What is your approach on the day?

It depends on the event, my key aim is to capture the moments at the event naturally. With many years’ event photography experience I have learnt to read a room and work accordingly, whether it’s to blend in and discreetly capture key moments or dive in to the middle of the dance floor and photograph the action, I’ll adapt to suit the mood in the room and aim to be a photographer that suits the atmosphere both when photographing the guests, or deciding what to wear on the day.

How far do you travel for events?

I am based in Leigh-on-Sea and most of my work is as an Essex event photographer, covering Southend on Sea, Chelmsford, Colchester, Rayleigh and surrounding areas. Travel within the Southend-on-Sea borough is included. For events further afield I usually add a simple per-mile travel cost that covers any travel time and fuel, I will calculate this when I put together your quote so there’s no hidden extras.

How much does event photography in Essex cost?

Event photography for bookings in Essex starts from £230 for the base package. Once I know your date, venue and timings I will give you a clear, tailored quote. A 30% deposit secures your date, with the remaining balance due on or before the day. For more detail take a look at my event photography prices in Essex page.

How quickly will we receive the photos?

Typical delivery is around 7 days from the day of your event, I aim to get your photos back to you as soon as possible, depending on the size of the event and my workload. Your images are delivered via a secure download where you can download everything in full resolution and a private online gallery so you can share a link with guests. If you need a few preview images quickly for social media or press, just let me know when you check my availability.

Photographer | Jonathan Owen

I’ve been fortunate enough to work at a broad range of events in my career as a photographer, both inside and outside of Essex.

As a young photographer, I took photos at friends’ birthday parties, family events, and even the odd pet. As that passion turned into a career, my love of music led me to local venues around Essex: the Sugar Hut in Brentwood, where I was resident photographer for quite a few years, Talk in Southend-on-Sea, and Dukes in Chelmsford, to name a few. That then led on to bookings in London for clubs and larger venues including the O2, Koko, Marlborough House, and Fabric, and then even further afield for festivals and overseas events in amazing venues in places like Ibiza, Belgium and Venice. Along the way, brands such as Dune, McVitie’s, and Dynamo the Magician have used my images in their marketing.

As you can imagine, the family and friends photography never really stopped in the background. Word of mouth led me to capture friends’ and friends of friends’ weddings, family events, and wedding receptions, plus 21st and 30th (and 40th!) birthday parties at venues like The Lawn in Rochford, The Roslin Hotel in Thorpe Bay, Colchester Town Hall and Castle, Chelmsford Racecourse, The Cliffs Pavilion, and Hylands Park.

Currently, I have a blend of all three event types in my life, with a few more baby and toddler birthdays thrown into the mix since the appearance of my little boy, Charlie.