Janine Speake Photography

Wedding and Family Photographer, Videographer

I photograph awesome families who love hanging out together. I happen to live with a pretty awesome family of my own: my husband, our two girls, my Labrador and a few chickens.

As a South African married to a Welshman living in Shropshire (who spent a good chunk of time in Australia to boot), I know a thing or three about having far-flung loved ones. My family are scattered all over the place but keeping photos of them around the house makes them feel closer. I love what I do and really believe in the significance of photography.

I won’t give you some spiel about freezing time or capturing precious moments (yeuch!) but I will say this: they won’t be little and cute forever. One day they’ll be surly teenagers asking for money. Having a set of heart-smashingly pretty photos of them when they were small, smiley and lovely will be worth their weight in emotional gold.