For those who don’t know me yet, my name is Miguel Ponte and I am a portuguese destination wedding photographer based in Madeira Island, that loves star wars, playing chess, drinking good coffee and travelling.
I live on the incredible island of Madeira, in Portugal, but because I love a good challenge and traveling is definitely something I love, I don’t hesitate to photograph weddings in mainland Portugal or even outside Portugal, which is something I have been doing regularly.
Despite having studied psychology in college, my true passion has always been photography. Actually, those two facets of my life compliment each other so well – to photograph people, you really have to understand them.
Besides several Fearless, ISPWP, This is Reportage, XP Photographers, Prowed and MyWed awards, including best wedding photo of the year in 2018, I was also awarded the Wedding Golden Camera for European Photographer of the Year 2021 by the Federation of European Professional Photographers. Lately I was also one of the 5 finalists for Portuguese Photographer of the Year in 2023.
I am also proud of being one of the ambassadors of KoyLab, a Portuguese company specialized in taylored albums, which I see as a second family. I am also an ambassador for Imagen-Ai a lifesaver software for the busiest photographers, which saves years of life in editing, using artificial intelligence.
I have also been regularly invited to be a jury member at international photography competitions, such as case of XP Photographers, This is Reportage, MyWed Awards, Inspiration photographers, the Irish IPVAP or Fotografi-Cameramani and also to lecture in some major photography events in Portugal like Konnecting and The Way.
However, despite the accolades and recognition over the years, my major award is actually being the father of a little girl which is my main source of my inspiration.
