About

André Maier Photography specializes in candid, reportage-style photography for weddings, mitzvahs and corporate events. There to document, not direct – we capture the momentous milestones of your life, so you can continue to relive them moment-by-moment, with as much exhilaration as if it were yesterday.

Meet André Maier

 

André Maier’s path that led to a thriving career in wedding photography took him not only from country to country, but also from discipline to discipline. From Chemistry to Molecular Biology studies at King’s College London, he eventually dedicated himself to his passion — photography — at the prestigious London College of Printing. Before long André’s relaxed and creative photojournalism was featured in magazines and he had the opportunity to photograph many extraordinary events and people, including the Dalai Lama.

The transition to photojournalistic wedding photography was seamless thanks to André’s natural curiosity, serenity, and ability to make his subjects look like the best version of themselves. At weddings, he is a covert observer, capturing personalities and relationship dynamics without exerting outside influence on the proceedings. This is not in-your-face wedding photography. Ultimately, André’s shooting style is comprehensive and unprompted. Every photo tells a story – the real story of one of the most important days in a couple’s life.

“I love what I do,” he says. “At a wedding, you’re in a very intimate setting where emotions run high. I’m very mellow, I’m not directing people or trying to run the show, and so I’m a calming influence on the couple, their attendants, and the guests. Nothing throws me off; I welcome the day’s little surprises because those unexpected happenings often result in the most beautiful photographs.”

André lives with his wife (artist Sylvia Maier), their two sons, and two labrador retrievers and they divide their time between Brooklyn, New York City and Los Angeles

podcast

If you want to know everything about my background, you can listen to my interview with Andy Kushner for his podcast series “Wedding Biz Show”:

podcast weddingbizshow