The Wedding Industry Awards

(TWIA)

Considered by many in the wedding world to be ‘the big one’ TWIA is the only regional and national client voted awards in the wedding industry. It was set up to recognise excellent wedding suppliers - not just photographers, and to help anyone organising a wedding find the best suppliers.

“TWIA is the most coveted, credible, rigorous and independent Awards in our Industry”.

Established in 2011 it is the original and best client-voted, expert-judged, Regional and National Awards programme for the UK Wedding Industry.

It is an incredible, humbling honour to have been announced as the Regional winner of ‘photographer of the year for the North West’, and Highly commended (runner up) for the UK. Especially since in the same year I was also ranked number 1 in the UK and number 4 in the world with ‘This is Reportage’ and also in the top 25 in the world with ‘Fearless’ regarded as the most prestigious photography award of all.

How it Works.

Unlike most other competitions where a photographer submits images to a jury, TWIA awards you based on your whole business - not just the photo’s - everything! From your website, your personality and customer service, your answers to the questions they ask, the final images, and most importantly, the feedback from the couples whose weddings you have been a part of in the last year. To even become a finalist for your region you need almost full marks in every category and this is why I am so happy and humbled to have won in my region. After a turbulent year due to covid I wanted to win this to give confidence to all future couples that not only can I take a decent picture, but also that they can count on me as a person.

The regional finalists are then judged by a panel, and the winners go on to become national finalists. The winners are then announced on stage in London…Sadly this year they were announced live on YouTube!

So while an element of this post is a bit of a ‘humble brag’ as they say, I wanted to use this as a testimonial page. Below are some of the comments from my couples, and also after that what the judges - experts and world class photographers themselves had said about me.

What my couples said…

What the Judges said…

“Incredible work David! I thoroughly enjoyed viewing it; you have an incredible talent of capturing a moment in such a well crafted way. There is a strong consistency throughout your portfolio and your framing/compositions and execution are hard to fault.”

“I absolutely love your passion, your storytelling ability and consistency. It's evident from your work that you have a genuine passion for photography and for capturing peoples love. Your attitude to Photography and to the industry is professional and is an example for many to follow.”

“Really, really lovely work! You know what it's like when you look through another photographers work, see a bunch of bloody lovely images, sigh and think to yourself "wish I'd shot that"? Well, that's what it's like looking through your website. There's an image on your homepage - bridesmaid's knees and bouquets - which has the most incredible light and is a total case in point. You also come across as a thoroughly decent and likeable chap which these days is utterly priceless.”

“I really enjoyed delving more into your work after knowing it from Instagram. Strong and consistent style, and a real eye for the moment. I favour the honest and the real rather than the stereotypical backlit sunset shots and endless posed images, and so I connect greatly with your work. Nice website, easy to use, pleasing to the eye. Great client feedback and supporting statement.”

“I think your work is exceptional and out of all the entrants if I had to book someone it would be you. I love your processing, the graphic elements in your work and the connection between the couple. Your storytelling is a joy.”

“Superb documentary wedding photography. You have a real talent in spotting creative opportunities in a hectic wedding environment ... this is a real skill. Keep doing what you are doing.”

“Outstanding documentary photography, real fan of your ability to capture moments in a visually interesting way. Clearly accomplished with light and composition as well. Plus very strong portraits as well! Top work mate.”

“A wonderful eye for visual storytelling and seeing interesting and complex compositions. This is a world class portfolio of work.”