WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
BY DOMINIQUE & LIAM SHAW
“ONE OF THE LEADING WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE WORLD”
– World’s Best Wedding Photos Blog
REAL MOMENTS, REAL PERSONALITY, REAL PHOTOGRAPHY FREE OF WEDDING CLICHÉS
As documentary wedding photographers we don’t want to turn your wedding into a photo-shoot. We don’t want you to strike a pose or pretend to adjust your tie. We want you to live and love every second of the most memorable day of your life, safe in the knowledge that every moment; every knowing glance, in-joke, loving exchange or quirk of personality is being creatively captured without you even having to think about the cameras.
Our wedding photography is about embracing the feeling of being not just at any wedding but at your wedding. We’ll of course capture all those “big” wedding moments for you but we’ll also capture the tiny, spontaneous moments – the ones that reveal a little more of who you, your friends and family really are.
In wedding photography, consistency truly matters ...
YORK PLACE
GALLERY
Nothing Posed, Nothing Staged.
PHOTOGRAPHS WITH
HUMOUR
Your wedding isn’t just a formal gathering, it’s not just about traditions and finery, it’s a celebration. A day spent with friends, new and old, family and loved ones. A day full of laughs that don’t need to be forced for the camera.
Humour is a huge part of our wedding photography both in the jokes we see around us and those we create ourselves. Forget the formals, just laugh, sing and party hard.
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHS WITH
PERSONALITY
Our documentary style of wedding photography doesn’t rely on practiced smiles or choreography, we look to immerse ourselves totally in each wedding we attend and unintrusively capture the story of the wedding from the inside.
We want our photographs to reveal something of the people in front of us – a glimpse of their personalities, the quirks and in-jokes that make your guests so special to you. When you look back at your wedding we want you to remember not just the day you tied the knot but who you were at that time in your lives through the stories you share with those around you.
AWARD WINNING WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
UK WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
FEARLESS PHOTOGRAPHERS
TOP 50 BRITISH WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS
PROFESSIONAL PHOTO MAGAZINE
INTERNATIONAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
THIS IS REPORTAGE
TWO GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS, ONE GREAT TEAM
The brother and sister team of Dominique & Liam Shaw are recognised globally as two of the leading photographers in their field. Pioneering a brand new style of street-documentary wedding photography Dominique & Liam are both official Fujifilm X-Photographer ambassadors and speak at photography events all around the world on a mission to champion real, timeless, artful photography in the wedding industry.
Dom & Liam are each multi-award winning photographers in their own right (accolades include Rangefinder Annual Gold Award, This Is Reportage photographer of the year, Fearless Photographers UK Photographer of the year, multi-time WPJA, ISPWP & TWIA award winners) as well as being finalists in the London Street Photography Festival. But they are at their most creative working together as a brother and sister duo to create stunning, unposed pieces of documentary wedding art. The perfect team to capture your wedding day.
BROTHER AND SISTER PHOTOGRAPHY TEAM, DOMINIQUE AND LIAM SHAW ARE WORLD-RENOWNED FOR BRINGING THEIR DOCUMENTARY, STREET PHOTOGRAPHY TO WEDDINGS. THEIR QUIRKY AND EMOTIONAL, OBSERVATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY HAS EARNED THEM NUMEROUS ACCOLADES AND AWARDS AND THEY’VE TAUGHT DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY ALL OVER THE WORLD.
– NINEDOTS INTERNATIONAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY CONFERENCE
WE (LITERALLY) WROTE THE BOOK ON DOCUMENTARY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
“THE defining book about documentary wedding photography”
– THIS IS REPORTAGE
LONDON WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS | INTERNATIONAL STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS
For the last 12 or more years we’ve travelled the world with our cameras looking for visual stories; significant memories in the lives of others. We’ve seen moments that changed history in the biggest and smallest of ways, we’ve seen cultures come together, optimism in hardship, beauty and laughter in friendship and borne witness time and again to the most important moments in two people’s lives.
But through all that we’ve come to realise that the most powerful memories don’t necessarily come directly from a giant event in someone’s life, even if that event is the setting.
They come from the people who are there with you in that moment. They come from the friends who laugh with you, the communities that surround you, the slightest of touches and the smallest of interactions.
Memories are more than a mere recording of an event, they’re a feeling, an understanding of a moment. For us, as wedding photographers, that’s exactly what we want to capture in the stories that we find just about everywhere we look.
RECOGNISED BY LEADING BRANDS
We are proud to have been asked to work with and represent some of the world’s leading photography brands over the years, including Fujifilm, Digitalab, Fundy Software and Pic-time.
We’ve also had the honour of speaking at some of the world’s biggest photography events, including BODAF (Barcelona), Keep It Real (Berlin), Doc-Day (Belfast), Limitless (Densapar), Boring (Warsaw) and Ninedots (London).
Press play to see Dominique starring in the launch video for Fujifilm’s X-E4 Camera.
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHS THAT BELONG IN PRINT
We believe that our images are best seen in print and that’s why we’ve teamed up with the stunning Fountain Albums to create modern, artfully crafted albums with incredible attention to detail and quality at every step.
We’ve always loved seeing our images in print and know there’s nothing quite like flipping through your album, reliving your day and remembering the crazy stories that happened between all of your family and friends. What we’ve always wanted though was to find an album that that blended naturally with our streety, photography-first based approach to wedding photography. Created by expert printers with more than 65 years experience behind them, Fountain Albums are exactly what we’ve been looking for – so much so that they created a very special “York Place Album” especially for us!
Check out our albums page to find out more about the stunning York Place Album range!
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY FAQ’S
Find out the answers to some of our most frequently asked questions about wedding photography
Do you still do group shots and portraits?
That’s totally up to you! Whilst the unposed spontaneous photographs are always are central focus on the day and many of our couples prefer not to have any posed imagery at all, ultimately this is your wedding day, not ours and if you’d like a few formal / portrait shots that’s no problem at all. We recommend limiting the number of groups though so that we can get you back as quickly as possible to enjoying time with your guests.
What are the benefits of having two photographers photograph my wedding?
Whilst both Dom & Liam are each internationally recognised multi-award winning wedding photographers in their own right they love to work together to capture the ultimate coverage of your day.
With a perfect understanding of how one another work the pair can be in two places at once and take the time to pursue creative opportunities without fear of missing something else. With such a seamless relationship the brother and sister team ensure that your guests never feel crowded and that they’re always looking for different photographic options rather than pursuing the same shot. In effect you can experience all the benefits of two photographers (e.g. photographing both the bride and groom’s preparations, having two angles instead of one when unable to move during the ceremony etc) whilst never feeling overcrowded, no matter how big or small the wedding.
Click the button to find the answers to more of our couples’ questions about how we work and about our unique, street photography inspired approach approach to documentary wedding photography
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