my name is samm blake.
I am an explorer of the world, love and light. I document my findings with a camera.
Currently based in Melbourne after making the big leap across from Perth in 2011. I shoot throughout Australia and internationally for commissions. When I am not taking photos, I enjoy traveling. I particularly enjoy doing both at the same time.
I have been working as a professional photographer for over seven years and I am a member of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP). Photography is my life, passion and obsession. I live and breathe it every day.
I like to create pictures and tell stories. I am fascinated with exploring the connections we have with others in our lives. I love that I get to document people in their most honest moments.
education
2003 Bachelor of Communications. Photomedia + Journalism. Edith Cowan University.
career highlights
2011 Top five finalists (action) in the Monster Children photo competition.
2010 Top ten Wedding Photographers in Australia - Capture Magazine.
2009 Top ten Wedding Photographers in Australia - Capture Magazine.
2005 Commissioned by Absolut Vodka for artists series, Absolut Cut.
2004 Fotofreo International Photography Festival - Fringe. Moores Building.
2004 The Australian Newspaper – “Drinking in the View” - Article discussing my 'Southern Beauty' series.
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AmyPunky Photography - That is simply amazing!!!! Wow!!
Kirstie - WOW!!! What an incredible wedding. The bride and her girls are stunning!! Those dresses are gorgeous. I love the way you captured their day, you captured all the moments and energy of the day beautifully.
Megan - Samm, absolutely incredible. Wow.
trish - wow. whoa. wow samm wow. I’ve been taken away to another time and place and I don’t want to leave. these are incredible!
leigh miller - love this one! great work. congrats to the lovely couple.
michele bowman - these are some fabulous photos!! what an amazing wedding, beautiful clothing and wonderful moments. you caught them all!
Julianna - I followed the link on Pobke’s Tweet to check out the dress – and I’m absolutely blown away by these images. I love how you’ve incorporated the BW – beautiful tones. I’ve been transported to another world – thank you for sharing xx
Tim Coulson - one of the best i’ve seen. properly mental.
Z - The styling for this wedding is amazing. Did Michelle Jank do the dresses as well as the floral brooches? They are perfection!
Fer Juaristi - Truly an inspiration wedding, full of awesome moments, cool portraits & tons of attitude! cheers from MX.
Derek Ho - Who says Perth hasn’t got gorgeous venues? ;)
Love AMK 105, 355, 859, 882 ;))
Pobke - You know I think this is perfect, right twinsie?? Perfect. And captured so beautifully. Love the way you shot each thoughtful shot. :)
gladys jem - such a fan of you samm! this is one of the best ive ever seen. incredible!
jen@greenweddingshoes - Wow- her dress is amazing! Such a lovely wedding and gorgeous photos!!
Teresa - Wow and more wow. This is absolutely breathtaking.
lydia {ever ours} - oh. my. wow. absolutely stunning!
matt sloan - solid.
Amanda VanVels - are you serious? how is this wedding even real life?
Gemma Carr - Wow Samm, what a wedding/tea party! Amazing.
Krysta Guille - Awesome job Samm!!! Love love love all the dresses!
Amanda Thorson - just magical.
Kirsty - Um no words……….. F’ing awesome
Ben Adams - Beautiful editing!! Easily my fav of yours.
Sarah - Sammie….that was ridiculously good…even for you xxx amazing and the series and flow was perfect- like it should be printed as a book…i’d buy it x
Punam - Ummm. Yeah. Speechless.
Luisa Brimble - Samm this is just ridiculously AWESOME! OMG!!!! Everything about it is truly out of this world. WOW!!!
Rafa Ibanez - Great wedding Samm, congrats!
Sebastian Mrugalski - Wow! such beautiful coverage of a wedding! So many classic photographs.
Kelly Trow - Wow. I am so blown away by this post…this wedding…the details…your images…just, WOW. I am speechless. Just. Wow.
josh - So flippin’ beautiful, Samm.
Amy Oliver - heart be still. amazing. I want to get married again and wear her dress! *sigh*
julie harmsen - Stunning. these are magical.
fiona andersen - I would seriously pay someone (a whole eap of cash) just to shoot a wedding like this… Holy flippin wow…. just amazing..
Seriously Samm its utterly wicked. You get so sucked into the whole story… you a rock star!
Julian Abram Wainwright - Beauty. Totally nailed it. Gorgeous from first frame to the last.
hailey - ahhhh how perfect! I love everything about this wedding! BEAUTIFUL! LOvely work!!! Oh sooo good!
Suzanne - This wedding is an artform! I’m in total awe! Your work is so incredible – simply stunning. What an absolutely perfect match for this beautiful, creative couple.
Janine Hanlon - I am constantly in awe of your work! The shots are spectacular. Gorgeous!
Nic Duncan - Each image is outstanding in its own right…as a story they’re mindblowing Samm. You continue to inspire :-) xxx
Brian Davis - WOW. Each image is its own work of art…which makes this post amazing! Great work!
