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I'm a professional wedding photographer based in the south west of the UK. Always willing to travel

13/05/2026

𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒆, 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒎 🔥

Time for another self portrait. I made this one in April 2023 and called it 'Don't Burn Out'. And the irony is, I did burn out during the process of making it. It was much more challenging than I thought it would be and it resulted in a ridiculous amount of photoshop layers that weren't organised very well. It was utter chaos and I remember feeling physical hurt after being hunched over my screen for hours, trying to get that waxy look. 🕯
It honestly p*sses me off that AI would make this in seconds now. It's probably even analysing my painstaking work as a reference to do so. 🫠

But alas, today's post isn't about AI.
The other week I said that I was going to start sharing some of my self portrait art on this profile and this image speaks to me now more than it ever has.

I feel that flame.

It's been sizzling away for a while and I'm very aware that I'm 'burning out'. The last month or so has been full on for me and my family. Life has been throwing curveballs- as it does with us all at different chapters of our lives.

But I'm hopeful that things are going to get easier soon and I'm working on 'filling my cup'; so I can keep pouring my energy, love, time, etc into all the places that need it.

Why say this? Why show weakness online? Especially as a business person!! Are you mad Leah??

Well, I just want to be real with people.

ALWAYS.

I want to work with clients who will let me in, bring their guard down and be themselves.
Clients who know they don't have to perform to my camera all day long. So I can capture treasured moments in my documentary, storytelling way. 📖

How can I ask you to let me in, if I'm not real with you?

I made this art.

It was challenging to create, but I got there.

Three years on, it's resurfaced in my memory and it's connecting with me on a deeper level now.

I'm sharing this visual metaphor with you and talking about the feeling it's giving me in this tougher chapter of my life.

That's a beautiful thing. 🔥

11/05/2026

𝘼𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚
When the .singers came to this Cornish wedding last year.

10/05/2026

𝐀 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Sometimes weddings have stories within them - this wedding had a few (I'll get around to sharing them all eventually).

For now though, I'm excited to share this collection of bemused stares, from the Best Man at Beth & Dom's wedding.

It was an unspoken little game that him and I played all day. He was completely natural around me and my camera for 90% of the day - just enjoying the celebrations but the other 10% of the time he'd just look straight down the lens with this wide-eyed expression - then laugh and carry on with the day. We barely spoke, we just did this all day. And it was amazing! 🤣😅😆 I kept them all in the collection - 13 in total. 👌What a ledge!

09/05/2026

Time to share another pre-shoot. 💚

I had a great time meeting Kirsten, Martyn and the big floof who stole the show, Rogie.🐾
Looking forward to see you guys again next month at the wedding! 😁

08/05/2026

Some thoughts on Documentary photography...

I've not always been so documentary.

I've been photographing weddings for 14 years (next month). And sure, I've always taken candids - all wedding photographers take candids.
I identified as a bit of a mix - a bit of Documentary, a bit of classical/traditional (with the posed portraits), a bit of editorial/fine art maybe too.
Weddings do require that mix.

But for years all I really posted was the posed portraits. Some candids would be found within my blogs, but the photos I placed centre stage were in all honesty, the most orchestrated photos from the entire day. Taken during what can only be described as a photo shoot within the wedding.

I knew that's what the world wanted to see. I knew that's the sort of thing everyone else was using to market with.

But slowly, over the years I've grown so tired of it. Tired of feeling that I have to share photos that were taken within that 15 minute, rushing around the venue before food is served, photo shoot. Or maybe a good shot from the confetti - something featuring the couple, something that looks like a 'Hello magazine' wedding, stunning sunsets, champagne towers.

And I've grown tired of seeing that same thing from everyone else too.
It feels so 'copy and paste'.

And with each wedding season, I've stepped closer and closer to documentary. To adoring it. Embracing all the things that make your wedding so different to any other wedding I've seen. Poses can be replicated but the moments, the real human moments - they're something that can never be copied and pasted.

I will still take your group photos and some couple portraits, I know those are important and I still value those.

And I'll still showcase some of that - I want to show off every part of what I can do and how I'll capture your wedding if you book me.

