Lisbon · Available worldwide

Light, patience, and the moments between the poses.

I photograph weddings and portraits for people who would rather be laughing than posing. No shot lists read like a script, no three-hour formal sessions — just a long, warm day, documented properly.

Selected work

The work

About Ada Okonkwo

I have photographed 140 weddings and cried at most of them

I picked up a camera in 2013 to document a friend's wedding nobody could afford to have photographed. I have not really put it down since.

My approach is simple: arrive early, stay quiet, know where the light is going to be an hour from now. I will direct you when it helps and disappear when it does not. The photographs you will remember are almost never the ones you posed for.

140+
Weddings
10 days
Gallery delivery
2013
Shooting since
Investment

Straightforward pricing

No packages that quietly exclude the thing you actually wanted. Everything below includes full editing and a print release.

Portrait session

€450

90 minutes

  • One location, Lisbon or nearby
  • 40+ edited photographs
  • Online gallery, 12-month hosting
  • Print release included
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Most booked

Wedding — full day

€2,400

10 hours

  • Preparations through first dance
  • 600+ edited photographs
  • Online gallery with client proofing
  • Engagement session included
  • Print release included
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Editorial / brand

On request

Half or full day

  • Studio or location
  • Licensed for commercial use
  • Art direction on request
  • 48-hour turnaround available
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How it works

  1. 01

    Check the date

    Send me your date and I will tell you within a day whether I am free.

  2. 02

    Meet

    A coffee or a video call. No pitch — mostly I want to know how you want the day to feel.

  3. 03

    The day

    I arrive early, find the light, and stay out of the way.

  4. 04

    Your gallery

    Delivered in ten days, in a private online gallery you can share and download.

Enquiries

Check your date

Tell me when and where. I reply to everything within a day, and I will be honest with you if I am not the right fit.

Do you travel?

Yes, constantly. Travel within Portugal is included. Anywhere else, I add flights and a night's accommodation at cost — no markup, no day rate for travel.

How long until we see the photographs?

Ten days for the full gallery. I send a preview of around thirty images within 48 hours, because waiting is unbearable and you will want something to show people.

Do we get the raw files?

No, and no photographer worth booking will say yes. Editing is half the work and half the reason the photographs look like mine. You get every keeper, fully edited, at full resolution, with a print release.

What happens if you are ill?

I carry professional insurance and I am part of a network of Lisbon photographers who cover each other. In eleven years I have never missed a wedding, but there is a real plan if I ever do.