High contrast grainy black and white image of couple walking out of wedding ceremony, whilst guests blow bubbles at a Derbyshire Garden party wedding. Documentary reportage wedding photojournalism.

Documentary Wedding Photographer

For those who do things their own way.

I treat wedding photography as an art form.  If you’re looking for the more standardised or on-trend wedding photography you see everywhere else, you can look…well, literally everywhere else.

I believe that you don’t need to perform happiness for the camera. That nothing I can contrive or stage is ever as interesting as real life.

So, no awkward prompts, no endless group posing, and no staging. Just street inspired, immersive imagery that plunges you back into the atmosphere and charged energy of your wedding day.

I’m based in Derbyshire, and photograph weddings across the Peak District, the Midlands, and throughout the UK.

Award winning Documentary Wedding Photograph. Bride waves to her guests from the back of the wedding car. Reportage, wedding photojournalism
Ceilidh Dancing at The Whitworth Centre Wedding Reception
Same Sex Couple at Wedding Breakfast - Documentary Wedding Photographer Simon Dewey. LGBT wedding photographer.
Bride laughing in wedding bus. Champagne and flowers in her hand. Documentary, reportage, street style, wedding photojournalism.
Wedding Guests play with bow and arrow - Documentary Wedding Photographer Derby

Most of my couples say that they hate having their photograph taken. Couple portraits are entirely optional and there’s no need to do them at all if you don’t want to.

If you do want them, I’ll keep it brief and easy – a short wander, some good light, and no awkward posing. Just you two, doing you.

 

Bride and groom couple portrait - black and white, high contrast, grainy.
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Bridesmaids giving speech in wedding marquee at Derbyshire festival wedding. Documentary reportage wedding photography
Documentary Wedding Photography

Raised on Kerrang, NME, photojournalism and street photography,  I love grain, blurriness, monochrome imagery and photos that make you feel like you’re living the lives of the characters in them.

I have Rainbow Accreditation from Derbyshire LGBT+ and warmly welcome couples of all identities and backgrounds. What I like to bring to every wedding is a creative eye, curiosity and a sense of playfulness.

If you want creative documentary storytelling for your wedding, please drop me a line and tell me all about your plans.

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Couple portrait in the courtyard of The West Milll Wedding Venue Derby
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Grainy, black and white artistic image, bride and groom walk out of the church to confetti. Documentary, reportage, photojournalism wedding photography
A Documentary Wedding Photographer in Hampshire

A Documentary Wedding Photographer in Hampshire

Documentary Wedding Photographer London
A Documentary Wedding Photographer In London

A Documentary Wedding Photographer In London

Thornbridge Hall Wedding Photography - High contrast black and white artistic image of couple walking through confetti. Documentary, reportage, wedding photojournalism.
Thornbridge Hall Documentary Wedding Photographer

Thornbridge Hall Documentary Wedding Photographer

Gay wedding shack revolution Hereford
A Documentary Wedding Photographer in Hereford

A Documentary Wedding Photographer in Hereford

Derby Wedding Photographer
Documentary Wedding Photographer Somerset – North Cadbury Court Wedding

Documentary Wedding Photographer Somerset – North Cadbury Court Wedding

Guests throw Confetti Outside The West Mill Exclusive Use Wedding Venue
West Mill Wedding Photographer

West Mill Wedding Photographer

If you’ve made it this far, chances are you want something a little different for your wedding day. You want the grain, the energy, the raw emotion, and zero nonsense.

2027 dates are filling up fast – let’s make sure we’re a perfect fit.

Couple dancing in marquee wedding reception Derby. Natural dancefloor light. Documentary, reportage wedding photography
Grainy black and white image of bride and groom on the dancefloor amongst streams of light. Atmospheric wedding dancefloor image. Documentary reportage wedding photojournalism.
Mansfield Registry Office Wedding Ceremony. Artistic shot of couple caught in mirror whilst saying their vows. Documentary, reportage, street style wedding photography.
Groom Changes Brides Shoes at The Carriage Hall - Documentary Wedding Photography. Grainy, moody, shot in low light wedding photojournalism.
Church Wedding Photos