Melbourne Wedding Photographer
Honest Storytelling
for couples who value real moments,
captured in a heartfelt way
“One of the best wedding photographers in Melbourne”
Jonathan Ong is a wedding photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. Over the last 16 years, he has used photography to tell stories of love & everyday magic. With a keen eye for the in-between moments, his subtle approach allows every fleeting moment to be captured with respect & honesty. His images can often be described as warm, heartfelt, organic and whimsical.
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“First of all, thank you so so much. Your photos are so incredible and they truly captured the essence of the day. We have gone through them so many times this past weekend and it was so beautiful to be able to relive the wedding through your pictures. The biggest compliment I can give you is that Jane, who is always so critical when it comes to photos of herself, is over the moon with what you have done and has been proclaiming all weekend at what a good job she did in choosing you.” - Jeff & Jane
“Jon was the absolute perfect wedding photographer for us. We knew that this would be our most important vendor and did a bit of research going into this and it's safe to say that it all worked out perfectly. Jon managed to capture the most beautiful and candid moments of our day and we barely noticed he was there which I think is a skill in itself - to be able to get those perfect pictures without being obtrusive or pushy. He has a really warm and kind personality that really put us at ease on the day, it honestly felt like a friend of ours was just there at our wedding rather than just a vendor, and this really allowed us to be our natural selves. We didn't want anything that was overly staged, too many poses or really over-edited photos and so we love how natural and candid the photos turned out to be. The best compliment I can give him is that my wife is usually hyper critical of photos of herself whenever anyone takes them but she has nothing but praise for Jon's photos and feels very justified in her choice! Jon was also incredibly helpful in giving us ideas for our wedding and making our runsheet more manageable with his extensive knowledge. I would 100% recommend Jon for anyone's wedding - he was perfect. Thank you, Jon!” - Jeff & Jane
“Just wanted to thank you so much for the best photos we could have hoped for from our tea ceremony and wedding day! You made us feel so at ease through it all & we couldn’t have been luckier to have a more proactive, warm & personable photographer to shoot two of the most intimate and special days of our lives.
We are still taking them all in and looking through them almost every weekend since you sent them, and I think the more we look the more we see. You captured many moments so authentically, and many moments that we couldn't see ourselves on the day. The funny part is I hardly remember seeing you shooting on the day yet you were able to guide us and be there throughout. Our family and friends are amazed at the photos. Thanks again, we really couldn't have hoped for anything better.” - Jonathan & Katie
“The photos are so beautiful! Thank you for capturing our special day. The sunset photos were perfection!”
- Vettri & Vivienne
“Wow we can't even fully put into words how grateful we are to you for capturing our day so perfectly.
We have spent hours upon hours looking back over each photo you have taken and are absolutely blown away by how you managed to capture the pure joy that was felt by us and our guests throughout the whole day.
There is not a single photo we don't absolutely love.
Thank you so so much. We are so glad we have these memories captured to look back on for the rest of our lives.”
- Jack & Madeline
“We would highly recommend Jon! We felt completely confident in him throughout the whole process. We absolutely love our wedding photos and photo book, and how they honestly and beautifully capture the love and laughter of our wedding day.”
Hi, I’m Jon
*Photograph of my wife & I during the 2020 Covid lockdown, courtesy of my 4 year old son with a disposable film camera.
Hi, my name is Jonathan, but you can call me Jon.
Over the last 15 years, the privilege of being a photographer has affirmed to me, again and again, that our deepest happiness and meaning is found in the people we love and the stories we tell. In photographing the human connection through weddings, engagements and families, I’ve been blessed to witness something of how we each begin, and how we become. How we hope, even when we have doubted. The hard, and joyful, journey to love. Again and again.
I was once asked during an interview to describe my photography style. Words like “journalistic, candid, natural, minimalistic” all came to mind. But I finally blurted out - “I hope when you look back at the photographs from your wedding day, it felt like a dear friend had captured those moments.”
A friend’s point of view - intimate, organic, honest and heartfelt. That’s everything I aim for your photographs to look and feel like.
If you would be so kind, I would love to be part of your journey.
