This is 2024
2024 has been another fantastic year for me, full of wonderful couples having amazing wedding days. It’s an honour to be trusted to capture so many special occasions which will be remembered and relieved for years to come.
The year started with wedding no1 at Ellie & Si’s February wedding in Greenwich with some great views across the Thames (especially when a rainbow appeared across the water by the O2), and ended up in Norfolk with wedding no 35 for Naomi & Aaron’s wedding in the middle of Storm Bert. The storm put paid to the idea of nipping out to the beach for couple shots, so we headed up the day before while it was still sunny to take advantage of the nearby coast.
In July I had my first ever experience as a primary photographer at an Indian wedding. Having previously only second shot for friends of mine at Indian weddings it was great to take the reins for the first time at Lucy & Sandeep’s Hindu wedding at Offley Place. For that wedding I was awarded a coveted ‘Story Award’ from This is Reportage, which is the wedding industry’s foremost awards body for documentary wedding photography.
A huge thanks to all my 2024 couples.
Here are my favourite images from the past 12 months. I can’t wait to get stuck into my 2025 season, it’s got some big shoes to fill!
If you’d like me to add your wedding to my 2025 season or even 2026 and beyond, please get in touch here.
World Class Documentary Wedding Photography
After taking 2023 off entering awards I was back on it for 2024 and it’s been a successful year. The highlight of which was finishing 5th in the world (and 3rd in the UK) with This is Reportage. As the wedding industry’s foremost awards body for documentary photography, TiR is incredibly competitive. Hundreds of photographers enter each round, with approx 10,000 images being submitted on average and only 2-3% of images being selected for award status.
I think that finishing so high up with 6 individual awards and 5 story awards is testament to the consistency of my approach at each and every wedding, meaning I’m producing high images quality each and every time for my couples.
I’ve also finished inside the World Wide Top 10 with Photographers Keeping It Real – the 4th time I’ve finished inside the Top 10 with PKIR in 4 attempts.
This year I have also entered Masters of Wedding Photography for the first time, and while we wait for the final round of judging to be announced I currently sit 3rd in the UK.
Storytelling Wedding Photography
A big part of This is Reportage is Story Awards. These are 15-20 storytelling images from a single wedding, as opposed to individual moments captured in a single frame. These are exceptionally hard to win. This year I bagged 5 story awards, placing me 5th in the world rankings out of the 100’s of photographers that enter each year. It’s hugely satisfying to win so many story awards as it’s a core part of the service I provide to my couples: telling the story of their day and highlighting the unique moments that make their day truly theirs, and not a copy & paste wedding day with generic imagery. It’s very easy to capture a wedding by only photographing the main parts of the day, which are similar at every wedding. The true story of the day lies in all the moments in between the big headline parts of the day. My 5 story awards from 2024 are all in this selection, starting above with a story from Nichola & Henry’s wedding in June. Their two boys and their cousin all wore a striking outfit and got up to quite a bit of mischief through the day which was really fun to document. These smaller stories hidden inside the day are always great fun to find.
Story Award #2
Lucy & Sandeep’s Hindu wedding at Offley Place in Hertfordshire. My first Indian wedding as a primay photographer.
Story Award #3
Otto & Paddy’s wedding at Birtsmorton Court. This was a brilliant day in the Worcestershire countryside in late 2022, awarded in 2024 having taken 2023 off entering awards.
Story Award #4
Kelli & Brindley’s wedding in Leeds. Had a loevely message from Kelli about this (see below), family & friend’s experince of the day and their interaction with me is so important to me. My work is at it’s best when everyone is relaxed around me and I can blend into the day without everyone feeling like they are on display for photos.
Story Award #5
Katherine & Sam’s wedding at High Billinghurst Farm in Novermber 2023, awarded in 2024 having taken 2023 off entering awards.
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