Top 30 Creative United Kingdom Wedding Portrait Photographers for 2024
Page Updated: January 31st, 2024
Wouldn’t you just love to hire a top creative United Kingdom wedding photographer to create artistic portraits on your big day? The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association is here to help! Wedding photojournalists are, first and foremost, photographers — creative artists, in other words. In the AG contests, WPJA members exhibit their skills at digitally enhanced United Kingdom couple portraits.
Four Artistic Guild contests for United Kingdom wedding portraits are held annually, entered and judged separately from the regular WPJA competitions of moments. After each creative photo contest, we add another collection of award-winning portraits to our member profile galleries.
Want to have a top United Kingdom creative wedding photographer take some unique and artistic portraits? In a portrait (for these purposes), the photographer has staged the couple, the bridal party, or other participants or groups — such as family, friends, or children — on the day of the wedding. One distinguishing feature of portraits is that the subjects are aware of the camera and are maintaining their positions for the sake of the photograph.
Tsvetelina Deliyska is a traveling wedding photographer with over 18 years of experience. She graduated from the National School of Art and Photography in 2002 and started freelancing while studying. Tsvetelina is known for her bold and creative style, capturing vibrant and visionary portraits of couples. She is particularly drawn to stimulating colors and enjoys working with dusk lighting and night shots.
Audrey Dubessay is a wedding photographer who loves to capture playful couples. With her background in graphic design and experience in both digital and film photography, Audrey has honed her skills to create beautiful bridal gown detail shots. She has a knack for shooting tight details and filling the frame with close-up shots of the wedding day getting ready action.
Andy Sidders, a UK wedding photographer with 10 years of experience, creatively captures romance at weddings. His diverse style celebrates unique wedding aesthetics through artistic visuals.
Since 2017, Solène Lagant has been a traveling destination wedding photographer who loves to capture love in warm, romantic, and sincere images. She is particularly drawn to artful portrait sessions and has a passion for creating dramatic and eye-catching shots with dark backgrounds. Solène excels at filling the frame with tight details and her dreamlike images evoke strong emotions and spark the imagination.
Andrew Heeley is a UK-based wedding photographer who has been professionally capturing creative stories for 4 years. He specializes in adding a unique touch to each wedding, working with playful couples who enjoy the city and urban backgrounds. He particularly loves having artistic freedom when creating wedding couple portraits, as well as rustic and countryside backgrounds.
Patrick Mateer is an English wedding photographer known for his creative and intimate images. Guided by his father, an art lecturer, he specializes in close-up shots that capture the essence of a couple's special day.
David Blateyron is an unconventional photographer who combines his love for art, geometry, and architecture to create visually striking and occasionally humorous wedding day images. With a distinct style and technical prowess, his photographs stand out.
Alex Buckland, a wedding photographer, specializes in creative fine art portraits for couples in Hampshire/Wiltshire. With a focus on diverse styles, Alex creates stunning, contemporary wedding photography, often using off camera flash for unique and emotional captures.
Pierre Cassagne, an international wedding photographer in Bordeaux, finds inspiration in his love for fantasy, biking, nature, coffee, and beer. With a unique and original magazine-style approach, Pierre embraces artistic freedom and often works in black and white, bringing a distinct fashion-forward vision to his creative wedding day portraits.
Loic Bourniquel is a talented wedding photographer with 6 years of experience in Europe. His creative vision and unique style are influenced by his background in communication and managing an Irish pub. Known for capturing stunning high angle drone shots and perfectly balanced images, he excels in creating offbeat and unconventional wedding day portraits.
Geeshan Bandara is an artistic photographer who is known for his ability to capture stories with his images. With over a decade of experience shooting weddings in Europe and Asia, he is particularly skilled at capturing night shots, using dusk lighting, creating silhouettes, and incorporating striking and bold colors into his work.
Emil Boczek, a European wedding photographer, has been practicing documentary photography for over 25 years. Based in the UK, Emil's unconventional and offbeat approach sets him apart, allowing him to capture unique and creative wedding day images. With a creative vision, he can skillfully tell a story through close-up shots of hands and feet.
Celebrating diverse styles, Paresh Tailor, an Asian wedding photographer, showcases creativity and individuality in every session, capturing couples with a focus on fine art and artistic visuals.
