Love comes in infinite forms, and I am here for all of them. I don’t just embrace diversity – I actively seek to document people who do things differently and live their own unique version of the dream.
My goal is to capture your true personalities in a way that feels authentically you.
Documentary photography is incredibly powerful for LGBTQ+ weddings. Instead of forcing you into cookie-cutter poses or trying to control the timeline, it allows the real magic of your day to unfold naturally.
If this relaxed, storytelling approach sounds like exactly what you need, let’s chat. I would be honoured to capture your story.
I was brought up on Kerrang, NME and Q magazine. My coffee table books are full of vinyl cover art and street photography. I love grain, blurriness, messiness and all that stuff other photographers try to eliminate. My influences are the great documentary photographers – Jane Bown, Josef Koudelka, Alex Webb, Mary Ellen Mark – and cinematographers who understand that a frame isn’t just a picture, it’s a feeling. The way light, movement and shadow can carry an entire emotional world without a word being spoken. That’s what I’m chasing on your wedding day.
I’m an outsider, an introvert and a bit of a geek. I’ve never really fitted in, and honestly I’m glad my photography doesn’t either. I’ve been photographing weddings across Derbyshire and the Peak District for 15 years. My work has been recognised by The Wedding Photojournalist Association, This is Reportage, Nine Dots and Photographers Keeping It Real, and has appeared in publications including The Derby Telegraph, Derbyshire Life, Brides, English Wedding Blog and Rock and Roll Bride
I hold Rainbow Accreditation with Derbyshire LGBT+ and warmly welcome couples of all backgrounds and identities. I also photograph families in the same honest, unposed style.
Most people feel a bit awkward in front of a lens. My approach is designed to take that pressure off. I don’t want to spend your wedding day acting like a film director or a drill sergeant.
By choosing a documentary style, you get to actually experience your wedding rather than performing for it. I’m there to catch the quiet glances, the loud laughs, and the small, unscripted moments that a “shot list” would never find.
Every couple is a new story. I don’t walk into your day with a “standard” way of doing things. Whether you’re planning a quiet elopement, a backyard DIY celebration, or a massive party that breaks every tradition in the book—I’m there to reflect your energy.
I’m a fan of the “perfectly imperfect.” If your hair gets messy from dancing or your tie is a bit crooked because you were laughing too hard, that’s what I want to photograph. That’s the real stuff.
For my LGBTQ+ couples, I know that wedding photography hasn’t always been an inclusive space. My goal is to create a space where you feel completely safe to be yourselves.
I don’t care about “traditional” gender roles or who “should” be standing where. I care about how you look at each other. I’m here to celebrate your love exactly as it is—without the heteronormative “rules” that often clutter the wedding industry.
My couples tell me things like “We didn’t know you were there“, “The photos are totally us” and “Everytime we look through the photos we see something new”.
If you want that sort of magic from your wedding photography then please drop your details to download my brochure for instant access to pricing and packages.
