David Christian Lichtag is a documentary wedding photographer based in the Czech Republic who works on destination weddings, mostly in Italy and Switzerland.
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David Christian LichtagDocumentary wedding photographerDavid Christian Lichtag is a documentary wedding photographer who works on destination weddings, mostly in Italy and Switzerland. He describes his style in five words: documentary, candid, vivid, natural and intimate, with a sixth, minimalist. His focus is human emotion without artificial adornment, the laughter, joy and happiness of the people he photographs.
He grew up near Brno in the Czech Republic and trained as a pianist before turning to painting, installation, photography and video. In his late teens he photographed a rock band on tour, shooting black and white film and developing it himself in a garage. He says that experience of fast, low-light, unpredictable situations prepared him for weddings. His first wedding, in 2008 in Varenna on Lake Como, felt familiar for exactly that reason, and the planners he met there asked to work with him again.
“I’m happy to travel to capture your wedding celebrations wherever they take place.”
David Lichtag, photographer
On the day he blends into the flow of the celebration. He is there from the early preparations to the dance floor, and he asks couples not to pose or pretend, so that the expressions between them are real. He meets his couples the day before the wedding to go through the details, and holds video calls beforehand. He sometimes works with an assistant or a second photographer, depending on the scale of the wedding, the number of locations and the number of guests.
He photographs mostly in Italy, across Lake Garda, Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, the Ligurian Riviera and Tuscany, and in Switzerland and Germany. He has also photographed weddings in Austria, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States, and will travel anywhere a couple is marrying. He works with planners across the Italian Lakes, Venice, Tuscany and the Italian Riviera, and can recommend planners in Italy, Vienna and Prague.
Couples receive an online gallery with every final photograph in web and full print resolution, typically 350 to 550 edited images, and no extra purchase is needed for the print files. Photo books and museum-grade archival prints, produced with his professional print studio, are offered in the collections or can be added after the wedding. He also advises couples to consider an unplugged ceremony.
Send an enquiry to check availability for your date and to talk through the details. He is glad to hear how you met and how you plan to celebrate, and offers a Skype or FaceTime call.
There are three pre-designed collections that differ in the prints and books included. A custom collection can be made, and extra products can be added after the wedding.
For destination weddings he works with the couple and often with the wedding planner to go through the programme, the venues and the light. He can recommend planners in several Italian regions.
He meets each couple the day before the wedding for a last review of the details and a coffee or a drink together. If he does not know the location, he scouts it beforehand.
He photographs from the preparations through to the party, documentary in approach and discreet around guests. Couples are not asked to pose; he looks for their natural movement and expression.
The finished photographs arrive in an online gallery in web and full print resolution. He designs a first layout of the photo book, usually 50 to 120 photographs, and the couple make any changes they wish.
David was amazing for our wedding in Malcesine and took some fantastic shots, we were really impressed with his dedication to get the perfect photos and even stayed later than he should have! Definitely would recommend to anyone thinking of getting married in Lake Garda.
Czech Republic
Fees on request
They quote for each wedding, from your date, guest numbers and plans.
Ask for a proposalDocumentary and candid, with a natural, intimate and minimalist look. He does not stage the day and asks couples not to pose, aiming for real expressions and the dynamics between the two of you.
There is no fixed number, because it depends on the programme, the time of the ceremony and the number of guests. In general it is between 350 and 550 carefully selected, edited photographs.
The photographs are delivered through an online gallery in web and full print resolution. You can share, download and print them without paying extra for the print files.
Yes, as part of the collections or added after the wedding. A photo book usually holds 50 to 120 photographs, he designs the first layout, and you have the final say. Prints are produced on archival paper with his print studio.
Mostly in Italy (Lake Garda, Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, the Ligurian Riviera, Tuscany), Switzerland and Germany. He has also worked in Austria, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States, and will travel to a new destination.
Yes, where the wedding needs one. It depends on the scale of the wedding, the number and distance of locations and the number of guests, and is agreed in discussion.
Yes. Two videographers cover the day in the same spirit as the photography, offered within the collections. David is also happy to work alongside a videographer you have already chosen.
He likes to hold a video call beforehand, and always meets the couple the day before the wedding to go through the final details.
Your message goes straight to David, with your date, guests and the kind of wedding you have in mind.
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