It’s not really about me..

Always seems a bit odd doing an an ‘about me’ page when in fact the wedding is about you. However, every website seems to have one, so here we are!

For those interested read on, if not I really won’t be offended!

I’m Mark, a Swansea based wedding photographer and I travel throughout the UK and overseas photographing weddings, events, people, wildlife and landscapes. I have been taking photographs for as long as I can remember. My father used to develop his own film and prints in cupboard under the stairs. It was incredible to watch an image appear like magic on a piece of paper. This was the start of my fascination with the challenge of recreating what the eye sees, and the heart feels, on a flat piece of paper or screen.

I always prefer photographing people when they are least expecting it, capturing the moment, the real emotions rather than a pose. That’s what I aim to do with my wedding photography, capture those brief but very real moments that bring back the joy, laughter and maybe a few tears of the day… not just the picture. Of course there will always be some posed images, we all need a few of those for the mantlepiece!

I also try to be as flexible as possible. It’s your day and the record of it shouldn’t be defined by the limitations of what your photographer is prepared to offer. If you are looking for a full day from make-up to music, from a wedding album to thank you cards, I would be very happy to chat through all your thoughts and ideas. However, if you plan to pop down the registry office for a quicky with a just few of your nearest and dearest and want something better than the pics off your friends iPhone, I do those too.. and everything in between, I can be as flexible as you need both in terms of time and cost.

The equipment I use is mainly Nikon, minimum two camera bodies, a D750 DSLR body and a Z8 mirrorless body, with a variety of prime and telephoto lenses. The odds of two cameras failing is beyond slim (not had even one fail yet!). Cameras are fitted with dual memory cards for backup. I also have several flashguns but try to use natural light whenever possible, modern digital camera sensors are much, much better in low light than film ever was and natural light gives a far better impression of the emotion and feeling of the moment.

I live in Swansea, South Wales with my wife Alison, our Border Terrier Wilson and our daughter’s Cavapoo Luna (long story). Our 3 children are grown up & flown the nest.

I can travel throughout the UK and to overseas wedding destinations. Please do get in touch if you have any questions.

As well as weddings, I love photographing people in all situations, animals, wildlife, landscapes, the night sky and just about anything that catches my eye. I rarely go anywhere without a camera.

Mark

“There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment.”

Robert Frank   •   Photographer