Dan O'Day - you are a beautiful freak… amazing
aruna b. - holy wow now that is a wedding dress!!…and a fabulous looking wedding. lovely lovely photos!
vikki kourbelis - What an AMAZING wedding! I was transported to the 1950′s and the images were reminiscent of an Italian retro film. Love your fabulous processing on all of these Samm
john benavente - one of my fav. weddings posts ever!
Annetta Bosakova - These are simply the best wedding pictures I’ve ever seen hands down!!
Just absolutely incredible!!
The wedding was so beautiful & perfect!
David Moore - These images are too good to be real.
Rebekah - ****breathless****
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shipra - be still my beating heart! What amazing personal style this beautiful bride has.
anna - oh.my.god. most beautiful photos ever.
Kellee - Gorgeous Samm!
Nikki Bezel - Hey Samm, this one has left me speechless. Seriously, I’ll have to come back a few times to properly ingest it. You have truly outdone yourself this time and that ain’t easy. So happy for you.
alyda - best. ever.
Nirav - Wait what just happened. I got punched in the face by awesome.
Hayley Lane - Gorgeous work! What an amazing wedding!
sarah black - Beyond extraordinary. The most beautiful happening I have seen in a long time. This is fine art wedding photography, in case any one is wondering.
Kelly Tunney - I’m so late to this party Sammy but HOLY COW girl. AND P.S. crazy bridesmaid shot = should have been a GOLD. Loves to you Sammy Samm xxxxx
Kellan - Divine! the brides style is beyond. Love every square inch of this!
ashley - i love this wedding. you did an amazing job samm !
olivia leigh - The getting ready shot with the shoes and art is faboosh! Getaway shots are amazing, too. And that dress!
Leigh Gray - I love the wedding photography you have done here of Annabel and Matthews . Her arrival and ceremony shots are just great.
Nakalan Buzza - These are so amazing. I can’t even believe it. You were the perfect photographer for this couples wedding.
Caroline Ghetes - Oh. Em. Gee. Girlfriend. That was amazing.
lisak - Oh my word!! This wedding is like a timewarp and totally amazing! And your images Samm……SO stunning. I love them. The tones and the emotion are just incredible.
Sarah Williams - Oh. my. So so beautiful xx
Marryam - so, so, SO amazing
Edwin Eames - Fantastic images. It’s a story: beautifully told.
Love your work.
James - Still blows my mind. I want to be there. Again, the mood/lighting high/low keys are perfectly cinematic.
susan yee - oh my goodness, sammy!!! i am so entirely ENTHRALLED by this wedding. she has SUCH style, and you captured it SO beautifully. i am in awe.
Moira - Wow – talk about a different wedding to shoot – LOVED the teacups!!!
Chloe - This is the greatest wedding I have ever seen. You are literally some kind of deity with a camera. I’m in awe.
Lisa Devlin - Love the bride’s style, awesome, love the bridesmaids shoes, love the processing, love the narrative, would have loved to have been at that party. Samm, I am totally blown away. You are an inspiration.
Sarah - Wow these shots are beautiful and enigmatic. They feel so different to other wedding photography about at the moment. Some amazing art shots in there too, just stunning
gina - simply wonderful. I had my morning coffee with this. :)
it’s my hope, you receive every bit of praise for such a brilliant set of images.
michelle - incredible work samm.
Eliza - Now that is what a call a wedding.
I have scrolled up and down looking at these photos 3 or 4 times now and every one of them in stunning … WOW!!
laura - absolutely incredible. made me gasp.
Littlewinterbride - Amazingly beautiful. The brides wedding attire is stunning, who is the designer of her dress and lace top? Would love to know. Grazie
kristi wright - Like a beautiful movie. Amazing photos, amazing couple with the best style I’ve ever seen.
Yolande - ♥ Gorgeouseque
r - Sweet GEEBUS. I’m verklempt. Just…WOW.
Cara - Popped over from Peonios & Polaroids — the fun + gorgeousness you’ve captured is breathtaking! Would you mind if I pinned some of these on pinterest with credits to you? I completely understand if you’d rather I not. Thanks!
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Rog - Good Glory Samm. One of my brides just sent this to me for inspiration. Haha, so so so so good.
Jill - Beautiful pictures – it was truly a happy day for everyone there…
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Rog - ps. This might get better everytime someone looks at it.
saloni vencanica - All photos are fantastic, so nice, so colorful. Thank you for sharing.
Rebecca Grace - I finally have had a chance to look at your photo’s of Annabel’s and Matts wedding and wow! They are so beautiful and really capture all our hard work and small details perfectly I will have to get some shots from you for my portfolio, look forward to seeing you on the next job cheers Rebecca Grace
tog - excellent shoot! I have taken so much inspiration from these images! thanks :)
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hillary - this/these are the most incredible wedding and wedding photos i have ever seen.
Bec - so so awesome. I need to find better words, but that was just incredible.
Real Wedding by Photographer Samm Blake | Enchanted Dream Weddings & Affairs - [...] Blake, a wedding and portrait photographer in Australia, and asked if she would allow me to share Annabel and Matthew’s wedding day with you. To my delight, she was more than happy to. I don’t know much about Samm Blake other [...]