Our Story

We’re two cat-obsessed friends who love coffee, photography, and a good love story.

We met through a photographer friend. After Marty hired Dani to take headshot photos, we’ve been good friends ever since. After hiring each other to assist at weddings, we realised how well we worked together and decided to bring Folkstone & Co. to life. The “& Co.” represents the amazing team of support we draw from to assist in capturing weddings and making Folkstone the best it can be.

We’d love to capture and tell your wedding story through our lens. We take a candid and authentic approach to photographing your wedding. We’ll capture all the moments that matter—the loving handholds, the first glimpse, the proud parents, a teary aunt, and the way a glimmering dress drapes and flows as it makes its way down the aisle.

We also photograph engagement sessions and destination elopements. Send us a message and take us with you.

 
 
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About Martin

HI! I’m Marty (he/him)

I am an Australian based wedding and commercial photographer, living the dream in the culture capital of Australia, Melbourne.

I tell stories with my camera and drink way too much coffee. I am a fan of good music, the smell of freshly ground coffee beans, sunny days, and the great outdoors.

I have been into photography for a decade. I am constantly reading, working, shooting, learning, and experimenting with styles. I love weddings because of the high spirits, the heartfelt moments, and the spontaneity it brings. To me it's the perfect mix of photojournalism and art. 

I'm here to document the celebration between two lovers and celebrate the Let's have some fun!

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After something else? I do commercial photography too. Find my website and my Instagram here.


About Daniele

Hi, I'm Daniele (any pronouns)

I'm so glad you dropped by. 

I am a portrait and wedding photographer who lives in Melbourne, Australia. I love soy lattes, feline and canine friends, and smashed avo like any true Melburnian. Oh, and I love photographing people.

Since early on I’ve been attached to the idea of freezing time and storing it as some sort of magical blip. I can go back to that exact moment whenever I wanted. Photography is magic!

I started properly taking photos in 2010 when I got my first DSLR camera. It started with the classic aspiring photographer's rite of passage, the notorious "Project 365", faithfully shared on my (now ancient) Flickr page.

Fast-forward to now: An Honours degree in psychology, an eye-opening retail and hospitality stint, at least one existential crisis, and years of on-the-side photography later, the realisation hit me: capturing weddings makes me ridiculously happy.

So I turned this on-the-side thing into a smack-bang-in-the-middle thing. I hope we inspire you.

If you’re interested in a portrait shoot, I offer headshot, boudoir, and branding services on my own photography page.