Theodore Magazine: A Conversation on Love, Trust, and Wedding Photography

Earlier this year I was interviewed by Theodore Magazine, a publication I have long admired for the way it approaches conversations about creativity, identity, and craft. Being asked to speak about my work, not just the images themselves but the thinking behind them, felt like an invitation to articulate things I have always felt but rarely put into words directly. This blog is an extension of that conversation.

Before the Camera, There Is Always a Human Connection

When I arrive at a wedding, I do not step into a role. I simply become even more myself. I am naturally calm, present, and quite sensitive, and I allow that to guide everything I do on the day. Even after many years of photographing weddings across Italy and Europe, I still get emotional during certain moments, particularly speeches. I have always believed that feeling things deeply helps me recognise them as they unfold, and hold them with the care they deserve.

What matters most to me before anything else is creating a space where people feel safe, unhurried, and completely at ease. Where nothing feels forced, and everything can happen naturally.

On Welcoming Every Couple

During my Theodore Magazine interview, I was asked about inclusivity in my work. My honest answer was that the word itself does not sit entirely naturally with me, because it almost implies that exclusion could be an option. And that is simply not something I conceive of.

Every person who stands in front of my camera deserves the same respect, care, and genuine attention, regardless of who they are, who they love, where they come from, or how they choose to celebrate their story. That is not a policy. It is just how I understand my role as a photographer and as a human being.

What I try to create instead is a space where people feel welcomed, respected, and completely free to be themselves, without being seen through labels or expectations. Love asks to be seen with sensitivity and honesty, and that is exactly how I try to approach my work, every time.

Photography Is Built on Trust

People can only be fully themselves when they feel comfortable and free from judgment. When someone feels truly welcomed and understood, they allow you closer. That trust creates not only stronger photographs, but a more meaningful experience for everyone involved.

In practice, it begins with listening. Understanding how a couple feels, how comfortable they are, how much guidance they need, and how free they want to be. Very often, by the middle of a wedding day, it feels as if I have known them for a long time. Not only the couple, but their families too. Something very natural and beautiful happens from that, and it finds its way into every image.

On Timeless Photography

One of the questions from Theodore Magazine that stayed with me most was about whether my approach to timeless, trend-led photography is a conscious decision. It is, very much so.

My goal has always been for couples to love their images in thirty or forty years, and to feel they chose something true to them rather than something that simply reflected what was fashionable at the time. Trends come and go. Honesty remains. That is what I try to protect in my work as a wedding photographer in Italy and wherever my couples take me.

I find inspiration far beyond the wedding industry, in art, architecture, spirituality, and in the kind of human connections that have nothing to do with photography at all. I play drums, practice yoga, cycle, run, and have been traveling solo for over twenty years. All of these experiences shape the way I see and feel, and find their way into my work whether I intend them to or not.

What I Hope Couples Feel

When a couple receives their gallery for the first time, I hope they feel something before they even begin looking closely. That they are brought back to that day, not only through what happened, but through what they felt, and even through moments they might have missed while living it.

I care deeply about how a gallery flows, because I want it to feel alive and emotional, and entirely true to who they are.

If that sounds like the kind of wedding photographer you are looking for, I would love to hear from you. Take a look at our destination wedding portfolio to see more of the work we do across Italy and beyond.