Where It All Started

About Me

I’m Wes, a Staffordshire Wedding photographer documenting weddings and family celebrations up and down the country. Thank you for considering me as your photographer and taking the time to view my work on my website.

Choosing your photographer for your wedding, family shoot or special occasion can be daunting.  There are a few of us! We all have our photography styles and work ethic.  You may like my style of photography but I think it’s important to also know the person behind the camera.  After all, the wedding photographer you choose will be with you all day on such a momentous occasion – let’s get better acquainted!

I’m married to Laura, we have two gorgeous children Evie & Ethan.  I was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.  Most of my childhood days would involve me riding my bike as fast as I could alongside my dad driving his tractor.  Or me and my brother borrowing my dad’s biker boots, to explore sand boulders in search of interesting insects (Scorpians to the horror of my mum and dad) I loved growing up in SA, I remember it well, it was a beautiful country and certainly enriched my life growing up.  In my spare time, I love running, white-water kayaking, listening to and creating music and lots and lots of family time.


Becoming a Qualified Photographer

After leaving SA when I was nine our family eventually settled in the UK after living in Australia for a brief time. Here in the UK, I started taking a real interest in photography.

I was first properly introduced to photography during my BTEC in graphic design.  It was a one-day-a-week taster course and I absolutely loved it.  My first ever camera to accompany me on this journey was an Olympus, shooting 35mm film. It was a great camera and I still have it to this day.  The same camera appears on tables when I showcase my work at wedding fairs. After completing my BTEC I decided to take an HND in photography which I successfully qualified with a Distinction-whoop!!. 

Award Winning Photography

My photography career really began as a photojournalist in the newspaper industry.  As the sole photographer at a monthly newspaper in Cheshire.  I documented news and photographed features and commercial work mainly. My expertise was noted and I was promoted to a position on a weekly title within the same group. I was later headhunted by the picture editor at one of the best-performing regional daily newspapers in the country – The Daily Mail Group.  I picked up several awards, including News Photographer of the Year in the West Midlands, in 2008, along with several other accolades.

I now have over 20 years of experience in my chosen career and have gained international recognition through my wedding photography work.  I’m proud of my business, I’m as passionate about photography as when I developed my first print in a darkroom.

If you’ve got this far then hopefully you have a better understanding of who I am :).  I hope that you can see photography is a passion of mine as much as it’s a job.  If you have any questions or would like to enquire about booking me as your photographer then please get in touch through my contact form.

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