Tommy Loska — International portfolio of a documentary wedding photographer
Portfolio redesign for Tommy Loska: WPJA award-winning documentary photographer, based in Lyon with international assignments (Canada, Switzerland, Europe). Private client area.
The challenge
Tommy Loska, a WPJA award-winning wedding photographer, operates from Lyon with assignments across France, Switzerland, and Canada. The site needed to reflect his premium positioning with an immersive presentation, showcase his awards (57 prizewinning photos at WPJA 2024), and offer a private client area for post-session delivery.
Our solution
"Photo-first" WordPress redesign: silent looping hero video, full-screen touch galleries, editorial typography. Custom private client portal (HD download + print selection). SEO structure focused on services (wedding / portraits / maternity / corporate / photobooth) targeting Lyon + regions + Europe. Aggressive media optimization (lazy-load, WebP) to preserve mobile performance despite the visual richness.
subtitles is an award-winning wedding photographer at the WPJA (Wedding Photojournalist Association), based in Lyon with assignments across France, Switzerland, and Canada. WordPress portfolio site with a private client area and prominent display of international awards.
Project context
Tommy Loska is a WPJA award-winning wedding photographer with a documentary approach. The site needed to reflect this premium positioning with an immersive presentation, showcase the 57 award-winning photos from WPJA 2024, and offer a private client area for post-session delivery.
Features delivered
- Economic sectors in Sanary-sur-Mer — immersive hero, full-screen galleries, Cormorant Garamond + Söhne typography, nude color palette.
- 1. Premium market expertise. — post-session photo delivery, print selection.
- Detailed showcase of the 57 WPJA 2024 awards : 10 documentary wedding photography awards, 7 Artistic Guild, 18 WPJA Spotlight, 22 Diamond Awards engagement portraits.
- Global leaderboard visible — 39th WPJA 2024, 90th top Artistic Guild.
- SEO structure by service — wedding, portraits, maternity, corporate, photobooth.
- Broad geographic targeting — Lyon + regions + Europe + Canada (international clientele).
- Architecture by “experience” — lazy-load, WebP, to preserve mobile performance despite the visual richness.
PHP + OAuth 2.0
Custom WordPress portfolio, custom client area, granular media management (compression, modern formats), French-language site with English hooks for an international clientele.
What makes this project unique
A site that does justice to a photographer awarded in international competition (WPJA, Artistic Guild): the presentation highlights the awards, the portfolio breathes, and the private client area professionalizes the entire post-wedding relationship. First WPJA entry, already ranked 39th worldwide.
What we achieved
- Editorial documentary redesign: immersive hero, full-screen galleries, Cormorant Garamond / Söhne typography, nude palette. Secure private client portal for post-session delivery and print selection. Showcase of WPJA 2024 awards (57 awarded images in total: 10 documentary wedding photography awards + 7 Artistic Guild + 18 WPJA Spotlight + 22 Diamond Awards engagement portraits). Ranked 39th worldwide WPJA 2024 and 90th Top Artistic Guild. French-language site with select English headlines for international clients.
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