This image has earned me another SWPP Gold Award in their monthly national competition. This was taken at Maria and Anastasi’s wedding at the Landmark Hotel, Marylebone, earlier in September. This will be published in Professional Imagemaker and will also go forward to the annual judging in January.
Issy and Dave’s wedding on 12 September was held at St Mary’s Church and then at Bardog’s Farmhouse at Toys Hill. It was a wonderfully sunny day in the Kent countryside and the couple and their guests clearly had a fantastic day.
Reihaneh and Naresh’s wedding on 6 September was unusally based around two (Hindu and Iranian) ceremonies. A long but wonderful day for the couple - and a great celebration for their respective families.
The British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP) held their National Awards Ceremony yesterday evening in Shropshire – and it was an honour to be UK Award Winner in Contemporary Wedding Photography. BIPP President, Graham Rutherford FBIPP, said “The standards we set in our Awards are extremely high. This picture by Gary is an outstanding example of the best in European photography.”
Overall it was a very exciting evening viewing the best imagery in other photography disciplines and meeting the leading players. This image was taken at Rebecca and Andy’s wedding at the Bingham Hotel in Richmond. For any photographers interested, this was a handheld shot taken in very low light, pushing the camera to its limits (ISO 3200 and 1/30). Anyone wanting to the print in the “flesh” can see it on display at the annual Focus Exhibition next March.
The BIPP has selected Gary’s winning image for entry into the European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards by the Federation of European Photographers.
Katie and Oliver had a fantastic day in the sunshine on 5 September. Cherkley Court is a relatively new wedding venue near Leatherhead, and has a National Trust feel.
This image – from Nicole and Richard’s wedding on 1 August – earned a Gold Award in the SWPP’s Monthly National Competition. It will be published in Professional Imagemaker and go forward to the annual judging in January.
Hannah and Guy were married in the Chapel at Cranleigh School and held their reception at Hurtwood Polo and Country Club. They had a lovely day – and I hope they have a lovely honeymoon in Greece.
Pembroke Lodge and glorious sunshine was the setting for Sarah and Kris’s wedding on 9 August. I hope they had a fantastic honeymoon in Portugal.
Francesca and Alan’s wedding took place at Alexander House Hotel and Langshott Manor, Horley. A rare sunny, contrasty day this summer. Alan had an Audi R8 V10 for the day.
I learnt today that I have won the 2009 Mario Acerboni Wedding Photographer of the Year title for the London and Home Counties region. The UK winner will be announced on 11 October at the Master Photography Awards in Newcastle. This Award falls under the banner of the 2009 Creative Photography Awards and the judging is based on 3 images from a single wedding (before, during and after the main ceremony). My images are from Suzy and Nick’s wedding at Northbrook Park on 24 May.
