Wes Webster PhotograPhy
Helping people to create
everlasting memories
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ur lovely front cover for this edition of the Newcastle Life Magazine has been kindly taken and supplied to us by professional photographer Wes Webster. Here Wes tells us about his photography career:
I first picked up a camera when I was 17 years old, and realised at the age of 22 that I just absolutely loved taking pictures. I ve always been creative, having studied Art while at school, an HND in Photography while at college, and I definitely prefer to design and make something myself rather than to buy it. But photography is my real passion. There is something very special about witnessing something amazing whether it s an emotional moment at a wedding, a spectacular landscape under a dramatic skyline, or the grace and beauty of a dancer mid-leap and being able to capture it in a single frame. I have spent the last 20 years working as a professional photographer and I can honestly say it was the best career choice I could have made. I recently celebrated my 10th anniversary of running my own photography business from my home in Leek, Staffordshire, which is an achievement I am really proud of. Before I created Wes Webster Photography, I worked as a photojournalist, capturing news and sport throughout the West Midlands region. I was lucky enough to win an award as the Best News Photographer in the Midlands during my time in the newspaper industry. My images of Stoke City FC celebrating a goal, a murder scene in Stoke-on-Trent and the viral story about the
smoking ban not initially being legal locally helped me to receive this gong. Since then, I have been able to focus on what I do best helping people to create everlasting memories from special moments; showcasing local and national businesses and organisations through my commercial and PR work; and capturing the beautiful landscapes and scenery that I am so lucky to have on my doorstep. It has been a really rewarding journey so far, and I feel honoured to have worked with some incredibly inspiring people. My photography has taken me to places outside Staffordshire too, with a pinnacle moment for me being given the opportunity to work at St Paul s Cathedral in London. I ve also been asked to photograph some very high profile events, as the galleries on my website can show. I ve met and photographed many celebrities including Kylie Minogue, Rod Stewart, Mick Hucknall and Cannon and Ball to name a few. And I m also the lead photographer for a leading national theatre company. But as much as I enjoy working up and down the UK, my passion for photography has been heavily influenced by the people I ve met in the Staffordshire area, and by the stunning scenery nearby, and I still love to return to the place where I now call home. See more of Wes work at www.weswebster
