Family ...

One of the things I loved about working to capture the weddings in both Suffolk and Madrid, was the time I was able to spend on the fringes of those families involved.  When you’re a long way from home time spent with families, anyones family, are pretty much never taken forgranted.

In Suffolk, a stunning manor house was rented over the weekend, as a place for the bride and groom’s families and friends to gather together.  The kitchen was the heartbeat, the hub of operations ... and there was almost always somebody there boiling a brew or simply gatheringto chat around the long kitchen island on those high stools. 

There were back stairs too, for the servants I imagine, as the main stairway was a little bit spectacular.  Anyway, I captured one of small stars of the weekend peering in at us all ...

Somewhere in Suffolk ...

I apply my own professional oath, similar perhaps to the Hippocratic Oath taken by doctors ... although my oath is more of a commitment to not being photographed by anyone else.

And so it is, when I’m exploring a venue for ‘spots’ to work, I need models.  I have variety, some get grouchy after the 50th location test shot but by crikey, I do know some lovely ones.  The bride and groom photographed beautifully here the next day.

Dank u wel to my favourite model.

Colin Monteath, Photographer, Writer, Explorer

Chance encounters change lives. Close friends, passing aquaintances and even characters who emerge from old books often leave footprints across my heart. By opening mysterious doors, the influence of others has inadvertently altered the direction of my life.
Colin Monteath,  from Under A Sheltering Sky