Seeing the moment, telling the story

I'm Cory Fontenot, a New Orleans-based wedding photographer with a deep love for culture, light, and the power of place. My work blends documentary instincts with a refined editorial eye, the kind of looking that finds the story in the quiet moments as much as the big ones.

A wedding is one of the rare days when everyone you love is in the same room, fully present, guard down. I photograph it the way it actually unfolds. The look between you before anyone else notices, your people mid-laugh with no idea the camera's on them. I work with intention and composition, and a real reverence for the people in front of me and the day they're living.

I've spent over a decade behind the camera in editorial and commercial settings, and that eye is what I bring to your day. Not staged, not formulaic. Honest and atmospheric, rooted in where you are and who you're with.

I believe the most meaningful images are the ones that feel both timeless and specific. The kind that tell you exactly where you were and how it felt, even years down the line. Photographs that still feel like you long after the day is over.

I'm based in New Orleans and available across the South and beyond.