Mantas Photography

Mantas did an amazing job as our engagement photographer! We are new to the DC area and didn’t really know where we wanted to have our photos done. As soon as we contacted Mantas, he was with us every step of the way and made great suggestions as to where we should do our photos. Ultimately, with his help, we decided to have a formal shoot at Tidal Basin and a casual shoot at Union Station. Taking engagement pictures can be quite the awkward experience, but Mantas made us feel comfortable and within 5 minutes we were laughing and having an awesome time. Pictures came out beautiful — better than we could have ever imagined. He delivered them promptly within a week after the shoot. Overall, it was such a great experience and we are so happy we chose Mantas to capture this special moment in our lives. He is amazing!

Absolutely loved working with Mantas! He is so passionate about his work. He really seeks to capture the emotion in his pictures. He did an amazing job making sure the shots were perfect, that the sun wasn’t creating shadows on our faces, and that we were happy with the work. I cannot say enough good things about him!

Mantas was the perfect wedding photographer! He was relaxed, warm and friendly from start to finish. Mantas style was a ‘documentary’ type approach which suited us perfectly. He was so discreet snapping away, capturing wonderful candid photographs of all our friends and family. We had a few ‘formal’ family photos which were taken in a fun and efficient way and they turned out beautifully. We didn’t have to wait long to see the finished photos and we were so incredibly happy at how amazing they turned out! He captured the day perfectly! Couldn’t have asked for a better wedding photographer! So highly recommended!

Mantas is an absolutely fantastic engagement and wedding photographer! My husband and I were searching the internet for a photographer in the D.C. area and when we came across his photos, we realized we couldn’t pass up hiring him.
We were a bit shy starting off and not knowing what to expect, but Mantas made us feel comfortable and relaxed throughout the entire engagement session. He has such a friendly, warm, and genuine personality and had us laughing the whole time. He really focuses on capturing your emotion and the joy that comes from the experience, encouraging us to be ourselves with nothing forced. We went to a new location (Basilica of the National Shrine) that is not photographed much, but he embraced the location and captured every thing we love about this special place. We loved working with him so much that we also had him take our wedding photos!
He continued to impress us with the wedding photography experience. He captured all of the moments and memories that make the day so special, and encouraged us to enjoy the day without focusing too much on posing or the camera. He blended right in during the ceremony, and during the reception, he brought out the smiles and laughter with the guests. Our families still comment on how much they enjoyed having him there; like he was a family friend that we had known for years!
I cannot recommend Mantas highly enough! He is not only a wonderful photographer but also just a downright genuine and lovely person who is a pleasure to work with. I know you will have blast photographing with him!

I couldn’t have asked for better engagement photos! The experience was phenomenal and Mantas made us so comfortable (I thought posing would be awkward but it wasn’t!). He let us be our natural selves and it showed in the pictures. I love his style, it’s unique and fun and he really captures the individual couple he is shooting. I wish I could give him 6 stars that’s how great he is!

This is a long overdue review for Mantas. He photographed our wedding during October of 2013. It was a wedding at a summer camp and Mantas excelled in every way. One thing that no one tells you about selecting a wedding photographer is that you had better actually like the person that is taking your pictures, because they will be a guest at your wedding and present during some of your most intimate moments. Mantas was a pleasure to be around from the beginning and was very respectful of our personal space throughout the wedding. He is friendly, fun, down to earth, and professional. He brought along a second photographer who was also great and shared tips for taking more flattering wedding pictures. Mantas went above and beyond the call of duty for our wedding– he met with us twice in person beforehand to discuss our preferences, stayed at our wedding to take pictures longer than the time allocated under the contract, and when for some reason the mail lost our USB drive with our wedding pictures in it, he personally came by our house to hand deliver another USB drive. But best of all, the pictures came out wonderfully. Over a year later, I continue to look over them and marvel at how Mantas really captured the spirit and fun of that night. He is a talented photographer, a great person, and at this price– you can’t afford not to book Mantas.

We had such a great time getting our engagement photos taken! Mantas is so nice and easy to work with. We are so happy with the way the pictures turned out and they only took about 2 ½ weeks to get back to us. We paid $ 400 for our session and got over a 100 pictures back! Would definitely recommend Mantas.

My wife booked Mantas to photograph our wedding photos and we are very pleased with the results. Outstanding photos! Also, as others have said, Mantas is great person and was really fun to work with. Also, very knowledgeable and experienced. Will definitely contact him again when we need photography, without hesitation.

Mantas is THE BEST engagement photographer! Not only are his photography skills spectacular, but he really cares about the couples he photographs. He made us feel at ease, which you can see by how relaxed and happy we are in our photos. We had actually booked another photographer for the shoot, who had cancelled due to illness at the last minute. We were desperate to find someone to do our shoot before we left DC for the summer, and Mantas dropped his plans to be available for the night. He is a great person who is so fun to be around. If our wedding was in the DC area or if we had known about him sooner, we would definitely hire him for our wedding as well.

