MY WORK HAS NEVER REALLY BEEN ABOUT WEDDINGS.

I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHED WEDDINGS FULL TIME SINCE 2017 AND HAVE SPENT YEARS PHOTOGRAPHING WEDDINGS ACROSS THE UK, EUROPE AND WORLDWIDE, BUT MY WORK HAS NEVER REALLY BEEN ABOUT WEDDINGS.

THAT MIGHT SOUND LIKE A STRANGE THIS FOR A WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER TO SAY.

OF COURSE, WEDDINGS ARE THE SETTING. THEY ARE WHERE I SPEND MUCH OF MY TIME, WHETHER THAT IS PHOTOGRAPHING CELEBRATIONS IN THE UK, DESTINATION WEDDINGS ABROAD, OR INTIMATE GATHERINGS AT FAMILY HOMES. BUT WHAT HAS ALWAYS INTERESTED ME IS SOMETHING DEEPER THAN THE EVENT ITSELF.

PEOPLE.

RELATIONSHIPS.

ATMOSPHERE.

THE WAY THE ROOM FEELS BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS. THE QUET CONVERSATIONS IN THE HALLYWAY. THE GLANCE EXCHANGED ACROSS A CROWDED TABLE. THE EVIDENCE OF A LIFE BEING LIVED. A PLACE IN TIME.

A WEDDING DAY SIMPLY HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF THE RARE OCCASIONS WHERE ALL OF THESE THINGS COME TOGETHER. I OFTEN LIKEN A WEDDING AND TO CHRISTMAS DAY, BUT WITH BOTH YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR FAMILY. IT REALLY IS A ONE-OFF.

WHAT MAKES MY WORK DIFFERENT?

MUCH OF MODERN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY COMES FROM THE BIG EXPECTED MOMENTS.

THE CONFETTI.

THE KISS.

THE PORTRAITS.

THE FIRST DANCE.

AND WHILE THESE MOMENTS MATTER, ABSOLUTELY, THEY ARE ONLY PART OF THE STORY. FOR ME, THE INTERLUDES, THE MOMENTS IN BETWEEN, THE UNSEEN ALSO HOLDS WEIGHT.

IF YOU LOOKED BACK AT YOUR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHS TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW, WOULD YOU ONLY WANT TO REMEMBER THE HIGHLIGHTS? OR WOULD YOU WANT TO RE-ABSORB THE ENERGY, THE ATMOSPHERE AND RELIVE HOW IT FELT?

THE PEOPLE WHO TRAVELLED TO BE WITH YOU.

YOUR GRANDMOTHER SOAKING UP THE MOMENT.

YOUR FRIEND TEARY EYED WATCHING YOUR SPEECH.

THE FEELING OF THE DAY AS IT UNFOLDED.

THESE DETAILS MAY GET PASSED BY OR MISSED ON THE DAY AS YOU ARE SWEPT UP. BUT THEY OFTEN BECOME THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT CARRY THE MOST WEIGHT OVER TIME.

WHY I THINK IN TERMS OF ARCHIVES.

WHEN I PHOTOGRAPH A WEDDING, I AM NOT THINKING OF CREATING A COLLECTION OF WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHS/A GALLERY. I AM THINKING ABOUT ARTFULLY CREATING AN ARCHIVE.

AN ARCHIVE IS DIFFERENT FROM A GALLERY OR BEAUTIFUL IMAGES.

IT CONTAINS CONTEXT.

EVIDENCE OF PLACE AND TIME.

ATMOSPHERE.

IT RECORDS NOT ONLY WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW IT LOOKED, BUT WHAT IT ACTUALLY FELT LIKE TO BE WITHIN IT. THIS IS WHY I PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

THIS IS TRUE WHETHER I AM WORKING DIGITALLY, PHOTOGRAPHING ON 35MM OR CREATING SUPER 8MM MOTION PICTURE VIDEOGRAPHY. THE GOAL REMAINS THE SAME: TO CREATE A BODY OF WORK THAT FEELS HONEST TO THE PEOPLE WITHIN IT.

THE PORTRAITS MATTER.

THE CEREMONY MATTERS.

BUT SO DO THE QUIETER, UNSEEN MOMENTS.

THE FRAGMENTS THAT HELP US UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE PICTURE.

THIS IS WHY MY ARCHIVES OFTEN CONTAIN IMAGES THAT OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS MAY OVERLOOK BECAUSE THEY DON'T FIT THE MOLD. THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ADD TO TEXTURE AND HOLD THE DAY TOGETHER.

AN ARCHIVE IS BUILT FROM MORE THAN JUST THE EXPECTED MOMENTS.

I PHOTOGRAPHY WEDDINGS ACROSS THE UK, EUROPE AND WORLDWIDE, COMBINING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WITH 35MM FILM AND SUPER 8MM MOTION PICTURE, TO CREATE INTENTIONAL, ARCHIVE LED RECORDS OF WEDDINGS.

BEGIN YOUR ARCHIVE.

IF THIS WAY OF SEEING RESONATES WITH YOU, I'D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PLANS.

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