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Kevin Fung is a Toronto based visual story teller specializing in Beautiful, Organic, Fun images with a photojournalistic approach.

My name is Kevin Fung and I am visual storyteller based in Toronto, Canada.

About five years ago, while I was working as an official shutterbug for the provincial government, I started photographing weddings on the weekends. While my day job had me covering election campaigns and even following foreign dignitaries around — including the emperor of Japan and the Queen of England (for real!) — it was my weekend work that I grew more and more passionate about. Today, weddings are my full-time job.

Most brides and grooms know there's a lot of preparation that goes into planning a wedding. For me, documenting your marriage doesn’t just start on your wedding day. I start by forging a relationship with my couples early on so by the time your big day comes along, I am no longer a stranger but a friend — someone you trust implicitly, who will put you at ease so you’re looking relaxed, comfortable and radiant.

I want my couples to know that when you work with me, the experience and the quality of the images are never mutually exclusive. When we meet, a connection needs to be established. Once you book me as your photographer, I become emotionally invested in you — it is this investment that gives me the ability to create a range of images — fun, beautiful, organic — that capture the essence of your relationship.

If this sounds like the experience you’re looking for, please feel free to contact me. I’d love to meet up for coffee!

Monthly Archives: July 2010

Erin and James are Married

Mon. July 26, 2010 Posted in I Do

Guys are always so funny. Don’t get me wrong, I love documenting the bride getting ready on their wedding day, but on the occasions where I help another photographer out and I have the pleasure of photographing the guys, I am often entertained by the guys just joking around. It is a totally different pace and it’s safe to say that the guys have it easy. Last month I helped Joee out documenting Erin and Jame’s big day. I was assigned to cover James’ prep in the morning. Once I arrived at the location, I was greeted by the guys who were just chilling out with some beers and waiting for a pizza to arrive. With the TV playing a soccer match in the background the guys were joking around freely, recounting stories of their friendship. It was so nice to be there and listen to the plethora experiences these friends have had over the years; some good, some bad, mostly hilarious! I got to learn about their dynamic and it’s nice to be able to experience that level of trust/comfort. Here are some of my favorites of the day.

James received a wedding gift from Erin which was nice. It was apparently sitting in their basement for quite some time and he managed to remain disciplined enough not o take a peak until the wedding day. As he tore away the wrapping paper he got the sign of approval from the guys. “she’s a keeper” one of them said. All this, before he even looked at what it was that Erin got him. He jokingly said that he felt bad for what he got Erin was no where near as thoughtful as the Yzerman jersey he had just received. I found the remark kind of cute.

Congrats guys!!

The calm after the storm…Susan and Kevin’s engagement.

Wed. July 21, 2010 Posted in engagement, I Will

Last Sunday, I had the pleasure to photograph Susan and Kevin’s engagement. I was really looking forward to it as we have canceled the session before due to bad weather. I was taking an afternoon nap, (I am not old, I just like my naps!) when I was abruptly awaken by a rumbling sound. Naturally I thought, tractor trailer or construction truck passing through the neighborhood. I crawled out of bed and peeked out the window still half asleep. The clouds got darker by the minute which prompted me to go and double check the weather online. Once the page loaded I was greeted with an unfamiliar flashing red bar that read “Sever Thunderstorm Warning for Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton”. Oh (insert obscenities here)!!. It was about 4pm and I dialed Susan’s number hoping to intercept her before she left for her make up appointment. Errg….no answer. I then heard a loud crash and then the rain began. Profanity began to fill my head as I watched large puddles forming on the street. My phone began to vibrate, I pick up and it was Kevin. The call went something like this…

Me: Hello?

Kevin: Hey Kevin how’s it going?

Me: It’s going I guess.. (uneasily)

Kevin: So, it’s looking like a torrential downpour right now, is it raining where you are at?

Me: Yeah it’s the same here. I tried calling Susan but I take it she’s at her appointment.

Kevin: Yeah, I don’t think she wants to cancel this time.

Me: Well, we’ll see how it goes, I am checking the hourly weather report and it says it should clear up by the time we shoot.

Kevin: Yeah? Alright then, we’ll keep in touch.

Me: See ya…

Kevin: Bye.

By 5pm, things settled down. The clouds began to part and the sun peeked through. We made arrangements to meet at Kariya Park in Mississauga a little earlier for our shoot and I am glad we did because we were covered in beautiful light the whole time. Susan and Kevin were great to photograph and just be around, I can’t wait for their wedding next month! Here are some of my favorites from the session.

Patricia and Anthony are Married!

Mon. July 19, 2010 Posted in I Do

Had an amazingly busy couple of weekends, I hope to be able to catch up on my blogging this week so keep hitting the page for updates. Now, I am going to take you back in time a little for a wedding I helped Margaret with last month. It was a rather big Italian and Portuguese wedding and I was glad to be a part of it.

On a side note, it was so nice to bump into Sonya and Luc at the wedding! I love bumping into past couples, even if in this case, they were not my couple, you still get to develop a friendship which is awesome!

Happy monday!!