ABOUT ME

Young man with dark hair and beard smiling, dressed in a light blue suit and white shirt, standing outdoors near an archway with green foliage and brick wall.

Before the camera, it was a paintbrush. I studied art and design, and somewhere along the way swapped the brush for a 35mm film camera — more or less the same one that still comes with me to weddings now. That's where my eye came from, and I think it still shows in every frame.

I'm based in the Cotswolds and shoot across the UK and Europe. Elmore Court and Middleton Lodge one weekend, Château Riguard in Provence or a villa on the Amalfi Coast the next. I've photographed intimate elopements in the Scottish Highlands, black-tie celebrations in Knightsbridge, and three-day destination weddings in Tuscany, Croatia and the South of France. I've stood in olive groves at golden hour and shot by candlelight in centuries-old chapels. The setting changes. The approach doesn't.

What keeps me coming back, after over a decade of doing this, is the people. Not the venues, not the flowers, not the perfectly styled tablescapes — the people. The way a room full of your favourite humans feels. The look on someone's face when they don't know they're being watched. That's what I'm trying to hold onto.

The way I work is built around one idea: I'm there to add to your day, not take it over. No stop-start direction, no pulling you away for longer than the light demands. The tempo stays high and the energy stays with you. Couple portraits are short, focused and natural — because the best ones always are. Family photos are handled efficiently so the day keeps moving. And most of the time, I'm simply in the room, watching, waiting for the moment that tells the truth about the day.

I shoot on a mix of digital and 35mm film. There's something about film that slows everything down in the best possible way — more considered, more intentional. I think that shows in the pictures.

I'm also planning my own wedding — my fiancée Erin and I are getting married in the Cotswolds — and going through it ourselves has only sharpened what I already believed. The people matter. The feeling in the room matters. Everything else is decoration.

Years from now, the flowers will be forgotten and the playlist will sound dated. What you'll have is the way your dad looked at you, the way your friends shouted, the quiet in the car on the way there. That's what I'm here for.

Live it. I'll be there.

Marcus