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Wedding Photojournalism by Simon Atkins, UK wedding photojournalist

Wedding Photojournalism is the art of story telling wedding photography, it has some similarities with photojournalism but isn’t really the same.
I worked as a photojournalist for 12 years before becoming a wedding photojournalist. A photojournalist is employed by a publication to
photograph events in a way that shows the story. A photojournalist might show one side of a story or both sides, the photographs are usually
(but not always) accompanied with text or captions. When I worked as a photojournalist I wasn’t bothered about finding the beauty in a situation,
instead I presented the viewer with the facts even if they made uncomfortable viewing, I was looking for photographs with impact. This is where
wedding photojournalism differs, as a wedding photojournalist I want to tell the story of your wedding day in a pleasing and beautiful way. Although photojournalism and wedding photojournalism differ, having a trained eye as a photojournalist is a huge advantage to the wedding photographer.

As a wedding photojournalist my photographs are truthful and have integrity, the story is important to me and each photograph I take is part of
that story. I'm based in Higham Ferrers (Northamptonshire) although my work takes me across the UK and as far away as Jersey, Ireland, France,
Venice and Menorca. I am the recommended photographer at Temple Island near Henley-on-Thames and I photograph a lot of weddings at
Fawsley Hall, Prestwold Hall, Rushton Hall, Dodmoor House and Hedsor House.

I was one of the first wedding photographers in the UK to photograph weddings in the wedding photojournalism style back in the
late 1990's, at a time when wedding photography usually meant giving up large parts of your wedding day for formal posed photographs.
since then I have gone on to be listed as one of the top ten UK wedding photographers. To date I have photographed around 500 weddings.
My clients have including celebrity weddings.

You can read more about my wedding photojournalism approach on my website. I am also happy to take a handful of family group photographs
although these are not the main focus of the day.

My photography style can also be described as reportage wedding photography or documentary wedding photography.
I remain true to my basic principals for wedding photojournalism -

Nothing is set up or posed
The Story is important, each photograph is part of the story
The wedding isn't about the photographer
The photographs should carry emotion
For every action there is a reaction
Photoshop should only be used to enhance a photograph not to change it beyond the original scene
the wedding photojournalist shod get in with the action and not shoot from outside looking in.

Presentation of the wedding photographs is equally important, for that reason I use Queensberry wedding albums for all of my
album options, these are beautiful photograph albums that will stand the test of time. I also offer contemporary coffee table books
and there is the option to purchase the print ready digital files.

Simon Atkins
www.weddingphotojournalist.co.uk

The UK's leading Wedding Photojournalist - Independent On Sunday

Wedding Photojournalism by Simon Atkins, UK wedding photojournalist