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Meet Alexia

Mum of two energetic boys, and a wife to an amazing husband and father.

Lives in the stunning Blue Mountains.

Her passion lies in creating visual narratives that celebrate storytelling.

Alexia’s photography journey

Her love for photography really took off in 2017 when she went on an unforgettable trip to South Africa with her first DSLR camera. That trip opened her eyes to the power of storytelling through a camera.

Your first wedding!

My cousin's son reached out to me a few months before we were due to leave for Greece. He asked if it would be ok if I took a few shots of the ceremony since they couldn't secure a photographer for the day. I didn't want to let him down, and I know how stressful destination weddings are (my husband and I married in Santorini), so I, of course, said yes, I mean it’s Paxos island.

It’s more than the story of a wedding on a Greek Island.

Yes, it was really important to me to capture both the sacredness of the Orthodox ceremony and the feeling of being on a Greek island. There’s so much tradition in the church, but also so much emotion and beauty in the space and the people. I honestly just followed what felt organic.

It was a small, dark space, so I worked with the available light and focused on the moments as they unfolded. I made sure to get the key traditional shots, but I was really drawn to the in-between moments; that’s what told the story for me.

Your photography came alive.

To be honest, I wasn’t really aware of it at the time. I was still deep in imposter syndrome after the wedding. I remember spiralling, thinking I’d ruined their photos (hahaha).

Looking back now, though, I think shooting for myself in the lead-up, without pressure, gave me permission to just try things and shoot with feeling.

I didn’t realise it at the time, but I think that’s where that energy came from.

And being in Greece with my family (my two boys) definitely played a part.

Even though I didn’t grow up there, it’s always been such a big part of me.

I felt this real sense of pride, and I think I naturally wanted to reflect that in the images.

Balancing being a guest and a photographer.

I didn’t… (hahaha) at least not during the ceremony and part of the pre-dinner drinks. I was only meant to shoot the ceremony, but I was on such a high that I just kept going (they did have another photographer for the party side of things).

In terms of managing both, I think I naturally just slipped into photographer mode when it mattered, and then allowed myself to switch off afterwards.

Once dinner and dancing started, I fully stepped back and actually got to enjoy it, and it was EPIC.

More weddings?

I’d be open to it, yes - maybe very small weddings (hahaha). I still have a lot to learn, but I love weddings and feel it’s such an honour to be part of them. Baby steps, though!