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I'm Nathan Maddigan.

If you're looking for a photographer, a magazine builder, a trainer or a story mentor, then we're going to be great friends.

 

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Yesterday was August 28. Exactly two years ago, I met Rach for the very first time, right here in Melbourne. Right here, at the AIPP Professional Photography Awards. She flew in from NZ to judge, and I just managed to scramble over from Perth. That year, I was a finalist for Wedding Photographer of the Year, alongside @danoday and @kellytunney, and it was such an honour. And then the next year, I was here again, finalist again, although this time with Rach by my side, cheering the house down for me. I remember that night last year, her and I just staring into each other’s faces, saying things like “How did we even find each other?”, and “Happy anniversary!”, and “Thank you for existing.”, and “Please marry me.” So last night, it was a bit surreal to again be at the awards gala night, at a table with some of my most favourite people (@jeremymark1 and @katiekcreative, still amazed and thankful for you guys!), and to see the 2018 finalists up there: Dan O Day. Kelly Tunney. Nathan Maddigan. And, next to me, this beautiful unicorn of a girl Rachel Callander, wearing a ring that says we will wed one day, cheering the roof down and planting my face with joyful kisses. So, my accolades for this year’s awards are, Wedding Category finalist - three times in a row now. Master Photographer with a Gold bar. Two years together with a soulmate heart-twined life’s-love kiwi girl. I know what I’m most proud of. (Although, Dan, I’m pretty proud of you too, taking out the award twice in three years!!) #AIPP #aippAPPA2018 #APPAversary #AIPP_official
TRUTH = ENERGY In storytelling, especially live storytelling, truth has its own energy. You don’t need to exaggerate. You don’t need to be a blockbuster. By spending time in the details, and honouring the truths in your story, you invite the audience in, and they see what you see. They believe you. As wedding photographers, we constantly feel the pressure to be shinier, more perfect, more technical. More blockbuster. All the other photographers have such epic images on their pages - Shouldn’t we be trying to keep up? The truth is, our clients will often choose technically imperfect images as their favorites, even when we’ve shown them our hero shots. Why? Why aren’t they choosing the blockbuster images we’ve made for them? Because, truth has it’s own energy. The more we can learn of our clients’ stories, the less we’ll be concerned with making blockbusters for our peers to applaud us for. We give them truth. And they set us free from the weight of expectation. . (**8 days until our first THINK LIKE A STORYTELLER workshop! Link in bio!**) .
This!! THINK LIKE A STORYTELLER is an immersive & entertaining full-day masterclass, for photographers who are looking for growth, meaning, and the tools to tell their best stories. This is life's-work kind of stuff, and I'm pretty freaking excited about finally sharing it all with you. Numbers are limited, so follow the bio link for all the info! #thinkstory #story #storytelling #storyteller #workshop #masterclass #photography #photographer #photographyworkshop #femalephotographer #weddingphotographer #photographyeducation #aipp #aippwa #selftitledstudios #writing
Sometimes, we need to just get everything that’s in our head, into someone else’s. #arttherapy #artoverscience #brainfull #sharethewhelm
#aipp WA Professional Wedding Photographer of the Year! Again! This whole week has been incredible - @rachelcallander and I were invited to judge, alongside such legends as @tony.hewitt, @vittorio.natoli, @jacintadalbenphotography, @scalone_photo, @davidoliver6627, @john_woodhouse_art, @garrysarre, @ambersimcoe, @derayandsimcoe.weddings, @becjophoto, @johannesreinhart, and others who's insta account I can't find right now. We argued prints up to Gold, we debated the deep meanings of ambiguous portraits, we gave every print our best, and felt honoured to have the opportunity to speak life and stories into each piece. And, somewhere over those two days, my wedding stories was voted the best for 2018, and last night I was on a stage holding a trophy. Crazy. Thanks @fitziesfotos, for all your printing genius, and for your every-single-time-patience with me. Thanks @wisey_steve, and the AIPP council, for keeping this community strong. Thanks @rachelcallander, for daily sparking my heart. And of course, thanks to all you beautiful humans who have let me take your photographs and tell your stories. It has been an absolute honour to be let in to your worlds.
So much joy! New beautiful paper stocks, new printing press, new business plan for 2018! WA Photographers, you’ll be the first to see Self Titled Studios 2.0, so get in touch for secret previews of the greatest art magazines since Kinfolk / Hello May / Together Journal! (@luckingphotography, this is what we’ve been waiting for!! Come find me soon, ok?? 😊) #toosecrettotagyet
