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Best of 2020 Video
2021-01-06 07:28:00 UTC
Here are some of my favourite moments from 2020. We jumped off waterfalls, danced in the middle of the Tyne Bridge, swam in the North Sea, got battered by storms and to top it off got featured on Junebug’s Best 50 Wedding Photos in the World!
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Annie & Steven Elopement in Glencoe
2021-01-05 14:15:00 UTC
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Annie and Steven were due to get married in Northumberland, until COVID put a stop to those plans. They then decided to elope to one of their favourite places in the world and asked if I would join them! I of course jumped at the opportunity and here’s how they…
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Junebug Best of the Best 2020
2020-12-16 15:51:05 UTC
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BEST NEWS EVER!! I am so overwhelmed and grateful to be included in the prestigious Junebug Best of the Best 2020 Photo Collection! This is hands down my greatest achievement ever as a photographer!
Each year Junebug Weddings selects the Top 50 wedding photographs from around the World. Ever since…
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Solargraphy (making a camera out of a beer can!)
2020-12-09 18:23:55 UTC
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Solargraphy is the art of long exposure photography that captures of the image of the sun moving across the sky. These exposures can last days, months, even years. You do this by converting a beer can into a pinhole camera, by loading it with photographic paper and leaving it outside…
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Film Photography
2020-11-27 16:20:47 UTC
I think it’s fair to say that 2020 hasn’t quite been the year we were all hoping for. During the first lockdown we were all stuck at home and I personally found myself with a lot more time on my hands. I decided to start shooting some photographs on film…
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Olivia & Mark Wedding at The Baltic
2020-11-24 15:43:08 UTC
From our Tyne Bridge shoot in July, to photographing their secret wedding in September, getting to know Olivia and Mark really has been one of my highlights of this otherwise crazy year! After postponing their May wedding to 2021, these two decided they just couldn’t wait any longer to be…
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On the Street Where You Live
2020-11-17 21:53:00 UTC
I was commissioned by the Darlington Hippodrome Theatre, for their project ‘On the street where you live’. For this project, I had to engage with the Theatre’s local residents and businesses on Parkgate and Borough Road, to create a multimedia exhibition capturing people in their own personal setting. I…
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Darlington Journeys
2020-11-17 21:15:33 UTC
I was commissioned by Newcastle Building Society to document the people of Darlington for a project called ‘Darlington Journeys’. For this project I had to tell the story of this market town and celebrate it’s rich history. I researched the local area and learnt about Darlington’s famous indoor market…
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Jude & Luke’s secret wedding at The Secret Tower
2020-11-15 18:05:00 UTC
Here are a list of the amazing suppliers that made Jude and Luke’s micro wedding absolutely perfect
Venue: The Secret Tower
Hair & Make Up: Lisa Jones Hair and Make Up
Dress: Rachel Zoe
Bride’s Shoes: Manolo Blahnik
Humanist Celebrant: Susan Ramsey
Rings: Tiffany
Flowers: Flower Craft Gosforth
Groom’s Suit:…
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Micro Weddings
2020-10-22 14:32:00 UTC
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I’ve been lucky enough to capture over 10 micro weddings since lockdown restrictions ended, so I’m in a better position than most to comment on what they are really like.
First of all micro weddings are nothing new. I’ve been shooting smaller, intimate weddings well before COVID came along and…
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Olivia & Mark Tyne Bridge Shoot
2020-10-05 13:49:00 UTC
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This year still hasn’t stopped me planning photoshoots with couples. In fact lockdown actually helped with one of them. Olivia and Mark were due to get married in August, until COVID-19 came along and the whole wedding industry was put on hold. We therefore decided to do a photoshoot to…
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Pre-Wedding Shoots
2020-10-04 14:38:44 UTC
I’ve done some pretty awesome pre-wedding shoots these last few years. Including sunrise on the Tyne Bridge, swimming in the North Sea, walking along Hadrian’s Wall and even jumping off waterfalls in Northumberland. I’ve loved planning every single one of these photo shoots with my couples!!
