I’m James. I make dark, cinematic photographs of people in love.
Canberra-based. 300+ couples photographed. 100+ five-star reviews. And I’ll always be the most enthusiastic person at your wedding.
How I ended up here.
I studied biology and conservation at university. Then I spent six months living in the jungles of Madagascar doing fieldwork – the kind of experience that recalibrates what you think you’re supposed to do with your life.
Back in the UK I ended up in accounting in London. I was good at it. I also found it completely soulless. When the chance came to move to Australia in 2014, I took it. I landed in Canberra, bought a camera, and started shooting anything I could find.
What I didn’t expect was that photographing people on the most important day of their lives would feel more like fieldwork than anything I’d done before. Same instincts: observe, wait, be quiet, don’t disturb the moment. Just with better lighting.
Seven years and 300 weddings later, I haven’t looked back.
“He is truly a master of his craft and such a kind and lovely person to boot!”
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not everyone else’s.
A couple said to me once, a few days before their wedding: “We can’t wait to just get it done and over with.”
That broke my heart. And I’ve never forgotten it.
Too many weddings are designed to satisfy 200 guests rather than the two people getting married. I’m not here to give you that. I’m here to help you have a day that’s entirely, unapologetically yours – whether that’s hiking a mountain at sunrise, having your dog as the ring bearer, or eloping with no one watching but the trees.
You don’t have to perform your relationship for anyone. I’ll help you document what it actually looks and feels like.
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here’s what other couples are saying
over 100 5-star reviews!
“he captures the real, not the posed”
There are no words for the joy that James can bring to your day. My husband and I knew as soon as we were engaged that we wanted to build our elopement adventure with Who Shot the Photographer. Every step of the way, he is there to support your vision and was so flexible, through his relaxed nature and laid back humour he makes you and anyone you include in your day feel so at home. He’s there and he’s a part of everything but yet he moves silently and you have no idea that he’s there in the big moments. He captures the real, not the posed. I’ve never had pictures of my actual proper joy captured as well as James has. I look at my images and they make me want to cry all over again. So many people have commented on how wonderful our pictures are and I’ll recommend James to anyone. Thank you James!!!
“we couldn’t have been happier”
James was our first step in organising our elopement and honestly from that moment everything fell into place with his help. From the very outset James was adamant on helping create the day one that we wanted. Throughout the planning he was helpful and attentive to our wants for the day and overall the outcome was perfect. We couldn’t be happier and the ease of it all and even having locations suggested for us made it all flow that much more smoothly.
Lastly the images James captured were not only incredibly stunning but also so purely true to us as individuals and a couple.
Could not recommend more.
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