Jillian + Ben | Engagement photos Northern Ireland I love these guys. I did a fine job (probably) of keeping my professional hat on when they told me earlier in the year that they wanted to book for their wedding. But I was cartwheeling in my head. Before their big day arrived, we found time...
2015 | Belfast wedding photographer Somewhere, someone has their foot flat to the floor. 2016 is already three weeks old and 2015 is speeding away behind us. It was such a cool year. I got to work with couples I’d been looking forward to photographing for ages, in venues up and down the country. It’s...
Nadine + Donal | Family photographer Belfast A stone’s throw from Nadine and Donal’s house in East Belfast, is the lovely Stormont Estate. It’s beautiful pretty much any time of the year. Long rows of lime trees line the road up to Stormont House, and off to the sides pathways lead through wooded areas...
Rachel and Chris | A Crawfordsburn engagement shoot How fast the year has flown. I did this engagement shoot for Rachel and Chris at Crawfordsburn Country Park back in the spring. Everything was so green. As I write, the leaves are falling outside in a cold October wind – and this morning I was marvelling at the arrival on...
Culture Night Belfast photos Ballet dancers, stilt-walkers, fire artists, mural painters, samba drummers, dream catchers … art workshops for kids in the sun, impromptu street theatre, late night car-park raving, slack-line walking, burlesque … #CNB15 was staggering. A vital reminder of how much Belfast and Northern Ireland have to offer. Here are my Culture Night...
Belfast Portrait Photographer | Hannah McPhillimy These pictures are from a recent portrait shoot with singer-songwriter Hannah McPhillimy. Hannah was great to work with. We headed up to Ballyboley Forest, which I picked to give a simple contrast against the warm, inviting character of her music. If you don’t know her work yet, head over to...
Elizabeth + Tom | Belfast engagement photography My shoot with Elizabeth and Tom offered the chance to get out for a walk together on a beautiful, autumnal Sunday morning. The morning light cut through the mist as we walked, chatted, and took photos, and a carpet of wet leaves squelched underfoot. Elizabeth and Tom were...
Rostrevor family shoot | Northern Ireland family photographer Kerri bought this family photoshoot as a present for her brother and her Dad last Christmas, along with some vouchers. I’ve been looking forward to it all year – all the more so since Kerri decided to book for her wedding photography too. (You can see Kerri...
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