Documentary Wedding Photographer
on the French Riviera
"The day as it truly happened, from the first quiet hour of the morning to the last dance."
How I work
Your wedding photographs, one year on and ten years on
Documentary wedding photography in Nice, Cannes, Monaco and across Provence. I photograph the day as it unfolds, and I stage nothing.
Why it matters
You will live this day once. The photographs, you can return to as often as you like.
since 2009
“In this industry, you meet many photographers. Occasionally, you meet one you hope to work with again and again. Lawrence is one of those.”
“Lawrence doesn’t just capture images. He captures the soul of a moment. Each photograph instantly brings us back to the emotion of that day.”
“His presence is discreet and reassuring. We felt free to be ourselves, and that is exactly what we see reflected in our images.”
"A wedding is told in the order it happened, from the first preparation to the last goodbye."
On this coast the light arrives twice, directly and thrown back by the sea. The hour counts as much as the place.
A few stories
Bernadette & Jean
Château de la Garde
Nancy & Christian
Château Saint-Georges
A & Y
La Bastide de l'Auberge des Adrets
Getting Ready
Two questions couples often ask before the day.
Where to stand, and when
I photograph weddings by watching, never by directing a pose. Years on the ground taught me where to stand before a moment happens, and to wait for a gesture rather than ask for it. The pictures that last are the ones nobody saw being taken.
Portraits, without stopping the day
Late in the afternoon, the low light along the coast gives skin a warmth that midday flattens. Backlight at that hour lifts the figure away from the background without hollowing the face, which a light thrown straight at it never does.
Photographs true to what you lived
There are the images you plan for, and the ones that simply happen. A glance exchanged mid-conversation. A hand resting on a shoulder. A father holding back tears. A few seconds of silence before the music starts. These are the images I photograph weddings for.
Trained as a photojournalist, I spent fifteen years in Paris working between reportage and travel before returning to the French Riviera, where I have photographed weddings since 2009, across Provence and in Monaco.
I stage nothing, and I never ask a moment to happen twice. I stay present and ready until the scene unfolds on its own, and that faithfulness to what actually took place is what gives the images their truth, years later.
From the first preparations to the last dance, in the châteaux, estates and villas of the region, and at ceremonies in Monaco.
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