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Best of…2022

Top 100 moments of the year!

 

2022. WHAT A YEAR.

I’m sure every wedding photographer out there has said those words at some point over the past few months (maybe with some expletives thrown in), as it’s been absolutely NUTS!! Three free weekends between April and November tells its own story, as I juggled the last of the Covid-postponements, with the onset of what was an almighty wedding boom.

I managed to clock a few hundred hours of travel time, as I made my way to all parts of the country, and beyond, as I crossed the border into Scotland, and hopped on a plane to Tuscany for my first destination wedding in four years (the less said about the 4 cancelled destination weddings in 2020, one of which would’ve been in Ibiza [crying emoji], the better…).

One thing I didn’t manage to do due to travelling restrictions, and lack of time, was any street photography trips. For me it’s incredibly important to get away and do something different for a bit, so I’m putting that right this year with a 2 week trip to India with the two guys I went to Ethiopia with back in 2019. If you’re keen to follow the adventure, I’ll be posting regular stories and updates on my personal Instagram account from the 24th January onwards.

Finally, a HUGE thank you to all the wonderful couples I got to meet in 2022, without whom I would surely be out of work and on my second tub of ice cream for the day. Now I’ve unfortunately hamstrung myself by imposing a 100 image limit to the post, and with 42 weddings shot this year, it’s made the selection process even harder! But hopefully this gives you a good idea of the year, and how much fun I’ve had being a part of it.

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‘‘We LOVE them and have been having so much fun sharing them with friends and family, who are also equally enamoured with them - people have been genuinely amazed at how you seemed to be everywhere and yet can’t remember seeing the camera in those moments which I think is real testament to a great photographer!’’
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Comments

Masterfully thought out and captured stuff. You manage to effortlessly transfer that street photography style without “forcing” it onto a wedding. A true and rare skill buddy.

Hoping for a hug in 2023 x

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Matt Parry 20 January 2023

Dude, this is insane! So many great frames ????

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Martin Makowski 20 January 2023

Bloody Marvellous stuff dude. Brilliant moments captured so cleverly, really enjoyed looking through them, and now gonna have to have a re think about my own one haha! All the best for 2023!!!

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David Scholes 20 January 2023

Eeeeee you’re a talented boy aren’t ya! Love your vision dude - an incredible collection!

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John Hope 20 January 2023

Don’t even know where to start with this. WTAF?? Clearly being busy fires your creativity as this is just banger after banger after banger. This is like a best of 10 year post, how all this gold was captured in just one year… hats off mate. Far too many favourites to list them all, but just a few - the mystery arm, the disco dog, levitating kid, sleeping girl in the cab, grandma in the cake stand (just brilliant) and your cheeky self portrait with the sweet bag. You’re ON FIRE

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Lyndsey Goddard 20 January 2023

Mate, another year, another killer set! So many moments, framing and light! Love that shot of the guy with 2 left arms :-)

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Adam Riley 23 January 2023

WOW! You did it again, Kris! I’m sure it must have been a nightmare selecting only 100 photos! The first picture, the confetti shot, is definitely my all time favourite! I can’t stop looking at it. It looks like a painting, it’s mesmerising! Love the self portrait too - it’s always fun catching a glimpse of the artist in the picture.

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Barbara 26 January 2023

Kristian,

These are epic - so inspirational. I stopped actively looking at wedding photography a while back, but I’m so refreshed by this collection. Especially love the symmetry in the ceremony shots in Holland Park & the one with the huge tree (makes my brain happy!)

Have a great 2023 x

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Claudia Rose Carter 1 February 2023

Wow, you impressed me. A good piece of photography!
Do I see a Polish wedding?!

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InviteMe Studio 7 February 2023

What an awesome collection of images!! smashed it dude

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Lee Allen 14 February 2023

Amazing work

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Graham Spencer 24 February 2023

You are a great photoreporter. Keep it up! I wish you that 2023 will be just as fruitful as 2022!

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Damian Czarny 15 March 2023

Wow! Stunning and wonderful work!

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Tomasz Wilczkiwicz 6 April 2023

Amazing photos: colors, frames. What is your favorite lens?

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stangiel studio 9 March 2024
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