When I’m not taking photos, you often find me walking in the woods with my dogs in the Scottish Borders, wild swimming in the cold North Sea, or travelling somewhere on the West Coast in my campervan Fern. I am also a filmmaker and my first film A Different Home premiered at the Scottish Queer International Film Festival in October 2024. The film won the Best New Voice award in 2025 at the Queer Cine International Film Festival in Ghent, Belgium. I have just finished my second documentary The River and the Glen about the life changing Camp Trans Scotland 2024. Both the film and a photographic exhibition are currently on at SQIFF until the end of October. The exhibition will then travel to Pitlochry in January 2026 for Out in the Hills at the Festival Theatre. I am now filming my third project, Rural Queers: A Scottish (They)Story about being queer in rural spaces. I have documented the work of the Lavender Menace Archive in photos for the exhibition Through a Lavender Lens for the Edinburgh Art Festival 2024. My partner Mitchell and I have been running photo and video workshops for two years with the Edinburgh queer community and worked with LGBT Youth Scotland and See Me. And finally, I’m a member of the New Leaf Co-op in Edinburgh, providing organic wholefoods to the community.
I shoot with a Canon 1DX mark III and a Canon 6D mark II and an ever expending set of lenses.
Accessibility, safety and trust are three absolutely core values in my work and I always discuss these with clients before an event or photo shoot. It’s not just about what we want the pictures to look like, it’s also about how we can all feel seen and heard during the process.
Rates
It can be quite scary and overwhelming to have to send multiple quote requests to photographers. To make the inquiring process easier and more transparent you will find my average rates below.
If you’re wondering why photographers are so expensive:
My prices always include the hours of editing spent after the event. To give an example, 1 hour at a gig will probably translate to 2 hours or more of editing at home. With these fees I am also covering my business expenses: buying and maintaining my cameras, lenses, laptops, software subscriptions, insurance, admin time, van maintenance, and my mortgage (my office is in my house). So there is a lot more to them than just the few hours on site!
Below are an example of my rates. I prefer to discuss my client’s budget rather than charge a flat fee regardless of circumstances, so these are offered as reference only. If you have a tiny budget let me know and we’ll see what we can do together.
I typically charge for travel expenses if the destination is further than 30 miles from my address.
Events, gigs, clubs nights, plays etc: between £55 – 75/h
Studio, portrait, boudoir: £65-85/h
Wedding typically £100/h
Travel: £0.4/mile
I can also offer a second photographer and/or video services. To be priced up according to your needs.
I offer packages or tailored services for weddings to suit all budgets. And I mean all!
Wedding Packages:
£1600
Engagement shoot (up to 2 hours)
All day (up to 12 hours)
Access to an online gallery for you, family & friends
Full personal use rights
Physical album with curated highlights
Travel expense up to 40 miles of my address
£1400
Engagement shoot (up to 2 hours)
Half day (up to 6 hours)
Access to gallery for you, family & friends
Full personal use rights
Physical album with curated highlights
£1200
Full day (up to 10 hours)
Access to gallery for you, family & friends
Full personal use rights
Physical album with curated highlights
£800
Half day (up to 6 hours)
Access to gallery for you, family & friends
Full personal use rights
Physical album with curated highlights
You will always get a contract clearly stating our agreements for events above £300 and on demand for anything under. For events above £100 I usually ask for a deposit.