When you art-trade a part of your wedding photography, and receive something mind-blowingly priceless in return.. @graceslavenart, I love this piece SO much!! You're amazing!!
2017 AIPP Australian Wedding Photographer of the Year Finalist! Huzzah! For the second year in a row, I came runner-up to the big award. This time, I had the highest-scoring portfolio too, which is a new best for me.. The greatest thing though, is actually just seeing my name up there, right next to some of my most favourite artists in the world. Last year it was @danoday and @kellytunney, who are both beautiful intriguing humans, and this year, it was @jimmons who took out the big one, with a set of beautifully crafted pieces. We sat at a table full of loved ones, and by the end of the night, there were so many many trophies scattered across the surface: @angieconnellphotography killed it in the book and pet categories, and Katie K (@heartstoryphotography) took out the family category, and of course James had the wedding category on the table too. And right next to me, @rachelcallander is holding me so tight, and shining so bright, that I'm afraid her shell won't be able to hold her unicorn soul in her body. It was a pretty beautiful experience, and a reminder that we are all artists, and our art matters. Thank you to all my clients who are courageously in love, and to my peers who are so fearlessly innovative. Life is pretty excellent. 😊 #aipp #aipp_official #aippappa #appa2017
To be completely honest, I find it hard to exist in real life, and also stop and document that life in an insta-friendly way. It's not that I don't want to share, I just don't want to stop living, even for the split-seconds it takes to post an update. I'll get there. I'm learning, slowly, that none of it matters, and all of it matters, all at once. I am nothing, and I am everything. At the the same time. Last week, we had our AIPP Professional Photography Awards in Melbourne, and I was the runner-up Australian Professional Wedding Photographer of the Year again! Honored and super-chuffed, but I'll post about that experience tomorrow. Because I also had the opportunity to be a judge at those awards, for the first time, and THAT was the most incredible experience! We reviewed and argued and cried over thousands of images over the weekend, and I felt such a humility and appreciation for the artists who put all their hearts and craft into each image, and then allowed us to critique and judge their work. It takes a certain bravery to enter your work into competitions, and ask for feedback on your art, and I think the photographers of Australia/NZ produced some of the greatest imagery I've ever seen this year. And I love that they'll do it again next year. Turns out art has no limits. It makes me excited to be a photographer. #aipp #appa2017 #aipp_official
Just hanging out on Melbourne rooftops with this unicorn love(r). Turns out wherever I am in the world with her feels like home.
It's Mother's Day over here in Australia, and if you look real carefully, you'll find Alana being both a mumma and a bride in this pic. And rocking it. Here's to all the mums who play so many roles simultaneously in life. You're all amazing humans!
Last night was a bit fun - The #aipp Awards happened, and I took out WA Professional Wedding Photographer of the Year!! Big thanks to the amazing couples I get to photograph, and to the incredible community of creatives that push us all to be our best! Excited and honoured!
Happy 2017! Here's to a year of shining like we're made of stars, and doing impossible and amazing things.
That time just before midnight when the DJ-who-is-also-the-groom kicks the dance floor into overdrive with an epic mix, and masques, and some pretty exceptional guests. #AIPP #APPA Silver award for this one..
This year, I was a finalist for #AIPP Australian Professional Wedding Photographer of the Year, along with two of my favourite others, @danmakepicture, and @kellytunney. And they're actual rockstars. So, it was pretty freaking exciting to be up there with them. This is a snapshot of Jodie+Michael's reception in Thailand, and the image went straight to gold. Because, these guys were amazing, and completely authentic. And, because, limbo.
These days, it feels like whole lifetimes happen in seconds, and entire worlds change in a heartbeat. So many exciting futures to make happen, so many opportunities to self-promote, and it's all so dizzyingly fast. This image says "it's ok to not keep up". It says "we are all skin and breath and tears, and we are amazing". Tomorrow I'll show you some pretty images that did real well in our recent AIPP awards. Today is just a collarbone, at peace with itself.
The whole reason I'm in Italy. Two incredible people decided to be wed, in the most beautiful place in the world, with some of the most amazing others in the world. This was a wedding that was so good for the soul. Now if I can just stay in one place long enough to send them some sneak previews, my weekend would be complete..
@bedandbreakfastaduepassi ! Hands down my most favourite place to stay in all of #ravello. It's also the only place I've stayed. But it's beautiful and it's my favourite.