Essence Photography by Karen Clerkin

Essence Photography by Karen Clerkin Essence photography is an award winning photographer specialising in wedding & family photography Welcome to Essence Photography!
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I'm thrilled to offer you premier photography services specialising in capturing your most cherished moments. Here’s what makes my service unique:

● Location: Coming from Rostrevor but now moved over the hill to Hilltown , Co. Down, Northern Ireland, I am ideally positioned to cover weddings and family events throughout Northern Ireland, the border counties, and even across Europe.
● Specialisati

ons:
○ Wedding Photography: Capturing your special day with a contemporary, narrative-driven approach.
○ Family Portraits: Preserving your family’s milestones with timeless elegance.
○ Newborn Photoshoots: Documenting the tender early days of your newborn’s life.
● Accolades:
○ Award-Winning: Proud winner of the Southern Region Wedding Photographer of the Year at the Northern Ireland Wedding Awards 2016.
○ Recognised Excellence: Finalist and Top 10 at the Northern Ireland Wedding Awards 2017.
○ I was very lucky to receive Country Down wedding photographer of the year award at the Northern Ireland Wedding Awards in 2018
○ And again in 2022
○ For the same award I was runner up in 2023 and finalist again in the 2024 awards.
● Philosophy: As a female wedding photographer, my approach is focused on telling your unique story through vivid, compelling images.
● Personal Invitation: Visit my website at www.Essence-Photography.org to discover more about how I can help capture the essence of your special occasions with passion and creativity. www.essence-photography.org
Let’s create beautiful memories together that will last a lifetime.

Annalise & JamesA perfect day with perfect people xxSuppliers who made this day amazing to follow x
19/06/2026

Annalise & James

A perfect day with perfect people xx

Suppliers who made this day amazing to follow x

Cutie little Pádraig keeping me in craic today at his first holy communion shoot
13/06/2026

Cutie little Pádraig keeping me in craic today at his first holy communion shoot

Some souls carry stories that the world will never fully know.Stories of resilience. Of growth. Of learning, despite eve...
13/06/2026

Some souls carry stories that the world will never fully know.

Stories of resilience. Of growth. Of learning, despite everything, to embrace joy.

The wildflowers, the flowing silk, the ancient trees... they were beautiful. But the most beautiful thing about this session wasn't the setting.

It was witnessing someone embrace the present moment with such peace, grace, and freedom. As we wandered through meadows , there was a quiet sense of lightness in the air—a feeling of someone blooming exactly where they were meant to be.

A gentle reminder that no matter what chapters have come before, there is always space for healing, for joy, and for new beginnings.

Because every smile carries a story, and every story deserves its own season of blooming.

What a privilege it was to witness and capture.

Yesterday was truly a special day honouring the healing journey Florence has been travelling, I am so delighted to have met Florence a few short months ago after I was tagged in a post when she was looking for a photographer to cover a project and this brought us to yesterday where Florence wore her beautiful hand crafted silk dress designed and made with her own talented hands , with the details depicting her journey of strength and joy.

I hope you continue to find peace and healing

Love Karen x

A gorgeous meet up with this little crew at Killeavy Castle Estate, who were home visiting all the way from America to c...
12/06/2026

A gorgeous meet up with this little crew at Killeavy Castle Estate, who were home visiting all the way from America to celebrate Marks 50th with his family, I hope you have an amazing week of celebrations Mark 🥂🎉

Can you even cope with the cuteness of this little dote Ryan today at his 6 month sitter session, the squishiest , smili...
10/06/2026

Can you even cope with the cuteness of this little dote Ryan today at his 6 month sitter session, the squishiest , smiliest wee man ever xx

What a day!!!!!!!Every wedding day is AMAZING and some wedding days are absolute wonder days and this was one of them!!!...
07/06/2026

What a day!!!!!!!

Every wedding day is AMAZING and some wedding days are absolute wonder days and this was one of them!!!!

We had 2 amazing families- one of which included 3 generations of twins boys (the little paige boys, their Daddy - the groom & their uncle, and their Granda and great uncle ) , we had the priest doing selfies, we had a full day of rain forecasted but turned out to not having a drop of rain at all the important parts so epic photos were got at the stunning flagstaff before more at the always perfect gardens. Then into the celebrations were were lifting the roof at the drinks reception and when I left after speeches was getting ready to go absolutely insane with craic with the best crowd ever

Thank you for having me capture your EPIC day x

What a fabulous day in Carlingford for the most amazing couple, it was truly an honour to capture your perfect day xxThe...
05/06/2026

What a fabulous day in Carlingford for the most amazing couple, it was truly an honour to capture your perfect day xx

The amazing suppliers to worked together to make this day magical:
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Double celebrations for the Jackson/Ní Dhubháin household today with super star Patricks confirmation day and cutie Eoin...
30/05/2026

Double celebrations for the Jackson/Ní Dhubháin household today with super star Patricks confirmation day and cutie Eoiníns big 2nd birthday , delighted to be back covering another beautiful celebration for this amazing family xx

Absolutely delighted today to cover another family occasion for Colleen , Derek and their wee crew with the arrival of b...
30/05/2026

Absolutely delighted today to cover another family occasion for Colleen , Derek and their wee crew with the arrival of beautiful little Tessa 💞

A beautiful evening for Rorys confirmation celebrations !!
29/05/2026

A beautiful evening for Rorys confirmation celebrations !!

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2 Carquillan Meadows, Hilltown, Newry
Rostrevor
BT345GB

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