Natural light · travelling studio
I travel to mountain passes, cold coastlines and quiet farmland to photograph elopements, portraits and the people behind small travel brands — unposed, unhurried, and finished by hand.
How I work
I shoot in the light that exists. That means we plan the day around the hour the valley goes gold, not around a shot list.
Most of what I photograph happens while nobody is looking at me — a jacket being buttoned against the wind, a laugh that lands halfway up a trail, the quiet ten minutes after the ceremony when the two of you finally sit down. I keep the camera close and the instructions few. When a frame genuinely needs shaping I will say so in a sentence, then step back.
Every gallery is edited by hand in a warm, slightly grainy palette that holds skin tones honestly. No presets applied in bulk, no skies replaced, no bodies altered.
Selected frames
A working sample rather than a highlight reel — these are the kinds of pictures that fill a full gallery.
Sessions
Each one covers travel within the region I am already working in that month. Anything further is quoted plainly before you commit.
01 — Elopement
For two people getting married somewhere that takes effort to reach.
Starting at$3,200Second photographer optional
02 — Portrait
Couples, families, solo sittings and anyone marking something worth keeping.
Starting at$640Weekday sittings cost less
03 — Travel brand
Lodges, guides, makers and outfitters who need honest pictures of real work.
Starting at$1,450Half day, licence included
A day on location
We meet early, walk further than you expect, and stop when the light stops.
I arrive with a small kit: two bodies, three primes, a film camera in the bag and no lighting stands to trip over. There is no assistant asking you to hold still. Most sessions are a conversation with a few pauses in it, and the pictures come out of those pauses.
If the weather turns, we keep going. Rain on a windscreen, fog swallowing a ridge and a borrowed coat over someone's shoulders have all made better frames than a clear afternoon ever did.
Process
Step 01
Tell me the date, the rough location and what you are hoping for. I reply within two working days with availability and a plain quote.
Step 02
Once the date is held, you get a simple timing plan: when the sun clears the ridge, when to start walking, and how long each part really takes.
Step 03
I arrive early, find the angles while you settle, then mostly stay out of the way. Expect walking, weather and very little posing.
Step 04
A short preview goes out within three days. The full gallery arrives on schedule with downloads, a print release and archival storage for two years.
Where I'm roaming
If your date falls inside a window I am already travelling for, there is no travel fee. Outside them, I still come — it is simply quoted.
Oct 2026
Larch Basin & the eastern passesPeak colour fortnight; mostly elopements and trail portraits.
Waitlist only
Jan 2027
Sitka CoastStorm light, empty beaches and short days. Good for brand work.
Two days open
Mar 2027
Harbour studio and nearby farmlandIndoor sittings on the wet days, fields on the clear ones.
Open
May 2027
High desert and the canyon rimLong golden evenings; two full days still unassigned.
Open
Jul 2027
Northern lakes and glacier approachesEarly starts, alpine ceremonies, permits needed in advance.
Limited
Questions
If your date sits inside one of the travel windows above, travel is already covered. Anywhere else, I add flights or mileage and one night of accommodation at cost, listed as a separate line on the quote so you can see exactly what it is. I never mark travel up.
Usually not. For elopements and small ceremonies under about thirty guests, one photographer moves faster and feels less intrusive. I suggest a second shooter when there are two locations running at once, or when you want getting-ready coverage in separate places.
We shoot anyway. I carry rain covers for the gear and plan a sheltered alternative for every outdoor location during the timing stage. Portrait sessions can be moved once at no cost; for full-day bookings we adjust the running order rather than the date.
No, and that is deliberate. The editing is the half of the work that makes the pictures look like mine. You do receive every frame worth keeping, at full resolution, with nothing held back for an upsell.
A preview of around twelve frames lands within three working days. Full galleries take two weeks for portraits, three for brand work and five for elopements. If a season runs long I tell you before you book, not after.
Private bookings include a print release: print at any size, share them anywhere, keep them forever. Brand bookings include a two-year commercial licence covering web, social and print, extendable later. I only use images publicly if you tick the box saying I may.
Enquire
Six short fields. I answer every enquiry personally within two working days, including the ones I cannot take.
Not sure of the date yet? Send the month and the rough area — I can usually tell you straight away whether it fits a travel window.