Photographs of your Wedding day will last for generations to come, and this is why choosing the
right photographer is the most critical decision you will make.
Dealing with me or one of my photographers guarantees you quality photography and the highest level of service excellence and professionalism.
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ɪ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʟʏ ʜɪʀᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ᴏꜰ ʜᴀᴄᴋᴇʀꜱ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀꜱ zipcrak ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴇʙꜱɪᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴍᴇ ʙᴜꜱᴛ ᴍʏ ᴄʜᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴡɪꜰᴇ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴏɴᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴏᴘʜɪꜱᴛɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ꜱᴘʏᴡᴀʀᴇ, ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍɪʀʀᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ'ꜱ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴀɪɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴇᴍᴀɪʟꜱ, ᴛᴇxᴛ ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅᴀᴛᴀ. ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏʀʀɪꜰɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ᴄʜᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴘʟᴀɴɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ 3 ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴏʟᴅ ꜱᴏɴ. ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ ᴏꜰ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ, ᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ʀɪᴅɪᴄᴜʟᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ʙᴜꜱʏ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋ.ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴ ʜᴏᴜʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ'ᴍ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ꜱᴘʏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴀꜱ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ'ᴛ ʏᴇᴛ ɢᴀᴛʜᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴꜰʀᴏɴᴛ ʜᴇʀ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅᴀʏ, ɪᴛ ꜱᴇᴇᴍꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ɪɴꜰɪᴅᴇʟɪᴛʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ'ᴍ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ ʙᴜᴛ ʀᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴀᴅ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ʟɪꜰᴇ. ɪ ʜᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇꜱᴏʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴘʏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴍᴇ ɴᴏ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ. ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ( ZIPCRAK)ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴᴀʟɪꜱᴍ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴀʟ. ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴡᴀꜱᴛᴇ ᴍʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴄᴋᴇʀꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪꜱʜ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ꜱᴏᴏɴᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴜꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴘʏᴡᴀʀᴇꜱ, ʙᴜɢꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀʟᴡᴀʀᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅᴀᴛᴀ ɪꜱ ᴀ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʀʀʏ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀꜱᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜱᴋɪʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴘᴇʀᴛɪꜱᴇ. ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜱᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ꜱɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ꜱɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴇᴍᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀᴛ MACIOFONESPYRIX@ ɢᴍᴀɪʟ ᴄ0ᴍ More...
Andre
Such a level of professionalism exceeded all expectations.
The end product was stunning.
Leon
My experience and the quality of the end product was amazing.
I highly recommend this service for your wedding photos.
Reply from Thru My African Lens Wedding Photography
Such a lovely experience and a beautiful day. May your lives be filled with love and joy.
What do you love most about your job?
Everything - You will never work harder or longer or be more creative than when you have yourself as a boss. I’ve been shooting professionally for 23 years, and I still get a thrill when a client calls. It’s not the first booking that counts; it’s the second. I am proud and fortunate to be a award winning potographer. What I most love—and what I’ve always loved about being a photographer is that it gives me the tools and the keys to explore. I get to meet interesting people, from all walks of life, and get to make images that reveal their character. I get to be part of a very special occasion and I understand the importance of what I do.
The camera, and being a photographer, is my passport into the lives of others.
I have been in love with photography since a child.
Whatever you snap, becomes a reminder and a story of an event. It is a way of looking into the past and reliving the moments.
The thing I like the most about photography is, photography has a way of turning all your emotions up a notch, photography makes you feel more things, see more things, appreciate beauty better and most of all, your perspective changes, it grows in ways you can’t imagine.
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I also love the variety and the challenge inherent in photography. I’ve done this a lot of years, but it’s still nerve-wracking to be the person responsible for making amazing images on deadline for a client. You truly are only as good as your last image. Sharing the special moments with the wedding party. Co-ordinating the shoot is also very important. As a photographer, it is important to cover all aspects of the wedding. Natural and fun shots makes for great memories. Editing the shoot can also allow for great fun as one has the ability to perfect every image.
What inspired you to start your own business?
I could describe my childhood years as a creative dreamer and a quiet observer. I would find form in things like clouds and colour where no one else saw it, the domain of an imaginative child, so I was told.
My earliest memories are that of perfect images. I started my own wedding venue in 1996 and built it up from the ground. Today the venue is still a very successful business. Please follow the link below to view my business venue.
https://www.ascotmews.co.za
My heart has always belonged to photography, and I am at my happiest immersed in capturing magical moment as it plays itself out bringing them to life and showing their sheer perfection to my Lens.
Why should our clients choose you?
Vast experience and an eye for the perfect shoots sets me apart. Great wedding photographers have a unique style and method to deliver amazing stills. They also use the best technology to bring unique experiences. It takes a brave and confident photographer to cross boundaries and explore the world of tech in photography. I am a person at ease in social situations and whose character inspires trust. I have a keen attention to detail and are discreet in my behaviour. I am a award winning photographer with a a passion for what I do.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
A wedding shoot has to be in the moment and it is therefore important that the photographer is present on the day from the start to end of all proceedings.
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
South Africa is currently on adjusted alert Level 1 that consists of restrictions on many activities, including at workplaces and socially, to address a high risk of transmission. We adhere to all restrictions.
Wedding Photography
Photographs of your Wedding day will last for generations to come, and this is why choosing the
right photographer is the most critical decision you will make.
Dealing with me or one of my photographers guarantees you quality photography and the highest level of service excellence and professionalism. Your wedding photographs are one of the essential components of your special day, and you only have one opportunity to capture them in a unique and professional.
We spend time selecting images from thousands of images captured on your wedding day, followed by the editing process, colour correction and retouching to supply you with a perfect set of pictures or coffee table book. We do not only do work for you on the day of the wedding. Before the wedding, we spend time with you to go through the final details, such as your wedding package selected, if you have any special requests.
We offer a range of very affordable packages for you to choose from.
We are looking forward to hearing from you.
Please Visit - https://www.bruna.co.za/wedding-photography to view some of our photos and packages.
General Photography
We cover all event photography:
Corporate Events;
Product Launches;
Birthday Parties;
Matric Farewell's;
Nature and Landscape Photography Courses
Wedding Venues
A fairytale world of romance and luxury awaits your bridal party at Ascot Mews, rated by SABS as a Top Venue.
Ascot Mews is set in tranquil gardens, just perfect for those once in a lifetime photographs. This unique setting gives you a feeling of being nestled in the countryside, yet we are just 20 minutes away from OR Tambo International Airport and have close access to all major highways.
Our beautiful ‘Gretna Green Chapel’ seats 180 guests and makes an enchanting setting for romantic weddings. Host your reception in the ‘Copper Leopard’ function Room with its unique bar, fireplace and rock pool while our team of dedicated professionals, which include an Inhouse Wedding Co-ordinator, DJ and florist to see to your every need.https://www.ascotmews.co.za
Wildlife Photography Courses
Acclaimed Wildlife Photographer
Bruna Mentrup
PSSA Masters-Multipal National and Local Awards
- National Geographic Photographer of the year
- Many more accolades
Please visit: -https://www.bruna.co.za for full details.
Corporate Events
Our corporate event photography is typically applied to events such as:
Product launches, expos, golf days, book launches, seminars, conferences, team-building days, year end functions and many other corporate events. We are available across South Africa and available to travel internationally if required.
Our photography services is tailored around your specific needs and we can match any budget.
