On the journey to getting my first client, I have been scouring the internet discovering many wedding photographers. It is very exciting to discover a completely new arm of an industry you have had experience in (up to this point, my experience in photography is heritage photography and digitising maps and books). There are so many layers to be gained from each photograph you discover and this is where I feel that I can really make a positive impact in the industry from my own work.

This black and white shot from the wedding photographer Kevin Mullins offers a timeless perspective because this 2021 photo offers a view that could be taken anytime from the advent of the dry plate in the 1870s. It is akin to a visual time machine for the last 150 years or so, and captures the curiosity of the toddler beautifully. It is images like this that have inspired the name for my wedding photography business, the Timeless Lens.

One of my favourite legacy photographers, Ansel Adams states that ‘there are no rules for photographs only good photographs’ and I personally feel that quality wedding photographs combine knowledge of the art with spontaneity. He also state that ‘a good photograph is knowing where to stand’. So a great wedding photography album offers a collection of images which are really a collection of ‘right place at the right time’ scenarios.

The right place at the right time does not only extend to capturing a moment, wedding photography is full of instances where photographic still lives are captured as well as the architecture of the building the wedding is taking place in. The longer time spent capturing the image allows more time to think about the philosophy of photography. Another of my favourite photographers Berenice Abbott (1894-1991) states that photography is ‘painting with light’ and this is illustrated with another of Kevin Mullins wedding shots below, where he captures the contrast between the timeless nature of the church building and the fleeting time of the wedding within using composition and the play of light.