Emotional intelligence and intuition are at the heart of my work. Cinema, fashion, ART, travel, theatre, music, LOVE, poetry, society and human stories - all inspire my creativity in ways I can't ever really find words for. I think, feel, laugh, cry and bleed passionately and without shame, in pictures. But knowing what to capture, when and how, comes down to basic instinct for me, informed purely by how I read and FEEL the moment unfolding before me. It's this combination that gives my work a duality - the hero wall-worthy photos you want to frame or see on a front cover of a magazine, but that tie together in an album or your final gallery to tell your story in a way you can FEEL.
Life, for me, is something that always translates visually in my minds eye. A child of the 80's and 90's, raised traveling and getting lost in movies and books and my own imagination. I am a photographer, yes, but above all else I am a lover - and romanticiser - of LIFE, people and their stories - and with that in mind, to answer one of the most commonly asked questions that I get: NO, I don't only shoot weddings, but weddings are what keep me engaged with all my favourite themes simultaneously and it's been that way for 9 years or so now.
Originally from London and raised all over the world from a young age, home was often split between Devon and New Zealand, where much of my family still lives. I welcomed my first daughter into the world in Spain. but Devon was where I really settled into motherhood, and is where I now live, laugh, love and light my fire (in every sense).
Travel is still a central theme in my world though, and with the next adventure always on my mind and passport always ready for whenever opportunity knocks, it's no wonder destination wedding photography comes just as naturally to me as shooting English country weddings or chic city elopements... if it INSPIRES me, count me in!
I'm here for the romantics and the rebels, the couples out there who are madly in love and looking to shine bright and be captured honestly, intimately, and artistically. I'm calling out to the creative, adventurous souls who live outside the box, don't just think outside of it. Those who are playful, keen to break the rules, appreciate art, and say yes more than they say no. I'll be your biggest champion, best friend and most trusted confidant, by your side from start to finish and beyond, capturing you in all your beauty and glory, telling your story, laughing and crying by your side, and romanticising the hell out of every second of it all.
I think and feel in pictures - everything for me translates to visuals, and my camera is like some sort of portal into the minds and hearts of all the people around you who adore you, and, of course into YOUR heart and mind too. It sounds so cliche but it really is true when I say that on the day, I find myself falling in love with my couples and their loved ones, losing myself in the stories all around me, for you. I somehow intuitively seek out what matters most to you, and the 'art of noticing' is something I've honed over 8+ years as a full time photographer, capturing hundreds upon hundreds of incredible wedding days where - despite the similar timelines - no two days are ever the same.
If we roll it right back, then what really inspired me to want to document every magical second of this magical life - was motherhood. As a lone parent there was an extra weight to the need to document everything, and I wanted to remember how it felt, and my motherly heart could see beauty in every messy detail. Every time I looked through that lens, it was like sitting in the eye of the storm: total peace in amongst whatever chaos was unfolding around me, where all I could see and feel was pure bliss - a mother overflowing with love. I instinctively honed my craft with every click of my shutter from the day they were born, utterly unaware that photography as a career was just a little further along that path for me.
My understanding of the significance of even the smallest moment finds its way into my work - informs my perspective whenever I turn my lens on my next subject or envision my next muse. The way I see the world?? The way that I see YOU??? THAT is what my clients come to me for - and THAT is entirely borne from my WHY. It's shaped how I curate every image and decide WHAT to shoot, right through to how I colour grade the final image or even what medium I use - film vs digital often being my biggest decision on the day for various reasons - all of which are underpinned by emotional impact.
At the end of the day, I want to leave something behind that someone, someday, can FEEL. I want you, when you're old and grey and flicking back through the pages of time, and any other's who've yet to be born into this world, to time-travel with an image of mine and really feel like they were there. To know you - LOVE you - like you loved each other that day. That is all.
digital - FAster, Dynamic, convenient & perfect
35mm film - Slower, nostalgic, Imperfect & timeless
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