I'm a Nottingham wedding photographer with a true love for documentary wedding photography. My photography style is also described as photojournalism or reportage. What does it all mean? Well, it's not just a label I put on what I do because it sounds great. I know it is also used by many other photographers and it might cause some confusion. In simple words, it is an honest way of photographing the event without an interruption to the wedding flow. I fully respect the rule of no posing, staging, faking or orchestrating. I truly believe that the wedding day is to be enjoyed with family and friends not the photographer. Careful observation allows me to capture the emotional essence of the big day with its real atmosphere. I always try to blend in as much as possible and I work discretely throughout the day. It does't mean I hide behind the tree and just snap away. I try and stay close to the action. I take photos from the distance or quite close. It's just the way I work that makes hard to notice my presence. I use my knowledge, experience and expertise to create the real story of the wedding where each photo is being considered as a part of this story. Many of my clients and people that come across my wedding photography describe it as natural. And they absolutely right!
Having looked through our wedding photos more times than we can now count, we cannot thank Martin enough for all his hard work. After a terribly connected Skype session in the week leading up to the wedding day (on our part for being in the middle of nowhere!!), Martin really worked hard and was extremely accommodating & patient on the day to capture all of the fantastic memories. We were surprised at some of the shots he managed to take, as we barely knew he was behind, in front or to the side of us for most of the day (we did liken him to a stealth assassin...in the best possible way!). The photos came much quicker than we expected and we were not disappointed, they are such high quality. The way in which Martin photographs the day, lets you relive it all over again and even pick up on the moments you may have missed! He really is top class and I would highly recommend him! Thanks again Martin for all of your hard work! Abi & Steven
Martin did a brilliant job as our wedding photographer - we absolutely love the pictures that he has sent through and the quality of them is fantastic! Martin was a pleasure to deal with throughout the process - from the initial meeting and the pre wedding call to the day itself he was extremely helpful, knowledgable and was great to have around on the day. He was noticeable when we needed him to be and took some wonderful pictures without us noticing for the rest of the day. We're absolutely over the moon with the pictures and can't recommend Martin enough - he was exactly the sort of photographer we were after and delivered a brilliant set of photos and really added to the day - thank you for all your work and help! Alex and Briony
We feel so lucky that we found Martin! As soon as we saw his incredible portfolio on his website, we knew that we wanted him to photograph our wedding. Even with such high expectations, Martin has blown us away - we love the photos even more than we imagined, and every time we look at them (which is A LOT) we are so happy. Martin’s style of photography tells the story of the day, as it happened, in beautiful imagery. He has given us nearly 500 photographs, and every single one of them is wonderful. He clearly cares a lot about the quality o f this work, because not a single photograph fell below his high standards. We feel so proud when we show our photos and the comments people have given us are an absolute tribute to Martin’s work. Not only is he so incredibly talented, Martin was also a welcome presence on our wedding day, he is such a nice guy! Although we barely noticed he was there most of the time, we really don’t know how he managed to take all those photos, capturing such personal moments, and still maintain such a low profile! I could go on for much longer saying all kinds of wonderful things, because we couldn’t really be happier with our photos or Martin himself. We will never forget all of the magic of the day, because Martin has captured it so perfectly for us. Thank you so so much Martin!
