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ABOUT ME
So most folk will want to see who it is they are hiring. That there is moi. Dad to 3 boys and you will find them hanging off my back or shouting ''Daadddddddddy!'' several thousand times a week and I wouldn't have it any other way.
I'm married to Amy, been there, felt the nerves and know all too well just how much work goes into planning a wedding! That's where I discovered just what a roller coaster ride it is and the culmination of a huge amount of organising and hard work.
MY BACK GROUND
I've pursued my life-long love of photography to a professional standard but strangely enough I don't like to refer to myself as a 'professional' photographer. I think the term 'professional' in this industry has somewhat lost it's value and now banded around in the same way your local 'jack the lad' down at The Crown & Anchor is referred to as a 'legend'. [cringe!]
Academically most people would have had me destined for a life in Art & Design or Music. However, I first started out as a metallurgist but I always had a creative, artistic streak that far outweighed my knowledge of molten metal. I first discovered photography as a teen while I was hanging off a cliff or trying to climb something way harder than I was capable of with aspirations of becoming the next Chris Bonington (a true 'legend'!).
The small, 35mm film, Olympus camera I took everywhere with me was the start of something.
Why Photography?
Firstly, I love cameras. I've had lots. Too many!! Some good, most not so great.
Secondly, now I'm older, it's made me think, 'Blimey, don't we get old quick?!' That unavoidable truth has made me realise just how important photography is to me.
I don't think any of us should underestimate how precious and delicate Life can be. Any of us can be here today and quite literally, gone tomorrow so we should all treasure Life and take the opportunity to capture special images because as the years whiz by and the memories in our minds fade, the photographs won't.
When I'm shooting a wedding I try to capture all the generations of a family because some photos will be literally, irreplaceable. Moments in time - frozen - that cannot be physically gotten back but visually there for you to fondly reminisce over, even be amazed at how much younger you looked!
I meet family members that have flown halfway round the world to be at a wedding, so it really is a hugely important day and one I see unfold in front of my eyes and for lots of reasons, each and every wedding is so very different.
PERSONAL INVITE
If you choose me to cover your wedding, you are handing me a front row seat to your wedding. I get to see the culmination of years of planning all coming together.
If you are inviting me to your wedding, I think it's only fair I share with you images that give you an honest sense of who I am and what's most important in my life.
If you think I might be the photographer for you, get in touch. Still not sure? Check out my BLOG.
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