Samantha Pastoor is an artistic wedding photographer who discovered her passion for the field early on. She specializes in capturing intimate and romantic poses for couples through creative portrait sessions. Her eye-catching imagery often highlights the tenderness and love shared between couples, with a particular fondness for black and white photography.
Paul Tansley is a wedding photographer with over 14 years of experience, based in England. With a background in fashion magazine photography, Paul's expertise lies in creating beautiful and artistic portraits of couples, particularly in outdoor settings. He also has a passion for capturing moments in black and white.
Nicolas Bastien, a 30-year-old from Quimper, is a travel enthusiast turned photographer specializing in artistic adventure portraits for daring couples. Inspired by values of sharing and humility, he captures unique moments in weddings and landscapes.
Based in Scotland, Mike Cook is a wedding photographer with over a decade of experience. He has captured over 500 weddings and brings a unique perspective to his work. Before starting his photography career, Mike worked in banking. He has a passion for capturing the beauty of natural light, especially during sunset and dusk. Mike's photos have a dreamy and unreal quality, and he enjoys using his artistic freedom during...
Liam Gordon founded a photography business in 2017 focusing on creative fine art portraits for couples. Specializing in capturing intimate moments and artistic wedding day details, he cherishes diversity in his work.
Jenny Rutterford, an English wedding photographer, blends an artistic vision with a background in editing and marketing to capture intimate images rich in emotions, interactions, and laughter.
Paolo Blocar is an experienced wedding photographer who grew up in a family of photographers. Based in the city, he is passionate about technology, cinema, and traveling. Paolo particularly enjoys capturing the beauty of the golden hour and the soft, natural lighting during sunset and late afternoon. He takes pride in his ability to create unique and intimate portraits of wedding couples and also often focuses on tight...
Nathan Eames, a wedding photographer with a photography degree from Plymouth University, is known for his ability to put people at ease. He enjoys capturing subjects in natural settings, such as the countryside and around trees, and he has a particular passion for creating artistic wedding couple portraits. Nathan also likes to experiment with high-angle drone shots to add a unique perspective to his work.
Judith Kuivenhoven, a Dutch wedding photographer, established Judimage Photography in 2014. Originally focusing on equestrian photography, her passion for capturing love expanded to weddings and family portraits. Continuous learning and innovation drive her business forward.
Sophie Stacino is a wedding photographer from Bordeaux who excels at capturing the unique love stories of each couple. She is known for her creative and artistic approach, using vibrant colors, symmetrical framing, and graphic elements in her visually striking portraits. Sophie's personal interests include expressing her artistic vision during bridal and couple portrait sessions.
Asia-based wedding photographer Ronnie Szeto is known for his unique photography. With a preference for capturing natural light in romantic and intimate settings, Szeto's signature style embraces the use of faint and soft lighting to create passionate and evocative wedding day portraits. His love for black and white photography adds a timeless and classic touch to his work.
Nadine Lotze is an artistic wedding photographer who has been capturing beautiful moments since 2011. With a passion for photography and a love for travel, she goes above and beyond to capture unique and aesthetically pleasing images. She has a creative vision that shines through in her use of patterns, repeating lines, symmetrical framing, and balanced compositions.
Tori Deslauriers, a wedding photographer for a decade, specializes in creating artistic details and fun couple portraits. With a passion for photography passed down from her mother, she continually hones her craft to deliver the best.
Pedro Volana, a wedding photographer influenced by literature, cinema, and visual arts, specializes in creative portraits of couples. He has a particular affinity for capturing the romance and intimacy of couples by the water, often at picturesque locations such as the beach, ocean, or shoreline. Pedro is known for his personalized and artful shots that focus on capturing the intricate details of weddings, creating...
Isabelle Bazin is a wedding photographer with extensive experience and a unique style. Having studied Art and Photography in the UK, she has worked on catalogs for Christie's. Her talent lies in capturing beautiful wedding day portraits using natural light, skillfully framing subjects within their surroundings.
Nick Després is an accomplished photographer known for his exceptional skills in capturing weddings and the beauty of nature. His vibrant and bold use of color and graphic elements creates stunning portraits that are truly unforgettable. Nick's ability to create dreamlike images, especially during nighttime or dusk lighting, sets him apart as a true artistic talent.
WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.
