The Michele Journal · Issue 2026

About me

Get to know me a little better

Portrait of Michele smiling
The JournalIssue 2026 · Notes from Zimbabwe
Cover storyGet to know me a little better
  • Photography is Poetry
  • Love it. Work it. Live it.
  • Taking an image. Freezing a moment.
  • Together we are everything
Issue 2026

Contents

Michele FortmannThe Journal
Get to know me a little better

Hi, I am Michele.

I am so glad you found me!

There are no words needed for a well captured moment.

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Michele with her Fuji camera
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The storyteller

Award winning, and ready to travel

I am an award winning photographer based in Zimbabwe, but will go anywhere in the world to tell your story!

I feel incredibly blessed to do what I love, every single day. Photography always has been, and always will be, an extension of who I am.

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Bride and groom in a warm doorway
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Life to the fullest

Telling stories through my photos

I am a mum to one son, am engaged to the most amazing man, and absolutely love what I do, which is telling stories through my photos!

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Couple in an ornate doorway
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The adventurer

Living in the moment

I am an adventurer and have done all sorts of "living in the moment" kind of stuff, like being a rally driver, and my most recent endeavour: bodybuilding competitions over the past couple of years!

I really believe in living life to the fullest and making your dreams become a reality.

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Couple on a balcony
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In my bag

A Fuji system, two flashes

I shoot with two Fuji XT3 bodies and all the lenses I need to capture creative, artistic images on your day. I only work with top of the range lenses.

Two off-camera flashes come along for creative light, or for when we lose the light earlier than we hoped.

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Bride framed in a tall arched doorway
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Wedding · The Big Day

One of the greatest stories of your life

How lucky am I, that I get to tell one of the greatest stories of your life! A well balanced mix of candid storytelling, the details, and epic editorial shots worthy of Vogue, and of your walls.

Open the Wedding story
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Couple in a flowing pink gown on a rooftop
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Engagement · The Beginning

This is where your story begins

An engagement shoot is a great time for you to connect as a couple, and to work with me before your big day, with some wonderful moments to add to your story.

Open the Engagement story
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Model in an emerald silk dress beside a white horse
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Fashion · Live your Art

Fashion, my first love

Conceptual editorials, jewellery, fitness, private portraits and model portfolios. I have been featured in two American online magazines and have worked with a couple of overseas brands!

Open the Fashion story
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Pregnant woman in silhouette by a window
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Lifestyle · Everyday Life

Family, pregnancy and newborn

Family shoots, newborn and pregnancy, approached in a natural, candid way, and every now and again in a more editorial way, which I absolutely love too.

Open the Lifestyle story
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Black and white wedding procession

A picture is a poem, without words.

Gabriel S.

Thanks for stopping in

Thanks for taking the time to check out some of my ART! I hope you enjoyed the journey through these magical moments, and hopefully one day soon you too will be up in my gallery of ART.

Michele

Your story begins here

Weddings, engagements, fashion and family. Based in Zimbabwe, happy to travel anywhere in the world.