If you would love…
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Jessica & Michael - Wylam Brewery
2020-10-04 09:20:00 UTC
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Imogen & Dave Sunrise in Cullercoats
2020-09-02 07:26:00 UTC
The 3.30am alarm clock was absolutely brutal but the sunrise was soooooooo worth it! Imogen and Dave both work for CBK Adventure in Cullercoats and teach paddle boarding and kayaking. They also occasionally get their pupils to jump off the pier into the freezing North Sea, so I just knew…
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Alex & Anth Waterfall Shoot
2020-06-28 12:31:00 UTC
Alex & Anth and myself had been planning this photo shoot for months, before COVID-19 hit. So once lockdown restrictions had been eased, it felt great getting back outside with my camera and doing what I love. We had planned to do this shoot the week before but the weather…
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Steph & Andy Wedding at Healey Barn
2020-06-15 18:29:00 UTC
Steph and Andy were married at the beginning of February 2020, at the stunning Healey Barn. Their wedding date was a super rare palindrome (the first one in over 900 years!). Sunday 2nd February 2020 or 02/02/2020 reads the same backwards, as it does forwards. It also means Andy shouldn’t…
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Alex & Anth Wedding at South Causey Inn
2020-06-11 14:41:00 UTC
I photographed Alex & Anth’s wedding on Valentines Day 2020. Loved hanging with these two back in February. They’re such a cool couple and we had so much fun when we were doing their photos too. We literally didn’t stop laughing! I also got some lush photos which I’ve shared…
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Documentary Photography
2020-06-06 21:58:00 UTC
Please see below some examples of my documentary photography work, in and around the North East of England. From the fishermen of North Shields, Pigeon Fanciers in Wallsend, Greasy Spooner Cafes, Quakers and even the Mayor of Darlington inside the famous Clock Tower. My portrait of scallop fisherman ‘JP’ was…
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Carolyn & Paul Wedding at Le Petit Chateau
2020-05-06 13:58:58 UTC
Carolyn & Paul were my last full wedding before lockdown. I originally met Carolyn a few years ago when I first started Eye of the Tyne Photography and she asked me to photograph her two boys on Tynemouth Longsands. Five years later and she got in touch and asked me…
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Gillian & John Wedding at Grand Hotel, Tynemouth
2020-04-21 14:59:00 UTC
Gillian and John are totally my kind of people! So photographing their wedding at The Grand Hotel in Tynemouth was sooo much fun for me! It was also the place where I married my wife Sarah just over 8 years ago, so it’s always special going back there for me…
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Beth & Jimmy Wedding at Woodhill Hall
2020-04-17 07:10:00 UTC
Beth & Jimmy were married on New Years Eve. What an amazing way to see in the New Year with all of your nearest and dearest partying alongside you! It was one big party from start to finish and I was lucky enough to be there to capture it all…
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Milli & Adam Wedding in Tynemouth
2020-03-11 12:58:20 UTC
Milli & Adam had the most beautiful and intimate wedding at the Linskill Centre, which is less than a mile from my office in North Shields. Thankfully I know the area pretty well and had suggested going to the Fish Quay for photographs.
It was a gorgeous late summer day…
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20 Years since I joined the RAF as a photographer (Part 1)
2020-03-11 08:11:09 UTC
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I’m feeling a little misty eyed, as this month marks exactly 20 years since I joined the Royal Air Force as a professional photographer. Whilst I only served a short time in the RAF, it helped shape me as a person and ‘Eye of the Tyne Photography’ wouldn’t exist, if…
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Natasha & David Wedding at Woodhill Hall
2020-03-10 08:44:00 UTC
Natasha & David Wedding at Woodhill Hall
I photographed Natasha and David’s epic wedding at Woodhill Hall back in July last year. They had the most stunning outdoor ceremony, filled full of emotion, followed by a huge epic party! They had everything from magicians and singing waiters, to a huge…
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Rosie & Micky at The Parlour in Blagdon
2020-02-21 12:05:00 UTC
Rosie and Micky’s wedding in July was pretty special to me. I got to witness my two very dear friends get married to each other and it was just perfect! We laughed, cried, hugged and danced the night away with these two beautiful souls! They’re also massive Stranger Things fans…