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Mentioned by Vogue Ballroom and Vines of the Yarra Valley as one of Melbourne's Best Wedding Photographers
Kind Words
“Thanks so much Jon, these are so beautiful!!! You are so amazing at what you do and we're so grateful. We have re-watched the slideshow again and again since Tuesday. The photos are absolutely so beautiful, I had tears watching it all again! You're a wizard! Thank you so much for capturing our day so perfectly. Our photos are incredibly vibrant, joyous and full of life and we couldn't be happier with how they came out. Jon, youre so talented, humble, organised and it's been so wonderful working with you!”
“Jon is such a talented photographer, he doesn’t do staged photos – truly capturing the emotions, the love and sheer joy of our wedding. He has a gift in that he is able to get right in on the moment without ever feeling obtrusive or invasive. He is kind and gentle and understanding, plus a Rockstar behind the lens!”
“Easy to deal with and a unique perspective for capturing that special day. The true value is in being able to relive the day, and all its emotion and moments through the images. Highly recommended.”
“Thank you incredibly so! We looked through the photos in such detail last night and we are in awe of your talent and your point of view. The images are so clean and timeless and we reallly are in love! The colours and tones are exactly as we remember them to be, (maybe through our rose tinted view of the day haha) and we love how organic and natural everything feels. The morning photos before everything began have a special spot in our hearts, the light and captured love (and kosmo) are amazing, and as we are in the same place every day, that makes it even more special- a reminder to love extravagantly in the every day.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. They don't even seem enough! haha. YOU ARE A SUPERSTAR STORYTELLER. We are so honoured and blessed to have had you on our wedding day!”
“Jon! Thank you so so much for capturing all these moments. They're beautiful. We had ourselves a cute date night viewing party on the big screen with our favourite dinner and a bottle of wine. It was so nice looking back at moments captured in time, as the day went so fast it seems a blur now! The slideshow brought tears to both our eyes. We couldn't be happier.”
“We absolutely love our wedding photos, they reflect us and the day so perfectly. Jonathan was a true professional on the day; he made us feel really comfortable during the portraits and and we hardly noticed him taking the candid photos during the wedding. Thank you for giving us photos we will cherish forever.”
“Jon, I have just watched the slideshow of our wedding for about the eighth time. Every time I smile so wide (in my heart and on my face) and I get a huge lump in my throat. I just wanted to drop you a little line to say thank you so much - today you have made my day. And thank you for capturing the happiest blur of my life so perfectly and honestly. You are so incredibly good at what you do.”
“Jon has an eye for catching people in the most natural way. As people who aren’t particularly comfortable behind the camera, he made us feel at ease. There were never any moments where we felt forced, or even like we were really posing. We were just having fun, and that really shines through our wedding photos.”
“Jon was an absolute dream of a photographer to work with! On the day itself he was incredible - he took amazing photos whilst also allowing us plenty of time & space to simply enjoy the wedding day. Our photos turned out beautifully & we couldn’t be happier.”
“Brilliant, subtle and kind. Jon ‘feels’ the room. He weaved his way around us so gently, capturing our wedding day more beautifully than we could have dreamed.”
“I could not have imagined a better person to capture the essence of our day. He was great at capturing real and intimate moments without interrupting any of the flow of the day. He documented so many special moments without us even realizing he was nearby. I can still look at the photos from that day and feel like I'm reliving it in the moment. In addition to him being so incredibly talented as a photographer, he was just simply a joy to be around. One of the nicest and easy to work with professionals.”
“Jon was everything we hoped for in a wedding photographer! Kind, attentive and patient, with the utmost respect & appreciation for our special occasion. He captured our wedding with love & with such an attention to detail that we can keep reliving our magical moments for many years to come.”
“Thank you so so much! The photos are incredible. You've done an amazing job at capturing how the day felt to us. We are so grateful to have had you involved with our wedding. We can't thank you enough.”
“Jon was super professional and captured some amazing photos for our wedding. He was great to work with, knowledgeable and knew the down to earth style we were after.”
“Jon was the perfect photographer for our wedding in Switzerland. He captured all the emotions on our special day without anyone noticing that these precious moments were being quietly stored away in the background. Jon was also able to 'pick' and choreograph great scenes that we didn't even realise which resulted in warm, beautiful and natural photos. We were so lucky to have found Jon. Thank you!”
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There’s no occasion too small or big that I wouldn’t love to be part of. Let’s connect - whether it be over a coffee or a video chat. Feel free to fill up the contact form or shoot me an email at hello@jonathanong.com