ABOUT
Our Philosophy
YOUR DAY, YOUR WAY
At Monkey // Mole we focus on capturing real, emotional, and unique moments in our blend of elevated documentary, loose editorial, and timeless black & white photography.
We invite you to leave all preconceptions about wedding imagery at the door. Gone are the days of your day being monopolised by endless family formals and painful couples portraits–this is photography that works for you.
Magic is found when we trust in the authenticity of your story and energy of your wedding celebration, and it is our number one mission to capture that.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
If you are looking for a wedding photographer that is incredibly talented at what he does, is your biggest hype man on the day, and is genuinely passionate about photography and your wedding day story, then look no further and book Ashley whilst you've got the chance!
We were lucky enough to have Ashley capture our day in both both digital and film, and honestly, all I can say is WOW. We quite literally have hundreds of stunning photographs from our day to look back on and cherish. There is something quite special about film, that seems to capture an extra little bit of magic and romance. The combination of digital and film photography together is an added wow factor.
Ashley really is exceptionally good at what he does and we feel incredibly lucky that we had him there on our special day capturing every moment. The images we have we will forever be grateful for, looking back at the memories we made on the best day of our lives.
Abigail & Gareth
OUR APPROACH
ELEVATED DOCUMENTARY
At the core of our approach is documentary photography, delivered to the highest of standards. Endless experience helps us understand when to take a step back to let moments unfold, and when to step in to help elevate interactions, whilst keeping them natural.
LOOSE EDITORIAL
Vogue-worthy portraits, all in a few short couples portrait sessions. By tailoring guidance and direction to each couples personalities, it enables to keep the portrait sessions a fundamentally enjoyable experience, whilst still delivering an elevated editorial gallery.
METICULOUS PLANNING
Stunning weddings don’t just magically happen, and neither does a gallery. Time is invested in understanding your day, your wedding aspirations, and how you want photography to play a part of your day. Be it full documentary, or heavily editorial–we’ll be aligned.
About Ashley
MEET YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER
Husband, father, and lead photographer. After many years of moonlighting weddings, and a ‘helping hand’ from corporate life HR, the business officially went full time in 2022.
Photography began at a young age. Ever since being steadfast that the correct pronunciation was a ‘camberra’, life as a photographer was always on the cards.
Paid life in the photography world started in a slightly unconventional way–running the minilab at my local Klick Photopoint (disclaimer; I’m not responsible for their demise). Whilst developing disposable cameras from Benidorm trips didn’t exactly scream the life of a creative, it did spark the love for film.
Since then, weddings have taken me across the globe. Tulum to Tenerife, Manchester to Mansfield–I’m here for them all.
Ashley - Founder.
This expression remains during tax returns.WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
Not sure where to begin with this guy. He is EVERYTHING you need and more on your wedding day! From the second he arrived in the morning his calming influence made us all feel at ease, from making sure I ate something, to helping fasten awkward buttons nervous shaky hands couldn’t!
He loves what he does, and he really cares about his couples, he was pretty much a special guest at the wedding who kept us all organised (not to mention he’s a little bit hilarious).
The photos are just something else, the moments captured made us laugh and cry with happiness once our gallery arrived. Everything is easy with Ashley, he is special and he is absolutely undoubtedly the best decision we made when wedding planning. Do not even hesitate- you need him to be part of your day! Thank you a million times over.
Imogen & Charlie
WOULD YOU LIKE US TO DOCUMENT YOUR DAY?
Coverage can be tailored to your individual requirements.
If you’re here for the stills, head on over to our Wedding Photography to check availability and to arrange a discovery call.
Are you looking for a hybrid approach covering a combination of photography, videography, and content creation? New for 2026 onwards is the release of our hybrid Photography & Videography offerings.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
When I say Ashley is incredible at what he does in every way, I could not mean it more! From essentially organising my wedding morning, to really listening to what was important for both of us on our day, and guaranteeing we got it!
Communication with Ashley pre- and post-wedding was never an issue, always being happy to help, and going above and beyond. Having a late September wedding, our wedding breakfast was seeming to clash with our dream golden hour shoot, however, Ashley whizzed us off into a beautiful field (that he had taken time to find) and we got some incredible shots
.We have had so many compliments on our photos, Ashley really did capture our day in the most perfect way. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Daisy & Sam