A portrait of professional photographer Kevin Mullins 
— ABOUT

Kevin
Mullins

Documentary photographer.
Educator. Based in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.

Kevin has spent almost two decades making honest, unposed photographs of people on their most important days and, more recently, teaching other photographers how to do the same.

He came to it the long way round: via Wales, a career in IT, and self-teaching himself how to spot a moment.

Unfortunately, his father did not have an old film camera, which he had been fascinated by as a young child.

But both his parents have a thirst for curiosity, which drives his storytelling photography of everyday life and the world we live in.

800+ Weddings photographed
14 International conferences
2008 When it started 
— The story

In the beginning..

Kevin photographed his first wedding in 2008. He had an instinctive interest in how things actually look at weddings, rather than a fairy-tale version of them.

Documentary photography, with its roots in photojournalism and the idea of bearing witness rather than directing, turned out to be the right message for Kevin.

Once he found it, there was no turning back.

Over 800 weddings later, that approach has not changed. The venues have varied, from intimate home ceremonies to multi-day celebrations at large country houses and châteaux across Europe.

The equipment has evolved. The instincts have sharpened along with the eyebrows.

The core idea remains exactly what it was in 2008: get close enough to tell the real story, and quiet enough that people stop noticing you're there.

Kevin Mullins being interviewed in Tokyo, Japan Kevin being interviewed in Tokyo, Japan 
— The Fujifilm chapter

First invited to Tokyo in 2013.

In 2013, Fujifilm invited Kevin to become their first-ever wedding photography X-Photographer ambassador. It was an honour he hadn't expected and didn't take lightly.

Fujifilm cameras had already become the tool he trusted most for the kind of unobtrusive, available-light work he wanted to make.

Not long after, he was invited to Tokyo for the inaugural X-Photographers meetings — a conversation about the future of the X-Series alongside photographers including Zack Arias, David Hobby, and Bert Stephani. He has returned to Japan several times since.

In January 2018, 20 of his black-and-white wedding images were exhibited at Fujifilm's headquarters in Tokyo — a solo exhibition that ran for 2 months. It was one of the stranger and more surreal moments of his career: his photographs of English weddings, on the walls of a building in Japan.

The Fujifilm relationship continues. He remains a firm advocate and continues to shoot exclusively on Fujifilm, not because of the relationship, but because, more than a decade in, it remains the right tool for the way he works.

— The education chapter

Sharing the approach behind the work.

Since 2018, Kevin has been teaching other photographers the documentary approach through workshops, live events, and an online course that now reaches photographers worldwide.

It's a natural extension of a career built without formal photography education: teaching the things he had to work out himself, in the way he wished they'd been explained to him.

The online course, The Art of Documentary Wedding Photography, covers everything from the philosophy behind the approach to specific techniques for light, composition, and working invisibly through a wedding day. Seven hours of content, drawn from 800+ weddings of real experience.

He has also spoken at major international photography conferences across the globe, from WPPI in Las Vegas to CP+ in Tokyo, from Gulf Photo Plus in Dubai to the FDF in Córdoba, Argentina.

He finds he learns as much from speaking as from photographing.

Photography remains his medium, his obsession, and, as he'd be the first to admit, frequently his teacher.

— RECOGNITION —

Invited to speak around the world.

In the past several years, Kevin has been invited to speak at many major photography conferences and festivals across the world.

The list includes some of the largest photography events in the world.

United Kingdom & Europe
  • SWPP London, England
  • The Photography Show Birmingham, UK
  • Czech Photography Festival Prague, Czech Republic
  • FDF Seville, Spain
  • Inspiration Photographers Porto, Portugal
  • Photokina Cologne, Germany
  • International Master of Photography Bologna, Italy
The Americas
  • WPPI Las Vegas, USA
  • Photo Plus Expo New York, USA
  • Fujifilm Festival New York, USA
  • Fujifilm Creative Conference Los Angeles, USA
  • FDF Córdoba, Argentina
Asia & Middle East
  • CP+ Tokyo, Japan
  • Gulf Photo Plus Dubai, UAE
  • Fujifilm Festival Shanghai, China
Black and white exhibition space showing Kevin Mullins wedding photographs on display

Exhibition · Fujifilm HQ, Tokyo

20 black and white wedding images · June – July 2018

Fujifilm presentation screen showing Kevin Mullins' wedding photography

Fujifilm President discusses Kevin's work

Conference · Tokyo, Japan

Kevin Mullins speaking to an audience at The Photography Show

Behind the Lens stage

The Photography Show · multiple appearances

Awards & Recognition
  • First official Fujifilm Ambassador for Wedding Photography
  • Fifteen Gold Winning Images
  • Over 60 Highly Commended Images
  • Three times nominated for Wedding Photojournalist of the Year
  • Accredited Photography Judge
  • Landscape Photographer of the Year Yes, really. Kevin was as surprised as you are.
Brand Ambassadorships
  • Fujifilm X-Photographer First ever wedding photographer appointed as Fujifilm X-Photographer ambassador, 2013. A relationship that has shaped Kevin's approach for over a decade.
  • Digitalab Ambassador for one of the UK's most respected professional photographic labs. A partnership built on shared standards for print quality. 
— In the press

Interviews, podcasts & features.

Over the years Kevin has been featured in a range of interviews, podcasts, articles, and videos covering documentary photography, Fujifilm, workflow, business, and the creative process.

Articles & Written Features
Podcast Appearances
Video Interviews & Broadcasts
Kevin Mullins' children, Rosa and Albie Our children 
— The person

A few other things worth knowing.

Kevin grew up in Wales, which he brings up more often than is strictly necessary, but with genuine affection.

He now lives in Malmesbury with his family: Gemma, their two children, Rosa and Albie, two dogs named Breezie the Whippet and Monty the Border Terrier, and two ponies called Star and Hetty.

He has been a lifelong Johnny Cash fan, would prefer to watch a film in black-and-white if a colour version exists, and has a specific, inexplicable fear of toads that he has largely made peace with.

  • Welsh. Grew up in Wales. Will inform you of this unprompted.
  • Judo 1st Dan and Level 1 Coach at Cirencester Judo Club. Actively trains and competes.
  • Former rugby player. London Welsh. Ask him to show you his picture of Barry John which comes with him everywhere.
  • Hosts a music radio show - country, obviously. Available on Mixcloud.
  • Has a strange fear of toads. This is well-documented and not up for discussion.
Gemma Mullins

Gemma Mullins

Business administrator & studio coordinator

Kevin doesn't do any of this alone. Gemma manages the business behind the scenes. Coordinating shoots, handling enquiries, and generally keeping everything running. She has a strong creative background and is a talented painter, and if you've ever received a prompt or reply from the studio, there's a reasonable chance it was from her.

You can find her on Instagram. 

— For couples

Looking for a wedding photographer?

If you've read this far and Kevin sounds like someone you'd trust with your wedding day, the next step is simply to see the work and get in touch.

He photographs a select few weddings each year in a documentary style, honest, and entirely in your hands.

SEE THE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY→ 
— For photographers

Looking to develop your craft?

The online course covers everything Kevin knows about the documentary approach.

7+ hours drawn from 800+ weddings. All of it is practical, field-tested, and taught by someone who really has ‘walked the walk’.

EXPLORE THE COURSE →