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‘Masters of wedding photography’ 2023 Photographer of the year, Rangefinder 30 Rising stars 2022″

We’re Janina & Jawad, parents, friends, and award-winning documentary wedding photographers.
For couples who’d rather spent time with their people than pose for a camera.

Honest, unposed coverage that feels like you — not a photoshoot.
Because for us, moments matter most.

Featured by Love My Dress, Rock n Roll Bride, multi award winners by Photographers Keeping It Real, and This Is Reportage.

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We want you to relax, have the most amazing wedding day and not be worried about awkward photos! With us there is no cliché, no cheesy posing. We are storytellers, we listen, we observe creatively, document your day as and when it happens, capturing genuine, real, unique moments and emotions with your favourite people. Our work is all about capturing the authentic , the real, honest, and unscripted moments that tell the true story of people. We believe in pure, not perfect. No poses. No pressure. Just honest human connection and storytelling, captured through our lens. As natural and documentary wedding photographers we know that best wedding photos are the once which makes you feel. Ultimately, your wedding day is about celebration, having fun and creating lasting memories. We tell the story of your day in a relaxed, natural and authentic way.

“I get FOMO of my own wedding just thinking about disappearing for loads of staged shots.”

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We met photographing a wedding together and decided to combine our strengths. Jay is a good driver and Janina is a patient passenger so together we will go anywhere for our couples. Destination wedding photography has taken us to stunning weddings through Yorkshire , Cotswolds, Lake District weddings across the rest of UK, Scottish Highlands, Italy, Spain & Poland. We love having good laugh and we don’t take ourselves too seriously. Life is too short! With us you are investing in your our dedicated presence throughout your wedding day. What you receive is our undivided attention and creativity fully devoted to capturing your wedding uniquely. We wholeheartedly put our biggest effort to make your memories truly exceptional.

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“The most important thing is that our photos show our people being themselves.”

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Documentary, natural, authentic, reportage photography has always been our passion for many years and we are so fortunate to be able to do it for living. Janina is 2023 Photographer of the year UK& Ireland by Maters of wedding photography, featured in TOP 50 UK photographers by GoHen magazine and Jawad has won many WPJA documentary wedding awards. Together we have won numerous awards such as This is Reportage, Top 50 This is Reportage worldwide photographers, Top 3 wordlwide documentary wedding photographers 2022 by Photographers keeping It Real, Wedding Photojournalist Association TOP 100 International Photographers, Top 20 UK documentary wedding photographers, listed 1 of 100 UK wedding photographers by SLR Lounge in 2020 and most recently Janina have won 1st place 3rd year in the row Ninedots print competition , together Jawad also featured TOP 100 Wedding Photographers by Your Perfect Wedding Photographer second year in the row. Recently we have been invited to join elite group of World Best Wedding Photos and 3rd worldwide photographers of the yer by PKIR 2023, Long list, right? We enjoy it and it makes us focused and constantly improving our skills.

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Our aim is to not only show how a wedding looked but also to capture the genuine FEEL of being there.
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This is for those who want to feel everything again… not because they posed for it, but because they lived it.

As documentary wedding photographers we enjoy capturing the love, the fun, the crazy stuff that happens at the weddings. Kisses, belly laughs and tears! The bad dance moves, the good dance moves and auntie Belinda doing the worm at 1am! So in the future, when looking back at your photos you can step back in time and feel all the excitement, love and happiness from the day again. We want every image to feel authentically yours. As a reportage and documentary wedding photographers our aim is to capture all the important moments, unposed. Weddings are extremely personal and our job is to create a beautiful story from it, that is unique to you. We ultimately document you and your guests having the best time of your lives!

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“We want to look back and feel the chaos and the love. Not a photoshoot.”

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Ready to dive in? Head over to our portfolio to dive deeper into our documentary approach to capturing weddings read about Janina’s why here, Or don’t hesitate to reach out. We are all ears to hear all about YOUR wedding plans and chat how we can craft images that will hold a special place in your hearts for a lifetime.

Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory

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