Clare Lawrence

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For more than two decades, I photographed weddings, people and extraordinary celebrations across the UK and around the world.

It became a substantial chapter of my creative life. My work was named among Junebug’s Top Ten Photographers in Wales, received awards from Wedisson and Master of Wedding Photography UK, appeared in publications including Love My Dress and Rock n Roll Bride, and was published in The Times.

I loved the unpredictability of weddings. The unscripted moments, strange little details, beautiful light and people forgetting there was a camera there at all.

These days, my working life looks rather different.

I moved into television in 2018 and now work at the intersection of sound, storytelling and the natural world. I’m Managing Director of Wounded Buffalo Sound Studios, a specialist sound-post facility in Bristol whose work spans major natural history, documentary and feature productions for broadcasters and platforms including the BBC, Apple TV+, Netflix and Disney.

That work has taken me into some extraordinary productions and creative teams, including projects such as Earthsounds, Blue Planet III, Prehistoric Planet and other large-scale natural-history series.

I’m also the founder of Odysso, an immersive nature and sound venture built around the idea that deep listening can change the way we experience the natural world.

Photography remains my first love, but I no longer run a conventional wedding photography business.

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Occasionally, I still say yes.

Every now and then a wedding or private commission comes along that makes me pick up the cameras again.

I now take on only a very small number of commissions, generally where there is scope to create something exceptional, whether that’s an extraordinary location, an ambitious celebration or simply a story I really want to photograph.

For weddings, commissions typically sit in the £5,000–£10,000+ range depending on location, duration and what is involved.

If that sounds like what you have in mind, email me at clare@loveseen.co.uk.