Paul Phipps-WIlliams Photography

What do you offer?

Wedding Photography for Awesome People. I show up for the camera-shy, the gloriously geeky and the beautifully queer. Get married. Geek out. Be You. (And if you can't be you, be Batman...)

Why do you want to work with the LGBTQ+ community?

I'm a gay man, and it gives me such joy to be there at an LGBTQ+ wedding - because I know how many people have found it so difficult to stand up in front of friends and family and publicly declare their love for another person. It's why I became a wedding photographer - the power and joy of that moment, after people have gone on such a journey to get there, it's incredible. They say do what makes you happy, and being part of this journey makes me fundamentally happy.

Allyship

I've chaired LGBTQ+ Staff networks and organised the first participation of the Civil Service at Pride in London, as well as taken official parade photographs.

I volunteer my photography for LGBTQ+ Birmingham and support other queer businesses through regular networking and community events that showcase the West Midlands' vibrant LGBTQ+ creative industry. I have photographed community events to protest against the closure of LGBTQ+ Spaces, and taken part in vigils in London and Birmingham. Separately, I run a charity that donates family photography to families with children with life-limiting illnesses - something that brings me great joy and comfort.

LGBTQ+ representation is very much front and centre of my business. My aim is to make queer couples feel seen and celebrated - they are on the front page of my website, they run through my wedding guides and my news pages. My aim is to make my website a source of inspiration and advice for LGBTQ+ couples and others who want to feel seen one of the most important days of their lives.