Warm + Joyous Wedding Photography
Thomas Stewart | Southern Highlands Wedding Photographer
I’m Tom. I’m a wedding photographer based in Bowral in the beautiful Southern Highlands. I primarily shoot in a documentary style, meaning that I prefer to document what is happening on the day, rather than spend hours posing you / telling you what to do. I’ll glide into your wedding day and make friends with everyone as quickly as possible. We’ll hang out for the afternoon; the next day when I send you a bunch of preview photos, you’ll think ‘wow, I didn’t even realise Tom was taking these!’ And it’ll feel like I was just a long lost friend who managed to make it to your wedding, and who happened to bring his camera.
What’s that – you don’t love having your photo taken?
I TOTALLY feel you. I’ve become really, really good at making people feel really comfortable in front of a camera. Here’s how I do it:
I’M A DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHER.
That means no boring posing, and minimal directing – only when necessary. For example, ‘Don’t forget to get a photo with your Mum!’, or ‘Why use that champagne glass when you can drink from the bottle?’ Most of the day you’ll be hanging with your people, drink in hand, music in the background, having the absolute best time. You won’t even realise I’m taking photos.
I’M A VERY CALMING PRESENCE ON THE DAY
Remember Samwise Gamgee in Mount Doom when Frodo could barely continue carrying then ring, and he said to Frodo ‘I can’t carry if for you – but I can carry you.’ That’s totally me with you (obvs referring to the bouquet I guess)
I WON’T STEAL YOU AWAY FROM THE GUESTS FOR HOURS
I can take beautiful natural portraits of you – largely unposed with minimal direction – in 30 minutes. It’s over before you realise, and lots of couples tell me that our portrait time together was one of their favourite parts of the wedding day.
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Based in Bowral, NSW
This exact group of people at your wedding – they’ll NEVER be in the same place, at the same time, ever again. That’s pretty special! This incredible meeting of new friends, old friends, and family is why I love shooting weddings, and it’s what I strive to document every time I pick up my camera. When you look through the photos here on my site, I hope you’ll see a kind of theme: my main inspiration is people, and the beautiful human interactions that occur in front of me.
None of the couples you see on my site are models. None of these photos are from styled shoots or editorials. These are all real couples like you, who were most probably just as apprehensive about having their photo taken as you are. In fact at my own wedding I was nervous about photos too, so I feel you.
Weddings are pretty amazing
Weddings are truly something special. I have this theory that weddings are kinda alive – like, they have a heartbeat, a pulse, a personality. Throw 100 or so people into a beautiful place, give them great food and music – and watch the magic unfold. It’s this magic that I want to photograph, and to document.
Pricing
I give 100% of my creative and emotional force to every single wedding I shoot, and as of 2023 I’ve capped my yearly weddings at 35. You can find more info below, or contact me for a full package list.
What next?
Get in touch to check my availability and we can have a chat about your wedding. I’d love to hear from you!