Lush Rivers, Deep Ravines and Sweet Fairy Tales, by Tu Nguyen [Rf Wedding of the Week]

“This felt more like an epic road trip than a wedding shoot,” says destination photographer Tu Nguyen of couple Lan and Duc’s wedding, which he thinks of more as a “hybrid,” with a pre-wedding shoot mixed in with an elopement. “We had an intimate atmosphere,” he says, “and we did not set any expectations. We enjoyed the stunning landscape, the people and the food, and the resulting photos were like just a side products of this awesome experience.”

All Photos © Tu Nguyen

Stops included Montefrio, Granada, Ronda, Malaga and the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Andalucia, Spain. “The Guadalevín River runs through Ronda, dividing it in two and carving out the steep, 100-plus-meters-deep El Tajo canyon upon which the city is perched,” Nguyen explains. “Surrounded by lush river valleys and sitting above a deep ravine, it is a place that literally comes from a fairy tale.”

The photographer and couple agreed to shoot in some of the more remote locales, so driving around Andalucia, Nguyen admits, was “quite an adventure. The bride even got car sick several times as we made our way through many steep, narrow roads around the mountains.”

GEAR OF THE DAY
Cameras: Sony A7S2 and A72 mirrorless digital, Bronica SQ-A medium format
Lenses: Sony Zeiss 35mm and 55mm

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