Welcome to the world as seen through the lens of Gino Galea, a qualified Master photographer who is synonymous with wedding photography in Malta. Gino started his professional career as the official photographer of the national airline – Air Malta (1980-2013).

At the turn of the new millennium, noticeably the year 2000, Gino naturally, teamed up with his children Alison Kind and Clifford Galea Valletta, nowadays both accomplished professional photographers whom he passionately mentored since their childhood days. Ironically, they both specialized into Information Technology at the University of Malta where they graduated just at the appropriate time to support the venture. The fact that I.T. blended perfectly with digital photography was crucial in setting up the solid foundations to face the remarkable transformation that took place ever since, namely from conventional photography into the advent of the digital era. Those were the days when editing software took over from the darkroom to become the ‘order of the day’ for the modern photographer.

Eventually they established the “Photo Artist Studio”, based in Mosta, which is well known for its stylish wedding photography, a remarkable unique collection of international celebrity portraiture together with another extensive collection of cover page photography which is unique in its diversity. This includes cover images for all the major newspapers in Malta and other publishing houses both locally and the international arena. Gino oversees the running of the photo studio which is jointly run and administered by Alison Kind and Clifford Galea Valletta, ensuring that the output is consistently of a high standard and to the entire satisfaction of the customer.

Back to the turn of the millennium, Gino also recalls a time that senior photographers had to learn the hard way when a pro photographer did not have the absolute privilege that we all enjoy today when one can confirm a captured image and declare it ‘correct’ before leaving the location or an event. The latest technology is by far more advanced and ‘user-friendly’, thanks to the direct assistance of that ‘magical’ ‘LCD screen’ at the back of a camera! In the past, a photographer used to wait till the film was processed at the lab to see the negative film. Those were indeed different times for a wedding photographer in Malta. This is also confirmed by the limited number of professional photographers operating on the island just twenty years ago. The number of true professionals at the time was just a very small fraction when compared with the equivalent or community of photographers today. The role of the true professional was never an easy one since the photographer had to be in absolute control of what was being captured on film before leaving the venue. That was the past.

The same principle is also applicable today though with a difference of course. We are now living in exciting times considering the fact that almost every one of us including kids, can capture a magnificent photo and share it online within seconds or perhaps a few minutes. This is also applicable to the online clips that we all enjoy in this day and age.