I grew up in Tennessee, where my dad turned our garage into a film darkroom. I loved watching prints slowly emerge under red light — no instant fills, no back-button previews, just time and patience. That feeling never left me.
I studied art and history in Italy, where I learned to look before I learned to take a photo. At the end of 2022 I moved to Scotland, and somehow it fit — the light, the skies, the weather pulling at you like a story you already knew. I didn’t always think I would be a wedding photographer. I was convinced I’d follow a quiet path through galleries or teach. But somewhere between Siena and Scotland, I realised what I cared about most was people in motion, not paintings on walls.
I’m drawn to moments that are real, messy, tender, and unguarded. I don’t chase perfection. I chase honesty and the way a memory feels long after the day is over.
If you’re here imagining your people in light, I’d love to hear what that feels like.
Hi, I'm Aly
A SCOTLAND-BASED CINEMATIC PHOTOGRAPHER
Hi, I'm Aly
A SCOTLAND-BASED CINEMATIC PHOTOGRAPHER
I grew up in Tennessee, where my dad turned our garage into a film darkroom. I loved watching prints slowly emerge under red light — no instant fills, no back-button previews, just time and patience. That feeling never left me.
I studied art and history in Italy, where I learned to look before I learned to take a photo. At the end of 2022 I moved to Scotland, and somehow it fit — the light, the skies, the weather pulling at you like a story you already knew. I didn’t always think I would be a wedding photographer. I was convinced I’d follow a quiet path through galleries or teach. But somewhere between Siena and Scotland, I realised what I cared about most was people in motion, not paintings on walls.
I’m drawn to moments that are real, messy, tender, and unguarded. I don’t chase perfection. I chase honesty and the way a memory feels long after the day is over.
If you’re here imagining your people in light, I’d love to hear what that feels like.
My Values
I believe love is sacred, and every story deserves to be told with care.
I photograph without judgement, without assumption, without agenda — only with reverence.
You do not need to look a certain way, love a certain way, or believe a certain way to be seen here.
Come as you are.
In this space, you are safe.
You are art.
You are enough.
This is where legacy begins — with truth, with tenderness, with you.
If This Sounds Like You...
You care more about how the day feels than how it photographs.
You want to be present, not posed.
You don’t want to perform your love for the camera.
You might feel a little awkward being photographed.
You don’t need everything to be perfect.
You just want it to feel real.
Art history was never a side interest for me. It was where I learned how to look. Before photography became my profession, it was my academic life. I trained as an art historian and as a classically trained artist, spending years learning how images hold meaning, how light carries emotion, and how visual culture reflects power, grief, devotion, and love. I was taught to slow down, to sit with an image, and to ask why it was made, not just how.
When I photograph weddings now, I am not thinking in trends or formulas. I am thinking in composition, gesture, and atmosphere. I am thinking about painting, sculpture, architecture, and the long visual lineage that photography belongs to. My work exists because of that history, and because of the artists and institutions that protected it long before I ever picked up a camera.
That is why giving back matters to me. From 2026 onward, 10% of every booking is donated to the Royal Scottish Academy, supporting their outreach programmes and their direct investment in living artists in Scotland. Their work in bringing fine art into public life, and in sustaining Scotland’s artistic community, reflects the values that shaped me both academically and creatively.
For my couples, this means your wedding photography does more than document a beautiful day. It quietly gives something back. Your investment helps support the arts, education, and access to visual culture. It becomes part of a wider ecosystem that values craft, history, and creative labour.
Before photography became my profession, art history was my academic life. I trained as an art historian and as a classically trained artist, learning to slow down and read images with care, intention, and emotional awareness. That way of seeing still shapes how I photograph today.
From 2026 onward, 10% of every booking is donated to the Royal Scottish Academy, supporting their outreach work and living artists across Scotland.
For my couples, this means your wedding photography gives something back. It supports the arts that continue to inspire the work you see here.