddings nowadays. Today, everybody with a camera inside a phone is a potential competitor with a contracted photographer.

The photo that wasn’t

Of course, I do not believe that even one of these competitors will have a story of the day compatible with the professional. Also, I recognize that on some occasions our work can be damaged by a more adventurous smartphone photographer in front of us for the same spot or just, at the perfect moment, hide from our subjects, the bride and groom.

Photographing the making of a photograph

However, from what concerns me, I am a great observer of those new ways to photograph. A selfie or the group photo to the guest photographer. And, sometimes, I photograph the photographer doing a…photo. Maybe because when I see them, I feel myself doing the same thing. It is just some respect. Being a photographer at a wedding is just an observation process and the other photographers belong, also, to the story of the day.

The newlyweds with a large group of guests pose for a photo at Quinta dos Pézinhos on the Tagus.
Bride and groom with other guests are photographed by a friend.
Friends of the bride, with her, are photographed with the groom from behind celebrating.
At the time of the wedding meal, four guests take a selfie.

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