FEEL!
“” I have found you … your arms are my home, where I belong, where I feel safe, where I can dream, where I dare to fly, but more so, where I dare to love. ”
Pleasure to meet you!
Photography, people, and travel are the heartbeat of my passion. These three pillars not only define what I do but infuse every frame with the energy, emotion, and wanderlust that make each moment truly unforgettable!
Life is made up of moments … and then you get the moments between the moments … the moments I love to capture!
If not love,
then what?
“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds.”
About Me
& my passion
My wedding couples have a very special place in my heart and having done many weddings, I understand the importance of “YOUR BIG DAY”.
Having the ability to connect with people and making them feel comfortable also having professional-fun with them, along with my quality and various editing styles I can say with utmost confidence, I am sure to capture your special day with great ease.
I don’t just love photography, I love and have a passion for people – especially wedding couples. I do many other types / genres of commercial photography but wedding photography remains my favourite!
Visit my commercial site? Click Stefan Coetzee Photographics.
A little more about my journey
I realised I enjoy taking photos as a kid. The whole process of capturing images, developing them and also Instamatic cameras at the time was pure magic to me.
I always made sure we had the camera packed on family holidays but it was not until I bought my first camera around 1999 that I realised, just how much I enjoyed photography. What started out as a hobby soon showed to be my passion and a love to create. I started experimenting with different film and developing photos in the dark room.
I learned as much as I could and did a short-course in Photography at PU for CHE (Pukke) in Potchefstroom where I grew up. I started taking photos for family and friends and also a wedding here and there.
With limited photographic experience and a basic certificate in photography, I took a leap of faith to start my photography career whilst pursuing another dream, traveling.
I started working as a photographer in the United States of America working for Carnival Cruise Lines. I did two contracts as a photographer gaining skills and knowledge not just in photography, but also with printing in the photo lab.
I then moved to London, United Kingdom where I worked full-time in a lab for two years. During the last year of the two I was promoted to manager and started doing freelance weddings for a professional studio. It was during this time, I also discovered another dream, becoming a graphic designer.
I returned to South Africa and obtained my BA Graphic Design Degree in 2008.
I have been self-employed since 2010 and specialise in numerous photographic genres along with being a professional graphic designer.
I truly enjoy ‘creating something out of nothing’.
A few of my favourite quotes
“When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew.”
“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.”
“When you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”