As I’ve seen many photographers do, I can’t bring myself to write my own bio in the third person, so here goes. Firstly, hey, I’m Stephen Walton.

Let’s spin the clock back to 2005 when I graduated in Photography & Media Production from an art college.

After that, I started my career as an Art Director & Photo Studio Manager for Venture Photography studios, shooting contemporary portraiture, products, branding and lifestyle projects.

Over the years, I’ve worked with over 10,000 clients, families, and celebrities, as well as collaborating with Liverpool FC Women’s, Adobe, Lexus and Mini BMW.

Due to my love of post-production and conceptual photography, I’m fortunate enough to have been invited to have my work published by Adobe a few times along the way too.

After 12 years in the high-brow, corporate photography world, I decided I needed a change. Since 2017 I have been tutoring beginner photographers online.

It was an incredible experience supporting the next generation of creative artists through photography.

I like to travel light with minimal equipment. When I’m not tutoring you can find me (and my orange coat) wandering around local forests, and sometimes cities, looking for something new, quaint, and special to photograph.

I’m not a photographer who tries a bit of everything. I know what I love, and I’m sticking to it. Portraits and landscapes are my two favourite areas of photography. When it comes to post-production, I’m all about crafting unique stories through conceptual editing.

I believe that photography is an emotional expression. While articulating that feeling is important to get right (that’s all those camera settings in this analogy), it’s the storytelling that’s pivotal.

“Photography, like life, is just your point of (vue)”

You see the moment in a way no other would. Take that moment, can it, and share it with the ones you love the most.