Capturing Connections: Wedding and Portrait Photographer Diana Zapata

Diana Zapata is a Brooklyn-based wedding and portrait photographer whose work blends an editorial sensibility with a knack for finding and capturing natural moments during weddings and events. In this interview, she discusses her strategies for managing personalities and locations to create original and compelling wedding portraits.

Photographs © Diana Zapata

Cory Rice: The first aspect of your photography that immediately stood out to me is how present everyone appears. What goes into achieving this effect? How do you avoid the clichés of the genre?