This image, captured at Jessica and Giac’s wedding at this amazing destination wedding in Portofino, Italy, is a beautiful moment after the ceremony. I’m often on the look out for these kind of tender moments. The aim for me being to capture them completely un-noticed. I don’t want to disturb the moment. But I think…
Low Light Wedding Photography Being the photographer at Nigel and Eliza’s St Eltheldreda’s Church wedding was both fun and photographically challenging. The planning for their London ceremony started from their home in Singapore. They knew they wanted documentary style of photography with minimal orchestration. They also knew they needed a photographer who could work well in very low light. Although…
London Same Sex Wedding D-J and John’s London same sex wedding earlier this year was a fantastic day to photograph. I began at the Boundary Hotel, photographing their final preparations before joining their families on the roof bar for some pre-wedding drinks. Orange was playing a big part in the day. It reflected D-J’s Dutch…
It’s 10pm on a Tuesday night in October, and a phone call from the picture desk at The Times informs me that I will be getting up at 6am tomorrow morning, taking some warm clothes, lunch in a box and a lot of patience up to Littlehey Prison in Cambridgeshire. There, I am to join…
London Burgh House Wedding Burgh House in London is a beautiful 18th Century Historic House in Hampstead, North London. It’s been a private dwelling, an Officer’s Mess and barracks. It was home to Rudyard Kipling’s daughter in the 1930’s. Since the 1970’s, it’s been owned by the local council, and together with local residents has…
Great News! This image from Gaby and Peter’s Botleys Mansion Wedding in Surrey has just won 15th place in the 2014 Q4 WPJA (Wedding Photojournalist Association) contest, in the Food and Drinks category. It’s an image I had in my mind as soon as I saw all the waiting staff bringing out the dinner for the…
I photographed ex England footballer Sol Campbell for the Saturday Interview in The Times – I usually get 10 or 15 minutes with the subject after an hour long interview. The interview here took place at his wife’s interior design store in London. It was a beautifully presented space, though pretty small with not too many options to set lights…
A London Jewish Wedding at Little Georgia Restaurant Before we got to the Jewish wedding at Little Georgia we started at Islington Town Hall. It’s is a pretty popular wedding ceremony venue for London weddings. There’s several rooms available for the ceremony from the grand Council Chamber to the Mayor’s Parlour for a smaller, intimate wedding.…
Wedding Photojournalist Award from a Harpenden Wedding I love this picture from Hannah and Simon’s Harpenden Wedding Photography, showing her seven bridesmaids walking down possibly the longest aisle I’ve ever seen! I’d already shot them from directly ahead, then saw the potential for this image. It works well because of the middle bridesmaid who has…