John Woodward Photography

John Woodward Photography Photography for the Free Thinkers Gin Drinkers and Cheeky Winkers ;-p Cambridgeshire & across the UK This is my photography dedicated page.

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I guess it’s assumed I only shoot the chaos at weddings. And yeah, I do shoot that. But not always! Equally obsessed wit...
09/06/2026

I guess it’s assumed I only shoot the chaos at weddings. And yeah, I do shoot that. But not always!

Equally obsessed with light and the trick? Getting everything all at once. If it means lighthearted and in the moment, I’ll make an idiot of myself and hopefully make you laugh 🤣 If a romantic moment that’s off the cuff, then I’m going to make the most of that….and give you more time.

Whatever is there, it’s about making you, the light, the moment look real and the best it can be. And if I can chuck a little bit of creativity in with that, everyone’s happy!

Every now and then, you photograph a couple and their wedding and you think “these are MY people”. Absolutely uncontroll...
06/06/2026

Every now and then, you photograph a couple and their wedding and you think “these are MY people”.

Absolutely uncontrollable from start to finish in the very best possible way 🤣

I love ALL my couples. All weddings, as I have said before, are completely different. And I love them all.

But when it clicks, it clicks. And you get chaos. But colourful, joyous chaos. And I’m here for it!

Be yourselves. Bring the silly. Bring the nerdy. Bring the geeky. Bring the neurospicy (and I’ll match you 🤣). Bring the jump about and be mad! Bring whatever you want to your wedding. It’s your day!!!

I’ve been doing this long enough now to know the difference between a photo that looks pleasing and can make you go “wow...
04/06/2026

I’ve been doing this long enough now to know the difference between a photo that looks pleasing and can make you go “wow” and a photo that means something more.

Is one more a good wedding photo than the other?

Nope!

It all has its place. For me the good wedding photos capture something of that moment. It might be a set up shot that the couple want. It might be a moment between two people that would have been missed otherwise. It might be how light hits perfectly at the right time making a mundane photo into something really special. It might be a moment of candid madness! It’s all important but the “good” photos resonate. They resonate some way with the couple and those they have shared those photos with.

Those are the good photos. Check out the ones above. All are different. Moments of emotion, moments of silly, moments unexpected and moments that are what was asked for. Moments of sheer chaos! Moments of calm and reflection. Each one the couple has loved for it captured a moment in time in their amazing day.

So you want a photographer who can see stuff and capture stuff that you might not see? Someone who can adapt and make photos not just for what they see but what you WANT? I might be that guy! Let’s chat!!!

2027 weddings baby! Let’s ‘ave it!

All weddings the same? Nah!!! Every couple is different. Every wedding different. Intimate and quiet. Manic and chaos. D...
03/06/2026

All weddings the same?

Nah!!!

Every couple is different. Every wedding different.

Intimate and quiet. Manic and chaos. Doesn’t matter.

This is what it all looks like through my lens 🤗

This is exactly what I am going for……every time “John is an incredible photographer – not only does he take amazing shot...
02/06/2026

This is exactly what I am going for……every time

“John is an incredible photographer – not only does he take amazing shots, but he is also the friendliest person and put both us and our guests at ease. We had seen some of John’s work on Instagram before we reached out to him (take a look and you’ll see how fabulous his work is) and from the moment we first reached out to him we were met with warmth and openness. We arranged a Zoom call and he was genuinely interested to hear about us as a couple and our vision of our big day. He also helped put us in touch with our fantastic videographer. The pre-wed shoot with John was also a brilliant bonus (which most photographers make you pay extra for!) because it really got us used to the camera and how it’d be on the big day. Plus we got some extra lovely photos of us to treasure.

When it came to the big day John was there bright and early, despite me having an earlier than usual getting ready time. He fitted in so well with the wedding party and our other suppliers. He somehow achieved an incredible balance of being friendly and chatty but also blending in so that we didn’t ever feel uncomfortable, sometimes we forgot he was there (in a good way!). Our guests absolutely loved him as well, we had so many people raving about him afterwards! The shots he took were beautiful – the perfect mix of the usual “staged” shots (with family etc) but also some really lovely candid shots. He also has an incredible artistic flare, we got our photos a while back now but whenever we look through our gallery we just keeping saying “wow” over and over!

John really felt like a part of the family and we were genuinely sad to say goodbye to him at the end of the day. We really cannot recommend John highly enough!”

How did I get here? Interesting and long story I won’t bore you with, but studied and worked in science all my life from...
30/05/2026

How did I get here?

Interesting and long story I won’t bore you with, but studied and worked in science all my life from school to 2015. I had an incredible time at an incredible institute and was part of truly globe and humanity changing science in that time.

But in 2015, my time was done. After already doing weddings for a bit of pocket money, I decided once I had left (with the encouragement of my amazing wife) to set up a business for it.

And here I am. 11 years later and almost 300 weddings under my belt, I have to say, best decision I have ever made bar getting married and having the kids!

Although very close to buying a Lotus Elise but that’s a long gone now 🤣🤣

Why do I do this? Because it’s the best fun in a job, ever! You get to see happy people be even happier regularly. You get to go to a party all the time. You meet loads of amazing people, I love getting creative. And I like making people happy. Lastly, I get to be my own boss. Scary as it was at the start, I would do it all over again.

I strive to carry on as long as people want me. Yeah, people getting married are getting younger relative to me, but I bring experience, a good vibe, silly demeanour and an organised chaos to help anyone who needs it at weddings. I’ve done it all and want to do more!

So there you go. The photos will tell you more. This is how I got here. This is what drives me.

Bring on more weddings!!!!

This is what I meant in my last post when I say I don’t do posed photos. I didn’t ask for this 🤣 Just kept shooting and ...
28/05/2026

This is what I meant in my last post when I say I don’t do posed photos. I didn’t ask for this 🤣 Just kept shooting and this happened. The best moments are never planned.

Keep scrolling to see where this went and what came before it. Because whatever it was that was said or happened, it worked 🤣🤣🤣

and having THE best day ever on their wedding day at

Controversial opinion from a wedding photographer….Posing is overrated. Swipe through
27/05/2026

Controversial opinion from a wedding photographer….

Posing is overrated.

Swipe through

 and  are big into rugby. There was a theme in the day. Jade shouted “I wanna do a line out!” And this is what happened....
26/05/2026

and are big into rugby. There was a theme in the day.

Jade shouted “I wanna do a line out!” And this is what happened.

Took more than one attempt, using flowers to start with to get the shot framing and me getting a wet bum! Then a few attempts from friends to make a right rick of throwing in the ball 🤣 But the final image (first one) was worth every second. On the whole, took 5mins, max! Bosh!

Doing stuff out of the box every now and then is why I love my job. I’ll give anything a go (within reason. Come on people. Do better 🤣)!

Venue

15/05/2026

I got into baby!!!!

Well, me, and as well 🤣🤣 Their spectacular day at last year was one of the highlights, despite the rain, despite the changes. Look at them! They look incredible, two of the loveliest people you would meet and much dancing and merriment in the style of rock n roll and wizards and witches was had!

And now it’s published in Britain’s most well regarded alternative wedding magazine!

Super chuffed!

Great to have permanent memories and a recognition of what an incredible job Kelsey and Jonathan did like this.

Well done guys! Smashed it!

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Soham
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