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Whetsted Farm Wedding Photographer | Hannah & Tim’s Wedfest
August saw me photograph the wedding of Hannah & Tim at The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone, followed by a reception at the wonderfully wacky Whetsted Farm (funnily enough in Whetsted), run by Wise Wedding Venues. Whetsted Farm is a funky venue - a traditional...
Kent model portfolio photographer
Here's a quick headshot for an up and coming actress, who wanted model portfolio photographs for her acting and modeling portfolio. We met up down in Portsmouth for an afternoon of shooting around the old town. We started down in the old town by a pub from my student...
St John’s yard wedding photography | Jess & Dan pt 2
Part 2 of the kent wedding photography for Jess and Dan's wedding. After their wedding ceremony at St Peter & St Paul's Church in Tonbridge, Jess & Daniel braved the Southborough traffic (if you're local to Tunbridge Wells, you'll know what I mean!) to get to...
St John’s yard wedding photography | Jess & Dan pt 1
Early August saw me photograph the wedding of Jess & Daniel at St Peter and St Paul's church Tonbridge, with a lovely relaxed reception at St John's Yard, Tunbridge Wells . The church is set just off Tonbridge High Street down a very quiet lane and surrounded by...
Museum of Kent Life | Martine & Carl’s wedding
Late July saw me photograph the lovely, relaxed wedding of Martine & Carl at the museum of kent life, Maidstone. The day had a relaxed atmosphere right from the very start - it's the first time I've found just the bride and bridesmaid at home, both fully dressed...
Kids portrait shoot | kent portrait photographer
Here are some of my favourite portrait images from a recent lifestyle portrait shoot of two great kids! The bubbles are a great way to ease the kids into the shoot and have some fun, so they were really happy for the more posed photos later on - this bit always has to...
Stewart Parvin Ad behind-the-scenes | Kent commercial photography
I recently spent a day shooting behind-the-scenes at the latest Stewart Parvin Ad campaign. Stewart is a couture designer, who recently had the honour of designing Zara Phillips' wedding dress for her marriage to Mike Tindall. Stewart wanted images for his blog to...
Twisted Beak – urban fashion shoot
One very cold, wet 'summer' evening I met up with the owner of a small, independent fashion label for an urban fashion photography shoot. The brief was to photograph the latest t-shirt range for Twisted Beak Clothing. The shirts are aimed at the club and street-wear...
Penshurst Place wedding Photography | Tina & Scott’s wedding
The second wedding of my double-header wedding photography weekend at the end of May saw me undertake Penshurst Place wedding Photography for Tina and Scott's beautiful wedding at Penshurst Place in Kent. Shooting at Penshurst Place is hard, just because there are so...
The Lost Village of Dode wedding photography | Anika & Wayne’s wedding
The first of a double header wedding weekend, Saturday the 28th saw me photograph the wedding of Anika and Wayne at the amazing Lost Village of Dode in Kent. Dode is an ancient church, abandoned in 1349, sympathetically restored 10 years ago into an amazing setting...
london commercial photography | Stewart Parvin Boutique
Continuing my link up with Stewart Parvin, I recently visited the Knightsbridge shop in London for some commercial photography. The shop has just been refitted, so I was tasked with photographing the new look. Here are some of my favourite images from this ultra-cool...
Wellbeing of Women | Stewart Parvin catwalk show
A few photos from a recent charity Stewart Parvin catwalk show for Wellbeing of Women, showcasing Stewart Parvin's 2011 Couture collection, held at the Lainsborough Hotel in London. All images copyright David Burke Photography...
High Rocks | Hannah & Matt’s wedding
A sunny Saturday at the end of April saw me provide the wedding photography for Hannah & Matt's wedding at All Saints Church, Staplehurst followed by a reception at The High Rocks, Tunbridge Wells. As a surprise for their guests, the couple plus all the guests...
Spa Hotel wedding photography | Emily & Dan’s wedding
Here are some of my favourite Spa Hotel wedding photography images from the recent wedding of Emily & Dan. The service was held in the fantastic church of St John The Baptist in the beautiful Kent village of Penshurst. This church is so photogenic and has so much...
The Spa Hotel | Amber & Andy’s wedding
A rather wet Friday 18th March saw me photograph the marriage of Amber & Andy at St Paul's Church Rusthall, followed by the reception at the ever-lovely The Spa Hotel, Tunbridge Wells. St Paul's is a beautiful large church with amazing light, it also has candles...