Leeds / Photographer
Independent photographers in Leeds
There are 4 independence-checked Photographer businesses in Leeds, across 2 areas we cover: Chapel Allerton and Horsforth. Each has a recorded independence decision; none is part of a chain or franchise.
The rest of Leeds is not covered, and this page says nothing about it.
Open any of them to see its address, how to reach it, and where every fact about it came from and when it is next due a check.
- Regenerated 23 September 2026
- Oldest fact still standing · next reviewed by August 2027
All 4, alphabetically
Listed alphabetically. The order is not a ranking: commerce fields are structurally excluded from the candidate set and from the ordering, and there is no field money could move. How this order is produced
Every entry names the area it is in. The area is where trust lives: a vouch in one area counts for that area, and nothing on this page mixes how up to date one area is into another's.
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Bevan Cockerill Photography & Design
Photographer · Chapel Allerton
Bevan Cockerill Photography & Design is run by photographer Bevan Cockerill, who trained in photography at Leeds College of Art & Design and photographed his first wedding in 2007. He became a Google Street View trusted photographer in 2013, and today produces wedding, portrait, product and commercial photography alongside 360-degree virtual tours. Based in Chapel Allerton, he works across Leeds and the wider Yorkshire area, with commercial clients including Marks & Spencer and Victoria Leeds. The business pairs photography with web and graphic design, carrying projects from the shoot through to a finished website.
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Hamish Irvine Photographer
Photographer · Chapel Allerton
Hamish Irvine is a wedding photographer based in Chapel Allerton, Leeds. He photographed his first wedding at 16, after repeatedly approaching established photographers for work, and later graduated with first-class honours in photography from Leeds Arts University. His site sums up the style as fun, colourful, modern, natural and authentic; he has said what he looks for is "personality and emotion", and that he tries to connect with people "so that they will fully open up with me". He works with analogue film as well as digital. In November 2025 he was named Yorkshire and North East England Wedding Photographer of the Year at The Wedding Industry Awards, taking the regional category ahead of 22 other entrants. At the national final in Liverpool in January 2026 he was Highly Commended, placing in the top two in the UK.
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Mark Swinford Photography
Photographer · Horsforth
Mark Swinford Photography is a portrait studio at 95-97 Long Row in Horsforth, run by photographer Mark Swinford. The studio has photographed clients in Horsforth for over twenty years, specialising in newborn, baby and family portraits described as natural and built around each family's story. Two specialist sister brands operate from the same studio: Yorkshire Boudoir, with an all-female team, and Yorkshire Iris Art, which creates eye portraits. Sessions take place in the Horsforth studio, with online booking available.
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Meagan Sarah Photography
Photographer · Horsforth
Meagan Sarah Photography is a portrait studio at 2 Broadgate Lane in Horsforth town centre, specialising in newborn, family, maternity and cake smash photography alongside headshots and seasonal mini sessions. It is run by founder Meagan Pope, a photography graduate who trained under a leading North East wedding and portrait photographer, joined by photographer and client coordinator Katie. The studio is styled as a relaxed space with framed wall art and professional lighting, built around creating art for walls rather than phones, and says it has gathered more than 380 five-star Google reviews.
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