The Blog
How to get the best Groom Preparation photos!
(and Why They Matter!) Groom preparation photos are often overlooked in the wedding world, usually taking a back seat to bridal prep images — but they really deserve just as much love. After all, your wedding day is about two people, and the groom’s morning is full of...
How to get beautiful, real bridal prep photos
(from a documentary North Yorkshire wedding photographer) The morning of your wedding is full of feeling. Excitement, nerves, laughter, happy chaos. People coming and going. Music playing. Someone asking where the prosecco is. As a documentary wedding photographer in...
An Intimate York Wedding // Hannah & Dan
The city of York is beautiful, fact. So I was over the moon when Hannah & Dan contacted me about being their York city wedding photographer! Their wedding took place in April 2021 so their were still lots of covid restrictions in place. However, it was absolutely...
Thicket Priory Wedding – A Beautiful Yorkshire Wedding Venue
(With PROPER main character energy) If you’re looking for a Yorkshire wedding venue that feels like you’ve hired your own private country house (because… you have), then let me introduce you to Thicket Priory. Tucked away in the countryside just outside York, it’s...
Top Tips for Planning an Outdoor Wedding
(Without losing your mind) There’s something really special about an outdoor wedding.More space. More freedom. More fresh air. And usually… a slightly more relaxed vibe all round. I photograph a lot of outdoor weddings across North Yorkshire and beyond, and while...
8 Things I Love About Documentary Wedding Photography
If you’ve landed here, chances are you’ve heard the phrase “documentary wedding photography” and wondered what it actually means – or why so many couples say it’s exactly what they want. For me, documentary wedding photography is about telling the real story of your...
Self-Employment as a Photographer: 12 Honest Lessons
Self-Employment as a Photographer. The Ups, Downs & Everything In-Between (Lessons From 2020 → 2026) When I became fully self-employed on 1st May 2020, the world was… well, on fire.Weddings were disappearing from diaries overnight, uncertainty was everywhere, and...
12 tips for getting great wedding photos
(From a North Yorkshire Wedding Photographer) One of the biggest worries couples share with me is this:“We just want nice photos… but we don’t want to feel awkward or spend the whole day posing.” Good news — you absolutely don’t have to. After photographing weddings...
What Documentary Family Photography Means to me
I’m a documentary family photographer based in North Yorkshire, and I’m always drawn to the real stuff. The everyday moments. The connection. The bits that don’t feel posed or perfect — because that’s where the meaning lives. I photograph families across North...
Going Self-Employed as a Photographer During a Global Crisis
UPDATED 2026 because I can't believe I've been doing this full time for 6 years! When I tell people I took the giant leap into self-employment on 1st May 2020 — right in the middle of a global pandemic — they still do that sharp intake of breath, that “oooooof” sound,...