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02.05.2010

edition no. 4. just in time for valentine’s day or beyond. click here. buy now! mw

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do you like hot tea? with honey? do you love photoshop? do you want to learn and help us continue grow? are you based in los angeles? if you answered yes to all of these questions, then you might be the intern we’ve been looking for. if you’re interested in helping us out, please e-mail: hello (at) maxwanger.com and tell us a little about yourself. what inspires you? who inspires you? in turn, we’ll tell you a little bit more about the internship. thanks. look forward to hearing from you! mw

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ABBIE + JAY.

01.27.2010

another lovely day with another lovely couple. abbie and jay, thanks for a wonderful afternoon. mw

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February 5, 2010 - 10:43 am kyle hale - That first diptych kills me, in a good way.

February 5, 2010 - 9:45 am Eliza Claire Photography (UK) - These are stunning! I love the tones and colours. Perfect!

February 2, 2010 - 7:19 pm c. - amazing as always.

February 2, 2010 - 11:46 am Jennifer Smith - We are a fan of your work! These are some awesome shots! LOVE IT!

February 1, 2010 - 8:33 pm sho - so so so beautiful. love that green truck.

February 1, 2010 - 7:44 pm jen berry - the swing shot is one of the most beautiful i've seen. it is so timely, free and full of emotive personality (i sound smart or like a good maker upper of words, there i go again). The last shot is romantic. love that they are hidden by his cap. sneaky.

February 1, 2010 - 1:49 pm Cicilia Teng - beautiful...simply beautiful...nothing beats that. LOVE them!

January 31, 2010 - 9:38 am chenoa - the pink horizon moves me!

January 29, 2010 - 11:26 am punam bean - hmmm... these are like a dream. I love them all!

January 28, 2010 - 5:18 pm Poppy - chicken skin. oh, the ear, the earring, gorgeous.

January 28, 2010 - 8:51 am Dasha* - stunning :]

January 28, 2010 - 8:15 am sooki - wow. love the intimacy you captured. beautiful work as always.

January 27, 2010 - 5:22 pm Lindsey - These photos looking like something out of a catalog. So beautiful!

January 27, 2010 - 5:20 pm emma - those birds! that couple! i don't know how you do it, but you never cease to amaze me.

January 27, 2010 - 5:18 pm Jessica - These photos feel like a dream. Absolutely beautiful.

January 27, 2010 - 4:50 pm Matt - thank you for your continually inspiring work . mj

January 27, 2010 - 11:30 am fer juaristi - awesome set max.

January 27, 2010 - 11:17 am joel serrato films - always so clean and simple ;) love it!

January 27, 2010 - 11:14 am Jen@GreenWeddingShoes - so lovely max! And I know where that truck sits in Venice - I've always thought it would be so perfect for a photo - glad to see you used it :)

January 27, 2010 - 10:26 am sean - you work with negative space so well. awesome collection.

January 27, 2010 - 9:58 am lisa - love them! your photos are magical!

January 27, 2010 - 9:49 am sherry - Gorgeous photos!Love the way she dress.

January 27, 2010 - 9:06 am anda - a new favorite from you. love the colors, the light, the stylish couple and the way these look like film.

January 27, 2010 - 8:07 am kate lines - wow, 3rd down is my favorite. these are so great, max.

January 27, 2010 - 6:44 am judith - woohoo another win!! excellente mr wanger!

January 27, 2010 - 4:12 am Cécile/detour2mode - as always it's stunning! great work

January 27, 2010 - 4:08 am Alice - just stunning, i love the pink tint you have used Max, again amazingly beautiful photos :)

January 27, 2010 - 2:47 am kayleen t. - really, really cool session!

A LITTLE LOVE.

01.21.2010

real simple weddings. style me pretty + martha stewart weddings. iniciativa collective. fossil’s what we’re into… mw

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EMILY + STEFAN.

01.19.2010

not many people get the opportunity to travel around the world. when emily & stefan e-mailed and told me about their trip, it was hard not to be jealous. india, thailand, cambodia, vietnam, japan, new zealand, hawaii… the list of places goes on and on. to mark the end of their journey, they wanted to come to LA and have some photographs taken. so, on a warm weekday in mid-december, we set out, japanese kites in tow. below, a few pictures. more can be seen here. mw

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February 5, 2010 - 1:13 pm soonjo - these are great. All of your work is great, but these are grrrreat!!

