ABOUT
I've been photographing weddings for 16 years.
Turns out, I'm still fascinated by people.
Hi, I'm
Scott.
The short version
I've always
noticed
things.
I'm a husband, dad to three kids, photographer, runner when motivation allows, and a fairly obsessive observer of people.
I notice the glance across a room. Someone trying not to cry. The joke happening three seats down. The kid doing something ridiculous while every adult is looking the other way.
I've always been like that.
Photography just gave me somewhere useful to put it.
People are
Especially when they don't know you're watching.
A fairly simple philosophy
interesting.
There are parts of that night Jen and I simply don't have photographs of.
I didn't become a wedding photographer because of it. But when I eventually did, that experience stayed with me.
It taught me something surprisingly early. This job matters.
Not because every photograph needs to be incredible. It doesn't.
Weddings disappear ridiculously quickly. People change. Families change. And sometimes an ordinary photograph of someone you love becomes anything but ordinary years later.
My wedding photographer ran out of
Yep. At our wedding.
Right after the ceremony.
That's something I never take lightly.
One thing I never forgot
batteries.
THE OTHER 99%
The rest of
me.
There is, apparently, life outside weddings. Most of mine involves these people, a camera that wasn't meant to come with me, and convincing myself that going to the gym is a good idea.
Jen + three kids
Life
I take photos when I'm not working too
Which is either reassuring or a sign I need another hobby.
My favourite people. Also the reason photographing a wedding can occasionally feel quite peaceful.
Experiencing the world together is probably the meaning of life.
16 years later
I'm still
looking.
For the big stuff, obviously.
But mostly for everything happening around it. The people you love. The things you missed. The moments nobody planned.
That's still the best part of the job.
