Mike Blackburn Photography

With a background in journalism I still like to tell stories, but with beautiful images instead of words...

The birth of my son more than a decade ago sparked the career switch from newspaper reporter to professional photographer. I was already armed with some decent gear thanks to a passion for landscape photography, but snapping the windswept shores of Blighty soon gave way to taking hundreds of photos of our cute little bundle of joy.

Before I knew it I'd quickly built up a nice little side gig photographing other people's babies, then entire families - and I absolutely loved it.

I made the leap into wedding photography after some friends asked me to photograph their big day (thanks for putting your trust in me guys!) and I was instantly hooked!

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I now run my own business, Mike Blackburn Photography, specialising in wedding photography and based in York but working right across the UK.

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I'm an extremely versatile photographer and as well as those beautiful wedding days I also regularly shoot conferences and events. Wedding photography and event photography are both similar in their way, where the ability to capture emotions and memorable moments is absolutely essential.

And I still love those happy family shoots from time to time on a sunny summer afternoon or crisp autumnal morning, like the ones that started me off on this journey.

The experience and expertise I developed as a journalist serves me well as a professional photographer, the excellent communication skills, ability to quickly gain the trust and confidence of people, all that stuff... but most importantly I am simply and genuinely interested in people and their story.

The ability to tell a story still runs at the heart of my work - and what greater story is there to tell than of one of the biggest days in your life, your wedding day.

And as they say, a picture truly is worth a thousand words...