Documentary Wedding Photographer & Filmmaker

in Leicestershire

Intimate • Half Day • Full Day Coverage
Optional Cinematic Highlight Film

Documentary Wedding Photography & Filmmaking

Your Experienced Creative: Paul Hands

With over 14 years of experience, I create honest, documentary-style wedding photography rooted in observation and emotion, based in Hinckley, Leicestershire.

Alongside weddings, I also teach photography through PH-ART-ED, Photo • Art • Education -

Delivering structured workshops and private tuition across Leicestershire.

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A True Documentary Approach to Your Wedding Day

I photograph weddings as they unfold — without staging, without forced posing, and without interrupting the natural rhythm of your day. With over 14 years of experience, I work quietly and instinctively, anticipating the moments that matter most.

The laughter during speeches.
The nerves before the ceremony.
The chaos on the dance floor.
The quiet in-between moments.

Your gallery won’t feel manufactured. It will feel real.

Wedding Photography Coverage around the Hinckley area

Intimate Weddings – 2 Hours

Ideal for registry offices and smaller celebrations. Focused coverage of your ceremony and key moments.

Half Day Coverage – 4 Hours

Perfect for ceremony through drinks reception. Documentary coverage without the need for full-day photography.

Full Day Documentary

From preparation to first dance, a complete and honest record of your wedding day as it naturally unfolds.

Cinematic Hybrid Wedding Films

Extended Highlights Cinematic Hybrid Film

Cinematic Highlights Hybrid Film Description

Alongside your photography, I offer a short cinematic highlight film — a 5–8 minute story of your day built around natural movement, atmosphere, and emotion.

This is not a full wedding film with extended ceremony or speeches coverage. Instead, it’s a carefully crafted visual story that complements your gallery, using subtle motion and ambient sound to add depth to the moments that matter.

The result is a timeless, photography-led film that feels honest, immersive, and true to the rhythm of your day.

Paul Hands

I’m a documentary wedding photographer based in Hinckley, Leicestershire, photographing weddings across the Midlands and beyond.
Also offering personalised photography training through PH-ART-ED, Photo•Art•Education
And commercial photography and bespoke digital artwork creation.

Learn to shoot creative photography with The Paul Hands Academy of Photography via PH-ART-ED

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Photography courses in Hinckley

Alongside weddings, I deliver structured photography workshops and private tuition in Hinckley and across Leicestershire, helping adults and young people build real technical confidence behind the camera.