Christopher Munton Photography

Location: Gauteng, Johannesburg,

AIA – How long have you been involved in photography?
CM – Professionally about 10 years, I had a keen interest as a kid with the darkroom in the bathroom.
AIA – Why wedding photography?
CM – I got into weddings after shooting friends as a favor, I then assisted a local photographer on a few of his shoots. I was hooked.
He had a lab at home in those days and he would give me advice when I collected my prints, not certain if he liked what I was doing but he was a wealth of technical info and a great guy.
AIA – How would you describe your style?
CM – I would say photojournalism with a few of styled images in between.
AIA – Which South African wedding photographers do you admire?
CM – I took early inspiration from Elizabeth Olivier Kahlau.
AIA – What is your muse?
CM – Aside from inspiring images, Music, sculpture and films. They are all interrelated and influence each other in some sense.
AIA – What things would you look for in a photographer’s portfolio if you were getting married?
CM – identify with images in their portfolio,
can you relate to the photographer capturing your day?
do your homework.
AIA – How can someone you are photographing ensure that they are helping you get the best images of the day?
CM – I don’t really have a formulated approach, I generally shoot what presents itself..I think time is probably the most valuable contribution to good images.
AIA – Tell us about an image that has excited you in the last year – your own or someone else’s?
CM – Still chasing it!
AIA – Tell us about the one that got away – the last “if only I had my camera” moment?
CM – Lets not even go there!