02/09/2026
I've been a little quiet around here. And there’s a reason.
For the first time in my career, I found myself questioning where photography fits in an online world that is becoming increasingly artificial.
I was scrolling through photography accounts and thinking… what am I even doing here?
So I stopped posting my work regularly like I used to.
I even got accused of using AI to generate photos of highland cows wearing Christmas headpieces 🙄 are we now so confused with what is real & what isn't?
I suddenly wanted out!
I went away with my little family. I got into nature. I saw waterfalls, deserts and landscapes that didn't need a filter, a prompt or an algorithm to make them impressive.
And somewhere along the way, I remembered exactly why I fell in love with photography in the first place.
People.
Real people. Real stories. Real emotion.
I've photographed weddings for more than a decade, and the things I love most have never been the perfectly posed, perfectly polished moments.
They're the moments that happen in between.
The tears. The chaos. The laughter. The weird stuff. The looks. The people you love.
And maybe that's why the rise of AI has bothered me more than I expected.
It's taking away the thing that makes us unique, the beauty in imperfection.
Because when everything can be created, manipulated and made “perfect”, I think there is something incredibly valuable about something that simply just happened.
I've never been a photographer who chased trends or followers so actually sitting with my own thoughts for a while was what I needed.
Working out why I was so pi**ed off with AI was good for me to realign.
I want my clients look at their photos 10, 20, 30 years from now and still feel something.
Not see a trend.
Feel a memory.
So I'm finding my way back to that.
Less artificial.
Less algorithm.
Less trying to keep up.
More real life.
More connection.
More emotion.
More of the magic that made me pick up a camera in the first place.
And honestly? Enough of the AI generated business ads, they all the fu***ng same! 🙄
AI should be your assistant not your brand
Seriously! Be unique ✨️ that's what makes you amazing!
I'm back. ❤️📷 T