Look, I haven’t used Mantas as a photographer, but I will tell you this:
Even after finding out he wasn’t available on my wedding day, he spent TWENTY minutes on the phone with me, helping me to figure out to how handle a challenging issue I was facing with my current wedding photographer.
Because he was so friendly and helpful and honest, I would definitely hire him. He not only gave me his opinion on how to deal with the situation, he also put me in touch with several other photographers he knew were available on my wedding, AND walked me through the different photography styles so that I could better understand what I liked and had the vocabulary to do so.
His photos are beautiful, but most importantly, he is a kind human being with a KEEN interest in making sure his clients are happy. I am realizing the hard way that it’s more than just your photographer’s photos — their attitude and ability/​willingness to work with you (including if you differ in your opinion of what constitutes a «great photo») is absolutely essential, especially for engagement/​wedding photos! Mantas certainly seems to fit the bill in that regard.

There are not enough good things to say about Mantas and his photography skills! We are from Miami, FL and were looking for a photographer to capture our engagement with the beautiful cherry blossoms in DC. We found Mantas Photography on Unilocal and looked through the website – we were immediately hooked! Everything we saw was brilliant! We emailed him to request pricing and couldn’t believe how affordable he was. Over email we could already tell that he was down to earth and overall a good person. Our intuition proved us right. Once we arrived in DC, Mantas graciously offered to pick us up (and drop us off!) at our hotel to take us to the Tidal Basin (where the cherry blossoms were in peak bloom) for our photo shoot. Mantas brought along his long-​time friend Rimas who «used» us a practice run for his new videography business – the result was truly remarkable.
Mantas had extensively prepared for our photo shoot – which was so impressive! He spent sometime around the Cherry Blossoms the day before and pre-​planned areas where he thought would be great shooting opportunities. He was absolutely excited to come across new photo opps and immediately let his creativity take over – the end result of this was outstanding! We felt at ease while taking the photos and he always encouraged us to «make our magic!» We didn’t feel weird despite the massive amounts of people, and Mantas and Rimas were always there to guide us.
The only request we had was to look as though there was nothing around us but Cherry Blossoms– HE EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS COMPLETELY! We couldn’t be happier with our pictures – they are so much more than what we could have imagined.
We are so very grateful to Mantas for capturing this important time in our lives, and most of all we are thankful to have met such wonderful people. We hope that Mantas and Rimas contact us for their next trip to Miami – we certainly look forward to more good times with our two new friends!
You can fully trust Montas Photography with your occasion – you most definitely will not be disappointed.

My fiancé and I LOVED working with Mantas! Our wedding was three days ago and I already feel the need to rave about his services. He is such a sweet, easy going guy and has a wonderful sense of humor. He and his great assistant made everyone feel relaxed and comfortable having their pictures taken. Mantas was extremely flexible about the photo package we wanted and offered to do a post-​wedding session instead of the engagement one. He met with us in person (even came to our neighborhood) to discuss his photography and the product we were hoping for. On the day of the wedding Mantas went above and beyond by coming early to take photos at the salon where I was getting my hair done. Definitely agree with the last reviewer that his prices are extremely reasonable. Other photographers we talked to before Mantas didn’t even come close to his price range. We had a very small wedding and didn’t feel like we needed to spend a fortune to get pictures of the special day. We haven’t gotten our pictures back, but I feel so confident about the few he showed me to write a glowing review. The best thing I’ll say about Mantas is his eye for getting creative photos. There’s so many boring wedding photos out there and Mantas’ work is so refreshing. His stuff is more like art than wedding photos. If you’re looking for original, edgy photos and want a great personal experience — Mantas is your man!

Top points for engagement/​wedding photography:
Price — Extremely competitive price that cannot be beat at all! We shopped around and he had the best price by far for extremely high quality photos!
Quality — Amazing quality, especially for the price as I previously stated. He takes unique shots and tries to make every photo stand out!
Comfortability — We’ve never done a «photo shoot/​session» so we were very nervous and didn’t know what to do really. Mantas was great! He took the lead when he needed to, helped us to relax, and by the end of the session we were very comfortable and having a great time!
Mantas was extremely accommodating as our initial date got rained out. We rescheduled on probably one of the hottest days of the summer and he stuck it out with us! I was worried about our photos turning out bad because it was such a hot day and we were sweating like pigs, my makeup was melting, and the sun seemed to be draining our energy quickly but when we got our photos we were in awe. They were fantastic. He is great! He is a little slow at responding to emails but have patience, he is a very busy man understandably!

Mantas was absolutely wonderful to work with. My fiancé and I wanted a fresh/​unique photographer to capture our civil ceremony at the Jefferson Memorial. Mantas made sure he caught the essence of the day, and delivered fun, fresh and beautiful pictures that really captured the moments we lived that day. We also did the engagement photo session which was so much fun and got really great pictures that we absolutely love. You really can tell Mantas loves photography and he wants to make sure he can give you the best product possible. I highly recommend him if you want pictures that capture the emotions of your special day and like photojournalism or clean/​contemporary pictures for your wedding.

Mantas is the Best Photographer I know! His work speaks for it self. He is professional, responsible and very creative! I used his service several times and I couldn’t be happier with the pictures I received. He is funny and makes you feel so comfortable even if you’re a little camera shy! Thank you so much Mantas for doing exceptional work and raising the level of professional photography!
Rimas

I would highly recommend Mantas. He is profesional and excelent photographer. We were more than happy with pictures.

if you’re looking for a photographer who will go out of his way to provide you with not only superb pictures but also most fun photo shot experience you must check this guy out! only after we got our pictures back we had realized how much fun we all had at our parents 40^th anniversary party!!! thanks Montas!