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I had the pleasure of photographing Barry Cryer speaking at the Bridgend Business Forum at Coed y mwstwr Hotel, Bridgend.

A lovely gentleman who had time for everyone who wanted to chat to him. His talk was as expected hilarious and crammed packed full of anecdotes and names and information that was spellbinding to watch. His delivery was as quick and as sharp as any young comedian on the circuit to day, a remarkable man.
For more information on Barry Cryer visit: Barry Cryer Web Site

I had the great pleasure of photographing Nathan Stephens a true inspiration to any young athlete at the recent Exhibition Naidex at the NEC last week.

Nathan had quite a controversial time over the qualifications of the Olympics in 2012 and as such never realised his dream of winning Gold on his own patch. He is determined to put this right and is aiming for Gold in Rio.

Sian Lloyd recently launched the Bridgend Business of the Year Awards 2013 at Coed y Mwstwr Hotel for the Bridgend Business Forum.

Sian has been a familiar face on BBC Wales news programmes for many years and is now a member of the Good Evening Wales team.
It was a pleasure to photograph Sian on such a lovely morning on the grounds of the Coed y Mwstwr prior to the launch.
Fore more information on the Awards go to: Business of the Year Awards 2013

Below are just a small collections from my OWN Daughters Wedding!
I had three colleagues to help me capture all the additional images i couldn't take but I had to take my own daughters wedding didn't I?
Here are just a few I managed to capture

I love the creative challenge of new wedding venues to work at.

I always study new venues both by visiting the venue about a week or two before the wedding and around the time of the ceremony/reception so that i get the feel of the conditions and best spots for both group shots and Bride & Groom photo shoot and studying other photographers work to see what works and more importantly what doesn't!

This goes for even the furthest afield venues such as Northbrook Park in Surrey which I visited a year prior to walk the grounds and take plenty of test shots.

So far the new additions to my wedding venue list for which Ive been booked are:

Pencoed House Cardiff, Old Walls Gowerton, City Hall Cardiff, New House Cardiff & Nash Point Lighthouse.

Throughout March we offered the opportunity for businesses up and down South Wales to enter our FREE draw to win a Full Day Shoot with Graham Davies Photography, with two runner up prizes of a Free hour each.

I am pleased to announce we had nearly 30 companies enter who value the benefits of professional quality pictures to enhance and support their business.

The Winner of a Full Day Shoot is:

SYLEN LAKES, Luxury Wedding Venue, Llanelli, Carmarthen Sylen Lakes

Two Runner Ups of an hour each are:

Vextas Counselling, Counselling, Psychotherapy, Play Therapy and Hypnotherapy Centre, North Road, Bridgend Ind est. Vextas Counselling

Training Services Wales, TSW Training is a leading Welsh training provider offering professional learning and development programmes to both public and private sector organisations throughout Wales and the UK. TSW

Had a very cold wedding in Swansea recently, but what a bride & groom. Nothing was going to put them off, they were open to all ideas and Laura in particular appreciated the short term cold was worth the perseverance compared to a lifetime of great pictures!

The Village Hotel have great staff and the local registrars were both accommodating and warm. The service was lovely and the room looked stunning.

Not deterred by the weather, off we went to Neath Abbey for some great pictures along with a short stint later on in the evening down by the docks and a great red wall I found on my pre visit which i knew would provide a dramatic fashion styled set of images.

The overall results can be viewed in our Wedding Blog but Laura & Luke have over 700 quality pictures to treasure for the rest of their lives and it was pleasure helping them capture them.

To view the: Wedding Blog

Today I had the pleasure of following the Mayor on her visit to Cwtch, run by Claire Jenkins a local independent trader here in Bridgend.



This is a stunning little shop tucked away in Nolton Arcade, perfectly placed, reflecting its name and the real welsh homely feel of the shop and its staff.



Visit Cwtch Web Site: Cwtch

"At our new Cwtch shop in the heart of Bridgend you will find many handcrafted products that are unavailable on our online shop. Textile gifts made from vintage Welsh blankets and bespoke re-upholstery by Clare Jenkins. We have a selection of driftwood mirrors created by David Jenkins from driftwood mostly found at Ogmore by Sea on the South Wales Heritage Coast.

In addition we have Welsh chocolate by Black Mountain Gold, woven willow by Out to learn Willlow, turned wood by Willow Workshop and many more handcrafted items.

You will also find a good selection of craft items such as cross stitch embroidery threads, wools, wood and much much more.

Donna Turner-Kot, the Managing Director of N-Ergy, which creates training and work opportunities for ex offenders is going from strength to strength.



I just had the pleasure to photograph the Directors of N-Ergy at their new offices in Charnwood Park, following the expansion from Bocam Park from where they continue to operate.



To book Graham for your Commercial Portraits contact Graham on 07968208076

Just had the pleasure of meeting Kimberley Epton from Maesteg the owner of Red Cell Films.



Kimberley recently received funding from Bridgend Council to support her business development.



Here is a link to Red Cell Films: www.redcellfilms.com

If you need great publicity shots or Professional Commercial Portraits contact
Graham at 07968208076

Just had the pleasure of photographing Gavin Walters in action for the forthcoming Business publication for the Bridgend Council.



Gavin was working on a large order from the new Ynysawdre Comprehensive School at the time of my visit.



HW Powder Coating is based in Ogmore Vale and after two years trading, following redundancy he is going from strength to strength, we wish him every success.

You can reach Gavin at: www.hwpowdercoating.co.uk

This is the first in a series of images depicting dancers, gymnasts etc in every day situations performing, not very every day movements!



I have been inspired by an American photographer Jordan Matters. In this first series several of the scenes are based on Jordan's inspiration where as others are from my own creative ideas.



I will be developing a whole series of images along these lines. There will also be themes within a theme. For example I intend to create several sets of images where the backdrop of the town or city will play a large part within the composition. Title Bridgend Public Dancers, Cardiff Public Dancers etc.



The whole set will culminate in an exhibition of work, plus possible entry in to several artistic photographic competitions and even submissions for recognised photographic awarding bodies.



Each of these prints are available for purchase signed in 18in x 12in high quality photographic print paper at £25 each. For multiple purchases of two or more they become £20 each

Recently I helped with the installation of an amazing handcrafted 12 seater Dining Table & Chairs for a friend and sculptor Craig Sheppard to the home of Gavin Henson.



I was commissioned to take some commercial shots for Craig and only in passing I asked Gavin would he pose for me for my web site. I was so impressed with his relaxed demeanour and his willingness to help us out. I hope he likes his picture now!