Jess + Rob: Ever After, Devon
“WHERE DO I EVEN START? YOU ARE THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHER ANYONE COULD ASK FOR!”

ABOUT
I tell other people's stories. Here is a little bit about mine...
Hi my name is Richard and I’m a documentary photographer based in London, UK where I live with my amazing wife and super-vet Nikki, and my twin boys Zac & Sam.
I may live in one of the busiest, craziest and brilliant metropolis’ in the world, but sea water runs through my veins. I grew up on the Sussex coast, lived in Sydney for a while, and the first two years of Richard Murgatroyd Photography were spent on the beautiful north Devon coastline.
My two big passions outside my family and photography are travelling and music and in recent years I’ve rediscovered my love for playing the cello & piano. And alongside my Indian sitar, Tibetan singing bowl and Andean panpipes I fancy myself an amateur global one-man-band.
Photography has been in my DNA my whole life and I’m lucky enough to have my dream job. It’s enabled me to photograph the likes of the Royal Family and celebrities as well as telling the stories of some fascinating people fighting battles within and for others. My wedding, corporate and NGO commissions have taken in the likes of India, Malawi, Sri Lanka, Monaco, Ibiza, Italy, Portugal, Australia, Mexico and the Balkans, and from the grandeur of Buckingham Palace to the everyday of a back yard.
Like every job, photography has its own unique challenges, but I love the people I meet and the places it takes me to. I’d be lying if I didn’t admit to getting emotional during wedding ceremonies, feel a tingle of excitement catching a mountain sunrise or get a buzz from seeing the responses from my clients when they see their pictures for the first time.
Monika + Oliver, Villa Medicea di Lilliano, Tuscany
“RICHARD WAS FANTASTIC! WE COULD NOT HAVE CHOSEN A BETTER PHOTOGRAPHER”
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