I believe the very best photographs begin with actually giving a damn. The First Thing To Know Is This
I’m Annie,
Photographer. Wife. Mother. Collector of old cameras and entirely way too many hobbies. I studied sociology prior to photography became the thing I couldn’t seem to put down, which, in hindsight, makes quite a bit of sense.
I’m endlessly and hopelessly interested in people.
How they love one another. The itty bitty things they do without even noticing. The objects they keep. The places that become important simply because life happened there.
Photography gave me somewhere to put all of that curiosity.
This Part Matters Even More
I do not believe your wedding exists for the photographs. The photographs exist because you LIVED it. That distinction alone shapes nearly everything about the way that I work.
I use film and digital. I give direction when it’s needed and disappear when it’s not. I care about making something beautiful, but never at the expense of what was actually happening. Because eventually these photographs stop being wedding photographs.
They will become photographs of your parents when they were younger. Your best friend before they moved across the country. The house you grew up in. The person whose laugh you would give anything to hear again.
That is the part of photography I take VERY seriously.
Love Letters…
“Five stars is not nearly enough to accurately represent how much we loved working with Annie Austin.!!!!!
Our wedding was beautiful and perfect, and of course, I adore my husband. Still, my running joke is that I wish I could get married over and over just for the chance to work with Annie again. She was unbelievably professional while also bringing a relaxed, friendly energy—like having an extra friend there to help throughout the day. On top of that, we received WAY more photos than expected, and every single one was stunning. From start to finish, working with Annie was an absolute dream, and we can’t wait for another opportunity to do it again!
Annie+Toro
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Love Letters….
“10/10 best photographer in East Texas.
Magen W.
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Love Letters
“Annie was a joy to work with.
I had family members who were nervous about being in front of the camera and/or nervous about their English. Annie was able to make everyone comfortable and shot the best pictures while doing so. I could not have asked for a better person to be with me as I prepared for my wedding and to be with me on my wedding day. Additionally, her pictures are truly a work of art. I would recommend Annie to anyone and everyone!
Rachel + Tom
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the LIST
A few things I return to
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My husband, Noah, and our growing family
Homes that feel collected over time
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Slower mornings when I can get them
Things passed down and kept for a reason
Film, texture, and the way light moves through a space
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RECENT PRESS
PRESS
Vanity Fair UK (print)
BoHo Weddings
ZOLA
STRICKTLY WEDDINGS
BRIDES & WEDDINGS
HOCHZEITZ
And About Working Together I want to know you
Not because I need your wedding to become some grand creative production, but rather because I can make better photographs when I understand what it is that matters to you.
Tell me who you’re worried you won’t have enough photographs of.
Tell me what your grandmother always carries in her purse.
Tell me what you love about the person you’re marrying that nobody else seems to notice.
Then go live your wedding. I’ll pay attention.
A FEW WAYS WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.
MENTORSHIPS
YOU DON’T NEED TO STEP OUT OF YOUR WEDDING TO HAVE IT PHOTOGRAPHED BEAUTIFULLY.
Quite the opposite, actually.
Be there.
Be with your people. Let things run late. Cry before you thought you would. Spend twenty minutes talking to someone you haven’t seen in five years.
I’ll worry about the photographs.
You have considerably better things to do.
IF YOU’VE MADE IT THIS FAR…
I have a feeling you care quite a lot about the photographs.
You just don’t want to spend your wedding thinking about them.
Good. Neither do I.