But my heart - it's in the photos that don't get printed and framed on the wall. The silent, the storytelling, the authentic.

06/05/2026

🎶𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒓𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒊𝒏, 𝒐𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒆𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒂𝒚!🎶

Lisa & Brad got married. That's all that mattered to them - being officially husband and wife and celebrating their love with their friends and family.

It pi**ed it down! ☔️ So much of their day was planned to happen outdoors. Ceremony, group photos, speeches, even lawn games - all moved indoors.
But they had the 𝔸𝕄𝔸ℤ𝕀ℕ𝔾 team at who flawlessly adapted to the weather and kept everything running smoothly.

The rain didn't come close to dampening anyone's spirits, everyone had the best day. 🤘

Photographer: Leah K-Photography
Venue: Hareston Manor Weddings
Florist: Flower Fayre
Hair Stylist: Lauren Bramble Hair
MUA: Rebecca Searle Make Up Artist
Dress: Colins Bridal
Suit: Debenhams.com
Caterers: Four Elements Catering
Cake: Country Cheeses
Musicians: 4tissimo String Quartet
Rings: and Unique Designs
Stationery:
DJ: Sam King Entertainment

03/05/2026

Many thanks to and for your lovely review.

Kirstyn & Steve married at and you can find a blog about their wedding (with lots of photos) on my website. 🤙

02/05/2026

Hareston Manor Weddings today! 📷🤘

29/04/2026

Human observations.
That’s what I do.

I watch, I notice, I look for the moments that aren’t centre stage.

A room full of people facing one way…
and a small exchange happening quietly in the other.

And that resonates with me, it feels like where I am right now.

Because lately, life has asked a bit more of me than usual. My attention has been needed elsewhere. I've needed to show up for my family. And it’s meant looking away from my own path at times, slowing things down, juggling more than usual.

And while I’m not fully looking ahead in the way I usually do, I’m not standing still either. I’m still here, still working, still enjoying this amazing job I get to do.

20/04/2026

𝕾𝖓𝖆𝖎𝖑 𝖆 𝖈𝖆𝖇...🐌

If you’ve read some of my recent posts, you’ll know I’ve been moving a little slower than usual.

Lately, a lot of my time and energy has been needed elsewhere, with family. When I do sit down to work, my mind hasn’t always been in it - it’s been busy trying to process, problem-solve, make sense of what's been happening.
I’ve struggled to find time for work, to eat well, keep the house clean and the other stuff us adults do. But I am still spinning all the plates - just at a gentler pace.

And that slower pace reminded me of this self portrait I created back in May 2023.
If you’re not familiar with conceptual self portrait art — it’s not AI. It’s an art form that’s been around long before AI entered the picture. It involves photographing different elements (or sourcing them), then carefully compositing them together in Photoshop using light, shadow and perspective to make it all feel real.
It takes hours. It’s a real labour of love.
For this one, I actually lined snails up along my garden path and laid in the wet grass to capture the base image. Then I set up my camera on a timer, threw on a raincoat, grabbed an umbrella, and built the rest of the scene piece by piece.
Everything you see is real — just reimagined into a slightly more whimsical world where you can hail a snail cab. 😅

I taught myself this art form during lockdown, and it became such a creative outlet on quieter days. A space to lean into imagination and make something just for the joy of it.
When AI came along, it knocked my confidence a bit. I I assumed people would see work like this and automatically think it's AI.
Ironically, I then went on to teach myself digital illustration - another thing I pour time and detail into. Another thing that gets mistaken for AI. 🙃
But it’s all me. Always has been.

I haven’t created a self portrait like this since early last year, but I’ve been feeling the pull to return to it again.
For now, I’m going to start sharing some of my past pieces - the ones that feel especially relevant to this season of my life.

And if me sharing these helps you get to know me and my life a little better then that works for me. 🤍

19/04/2026

Happy 1 year wedding anniversary to &

It was such an honour to photograph this beautiful wedding at the beautiful in the Isle of Wight.

Here's a little collection of some of my favourite, totally random, totally unposed candids (aside from photo 1 which did involve a little posing).

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