West Midlands England

I'm a creative guy who fuses my strong documentary story telling approach with creativity from a long standing background as an illustrator and designer. This fusion allows me to create images that resonate with my couples...

Documentary wedding photographer based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK. I specialise in unobtrusive wedding photography that will document your wedding day without posing or directing.

My wedding chapter follows an incredible decade spent shooting photos in Manhattan and further afield as a press photographer.

While there's absolutely nothing I enjoy more now than a day spent with blushing brides and gigantic bouquets, there was a period not so long ago when a working day meant a portrait of an A-List superstar, an outlaw biker, lusty strippers, Nobel Prize winners, a martyr, many eccentrics and the odd evil genius.

You don't have to be any of the above for me to shoot your wedding!

My aim is to deliver the best collection of wedding images from a wedding day. Every couple is unique and deserves images that tell that couple's story (not a generic one!). Reportage and fine art photography in one package - this combination does work well together. The result? A unique collection of photos of authentic moments and beautiful artistic portraits.

Are you a laid-back couple that doesn't take life too seriously? Do you want amazing images of your wedding day but feel sick at the thought of group and formal photos? Does stress-free, un-posed wedding photography sound perfect to you?

Let me take care of the photography while you guys kick back, enjoy your epic day, and relax knowing that all the awesome wedding moments are being captured in my award-winning documentary style.

Jonathan, AKA J S Coates Wedding Photography is a UK based photographer that loves create a of mix natural candid style images with some epic portraits.