Wedding Photographers based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
Multi-award-winning Worcestershire wedding photographer combining documentary storytelling with dramatic off-camera flash portraits. Flashmasters Gold Award 2023 and 14 Wedisson Awards.
Paul Hickey Photography is a multi-award-winning wedding photography studio based in Kidderminster, serving couples across Worcestershire, the West Midlands, and beyond. Paul brings an exceptional background in high-speed sports and performing arts photography to every wedding he covers, developing an instinct for timing, light, and genuine emotion that sets his work apart from the crowd.
Paul's signature style combines unobtrusive documentary coverage throughout the day with striking creative portraits in the evening. During the ceremony and reception he works quietly and efficiently, capturing the natural moments as they unfold - the laughter, the glances, the small gestures that define a day. As the evening light changes, he introduces off-camera flash techniques, smoke effects, and cinematic lighting to produce a set of images that feel as distinctive as they are beautiful. Champagne spray shots and creative night portraits have become a recognisable part of his body of work, and the results are consistently among the most striking wedding photographs produced in Worcestershire.
His achievements include a Flashmasters Gold Award in 2023, recognising excellence specifically in off-camera flash photography, and 14 Wedisson Awards across 2022 to 2025. He is a recommended supplier at Hogarths Stone Manor, Bordesley Park, and Hartlebury Castle, and has photographed over 100 weddings at venues across the county and beyond since 2014. His background in Tae Kwon Do - over 25 years of teaching - gives him a particularly sharp instinct for anticipating movement and remaining composed under pressure.
For couples who want both photography and video, Paul offers hybrid collections that combine a full documentary photography gallery with a cinematic highlight film, produced with one consistent creative vision. Galleries are typically delivered within eight weeks and include well over 700 edited images. Couples consistently describe Paul as calm, unobtrusive, and able to put even the most camera-shy people at ease from the moment he arrives.
Services: Full day documentary wedding photography, Off-camera flash and creative evening portraits, Creative night portraits with smoke and atmospheric effects, Champagne spray celebration shots, Ceremony and speeches coverage, Hybrid photo and video packages from £1,695, Engagement and pre-wedding shoots.
Ideal for: Couples wanting a blend of natural documentary and creative artistic imagery, Camera-shy couples who want a calm, unobtrusive photographer, Evening portrait sessions with dramatic, cinematic lighting, Weddings at Hogarths Stone Manor, Bordesley Park, or Hartlebury Castle, Couples wanting combined photo and video under one creative vision, Worcestershire weddings and West Midlands venues.