After a few years of jet-setting alongside renowned photography teams, like a long-lost fourth Hemsworth, I’m planting my flag in Kansas City—ready to capture love, make art, and almost certainly eat my body weight in BBQ doing it
"We are shaped by our surroundings..."
PROFESSIONAL 3rd WHEEL PHOTOGRAPHER
I’m Max. I photograph weddings for people who care about taste, but don’t want to feel like they’re starring in a very expensive commercial about themselves.
I came to weddings through fashion—where composition matters, restraint is everything, and bad styling is unforgivable. Weddings, it turns out, are where all of that collides with real emotion and absolutely zero control. Which is perfect.
I don’t choreograph your day. I read the room. I know when to step in, when to disappear, and when to let the moment trip over itself naturally. The goal isn’t perfection—it’s honesty, with good light.
Keep the wrinkles. Keep the nervous laughter. Hold each other like you mean it. If you cry, great. If you laugh too loud, even better. Those are the moments you’ll want back later—and the only ones worth photographing.
If you like things that feel effortless but are anything but, we’ll get along just fine.
Max Chau
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— Mariah & Britt
““Max made our day so effortlessly easy. All communications were timely and professional. He came highly recommended and understandably so. He captured our personalities so perfectly and made us feel like two of the most beautiful people. To top it off, we had our pictures within 24 hours! That is unheard of. We were so incredibly lucky to find him and anyone looking for breathtaking photography should snag him while you can!”
— Janean G.
“Absolutely love them! Thank you for capturing all the moments."
— Elizabteh & Noah
“Yay! They look so beautiful!! Just finished looking through them all! It brought tears to my eyes with how beautiful they are! Thank you for capturing our special day!
— Alyssa W.
"Love!!!!! Thank you guys SO much you guys are awesome. Such beautiful pictures"
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