Ryan Schembri

Ryan Schembri, one of Australia’s leading master wedding photographers has been awarded the 2012 AIPP Australian Wedding Photographer of the Year and a three-time winner of the NSWAIPP Wedding Photographer of the Year titles, which has now been repeated in his new state of Queensland in 2014 & 2015.

Australia’s youngest ever master of photography with AIPP at the age of 20, and recently named Australia's youngest ever Grand Master of Photography with the AIPP in 2017.

In November 2015 Ryan was named one of Canon Australia’s newest – Canon Masters. Ryan joins a select group of 13 photographers to be bestowed this title.

Ryan Schembri of Schembri Studios – Sydney, Australia and XSIGHT Photography & Video has been around the photography industry his whole life. Growing up in a photographic family Ryan has been involved in all facets of photography from printing at his father's laboratory at the age of 12 and going on to take over the family wedding & portrait studio just on 10 years ago.

Whilst Ryan’s core work is in the wedding market it has lead to shooting many different events & projects throughout his career.  Currently Ryan photographs a select number of weddings a year in Australia & overseas, the balance of maintaining and developing a shooting style along with the educational programs he conducts is vital in today’s market. 

Ryan aims to continually educate all areas of the photography market in the importance of hiring a professional photographer and in the importance of raising photography standards worldwide.