Is wedding photography overrated?
Marc-Louis’ christening at George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Redfern. The christening was late in the afternoon and when I arrived at the church it didn’t look promising. A 4pm start on a cloudy day in winter meant dull light. The church was less than beautiful – red brick and concrete, no soft sandstone as a background. Not even a carpark with a green hedge. No nearby leafy park, instead many housing commission flats, some vandelised with boarded up windows, surrounded the church. The church is locked, no guests have arrived, I wait and think hard about what backgrounds I can use. Two guests arrive,...