About

I grew up in a cottage in the countryside miles from any shops or city centres. Both of my parents were artists of different sorts. My dad was a wood sculptor, he made me wooden toys and encouraged me to enjoy my freedom. My mother was a musician and between concerts she would teach people what she knew.

Neither of my parents had a camera and they don’t even have photographs of their wedding day. Looking back now that seems strange as we were a very creative family. I was taught to read and play music, given a pencil and piece of paper to draw when I was bored and sent outside to kick a football around our fields in the summer. I was in the school orchestra and did well at art. My teachers were encouraging but I was never taught how to use my creativity to earn a living. I loved music and art but selling a painting of a bowl of fruit to earn a living didn’t seem like a realistic expectation. I’ve always appreciated photography but only started using a camera in secondary school. I shot black and white film and learned basic darkroom techniques. Later at University I moved to digital. I kept up drawing for a while but soon realised that I could tell the stories more easily with a camera. It just came naturally and people really took notice of my work.

At first I photographed flowers and landscapes, but it didn’t take long before I started to develop a love of photographing people. Friends at parties, family reunions and models. It was liberating to share my vision of the world with others and be complimented in return. Seeing the joy people get from looking at my work is a huge motivation. That is partly why I enjoy photographing weddings.

I always get butterflies in my stomach before photographing a wedding. I’m anxious to get started but as soon as I start I find it hard to stop. There are so many emotions, feelings and details and I watch from the sidelines and capture what I see. Whilst every wedding follows a similar format I’ve yet to photograph two weddings that are the same. Each time there is a new story to tell. I give a helping hand when needed but I stay in the background capturing the important moments as the story unfolds. I know my photographs bring joy to those who see them. They evoke important feelings and memories. I photograph what I see.

And I’m proud to have had my work featured in the following wedding magazines and blogs.