Photography has always been my life and passion. I have covered hundreds of Weddings and each one was different. My style has never changed only my approach and production has altered. I have always seen the Wedding as a fashion shoot, an emotional affair, where as Henri Cartier-Bresson said 'I look for the decisive moment.’

My images have always been natural, candid and above all real. Though I some times work at the arrangements and posing to augment the underlying emotion, drama and story of the wedding I keep it real.

Wedding Photography has changed and the magazine look and reportage styles are every popular. This is ideal for me as I have always used the latest magazines and fashion photography as my inspiration whilst the reportage style is merely a continuation of my approach to more natural photography.

Although I have always been heavily involved in Wedding Photography and Portraiture I have also worked on many large commercial photographic assignments for blue chip companies.
I have also given regular lectures to photographic students both in the UK and professional groups overseas.

Fine Art Photography has always been a strong pull to me and I endeavour to incorporate the Fine Art look in my photography.
 

About

Photography by Rory Cook

After attending a three year full time Diploma and Professional Photographic Qualifying course I started my career in Advertising and Commercial Photography before embarking in to the specialist world of Weddings and Portraiture.

For a period I enrolled on a two year program in Art & Design, as I strongly believe that my photography has an art base and I wanted to include more interpretation in to my work. This helped considerable in appreciating both excellent design and how I could include art interpretation into my images.
Art has been an important aspect in the prestigious awards I have gained from Professional Photographic bodies.

I am an Associate and long time member of the British Institute of Professional Photography and I have served on a regional committee of the B.I.P.P.