BECAUSE NOTHING IS BETTER THAN REAL LIFE
Real life storytelling | Documentary photographer serving London, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, and beyondTHIS IS NATURAL, DOCUMENTARY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY AT ITS BEST
NO ‘SAY CHEESE’, NO MATCHY-MATCHY, NO COOKIE-CUTTER POSES
I craft carefully observed, honest images showing the humour and beauty of the crazy, colourful, everyday life that you have created, to tell a story that is uniquely and unquestionably yours.
‘It’s been so emotional, we’ve all been in tears looking through our gallery! How do you know to capture those moments that last a second … Absolutely perfect!’
LISA, LONDON FAMILY PHOTOSHOOT, YEAR-IN-THE-LIFE
ABOUT EMMA
Family is my everything. Bring me all the chaos, fast pace, mess and noise. I love the rollercoaster ride of emotions, pride, exhaustion, joy, and all the laughs and tears these bring. We have days with big celebrations and exciting adventures, but it’s mostly made up of small moments and routine days that make our home and our life 100% ‘us’ … I take photos a lot, because I know that one day we’ll move on from this stage and I’ll ache to remember every detail.
What if you could have a photoshoot that looked in on your family and captured the real ‘you’. A photoshoot that gave you a new perspective of your family, how you love each other, comfort one another, make each other laugh, what your kids get up to when you aren’t looking, honest unpredictable moments … a photoshoot that celebrates your unique, real life right now.
That is why I do exactly that … I make artful, award winning natural, documentary family photos that tell the story of family life … I can’t wait to meet you and photograph yours.
Emma x
AWARDS & FEATURES
RECENT WORK
International Exhibitions Showcasing Documentary Family Photography
We all know how strange the last 12 months have been, the photography industry has certainly been hard hit by lockdowns, but I like to try and find a silver lining. With my work diary being quieter than normal, it has given me the gift of time and allowed me to delve...
Lotties in Lockdown | Documenting quarantine without leaving the house
What do you do when you’re a family documentary photographer in lockdown with no families to photograph? You start a collaboration with your 9 year old daughter to make photos of Lottie dolls of course! Meet the Fleming Family: Living just outside London, single Mum,...
1/2 Day-in-the-life | A lazy Sunday afternoon | Gerrards Cross family photographer
This family completely embraced the idea of a half day-in-the-life, documenting a normal Sunday afternoon, just hanging out together in the warm late summer sunshine. Activities unfurled organically from hide and seek to sword fighting, tennis, ninja moves and general...
LET’S CHAT
YOU LOVE WHAT YOU’VE SEEN … AND WANT TO BOOK
YOU’RE NEW TO DOCUMENTARY … AND WANT TO FIND OUT MORE
WHAT DOES A SESSION FEEL LIKE? … AM I THE RIGHT TYPE OF PERSON FOR DOCUMENTARY?
It’s always best to talk, so whatever it is that you would like to discuss, I am here to help.
‘You have captured the real us, does that make sense! They took my breath away and brought into focus that the things we do everyday are the important and beautiful moments I want to remember forever …’
SOPHIE, ST ALBANS FAMILY PHOTOSHOOT, 1/2 DAY-IN-THE-LIFE
CONTACT
+44 (0)7968 701934
hello@emmacollinsphotography.co.uk
LOCATIONS
I photograph in homes and on location across Hertfordshire and the South East, including St Albans, Harpenden, Wheathampstead, Berkhamsted, Tring, Rickmansworth, Bishop’s Stortford, Hitchin, Radlett, King’s Langley.
I also regularly travel to photoshoots in Central London and North London, including Hampstead, St John’s Wood, Primrose Hill, Muswell Hill, Marylebone, Kensington, Clapham, Chiswick. I have photographed families all over the UK and around the world, including Canada, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden and Singapore, please enquire for travel expenses
