Per descrivere come penso sia corretto identificare la mia fotografia matrimoniale ed il mio approccio all'evento matrimonio prendo in prestito le parole di un grande amico e importante fotografo europeo: Giorgio Galimberti . Giorgio a proposito del fotografo di matrimonio scrive questo: '' Il matrimonio ha tutto: ha uno storytelling, ha già una buonissima parte di emozioni, richiede di lavorare sulla poesia dell’evento e deve avere una sua estetica. Il fotografo deve sapere cosa fare e farlo al momento giusto. Sono tutte attitudini che servono per diventare un ottimo fotografo. Adesso come adesso vedo che i fotografi di matrimonio più rinomati fanno spesso questo genere glamour, patinato, con fotografie molto luminose, dove tutti si vedono belli, quasi fosse una copertina di Vanity Fair. Diciamo che non rispecchia il mio ideale di fotografia: mi sembra una fotografia omologata e prevalentemente finta. In una fotografia di matrimonio si deve sentire la vita. Si deve sentire l’amore e il trascorrere di quello che succede. Non deve essere una fotografia da copertina di rivista. Poi ci sono fotografi che impongono il loro stile, magari fotografi di strada che sfruttano la goliardia e le similitudini con quella che è, in parte, la fotografia di strada. Ho visto anche matrimoni dove i fotografi sembravano i registi del matrimonio: addirittura con microfoni, vestiti tutti uguali, dirigevano gli ospiti e gli sposi. Io penso che un fotografo debba essere un testimone, un testimone silenzioso. Debba stare a guardare e fotografare, senza essere invadente in quel giorno, perché quello è un giorno per due persone che si amano e si stanno facendo una promessa bellissima, probabilmente il giorno più bello della loro vita. Essere lì a dettare le regole per fare delle buone fotografie penso che sicuramente permetta di ottenere delle buone fotografie, ma non è questo, secondo me, l’intento che il fotografo deve avere. Il fotografo deve essere un testimone silenzioso che narra e scrive, con la sua sensibilità, con la sua consapevolezza, con il suo modo di vedere e con il suo modo di raccontare, quello che sta succedendo" . Ecco io la vedo così. Sono uno street photographer che usa questa attitudine durante il vostro matrimonio. Non vi chiederò mai di mettervi in posa... vi prenderò io nella vostra posa più straordinaria senza informarvi. Vi va Bene?
To describe how I view my wedding photography and my approach to the event itself, I borrow the words of a close friend and prominent European photographer, Giorgio Galimberti. Regarding wedding photographers, Giorgio writes: "A wedding has everything: it involves storytelling, it is already rich in emotion, it requires capturing the poetry of the event, and it must possess its own aesthetic. The photographer needs to know what to do and when to do it. These are all qualities essential to becoming an excellent photographer. Right now, I notice that the most renowned wedding photographers often produce a glamorous, glossy style—bright images where everyone looks beautiful, almost like a *Vanity Fair* cover. Let’s just say that doesn’t align with my ideal of photography; it strikes me as homogenized and largely artificial. A wedding photograph should capture the feeling of real life. You should sense the love and the unfolding of events. It shouldn't look like a magazine cover. Then there are photographers who impose their own style—perhaps street photographers who capitalize on a playful vibe and draw parallels with street photography. I’ve even seen weddings where the photographers acted like directors—wearing matching outfits and using microphones to orchestrate the guests and the couple. I believe a photographer should be a witness—a silent witness. They should observe and photograph without being intrusive on that day, because it belongs to two people who love each other and are making a beautiful promise—likely the best day of their lives." I believe that being there and dictating the rules for taking good photos certainly yields good results, but in my view, that isn't the aim a photographer should have. A photographer should be a silent witness who—through their sensitivity, awareness, and unique way of seeing and storytelling—narrates and documents what is unfolding. That is how I see it. I am a street photographer who applies this approach to your wedding. I will never ask you to pose; instead, I will capture you in your most extraordinary moments without you even realizing it. How does that sound?
Herewith below the short biography og Giuseppe Pons
He was born in 1971 in Milan, a city where he currently lives, dividing himself into the commercial and photographic business. In addition to being a member of the ISP Project (www.italianstreetphotography.com), he is part of the WPJA - Wedding Photojournalist Association and heralded marriage reportages.
In 2013 he was finalist on the Oasis Photo Contest.
In 2015 he gained an important mention of honor for the Still Life category in the International Exposure Award with a reportage about the Mass Retails Distribution with a day exhibition at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. In the same year he was finalist for the Travel Photographer of the Year contest. Giuseppe Pons is now an active member of the international WSP (world street photography) community, which has many "first pages".
He has also recently been included among the 115 most influential international street photographers in 2016 by readers of the well-known online magazine streethunters.net and last but not least its street shot has come back from the 300 winners of the Four Thirds Day Contest organized by 4/3 system manufacturers pool including Olympus and Panasonic. In 2016 he was included among the 20 “Winning Photographers” of the “Life-Framer contest” 01/2016 - A World of Cultures.
In 2017, his "Street" image was among those "graduates" of the annual International Contest organized by the PHOTO France photography magazine, and is the winner of a Mention of Honor with the FASHION BACKSIDE series at PX3 de Paris. On the same here is returned as finalist for the Travel Photographer of the Year contest.
In 2018 he tooks a silver medal prize on the PX3 Award about his Fashion Backstage Series and an Honorable mandion at the IPA 2018
2019 was the year of AMERICANO, his personal exhibition at the Leica Porto Gallery and Store about the American west. A series of analog images about the iconic place and wiew of California, Nevada and Route 66
In 2020 took an Honorable Mention at the PX3 awards with his job "People are Strange" as a selection of the total AMERICANO work, an Honorable mention at the MIFA (Moskow Foto Awards) with "FAST BACKSTAGE" and an Honorable Mention on the Fin Art-Still Life Category with his analog Medium Format Image "End Of A Summer Day" at the TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards).
During the Covid Period he dedicated at the project "PARKING" regarding a study of parked cars in his city: Milano. With the cooperation of the famous Swiss-Italian Photographer Toni Thorimbert realised his book "P" which took the 2nd place at the IPA (International Photo Awards) 2023
In 2024 AMERICANO won a Silver Medal at the Analog Sparks Awards. At the same time he tooks the Gold Medal in the category Fashion/Editorial for his job BACKSTAGE STREET at the TIFA. The 2024 was also the year he received an Honorable mention regarding his FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY with his Eggs image and "THE PERFECT BREAKFAST"
In 2025 he won the Silver Medal at the Analog Sparks Awards in the category Book/Others with his book SIDE B (the Other Side Of The Fashion)
During his carrer Giuseppe received different mentions on the LFI Leica Fotografie International site as here and his fashion images was published on their magazine Nrs. 02/2019 and 02/2026. Among other publications with images of Giuseppe we can remember his reportage about consumerism used on the German Magazine Geo Wissen in Jan. 2019 Nr 64 and recently in Oct. 2026 on the Swiss Fashion and Lifestyle Magazine Faces with a reportage of Italian Summer in Milano Marittima.
Since several years he has collaborated with the Catania Street Photographer Andrea Scirè in the creation of Workshops and Photographic Life experiences such as the CHICAGO STREET PHOTOGRAPHY Experience.
