I photograph in a documentary, candid and relaxed style because real life happens at weddings.
I feel privileged to be witness to some amazing moments. Moments only usually seen by your closest friends and family. My camera has given me access to capture all the real life, joy, laughter and moments that happen at weddings. I aim to ensure anyone I photograph can be themselves and then I just photograph it.
*Top photo of me embarrassing myself at karaoke, luckily my photography is better than my singing!
In College I used to play guitar (terribly), my friends were ace and most played in bands. I tagged along but felt like the spare part so started taking photos. Fast Forward a few years (several festivals later) and I realised it was the people and connections I loved.
I was drawn to the stories more than anything and after shooting my first wedding I was hooked. For more than 11 years I have photographed over 200 weddings and still love them as much today.
Weddings give me an insight into my couples lives and I hope I can capture some of that love, the funny but also the emotional. I equally love the chaos of a weekend festival with friends, seeing your favourite band for the first time, as I do hugs on the sofa just the two of you. We all know how we feel at that time and I want my photos to remind you of that feeling. Be yourself on your wedding day and I promise to show you that.
My own life, from crazy festivals and travelling, to my own marriage and kids have all shaped how I see the world. I love nothing more than witnessing genuine feelings and when my couples get to experience those again through my photos it reminds me why I do this job.
I have always been fascinated by relationships and stories. My Mum was adopted as a baby, my parents divorced when I was four and my step dad and his family have been a large part of my life since I was 8. I have lived in Germany, Canada, the UK and my wife is Australian. All this is to say I have grown up with an understanding for family, friendships, the strains but also the joy of it all. I picked a camera up to try and preserve some of those feelings and moments.
We have young kids so as you can imagine they take up a lot of my non wedding time. They have changed the way I photograph and how I see life and planning my own wedding was also very interesting!
I understand the importance of photos, as my own family evolves we love sitting down and looking through photos together, something I imagine my couples doing!
Top 10 tips for planning a stress free wedding. After photographing over 200 weddings I have collated my best tips & advice for planning and most importantly enjoying your wedding day with as little stress as possible.
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