I help adventurous, often cross-cultural couples who love Oaxaca make natural, fun, timeless, and true memories as they celebrate their commitment to building a life together with the family and friends they care about the most.
So you decided a standard reception hall wedding back home wasn’t for you. You didn’t want the same old drab walls and too familiar surroundings, the glorified cafeteria food masquerading as a wedding banquet, the underwhelming responses from your guests when you ask if they’re having a good time.
You want to celebrate your wedding somewhere that has a strong sense of place, where the venue has so much character it is a character in your story, helping give your guests an unforgettable experience.
And, besides, you come from two different places, and maybe even speak two different languages, and want a place where everyone invited will be excited to get out of their comfort zone, to get out of the ordinary and into the extraordinary.
As someone who had my own cross-cultural wedding in Oaxaca (my wife’s hometown), and who has spent thousands of hours across the past 17 years capturing the memories that couples like you have entrusted me with, I am here for you, to put these experiences to the service of helping you achieve your vision for your wedding day.
Having raised my family in Oaxaca, and photographed couples from all over Mexico, the US, Europe, Australia, and Asia, I am at home in settings where two, three, or more cultures and languages mingle together.
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Douglas!
So so beautiful!
I want to thank you for your time during these very special events! Because of you we get to have, share, and re-live these unforgettable moments!
Thank you for being a part of our family’s beautiful and happy story! You will forever hold a special place in our hearts.
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We are so so glad Douglas captured our wedding day!
Douglas is very kind, flexible, communicative, and talented. While we did get some formal and posed shots, his candid shots were some of my absolute favorites. His tonal quality is warm and colorful, great composition, and just an overall great value. He’s also very familiar with the area so in any given location he captured perfect moments. Because of his skills we now have absolutely stunning photos that bring us joy every time we look at them!
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Douglas was an incredible photographer to work with for our wedding. We are a Mexican American couple (my family is English speaking and my husband’s is Spanish), so it was wonderful that Douglas was able to communicate with all of our family and friends in both English and Spanish.
The photos from the wedding are phenomenal. We keep receiving comments about how beautiful they are. Douglas was easy to communicate with remotely and once we arrived in Oaxaca. We cannot recommend Douglas enough.
I am grateful for the following awards and features that have honored my work over the years.
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Love shooting photo AND video at once? Then you are ready to take on solo hybrid shooting, my friend. In this course I share my secrets on how I shoot photo, video, and even drone, all by myself during engagement sessions, proposals, and elopements.
These lessons are based on my 16 years of experience as a photographer in the breathtaking wedding destination of Oaxaca, Mexico, and my endless learning, most recently as a graduate of the THRIVE course by photographer Maddie Mae, “the woman who helped spark the adventure elopement trend” (Forbes). With the synthesis of my two decades of experience as a photographer and this course on “the business of unconventional weddings and elopements,” I am able to share not only photography and videography fundamentals, like what focal lengths and camera settings are best for each situation, but also how to get creative with them to achieve your own vision, AND how to tackle the business side: differentiating yourself from your competitors, pricing what you’re worth, and closing with adventurous clients who are excited to work with you.
This course guides you step by step through each component, with plenty of extra tips and tricks so you can start feeling like a seasoned hybrid-shooter pro this year rather than in five or ten.
It comes complete with a special bonus section on the unique nature of destination weddings and how to always be prepared for the unexpected.
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