Dennis Orchard

Dennis started his career as a Landscape Photographer, travelling across Europe with a 5x4 plate camera. In 1985 he moved into Editorial Photography
and worked for The Daily Telegraph Colour Library. He now combines the skills learned in both disciplines into what he terms as “Lifestyle Wedding Photography”

“Lifestyle Photography is about people in natural situations. It combines the best of photojournalistic imagery with stylised settings to produce strong, dynamic pictures. Couples are not over posed in a “Strictly Ballroom” way, but are encouraged to react together, bringing out their own unique individuality.”

This approach has earned him many awards, including “Associate” of all the major UK photographic organizations, plus…

“UK Wedding Photographer of the Year”,

“International Wedding Photojournalism Print of the Year”,
&
the highest Accolade offered by the American organisation WPPI

“Accolade of Lifetimes Photographic Excellence”

He lectures in the UK and America on all aspects of Contemporary British Wedding Photography.

Despite this, Dennis likes nothing better than a night in at home, with his wife & children, watching TV. He considers humour to be his best characteristic.

Dennis Orchard has an Exhibition here.

Dennis's Programmes

An Audience with Dennis (Super Classes)

The SWPP 2008 Convention was an outstanding success,
we have 178 days to get ready for the 2009 convention - which starts on January 14, 2009

Photo Quote: To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the Palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour. - William Blake,