:: THE BIRTH OF A PASSION ::

Photography is a wonderful medium but even at its best, it can only hint at what really exists. The difference between a snapshot and a work of art is that art evokes. It helps you see more and be more. Precisely what is summoned is hard to control. There is an artist in each of us that filters and colors our world. Our complex emotions mediate our senses. Our overall sense of being depends on innumerable details and distractions, but deep inside, one's religious attitude and philosophical background influence one's perceptions.

When Ant began to photograph few years ago in Israel, he felt he found a way of expressing himself that met something so deep inside him that he wanted to do it for the rest of his life. Walking with his camera and almost always left behind by his tour group then, the city streets seemed transformed - friendlier, more interesting - and he spent hours searching for dramatic situations, trying to capture the right moment.

With a decade’s experience in graphic design, a huge part of his attraction to photography comes from the idea of creating images that will last centuries and influence the lives of many, many people. It comes from his deep love of people and his perception that all things are beautiful in life. He believes that there is a magical and sacred element to each person, place or thing in the universe and if one looks carefully they will find its beauty. He loves to create images that help people to "see" in a whole new way. Even the most ordinary moments or objects can be part of profound beauty. In his words, “A nice shot looks gorgeous but ‘dead’; a good shot is one that projects emotions in the perceiver.”

Photography is an art that grants him the opportunity to capture a moment in time. From that moment he can see how lives have changed, and which aspects have remained indelibly the same. Photography is an art – the art of celebration and observation of a life’s character, spirit, and expression. His intimate yet carefree style allows you to capture the real moments of your life and present them like the unfolding pages of a Storybook, a story of your life.

:: CELEBRATION OF LOVE ::
Journalistic Wedding Photography

Wedding is filled with moments that reveal love, emotion, commitment, traditions, as well as all of the unexpected nuances that make your day uniquely yours. An unobtrusive journalistic approach is used to create a photographic story that narrates your wedding day; by capturing the day as it naturally unfolds using candid, documentary and still-life imagery. Like a story teller, relating the love of the blissful couple. By capturing events as they naturally happen and keeping formals to a minimum, couples usually find the captured images true and genuine. Couples also find that such a style better preserves the memory of their big day, by allowing them to reminiscence their special day decades later.

Many weddings are done by formula that does not reflect the true individuality of the couple. There are a lot of very fine retail photographers who does nice standard shots for "packaged" weddings. However, this is not Ant's photographic style. Because he treats each wedding photography assignment as a distinct exclusive experience rather than a job, ensuring that the final product Is uniquely yours.

:: PHILOSOPHY - “... IS ABOUT LIFE” ::

To see things. To enjoy simple things. That little reflection of water from a clear glass. The postures of two persons engaged in animated conversation. The way the morning light created shapes and shadows. And in the process, if he can record and make an image of those things, he will be extremely grateful.

Ant understands that "A photographer is not primarily interested in photography". He is primarily interested in life. And the camera is his tool to record the things that move him. If there is no camera, he will paint. If there is no paint, he will draw. He may construct a poem with his ‘far from perfect English’ about the things he love and care for in life.

Ant creates images by his impulse. It is what moves him at that very moment in time. To him, a beautiful picture may not necessarily be a good "standards" picture, but a picture which is able to breathe life, a picture capable of speaking, yes….to be able to stir in your heart a certain emotion. It need not be a sharp image, even an out-of-focus image appeals to him. It is his impulse, honed by his past personal experiences that things are not always clear and are often with indistinct boundaries. A sense of mystery …

:: IN HIS WORDS... ::

My work is a representation of things to be cherished…. people, places, moments, feelings and emotions. My forte is in pure-journalistic wedding photography and fine-arts / lifestyle pregnancy photography – photographs that evoke laughter, tears and life-affirming insights into love and devotion, of beauty and of truth.

I invite you to explore and discover my world of photography where together, you and I can create art, capturing the day one moment at a time and celebrating your life’s evolving changes – marriage, pregnancy, birth, babies, etc.

"Life, an art and vision for those who seek its beauty, a beauty often unnoticed but always in existence. This is a humble view of life in its purest form..." - Ant Ng.