Yana Skakun
Kendal · LA9 · South Lakeland · Cumbria
Photographer Kendal
Natural wedding, family and portrait photography in Kendal — outdoor sessions at the castle, along the River Kent and across the beautiful South Lakeland countryside.
Book a SessionPhotography in Kendal, Cumbria
Kendal — the 'Auld Grey Town', named for the grey limestone of its buildings — is Cumbria's southernmost significant town and the traditional gateway to the Lake District National Park. Known nationally for Kendal Mint Cake, it is nonetheless a proper market town with a handsome historic centre, a first-rate art gallery at Abbot Hall, a dramatic castle ruin and surprisingly good access to both the Lakes to the north and the Yorkshire Dales to the east. The combination of the castle viewpoint, the limestone river valley and the South Lakeland countryside gives Kendal an excellent range of portrait settings for all seasons.
South of Kendal, the Elizabethan countryside is exceptional: Sizergh Castle (National Trust), Levens Hall with its world-famous topiary garden and the gentle River Kent valley between limestone escarpments. I photograph families, couples, weddings and individuals in Kendal and across South Lakeland — Windermere, Ambleside, Milnthorpe and the broader Lake District and Cumbrian area. I travel across the north of England for weddings and portrait sessions throughout the year.
Photography Services
Wedding Photography
Documentary wedding coverage for Kendal and South Lakeland — the Castle Green Hotel, Levens Hall (Elizabethan topiary garden), Sizergh Castle (NT), Country House at Holbeck Ghyll and the many beautiful South Cumbrian estate and barn venues.
Family Portraits
Natural outdoor family sessions at Kendal Castle, along the River Kent and Abbot Hall Park, at Sizergh Castle gardens and across the extraordinary South Lakeland landscape between the Lakes and the Dales.
Couple & Engagement
Engagement sessions on Kendal's castle hill with views over the town and Kent valley, along the River Kent limestone gorge at Levens, at Sizergh's moated castle and in the beautiful countryside between Kendal and Windermere.
Headshots & Business Portraits
Professional headshots for Kendal's business community — the important agricultural and rural economy professionals, healthcare at Westmorland General Hospital, legal services and the hospitality and tourism sector of South Lakeland.
Portrait Photography
Individual portrait sessions in Kendal's historic grey stone townscape, on the castle mound above the town and in the beautiful South Lakeland countryside — remarkably varied landscape access from a single town-centre base.
Newborn Photography
In-home lifestyle newborn sessions in Kendal, Windermere, Ambleside, Grange-over-Sands and the surrounding South Lakeland.
Kendal Photography Locations
Kendal Castle Ruins & Castle Hill
The dramatic 12th-century castle ruins on the hill east of the town — birthplace of Henry VIII's mother Catherine Parr — with panoramic views across Kendal, the Kent valley and the Lakeland fells rising to the north.
River Kent & Abbot Hall Park
The River Kent flowing through the town with the beautiful Abbot Hall Park alongside — the 18th-century Abbot Hall (housing one of the north of England's finest art galleries) and the riverside gardens are outstanding family portrait settings.
Sizergh Castle & Gardens (National Trust)
The magnificent medieval peel tower and Elizabethan hall of Sizergh Castle, three miles south — the NT-managed estate with its rock garden, lake and formal gardens provides an outstanding wedding venue and portrait setting.
Levens Hall & Topiary Garden
The extraordinary Levens Hall five miles south — the finest surviving Elizabethan topiary garden in the world, with 400-year-old yew and box trees clipped into fantastic shapes, alongside an Elizabethan hall open to visitors.
Kentdale & Killington Lake
The beautiful valley of the River Kent south of Shap — Killington Lake reservoir, the limestone exposures of Underbarrow Scar and the typical South Lakeland hedgerow-and-pasture landscape stretching toward the Yorkshire Dales.
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Book a Photography Session in Kendal
Get in touch for weddings, family portraits and engagement sessions in Kendal and South Lakeland.