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International Award-Winning Wedding PhotojournalisT
Relive YOUR day
Authentic | Soulful | Unposed
Wedding Photojournalist
Ranked TOP 5 in the UK & TOP 30 Internationally
You deserve an award-winning wedding photographer who can document your incredible day.
I photograph the emotions, joy, laughter, tears and love. My approach enables you and your guests to enjoy your wedding without worrying about the photography getting in the way.
My expertise in processing your images gives you a beautifully curated collection of your celebrations, full of real moments and authentic emotions – not contrived or posed.
Your wedding is a truly special moment in time, and one that you’ll want to return to again and again, to relive and remember those extraordinary moments.
2022 Showreel
Please take a look at my authentic, soulful and unposed documentary wedding photography in my 2022 highlights showreel. Click on the video to play.
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"Great documentary-style wedding photography is an art that is hugely in demand and British photographer Ian Bursill has just proved that he is one of the best in the world at delivering this service"
The benefits to you of choosing me
Relaxed
I’m relaxed, as are all of my couples. They want to let their day unfold before them and have a photographer they can trust document their day without being bossed about by a photographer and his big ego.
You’ll be able to fully immerse yourselves and enjoy your day with friends and family without the stress of having to be in front of the camera or taken away for an hour for a model shoot.
Unobtrusive
My style and approach is to work quickly and quietly in the background. I will mingle closely with guests and use them as cover to blend in while I’m watching scenes develop and stories unfold.
You’ll get a true and honest narration of your wedding. There’ll be no contrived moments, just real ones featuring real people and real emotions. Photographs that tell the real story of your wedding day.
Unposed
I let the day flow naturally. I won’t contrive moments or ask anyone to say cheese. I’m a people watcher, and I love authenticity. If an image is posed or faked, you’ll remember that it wasn’t a real moment.
No standing around for hours posing and feeling uncomfortable. I don’t do model shoots. The only parts of the day where there is a tiny bit of direction are the group shots and the bride & groom portraits.
Trusted
A safe pair of hands. I’ve been shooting unposed weddings for 17 years and have delivered wonderful images from over 400 weddings. I’m a proven award-winning photographer and work all over the UK.
You can rest in the knowledge that you’ve hired a tried and trusted professional and not someone inexperienced who may flap under pressure and not deliver. Your day happens once. Is it worth the risk?
RAVE REVIEWS
“Ian, thank you so much, we absolutely LOVE them - there certainly was a lot of laughter and a lot of tears and you've captured it beautifully! I have found working today very difficult, as it's much more fun to look at the pictures! We look forward to decorating our new house with your work!”
"Well just wow, we are still taking in our absolutely beautiful pictures we can’t believe how well they’ve turned out. (Actually we can which is why we picked you). Thank you so much once more for capturing our day in so many wonderful pictures. We will look back on these in years to come with love, fondness and happiness. We are thrilled!"
"Thank you so much for these beautiful photos - each time I look at them, I discover new details and think them even more beautiful than before. I am finding them more and more moving and feel that they transport me back into the lightness and happiness of the day. I am grateful for your hard work on the day & the care and attention you’ve given them to put them together."
"Well Ian, you're a bloody genius! We absolutely love the photos, every single one. The way you catch a moment and a feeling is extraordinary; you tell so many stories in a single shot. You were an amazing part of the day, and your shots could not be a better documentation of it.
Thank you so much and merry Christmas!"
Wow - what can we say? You were amazing! We just wanted to say an enormous THANK YOU for everything on Saturday! You were so calm and lovely to work with! Everyone commented on what a lovely photographer you are and so kind! So thank you so, so much for everything - we had an amazing day and we are so grateful you were a big part of it!
"Thanks for the email and the photos. We love them. We were so shocked with some of them as we hadn't even realised you were close to take the photo which was amazing and just what we wanted. We are so happy you were part of our special day. I'll message tomorrow but please know we love the photos."
"What can we say! Wow, thank you, you've made two people very happy. Thank you for capturing the joy of our wedding day so perfectly and for telling the story of our day so thoughtfully. I have never liked having my photo taken and even more so, seeing photos of myself, so it's quite a special moment to see so many photos that you can't wait to show others!"
"Ian... WOW! These images are incredible, they capture everything about the day so perfectly. Thank you for doing such a great job! We've sat and looked at the slideshow and felt all the emotions come flooding back, reliving the moments, and enjoying seeing new perspectives of the day that we missed but were captured by you! Thank you so much, we couldn't be happier!"
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