February 1, 2010 - 7:51 pm jen berry - i love how the places become the people you photograph. you are able to find the perfect spot that makes the viewer focus on the emotion and the people, but subconscious think DAMN that's an awesome perspective on that place. I am Rambling.

January 29, 2010 - 10:20 am Amber Snow - Just stumbled onto your site from Decor8, and absolutely love your photography. Very artistic and unique; the school bus shot is awesome. I'm definitely adding this to my google reader :)

January 26, 2010 - 3:58 pm Olivia - These are some of the best photos I've seen! You did a FANTASTIC job! You captured this couple so beautifully...

January 25, 2010 - 4:29 pm kellyhicks - so lovely! do you use photoshop actions? i love the treatment of your photos. they have a certain quietness to them that is so special!

January 22, 2010 - 10:08 pm c. - amazing. beautiful. inspiration.

January 22, 2010 - 9:01 pm josh - Another set of amazing photos!

January 22, 2010 - 2:45 am heather - had to come back for another peek. what a lucky couple.

January 22, 2010 - 2:22 am heather - Saw these over on layer cake and was hoping for more:) wonderful light, you captured them perfectly.

January 21, 2010 - 11:37 pm Brent Van Auken - I enjoy that you take random locations and make them look great.

January 21, 2010 - 10:17 pm sho - these are great as usual!

January 21, 2010 - 8:48 pm ana patricia - beautiful. Que bonito! you take the most amazing photos!

January 21, 2010 - 10:43 am Poppy - brilliant.

January 21, 2010 - 9:29 am Kate - These are amazing pictures! What camera do you use?

January 21, 2010 - 4:35 am cher - I'm in awe at how you captured the light of the sun - often in between-them in the beginning pics. I enjoyed the one where they're sitting in front of the life size mirrors - where was that. I also like how they took one in front of that old vintage store on abbot kinney - feels so true to the spirit of who they photograph to be. thx!

January 20, 2010 - 6:54 pm Grace - extremely beautiful photos....love it a lotssssssssss

January 20, 2010 - 5:55 pm scott - you had me at the first image... kinda like at hello!

January 20, 2010 - 4:25 pm claire - THESE PHOTOS ARE INCREDIBLE. i'm pretty sure if these were my engagement photos i'd never get divorced. they are that good. even if i wanted a divorce, i'd look back at these and accept that breaking up was a total impossibility. well done.

January 20, 2010 - 11:25 am Catherine - I want to pick a favorite, but I just can't. I love them ALL!

January 20, 2010 - 11:24 am stephanie - so so so beautiful. what a lucky couple!

January 20, 2010 - 11:03 am Eryn - <3

January 20, 2010 - 8:58 am jesse - brilliant...as always!

January 20, 2010 - 8:00 am kyle hale - nailed the locations...

January 20, 2010 - 4:00 am jessie - these are truly beautiful. where is the place with the large picture frames ? it looks gorgeous

January 20, 2010 - 12:42 am jilan - a friend turned me onto your work today... stunning...beyond words. gratitude for sharing your art.

January 19, 2010 - 9:23 pm nate - boom goes the max-a-mite!

January 19, 2010 - 7:01 pm kw - Saw these on 100 layer cake blog, not knowing you took them. thought this could be by Max. Boy, was I right! They are so gorgeous, i can't stand it.

January 19, 2010 - 6:44 pm sean - beautiful. moving. inspired.

DAILY CANDY + BEST WISHES.

01.07.2010

daily candy has amazing powers. the “love” shirt is now completely sold out. but thankfully, our new january shirt is now available, so make sure to stop by the shop and pick one up while they last! mw

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MINA + ALEX. 2.

01.06.2010

mina & alex got married the day after we shot their engagement session. it was simple and beautiful. just the 4 of us and some perfect southern california sunshine. mw

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January 31, 2010 - 11:09 am hazyq - hye... im so impressed with ur artwork... nway... wat types of lens did u used to capture the momment... =D

January 18, 2010 - 6:09 pm meiling - i absolutely love your work, you manage to capture the beauty and happiness of a wedding without using lame poses and crappy lighting and angles. if i ever get married, i know who to call!

January 18, 2010 - 5:03 am Polaroid Soph - wow max this is your best one yet, clearly you had a amazing connection with these two beautiful souls!

