Hi, I’m Hana

She/Her

I’m the Hana Marie in Hana Marie Photography.

I’m originally from a lovely little seaside town called Cleethorpes – I know, it’s actually the river Humber not the sea, but it still counts! I now live in Teesside with my husband, Ste (super creative human behind Art Mouse) and our daughter Aisling – she’s only 4 but is an absolutely incredible human being that brings so much joy!

I’ve always loved photography – having studied it at college and university – I was never very academic and it was something I could do to show how I felt about things (oh hello undiagnosed ADHD). I used to photograph bands and festivals a lot – wedding photography was kind of an accident when some band friends asked me to photograph their wedding days – I soon fell in love with it though – photographing someones day in a fun, colourful, candid way really show the day as it happened and the joy every one felt was very addictive so it stuck and I love what I do!

 

As well as wedding photography – I sometimes pop up doing freelance shifts in coffee shops locally – I will always love coffee and I absolutely love engaging with people – I’ve had the most interesting conversations while working in coffee shops!

I also curate and run the Rebel Rouser stage at Greenbelt Festival – it showcases a number of poets, authors, workshops, bands all with an important message and I’m so privileged I get to curate something so important to so many people each year!

ANDDD I do TERRIBLE drawings over at Terrible By Hana – it started off as a lockdown joke but got slightly serious and now I sell things with my terrible drawings on!

FUN WEDDINGS

COLOUR

ART PRINTS

INDIE BUsiNESSEs

TOFU

MUSIC

LUCY AND YAK

LAZY OAF

COUNTER CULTURE

BEING SILLY 

MY FAMILY

GOOD BRANDING

INSTANT COFFEE

Tradition

THE PATRIARChY

RACISM

TERFS

ANY FORM OF DISCRIMINATION

…YEAA MOSTLY JUST BIGOTS

SOME FACTS

I’m vegan – I’m generally pretty healthy but have an unhealthy obsession with Tesco Plain Chocolate Digestives!

I don’t drink alcohol – I’m all about Kombucha or pop with good branding! Karma Drinks and Counter Culture I’m looking at you!

I live for a real good coffee! Whenever I travel anywhere, the first thing I do is hunt out the best coffee shops!

Body positivity is super important, no fad diets over here! I also very strongly believe NO ONE should make you feel like you need to lose weight for your wedding day. All bodies are cool and you’re gorgeous just the way you are!

I make up songs about EVERYTHING. My house is a 24/7 musical for my daughter’s amusement!

LOVE music. It’s always been a massive part of my life. I tend to listen to shouty feminist punk or indie folk & folk punk. 

My Style

I love taking photos of epic weddings, from festival weddings, to DIY weddings in your favourite brewery to elopements were you feed each other pie in the middle of the street! It doesn’t matter what the wedding looks like as long as its unapologetically you

I have a very hands off, candid approach to my work. I feel it’s important for me to just be an extension to your wedding day – a friend who is there to help out throughout the day while capturing it exactly how it happens –  when you’re feeling relaxed it really does make for epic photos!

I love capturing the big moments and emotions as well as those little moments, the moments you’re unaware of, the belly laughs, the quiet tears, the fun moments between friends, the slow dancing and the killer dance moves and everything in-between.

I often get couples tell me they don’t like the camera too – don’t worry I also have a relaxed approach to couple and group shots, no cheesy poses, no awkward moments, no standing outside for hours, I’ll just nip out with you a few times throughout the day (to make sure we capture all the gorgeous light) and take some gorgeous, candid, fun wedding portraits If you need I’ll give a couple of nudges throughout like asking you to walk, talk, take some time out and relax and I’ll get all the good shots of you both being completely natural!

I shot a wedding once and as we were about to start the couple shots a groom said ‘Now is maybe a good time to tell you I hate having my photo taken’ and by the end he was like ‘It feels like you’re a friend we’ve known for ages and that wasn’t bad at all’ and that’s what it’s all about!! 

“the photos are phenomenal and we are so, so happy with them! You’ve done an amazing job and captured so many perfect moments. You are magic!”

Jess + RobIn

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