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What Is Documentary Wedding Photography?

Wedding guests chatting outdoors as bride sips a drink, grandmother cuddles baby on hay bale.
Easy laughter and quiet conversations unfold in the warm air of a summer wedding afternoon.

Photography Articles, Videography Articles

Wedding Photography & Videography – The Key Similarities & Differences

Wedding Photography & videography are separate mediums yet share many of the same themes. We explain the key similarities and differences.
natural wedding photographer

Videography Articles

Your Documentary Wedding Videography Questions Answered

Documentary wedding videography? What is it, how does it work and why should I consider it for my wedding? Your questions answered.
WHAT-IS-A-DOCUMENTARY-WEDDING-PHOTOGRAPHER
A quiet moment as a bride sits in a vintage Mini, city graffiti bright behind her.

Photography Articles

Documentary Wedding Photography – Your Questions Answered

Here we answer some of your most frequently asked questions about the documentary style, from questions about groups to the use of flash.
Candid wedding photograph - boy in zebra mask looks at poster of an elephant at London's One Friendly Place

Photography Articles

Documentary Vs Reportage Vs Photojournalist Wedding Photography

A detailed breakdown of the various terms and buzzwords related to documentary wedding photography
Unposed, documentary interpretation of a group photograph - the bride and groom stand in the centre looking outwards towards their parents. The couple tweak the outfits of the parents ready for a more formal group shot.

Photography Articles

Documentary Wedding Photographer

Beyond the philosophy: see our street-inspired approach in action. Discover how we document the unscripted journey of a wedding day - from the quiet of the morning to the energy of the dance floor.
Bride and groom chat with guests sitting on pavement outside brick building, summer wedding photography moment.
Guests spill onto the pavement, laughing and talking outside the brick building as the bride and groom stand among them.

Photography Articles

Street Wedding Photography

An exploration of Street Wedding Photography - a variation on traditional documentary photography that we helped to pioneer
family portrait photography captured in a family garden - young girl in pink dress spins a hula hoop in the foreground, whilst in the background another girl holds a spacehopper as her brother approaches her with lobster claw toys replacing his hands

Photography Articles

Documentary Family Photography

What is documentary style family photography and what makes it such a special way to capture family memories?
Silhouetted couple kissing beneath green stage lights on a crowded dance floor, wedding photography.
A quiet kiss shared beneath emerald light, the dance floor humming around them.

Videography Articles

Documentary Wedding Videographer

What is documentary wedding videography and how does it work?

Photography Articles

Documentary Wedding Portraits

Documentary photographers don't pose photographs, so is there such thing as a "documentary portrait?"

Photography Articles

What Is Documentary Wedding Photography?

“Documentary style wedding photography” is a common term, but what does it actually mean and how does it work?
READ MORE OF OUR THOUGHTS ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE WORKSHOP BOOK "IS THIS SOMETHING?"
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READ MORE OF OUR THOUGHTS ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE WORKSHOP BOOK "IS THIS SOMETHING?"
"The defining book on our craft"
- THIS IS REPORTAGE