Hello, I'm Barrie. Twenty years behind the camera.
I work at the editorial end of the craft, from Claridge's and Goodwood House to Tuscan villas and Icelandic glaciers. The venues change. The approach doesn't: find the best light in the room, notice the moments nobody else is watching, and stay out of your way.
I've been photographing weddings for twenty years, which sounds like a long time because it is.
I came up through news and editorial. That is where I learned to see light properly, to compose a frame like a magazine spread, and to stand quietly at the edge of a room waiting for a moment rather than asking for one.
Still doing it, still not bored
In my late twenties I photographed a friend's wedding as a favour, and realised a wedding day is the one day where editorial and documentary belong in the same room.
Editorial for the portraits, those fifteen quiet minutes I'll steal of the two of you. Documentary for everything else: the glance during the speeches, the tear your mum is trying to hide, the dance floor at midnight.
Twenty years later I'm still obsessed with the same three things. Light, timing, and the people in front of the camera. Couples book me for the creative style and stay for the fact that I'll find it without ever staging their day.
Most couples tell me afterwards that they barely noticed I was there. That's the point. You should remember your wedding, not the photographer circling it.
BarrieLight, timing, and the people in the room
I care about the reaction shots more than the setup shots. The father-in-law pulling a face during the speeches. The bridesmaid wiping her eye. The ten minutes you have alone together between the ceremony and the speeches, and how far I can stay out of them.
The best wedding photographs aren't posed or manufactured. They're found, in the quiet glances, the spontaneous laughter and the tears that catch you by surprise. My job is to see them coming and catch them with enough craft that they still hold up in twenty years, when the trends of today look as dated as everything else eventually does.
A style born in fashion
Before I specialised in weddings I spent years shooting fashion and editorial work. That's where I learned to read a room's light in ten minutes, to compose frames that belong in a magazine, and to make people look like themselves rather than a version they've been directed into.
Every wedding gets the same treatment. Documentary for the day itself: real, unhurried, no interference. Editorial for the portraits: fifteen minutes, the best light I can find, frames built to hold up on the biggest wall in your house.
Within a week
This is the part I'm most protective of. I photograph a limited number of weddings each year, a handful in London, a handful in Sussex and a few further afield, and that is how I can promise something almost nobody else in this trade will.
Your full, fully edited gallery lands in your inbox within one week of the day. Not six weeks. Not three months. One week, with high-resolution downloads and no watermarks.
What twenty years earns you
I don't chase awards, but a few have turned up along the way. The qualifications behind them matter more, because they can only be earned by submitting real work for peer review, over and over, for a very long time.
WPPI award winner
Wedding Album of the Year, one of the most prestigious photography awards there is.
Top 50 destination
Named one of the top 50 destination wedding photographers worldwide.
Top 10 in London
Ranked among the top 10 wedding photographers in London.
SWPP Fellow · BIPP Craftsman
The highest professional qualifications in UK photography, awarded by peer review of real work.
Published and featured in Brides Magazine, BBC News, The Evening Standard, Cosmopolitan Bride, Junebug Weddings, Love My Dress and Rock My Wedding.
What couples say
A few words from couples I've photographed, in London, Sussex and further afield.
Barrie was the photographer for our civil wedding ceremony at Old Marylebone Town Hall and he was great! Professional, friendly and creative throughout the day. The photos are amazing, stylish and ple…
Barrie is incredible! He is a total pro and the best in the business! We love our photos so much. We got married at trading boundaries and he was the perfect photographer. So special. Thank you Barrie
Barrie was such a great photographer for our wedding from start to finish. He was so friendly and make us feel so calm and relaxed on our big day. The photos he took were amazing and we loved all of t…
Simply the best wedding photographer we have ever come across. Barrie was not only incredibly professional, he also slotted right in to the day and all our guests commented on how relaxed, fun and tal…
We couldn't be happier with the incredible job Barrie did photographing our children's christening. From the moment he arrived, Barrie was warm, professional, and put everyone at ease. He captured all…
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If you've read this far, you're probably my kind of couple
I photograph a limited number of weddings each year, which is how every couple gets their complete gallery within a week. Tell me about yours and I'll come back to you honestly about whether I'm the right person to photograph it.
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Barrie was fab! He knew Old Marylebone Town Hall really well (even the registrars knew him). He made us feel comfortable and took us to really cute places to get some special shots. Would highly recom…