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Blue Water Cafe Yaletown Wedding Vancouver - Alex and Vania
Vancouver Heritage Hall Wedding - Jesse and Patricia
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Vancouver Candid Documentary Wedding and Family and Event Photographer
Home
Family
How I Approach
Pricing
Why Documentary/Candid?
Brix and Mortar Yaletown Wedding - Nick and Dayna
Westwood Plateau and Burnaby Alliance Church Wedding - Stanley and Jen
Singletree Winery Abbotsford Wedding - Kevin and Julie
Blue Water Cafe Yaletown Wedding Vancouver - Alex and Vania
Vancouver Heritage Hall Wedding - Jesse and Patricia
Chinatown Book - I Was Lured Into A Teashop
Chinatown Book - The Life In Chinatown Series
Vancouver Downtown
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Brix and Mortar Yaletown Wedding - Nick and Dayna
Westwood Plateau and Burnaby Alliance Church Wedding - Stanley and Jen
Singletree Winery Abbotsford Wedding - Kevin and Julie
Blue Water Cafe Yaletown Wedding Vancouver - Alex and Vania
Vancouver Heritage Hall Wedding - Jesse and Patricia
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Documentary Candid Family Session - Paul, Jenny and Caitlin
Family Photography Jonathan Desmond 2020-03-18 Family Photography Jonathan Desmond 2020-03-18

Documentary Candid Family Session - Paul, Jenny and Caitlin

This was a very relaxed session with the picking up of leaves, the running through the grass and the obtaining of ice cream. Jenny did not want posed and cheesy photos of her, Paul and her little one so she talked to me about what I offered. I told her about my documentary (candid) approach and she was game.

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Irfan and Sajeda - A Muslim Wedding Assignment (Seconding for Jody Nay) - Reception
Weddings Jonathan Desmond 2016-11-02 Weddings Jonathan Desmond 2016-11-02

Irfan and Sajeda - A Muslim Wedding Assignment (Seconding for Jody Nay) - Reception

Day 3 of 3 - Reception at Swaniset

The final day of the wedding consisted of a reception at Swaniset Bay Resort and Country Club, located deep within Pitt Meadows. It was great being able to document all the people and friends and family interacting with one another. Also, there was a Lamborghini.

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View fullsize Lent. It’s that time of year for me again. I will be pausing my access to social media (mainly all the Meta stuff) to give my mental health a break from the constant onslaught of reels and emotional damage that is the algorithm. Will also be lo
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View fullsize These are real wedding moments of who these people were; not manufacturered posed moments. Candid documentary wedding photographs are not always in black and white. I use color to great effect too as often I find that colour wedding photography can b
View fullsize On a wedding day, I often shoot in Black and White to highlight the textures, emotions, and unscripted moments that define my documentary wedding photography style. Black and white images aren’t simply the absence of color—they’re a
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View fullsize I recently found myself doing one of my documentary photo sessions in a cool studio this time around. This allowed this family to explore and curiously investigate their surroundings while spending time with each other.  As per my usual approach, the
View fullsize I’ve had enough. There’s no SOCIAL in social media anymore. I’m tired of it.
Every time I pickup my phone I feel the need to scroll reels and see short form video. It’s maddening and I honestly think it’s destroying my l
View fullsize Moments of Motion in the Downtown core. Just as I step out of social media for a bit, I’ll be getting back to my roots a bit with trying to be creative with street photography. Lots of shots taken but honestly not all winners, and even less to
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View fullsize Rainy days a great days to play with photography again.
#streetphotography #reflections #rainydays☔️
View fullsize Bringing in some colour for some play-photography. Trying out two used lenses I got from @kerrisdalecamerasltd . Sometimes the best camera is the one you have on you… especially if it has a fancy lens haha #streetphotographyvancouver #streetph
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