Amelia Soegijono Photography

Sydney Photographer

Since I was little, I’ve been besotted with fairy tales, love stories and dreams.

I see weddings as a mission where I hold a little treasure box. My brides and grooms are trusting me to fill it to the brim with their precious memories and stories - about them and people closest to them.  This box will be a priceless gift to their children and grandchildren, in the form of photographs.  Photographs that are thoughtful, romantic and heartfelt - captured with my analog medium format film camera.

Europe’s rich history and charming architecture inspires me. So, I base myself there during Europe’s summer months to photograph the weddings and editorials that are thick with stories just waiting to be told.

The rest of the year, I am based in Sydney, Australia where I get to bring dreams to life for the most incredible souls. It is an honour to use my skills, artist’s eye and heart for others to craft bespoke photography that will remain for generations.

Fashion editorial photography lights my creative heart, wedding photography gets me up in the morning, and my humanitarian work keeps me grounded.

"You"

You who sing like no one is listening.
You who love like you’ve never been hurt.
You who dance like nobody’s watching,
You who live like it’s heaven on earth.

You who are loved...

SHOW ME YOUR HEART, YOUR LIFE, YOUR WORLD AND I’LL SHOW YOU BEAUTY, WONDER AND LOVE.

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Amelia Soegijono Photography

Sydney Photographer

Since I was little, I’ve been besotted with fairy tales, love stories and dreams.

I see weddings as a mission where I hold a little treasure box. My brides and grooms are trusting me to fill it to the brim with their precious memories and stories - about them and people closest to them.  This box will be a priceless gift to their children and grandchildren, in the form of photographs.  Photographs that are thoughtful, romantic and heartfelt - captured with my analog medium format film camera.

Europe’s rich history and charming architecture inspires me. So, I base myself there during Europe’s summer months to photograph the weddings and editorials that are thick with stories just waiting to be told.

The rest of the year, I am based in Sydney, Australia where I get to bring dreams to life for the most incredible souls. It is an honour to use my skills, artist’s eye and heart for others to craft bespoke photography that will remain for generations.

Fashion editorial photography lights my creative heart, wedding photography gets me up in the morning, and my humanitarian work keeps me grounded.

"You"

You who sing like no one is listening.
You who love like you’ve never been hurt.
You who dance like nobody’s watching,
You who live like it’s heaven on earth.

You who are loved...

SHOW ME YOUR HEART, YOUR LIFE, YOUR WORLD AND I’LL SHOW YOU BEAUTY, WONDER AND LOVE.


Interview

IF I HAVE A FREE SUNDAY I WOULD SPEND IT… cuddling in bed with my precious family. Then baking freshly made scones or flipping pancakes followed by jumping into the pool in the backyard splashing around giggling and laughing our bellies off! 

MY MOST MEMORABLE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE WAS… when my husband and I walked through the dusty streets of East Timor where we met and photographed some of the most precious and beautiful street children for a charity I partnered with and we shared some toys and laughters with them. East Timor beaches were untouched, serene and beautiful… and I don’t think I ever drank so many coconuts in my life.

THE COUNTRY I MOST WANT TO VISIT IS… Togo, Africa where my sponsor child lives. We have been involved in his life for 6 years and would really love to meet him! Then we would love to explore Africa, I think my two little monkeys would go crazy seeing the amazing big animals in their natural habitats!

WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT MY JOB IS… we get to celebrate the beautiful part of humanity! That I get to tell stories, sometimes surprising people with the stories that they don’t even know they have.

IF I DIDN’T DO THIS FOR A JOB I WOULD BE… lost and unfulfilled.

IF I COULD GIVE NEWLY ENGAGED COUPLES ONE PIECE OF ADVICE IT WOULD BE… find the stories amongst the incredible relationships found at the wedding where everyone gathers, highlight them as much as possible on the wedding day with the help of a photographer who cares. I promise, those photographs that are told intentionally would be the most precious things you will ever have.

I LOVE WHERE I LIVE BECAUSE… Australia is a very diverse country. It is so multicultural and you pretty much get the world in one city. Despite Sydney being a huge metropolitan city, you can still find untouched beaches and natural environments within 10 kms from the city. I was doing an engagement shoot the other day in a beach 20 mins away from the city and saw dolphins in the background!  

IF I COULD LIVE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IT WOULD BE… Paris! but home is where the heart is and at this moment in time, the people I love the most live in Sydney Australia.

MY FAVOURITE MOVIE IS? The Greatest Showman.  

MOST MEMORABLE MEAL I’VE EVER EATEN WAS… Ethiopian Sauteed Fish in NYC - Fish Yasa. It was SO spicy and flavourful. My mouth was burning but my heart was dancing!

THE PETS I OWN ARE… They are all my husband and son’s. We have stick insects (I refuse to touch them!) and two goldfish named Orange and Peach.