Giandomenico Cosentino opened his photography studio in 2009 in Albaro, Genoa, and now also spends several months each year working in Marrakech and Essaouira.
Giandomenico CosentinoWedding photographer and founderGiandomenico Cosentino opened his photography studio in 2009 in Albaro, an elegant neighbourhood of Genoa. His work has been recognised at home and abroad: the Italian association ANFM named him Best Wedding Photographer in Italy two years running and gave one of his albums first place in its Album of the Year category in 2019, and in 2022 MyWed named him Best Wedding Photographer in the World for its Wedding of the Year.
His approach is storytelling. He follows the day as it unfolds and keeps direction to a minimum, on the principle that the best pictures come from a couple enjoying their wedding rather than thinking about the photographer. He describes his style as natural reportage with an editorial sensibility, and he prefers to speak of authorship rather than art: a personal way of seeing that steers clear of the usual wedding clichés. Elegance matters to the studio in every detail, and black and white is used with intent rather than as a default.
“I only take on a few weddings each season, and every story starts with a conversation.”
Giandomenico Cosentino
Many of his weddings now run over two or three days, and he works to that rhythm: a welcome dinner where guests arrive and the mood is relaxed, the wedding itself from preparations to the last dance, and a slower farewell brunch the morning after. He stays quiet and discreet throughout. When he has not worked at a venue before, he researches it in advance so that he knows the light and the best times of day before he arrives.
Genoa is home, and his published weddings take him along the Ligurian coast to Castello Canevaro and Villa Durazzo in Santa Margherita Ligure, into Tuscany at Le Filigare and La Certosa di Pontignano, to Piedmont for an Indian wedding at Castello di Lajone and a celebration at Hotel Villa Beccaris, and on to Puglia, Courmayeur, Ponza, the Bvlgari Hotel in Rome and Domaine de Valbonne in Provence. Morocco has become a second base: he spends several months each year between Marrakech, Essaouira and the surrounding region, photographing in private riads, the medina, desert camps in the Agafay and coastal venues by the Atlantic.
He takes only a few weddings each season. Delivery times and the number of photographs are not published, so couples agree them when they book; his albums have won national album awards, and album details are given on request.
Send the date, location, country of residence and a photography budget through the contact form, or write to [email protected]. Replies usually come within 48 hours, so check your spam folder if you hear nothing.
A detailed quote is prepared from what you are planning. The more he knows about the day, or days, the more precise it can be.
If he has not photographed at your venue before, he researches it in advance, including the light and the best times of day for pictures.
For multi-day weddings, coverage can begin at the welcome dinner, with relaxed, unposed pictures as guests arrive and meet.
A quiet, discreet presence from the early preparations to the final dance, following events as they happen rather than directing them.
A farewell brunch or last gathering can be included, along with other pre- or post-wedding moments if you want a fuller story.
Giandomenico Cosentino Photography
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With his availability and his smile, Giandomenico made everything easier on the wedding day. We appreciated his very professional yet friendly and approachable demeanor. The photos exceeded our expectations, full of emotions and with a very elegant style, exactly as we wanted to narrate our special day. After our wedding, we met Giandomenico at other friends’ weddings who, in love with our photos, had no doubts in choosing him.
Albaro, Genoa, Italy
Fees on request
They quote for each wedding, from your date, guest numbers and plans.
Ask for a proposalPrices are not published. The contact form asks for your date, location and photography budget, and a detailed quote is prepared from those details.
Natural reportage with an editorial sensibility. He tells the story of the day as it happens, keeps posing and direction to a minimum, values elegance and often works in black and white.
Yes. He often photographs celebrations of two or three days, from the welcome dinner to a farewell brunch, and can add pre- or post-wedding moments.
He is based in Genoa and works across Italy, including Liguria, Tuscany, Piedmont, Puglia, Rome, Courmayeur and Ponza, as well as Provence. He spends several months a year in Morocco, working in Marrakech, Essaouira and the Agafay desert, and travels further for weddings abroad.
He knows Marrakech and many of the surrounding venues well. If he has not worked at your venue before, he researches it before the wedding.
For weddings in Morocco, ideally six to twelve months ahead. If your date is open he can move quickly, especially if he is already in Morocco at the time. He takes only a few weddings each season.
Usually within 48 hours. If you have not heard back, check your spam folder.
Numbers and delivery times are not published; agree them with him when you book.
Your message goes straight to Giandomenico, with your date, guests and the kind of wedding you have in mind.
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