This is me.
This is me.
How I work.
Wedding photography is a dream job for me, and I’m incredibly passionate about what I do. Despite that, I am a big believer that it’s a wedding – not a photo shoot. I want your wedding images to be beautiful and with an emphasis on the creative, but above all, to be natural, honest slices of nostalgia that transport you back to the day itself. I love to capture the full spectrum of emotions and moments; whether it’s finding the beautiful details, small tranquil moments, epic landscapes, emotional climaxes and everything in between.
Although I love to stretch my wings creatively, I never lose sight of what really matters – capturing images of you and the people you love. One of the amazing things about a wedding day is having all your favourite people under one roof, so I prefer to work in a documentary way the majority of the time – capturing the stories and moments as they unfold.
90% of the time, I work in a purely documentary way, but I also see it as super important to take some creative but natural portraits of the two of you – the beauty of these is that a couple of relaxed and short portrait shoots throughout the day can be the perfect way to spend some time together, as well as get some great shots of just the two of you. I try to gently guide and direct you, so that the portraits feel authentically you, whilst having a relaxed feel, alongside a shot of imagination and emotion to make them less posed-feeling.
Above all else, I feel a real sense of duty to capture the memories of tomorrow, and to capture your favourite people in the best way possible. I’m fully aware that the pictures I take on the day will form part of your family’s visual memories for years, so I always try to keep that in mind when I have my cameras in hand. You can find out more about me as a person below.
Who I am.
Before I talk about myself, I wanted to mention the man in the picture above. He is my grandad Leo, and he was one of the most influential people in my life. He always encouraged me and my pursuit of creativity and art, and he became a sculptor and poet later in life. Some of my happiest childhood memories are the immortal summers we spent at his home in Devon, and one of my favourite pictures from my own wedding is him hugging my wife just after the ceremony. Although he’s no longer with us, I’m so glad I took pictures of him, because they allow me to remember him and the inspiration he gave me and everyone around him.
I’ve been with my wife Sarah for the best part of 20 years. And yet when I proposed on our 10th anniversary, something did change for us – for the better. Being married changed our relationship in hard-to-define ways, but it feels like we’ve never been closer. In July 2022 we had our daughter Florence, and it’s been the most life-changing but rewarding thing to happen to us.
Having a daughter has changed my perception of the world, and what matters. Being with family is so much more meaningful, and I love seeing the world through her eyes, as well as documenting and guiding her growth as a person. But what about me as a person? I love movies – honestly, it all got a bit much at one point, and I still have a collection of over 1000 DVDs and Blu-rays; running the gamut from Hollywood blockbusters to silent German films from the 1920s. I’ve got a monthly membership at my local cinema, and I try to go as often as possible. I’m no film snob, I’m happy to say I have a long list of not-so-guilty pleasures!
One of our most amazing holidays together was to New Zealand. It was out of our comfort zones, and we did things we’d never done before (including unexpectedly seeing a humpback whale in the wild!). That trip changed me, and has made me much more willing to push myself out of my comfort zone since – I truly believe that life begins at the end of your comfort zone, or in this case, the other side of the world!
