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ABOUT ME

JO CUSH, Melbourne wedding photographer

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Born and bred in Northern Ireland, I always had a fascination for photography.  I soon flew the nest to study graphic design in Scotland.  I always tried to incorporate photography into each project in some way and it soon became clear to me that that is where my passion truly was. 

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So after earning my Bachelor of Design, I continued my education by taking a post graduate course to study photography. I immersed myself in the darkroom, loving every second of it.

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I then took the opportunity to travel for one year, to step outside my comfort zone with camera in hand.  Traveling off the beaten path whenever we could.  I had the great privilege of surreal moments and beautiful people presenting themselves in front of my lens, and it became natural to me to document these moments in a photojournalist way - real people, real situations and real emotions. Over the course of the year I seemed to have developed a 6th sense for timing and precisely when to click that shutter. I had found my calling.

 

And there you have it, that is what molded the way I photograph today, add a wedding into the equation and that is my perfect job. After falling in love with an American and relocating to Boston, I spent the next 4 years photographing weddings from Boston to Florida and taking personal photos whenever I could find the time.

 

Three years ago, Greg and I got married and had the “shoe on the other foot”, being in front of the camera instead of behind it for a change, gave me an invaluable insight of the wedding day from another perspective and has positively impacted the way I shoot today.  (I loved my photographer!)

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We have since moved to Melbourne and are loving every minute.  I am very fortunate to have photographed so many weddings since being in Australia and I can't wait to see what 2013 brings.

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​MY STYLE

 

I Strive to tell an entire story in just one image, to know when less is more and when it’s not, all the while still remaining as unobtrusive as possible.   Every wedding is so unique and each couple has a different love story to tell so it is so important to me that I let those relationships and emotions shine naturally through the lens, without my interference. 

I truly love what I do and I would be honored to photograph your story.