I’m a qualified wedding photographer, and I’m really proud of that. My work has been independently assessed and approved by the British Institute of Professional Photography, and it has twice been chosen for the Royal Photographic Society’s International Print Exhibition, the longest running photographic exhibition of its kind in the world.
BIPP Qualified Wedding Photographer in Sussex
Being a qualified professional really matters to me, and I think it should matter to you too. Anyone can buy a camera and call themselves a wedding photographer, so I chose to have my work independently tested. In March 2017 I became a Qualified Licentiate of the British Institute of Professional Photography, which means I can use the letters LBIPP after my name. The BIPP has been championing professional photographers since 1901.
Qualifying wasn’t something I could do overnight. It meant presenting a portfolio of my photographs and evidence of how I run my business, including my insurance, risk assessments and client testimonials, to a panel of experienced assessors for approval.
For you, it means peace of mind. I’m fully insured, I follow the BIPP Code of Professional Conduct, and you can find me in the BIPP’s Find a Photographer directory.
Enhanced DBS Checked and Safeguarding Trained
For more than ten years I’ve worked as a photographer in schools and colleges, so I hold an Enhanced DBS certificate and complete child protection and safeguarding training every year. Weddings are often full of children, from page boys and flower girls to the little ones tearing up the dance floor, and I want every parent to feel completely at ease with me photographing their family.
Twice exhibited by the Royal Photographic Society
The Royal Photographic Society has held its International Print Exhibition every year since 1854. Photographers from all over the world enter, and only around 100 prints make it into the final exhibition. I’ve been lucky enough to have my work selected twice.
2014: International Print Exhibition 157
In 2014 my portrait “Dad” was one of just 100 prints selected from more than 6,600 images, entered by 1,727 photographers in 72 countries. The exhibition opened at the Berkeley Gallery in London and then toured the UK, including a month at the Royal Albert Hall and a run at Titanic Belfast as part of the Belfast Photo Festival. More than 220,000 people visited it along the way.
2017: International Photography Exhibition 160
Super proud moment! In 2017 two of my images were selected for the RPS’s 160th International Photography Exhibition. Of the 620 prints requested from 357 shortlisted photographers, only 100 were chosen. Both of my images, “Echo” and “Frozen Scream”, come from my series “Frozen Tears”, which I shot at Auschwitz II Birkenau in temperatures of minus 25°C. The exhibition opened at the Old Truman Brewery in London as part of PHOTOBLOCK in October 2017, and then toured to Barnsley and Bath in 2018.
Frozen Tears is very much an ongoing project, and one that means a great deal to me. More recently, Nuremberg’s Documentation Centre granted me special access to the Golden Hall inside the Zeppelin Tribune, a space that is rarely open to the public, allowing me to take the series further and photograph a place very few people ever get to see. I’m continuing this work, and I’m honoured to be trusted with it.
For me, all of this comes back to one thing: giving you wedding photographs you’ll treasure for the rest of your lives.
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