ASE|WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

        My initial interest in photography began when I bought my first camera at age 12. That year I entered and won a local photo contest, and started carrying my camera wherever I went, photographing life around me. But, my love for the art did not truly pique until I traveled to Paris with my grandparents. During that trip I fell in love with street photography, a medium in which I can capture the vibrant heart of a culture to remember for myself and share with others.

        Now, as a student of photojournalism, I focus my work on long form projects spending hours documenting one subject. This could be a broad subject - like my summer-long project photographing the eccentricities of Downtown Asheville - to highly focused projects, such as my most recent exposition of life as a female in the Asheville Fire Department. Whatever I am photographing, I strive to capture genuine emotions that can tell a story.

        As a photojournalist, I use my craft to document the world around me. I tell stories through photographs by capturing candid shots of the “little moments” when my presence as a photographer does not change the scene.
        My background as a photojournalist sets me apart from other wedding photographers. While I capture the traditional "fine art" shots such as the first kiss or posed photos of the bridal party, my specialty is documenting the entire experience for a couple: their excitement before the wedding, their nervous happiness during the ceremony, and their pure joy in the first celebratory hours of their married life.
        My motto is that a candid photograph of the bride and groom sharing a blissful kiss when they think no one is looking is often more poignant than any posed shot I could take.

 

 

-Adrian Etheridge