January 15, 2010 - 7:43 pm Ana Elisa - These are incredible.I wish one day to be able to do as such a good job as you do. AMAZING!

January 12, 2010 - 10:57 pm Janet Hale - The love coming through these photos is speaking loudly! Wishing you nothing but the best in life and travels.

January 11, 2010 - 8:40 pm Olivia - Aww...love the bicycles! These turned out really good! :)

January 11, 2010 - 1:07 pm stephanie - so romantic. i love each and every one.

January 10, 2010 - 6:08 pm Jessica - WOW.

January 8, 2010 - 9:33 pm Henriqque Cesar - This is Amazing!!!...great shots!!...fantastic!

January 7, 2010 - 9:53 pm samantha - love love love love these!!!

January 7, 2010 - 3:30 am kristen - Well well well, Look who has done it again !

January 6, 2010 - 8:44 pm jen berry - haven't commented in a while, not becuz i don't love.. just life gets in the way. But i have been stalking and loving. Those last 2 shots are amazing. how do you always make los angeles look like los angeles but with romance?

January 6, 2010 - 5:22 pm Lainey - These are awesome. So very personal.

January 6, 2010 - 1:17 pm kw - how splendidly simple and gorgeous! where is this?

January 6, 2010 - 12:41 pm scott - stunning stump shots! what a great way to get married... perfect actually!

January 6, 2010 - 12:16 pm Julie - Lovely. May I ask where this location is in Los Angeles?

January 6, 2010 - 10:08 am judith - so romaaaaantic!!

January 6, 2010 - 9:48 am Poppy - lovely and ditto, the last photo(s).

January 6, 2010 - 9:32 am reneew - oh okay, so LITERALLY just the four of you. Nice.

January 6, 2010 - 1:03 am michelle - gorgeous! would love to know where she got those shoes!

January 6, 2010 - 12:53 am pm - i love the last photo. (:

BEST FROM THE BEST.

01.04.2010

check out junebug wedding’s 2009 best from the best. amazing photographs. so honored to be included. click here to view. mw

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UPULAR.

01.03.2010

i could listen to this all day. mw

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January 29, 2010 - 10:22 am Amber Snow - That's the catchiest, oddest thing I've seen in a long while. It will be in my head all day.

January 26, 2010 - 3:17 pm May - this made me smile! thanks for sharing max

January 11, 2010 - 7:35 am AmyPunky Photography - This is cute!!!

January 4, 2010 - 1:24 pm Emily (the other Emily) - WOW, that is brilliant! I LOVED the movie...and now I'm in love w/this video! Thanks for sharing this...it certainly brightened my day and I can't stop watching it! BTW, love the posting of the all your lovely photos of 2009! Happy New Year's, Max!

January 4, 2010 - 1:17 pm ixtla - thanks again max. enjoy your day.-montana

January 4, 2010 - 12:26 pm Gabriela Cristina - hey Max, i'm a big fan of you, even living in Brazil, I just Love to see your pictures from you site. The fist time I saw your pictures, oh my God, i've chanched my life. I aways loved photography, but every picture that I clik, I aways think in your pictures and try to be so deam perfect as you. Well, I wish you the best and only the best, because you can transfome peoples and things with your way of see the things; sorry my poor english,(i'm studing english) :x

January 4, 2010 - 10:08 am Danny Novaes - Hii! I just adored your pictures... It's so creative and beautiful... I like to take photos too, but i'm just in beggining... Using a simple camera... Congratulations... I'll always look here... (Sorry for my english, it's cause i'm brazilian, ok?) See U! Dannyelle

January 4, 2010 - 7:12 am Angela - That is seriously one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. Made my morning!

January 3, 2010 - 6:50 pm Poppy - ditto.

January 3, 2010 - 4:23 pm Kim - That is so awesome! I adore it!

January 3, 2010 - 2:29 pm Emily - Excellent! Here's the Alice in Wonderland version if you haven't seen it before http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP7bI8JJIVA

FROZEN MOMENTS.

12.31.2009

words cannot describe how blessed i feel to have photographed so many wonderful people, places and things. here, a look back at some images from 2009. mw

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January 30, 2010 - 3:01 pm Braedon Flynn - Such great style Max. Stoked you're doing so well and happy for you and Margaux. She grew up the street from me in our early years. Hope to run into you guys at WPPI again.

January 11, 2010 - 7:36 am AmyPunky Photography - Amazing work!! You rock!!

