I am a wedding & portrait photographer (you can check out my other work at www.edomahoneyweddings.com if you’re curious) recently relocated to rural Northamptonshire after living in Amsterdam for the past ten years. I live with my amazing partner Nelly and our mad as a hatter cocker spaniel Alfie.

When I was younger, I was a typical extrovert, thriving on nights out with mates and playing any sport that involved a ball (hockey was my favourite). After graduating with a degree that wasn’t particularly useful in a global recession (Real Estate Management), I fell back on hockey to travel around the world.

As time wore on my legs began to slow and those long Friday nights in bleak mid-winter, weathering horizontal rain/sleet began to lose their appeal so I hung up my stick in exchange for art school and a part time job as a copywriter at a guerrilla marketing company which in the end led me to working as a photographer’s assistant and starting a lifelong passion for visual storytelling.

Now I’m older it’s probably fair to say that I am more of an introvert. I love spending time by myself, either working on my grandpa’s farm, reading or just taking the dog for a spin around the woods. These days when I make it to the pub, it’s more likely to be for a Belgian beer (La Chouffe is my kryptonite) and a board game or to watch the rugby rather than a sesh with the lads.

Because of the nature of my work, I’m usually busy at weekends which means that during the week I try to escape on my road bike or to the Peak District to spend some time outdoors, immersed in nature.

My happiest place is in some scandi looking coffee shop with a smooth flat white, a game of Boonanza and my wisecracking partner in crime (if you’re ever in Amsterdam, I highly recommend visiting Scandinavian Embassy, it’s not a real embassy and the cinnamon buns will change the way you view patisserie).

The best place to start is by checking out the work that I have created documenting other families here on this page. Amongst the images you will find out part of the process I use to go about documenting your families story.

If you would like to know more about the process and what a session would look like or just to even get to know me and judge whether I’m the right person to let inside your family life then I would love to have a chat, either in person if convenient or on the phone or zoom if not.

I think that that is generally the same feeling that most people have and if I’m honest it’s not something that would immediately appeal to me either. This is however how I differ from traditional family portraiture.

There won’t be any static poses, forced smiles or manufactured moments that just look awkward and remind you just how uncomfortable the whole experience was when you look back at the photos. Instead, everyone will have the opportunity and time it takes to adjust to having me around, so much so that you’ll forget there’s even a camera around and this is where the magic happens.

In the beginning it will undoubtedly feel awkward, there’s someone new in your family space that isn’t there normally. However this feeling will melt away quickly as you begin to get used to having me and my camera around. I’ll be there connecting with you all individually, watching your family’s dynamic and documenting it in a way that does justice to your story. You’ll never be made to feel awkward by someone hiding in a dark corner surreptitiously snapping away, instead you’ll find that you’ve made a new friend by the end of the day.

What you are investing in is a portrait of your family unique to you, your story artistically etched in black and white that you’ll want on the walls and in a book at the same time. With years of experience and an ability to integrate myself into other peoples lives seamlessly, not only do you get images that you will treasure in the years to come but an experience that you will genuinely enjoy.

Yes it’s a lot of money and there are many other photographers that can deliver you family portraits that you’d be happy with, what you get with me is something different though, something that can’t be replicated.

In short, something original.

Want to know more…?

I’d love to hear from you, why not get in touch and we can have a chat either via email, zoom, over the phone….however you want.

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