Photographer at Hyde Park

Hyde Park is 350 acres of history, water, architecture and open sky at the very centre of London. Together with its adjoining Kensington Gardens, it forms one of the world's most celebrated urban green spaces — a place where the formal grandeur of Victorian memorial architecture meets vast natural meadow and reflective lakeside calm.

For photography, the variety is extraordinary. The Serpentine's mirror-like surface at dawn captures the clouds and the willows in a canvas of reflected sky. The Albert Memorial's intricate gilded pinnacle rises against whatever weather London provides. The Italian Gardens' stone basins and fountain jets catch the summer light. In October, the plane tree avenues of Kensington Gardens turn amber and gold. Each setting is, in its own way, iconic.

I work at Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens throughout the year, constructing sessions around the quality of light. The most magical sessions happen at the golden hours — in the hour after sunrise the park is often mist-covered and almost entirely empty, and the Serpentine catches the warmest, lowest light of the day. I recommend early morning sessions particularly for engagement shoots and intimate portrait work.

Whether you are planning an engagement session, a family afternoon in Kensington Gardens, a pre-wedding portrait session near your venue on Park Lane, or a centrepiece portrait for a milestone birthday — Hyde Park will exceed every expectation.