Awards & Recognition
RECOGNITION
Since opening my studio at The Secret Warehouse in Liverpool, the work here has picked up a mix of recognition — from the people who matter most (clients, via reviews) through to a number of UK photography and business award programmes. This page is a straightforward, honest account of both, rather than a highlight reel.
VERIFIED BY CLIENTS
What Clients Say
This is the recognition that carries the most weight, because it’s the most verifiable — every review is a real client, publicly attached to their name, describing their actual experience.
FORMAL TRAINING
Qualifications
Alongside client work, the studio is also built on a formal photography and marketing education — the part of this page that needs no asterisk.
BA (Hons) First Class
Digital Imaging & Photography — University of Central Lancashire
MA with Distinction
Digital Marketing Communications — University of Central Lancashire — Dean’s List
CLIENT WORK
Who I’ve Photographed For
Alongside individual clients, the studio has delivered photography for a range of organisations, including:
SINCE 2022
Named In UK Photography & Business Awards
Across wedding, portrait/headshot, and commercial work, the studio has been named in the following:
- 🏆Wedding Photographer of the Year 2025 – Merseyside
- 🏆Best Wedding Photographer 2024 – Merseyside
- 🏆Best Natural Wedding Team 2024 – Merseyside
- 🏆Wedding Photographer of the Year 2022 – Merseyside
- 🏆Headshot & Portrait Photographer of the Year 2024 – Merseyside
- 🏆Portrait Photographer of the Year 2023 – Merseyside
- 🏆Headshot & Portrait Photographer of the Year 2022 – Merseyside
- 🏆Best Personal Branding Photographer 2024 – Merseyside
- 🏆Portrait & Headshot Photography Business 2023 – North West
- 🏆Commercial Photographer of the Year 2022 – Manchester & North West
Also named, alongside hundreds of other UK small businesses, in the official winners listings for:
In the interest of being upfront: several of these are entry-based business award programmes rather than open, peer-judged photography competitions — a genuine part of building a small business’s profile, but a different kind of recognition to, say, an industry body voting across a large field of working photographers. I’d rather you knew that distinction than assume otherwise.
Why Any Of This Matters When You’re Choosing A Photographer
Awards and mentions are a nice-to-have. What actually tells you how a session will go is what past clients say, and the work itself — so if you’re deciding whether to book, I’d point you to the reviews and the gallery before this page.