Welcome to my website. My name is Samuel and I’m a wedding photographer based in Luxembourg.
I consider myself a story-teller. The main reason I love to photograph weddings can be summed up in three words: “Telling your story”.
With my images I will build up a storyline, in order to recreate as closely as I can all the emotions of this very special day. This can only be achieved through candid photos and without any kitsch effects. My work is meant to be timeless so that in 20 years from now , you can live this day again with the same feeling and share it with your loved ones. Those who were there, and those who were not there, particularly future generations.
Jolie Histoire was the perfect photography choice for our wedding. Samuel was punctual, professional, friendly and discrete. He was excellent at communicating with us prior to the wedding and when organising the albums he created for us. His photos were way beyond what we had hoped for and we will treasure them for ever. He was well worth his fee. I can very confidently recommend him as a photographer.
Samuel is a flexible and creative photographer.We are happy to have chosen him for our wedding.He was very professional since the beginning. We would recommend him to every couple without any doubt. Thanks a lot again for the great Job!
It was a pleasure to have Jolie Histoire as our wedding photographer. He was flexible and did an efficient job with many different emotional angles and unexpected shots that are highly appreciative and refreshing to see. Thank you !
As a photographer I believe the human relationship with my clients is so important. Of course, before the wedding I meet with the couple, but I also go the extra mile by including an engagement session in my wedding package. This photo-session will allow us to know each other a bit better and you will get used to my way of shooting photographs. It is vital to get along well because I will be there on the most important day of your life !
“If your pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough.“
Robert Capa
I like this quote by Robert Capa. it sums up pretty well my vision of photography. A good photographer should of course always be on the move to find the best position and capture important moments. However, I believe that he also meant the emotional closeness, not just physical. And that’s what matters to me the most: being able to recreate the emotion of your wedding through my pictures.
To achieve this, I have developed a documentary style, helping me to keep distances from the more traditional wedding photography, which looks way too fabricated and artificial in my opinion. I only work with prime lenses (24mm & 50mm) which forces me to get close to the action and my subjects. I’m always on the go for capturing moments such as a tear, a laugh or a hug.
An image is worth a thousand words. That’s why I invite you to check out my portfolio and the blog where you will find examples of past wedding reportages !
This is the engagement session of Michel & Michaela who will get married next May. For the occasion we took a boat trip on the lake of Haute-Sûre followed by a walk in the pretty medieval village of Esch-sur-Sûre. Without further ado, the photos: Boat trip at sunrise After a good hour of driving, I…
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This is a pre-wedding photo session that I held with Ségolène & Luca at Fonds-de-Gras, a nice and atypical little train station in Luxembourg. It’s located near Esch-sur-Alzette. Here’s a selection of the photos. Fonds-de-Gras train station I did not know this place until Sonia, a bride whose wedding I shot last year, told me…
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Today I’m happy to share a very unusual wedding between an English gentleman and a cheerful Cameroonian girl. This African wedding was celebrated in Luxembourg-city and was not the typical wedding you’d expect to see on a Friday morning. Check out the photos ! The bride getting ready at the Place d’Armes hotel For the…
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