January 6, 2010 - 6:33 pm James Moes - Always fresh.

January 5, 2010 - 2:16 pm thebeautyfile - I love these so so much!! I just posted one on my tumblr! http://thebeautyfile.tumblr.com/

January 5, 2010 - 9:28 am yoshiko - Your photos has fantasitic story.I just say so beautiful photos.

January 5, 2010 - 1:49 am matthew morgan - ur work brings a smile to my face. mazel-mazel good things good things

January 4, 2010 - 9:09 pm rubyandjoy - oh my goodness, so many gorgeous photos! has been an absolute pleasure posting your snaps, everyone always loves them! so many of my favourites here! all the best for an incredible 2010, and if you're ever in Aus I'll plan my wedding round it ;)

January 4, 2010 - 10:08 am carrie - sweeeet work max!

January 3, 2010 - 2:58 pm wenderina - Your work is incredible - artistic, joyful, capturing all of the traditional moments in such an untraditional way. As we looked through your site, my husband and I remarked how our wedding photos looked immediately dated, but how the photos you have taken would last a lifetime as a piece of art. Congratulations on your incredible work. I am jealous of your clients.

January 3, 2010 - 10:28 am marissa moss - love the uniqueness of your style! nothing shows that better than this. and wonderful year, and here´s to the next one!

January 2, 2010 - 11:59 pm kristen - Jealous.....

January 2, 2010 - 3:53 pm Franzi - so wonderful. each one!

January 1, 2010 - 4:07 pm joanna goddard - oh my goodness, WHAT a round-up! amazing and so beautiful!!! each photo is more gorgeous than the last. and i loved that one of you two!!!! xo

January 1, 2010 - 1:46 pm b+t - What a year. WOW!! Fabulous pics. thanks

January 1, 2010 - 3:12 am Cécile - what a nice selection, love your work!

January 1, 2010 - 12:02 am grace and dominic - happy news years to you and margaux! can't wait to see more beautiful images in 2010. your pictures are so memorable.

December 31, 2009 - 7:15 pm Meg - Gorgeous imagery- thanks for being a source of inspiration.

December 31, 2009 - 5:55 pm Justin Hackworth - Stunning, Max. You got eyes.

December 31, 2009 - 5:03 pm theflashdance - incredibel! (and i know it isn't even a percentage of it!) wonderful job.

December 31, 2009 - 3:39 pm elaine - Hi Max + Margaux! Beautiful photos! so happy to see some of my favorites in this post! your work is truly amazing! so glad you shot our wedding. Happy New Year! -Elaine

December 31, 2009 - 2:26 pm Poppy - What a beautiful collection. Your work is always such a welcome surprise. Can't wait to see what the new year brings. Much love to you and Margaux. xxoo

December 31, 2009 - 2:10 pm taylor - what a year indeed! you (via this blog and your amazing work) have inspired me to pursue more creative avenues in life this year. thanks for that!

December 31, 2009 - 2:07 pm sho - so many great ones! what a fantastic year.

December 31, 2009 - 1:37 pm Kacy Kizer - I absolutely love your work, you're on my "if I ever get married..." list ;) Happy New Year!

December 31, 2009 - 12:21 pm Rachel - What an inspiration... can't wait to see what's in store for next year!!!

December 31, 2009 - 12:04 pm madison - no, thank you! your photos never fail to brighten up my day. happy new year!!!

December 31, 2009 - 11:54 am lydia - happy new year! and thank you so so much for all these beautiful images.

December 31, 2009 - 10:06 am mh - your work is amazing! i look forward to seeing your posts everyday! happy new year

December 31, 2009 - 10:06 am mina - Happy New Year! Hope you two have a fabulous 2010.

December 31, 2009 - 9:42 am Tina - You are amazing. Thank you for giving us the pleasure of viewing your beautiful and original photographs. happy new year.

December 31, 2009 - 8:33 am Kim - You take the absolute BEST photos. These are all just so amazing! Happy New Year! :)

December 31, 2009 - 8:23 am Alana - Beautiful Work Max!

December 31, 2009 - 4:38 am Martin - Thanks for inspiring me. Keep up your good work! Happy New Year.

December 31, 2009 - 2:51 am Nimish Parekh - Thank YOU for an amazing year! Your work inspires more young photographers than you realize. Hope you are well and have a great 2010!