Wedding Photography short break in Malaga, Spain.

I love this part of the year not only for the aura winter can bring to wedding photography, but also for a fresh, new start and outlook on things as I tend to take a short break within this time. Just before weddings restart properly very soon here in the midlands, this time round I was lucky to escape for a few days and meet up with my friends in what now happens to be one of my favourite southern european cities: Malaga, Andalucia, Spain.

This trip was quite important, it appears; the busy Christmas period brought plenty of photography and writing work, which I would never complain about, however, it’s trips abroad and change of scenery I tend to recharge best with. Plus, the different canvas I can put subjects on is always extremely welcome. As a lifestyle wedding photographer, I tend to always look for inspiration when I travel: after all, how different wedding photography really is in its pace from documenting life on streets and in busy environments? I absolutely love that element, both at weddings as well as during the escapades to those new places.

Why Malaga? Well, one of my friends I met up with lives in Gibraltar and it was an easy trip for him. For me, as I’m based in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, flights from East Midlands, Nottingham, UK are frequent and easy. The other two friends had no problem getting there either from Poland so it was a done deal. We knew we wanted to go somewhere warm too, just to break the winter blues a bit with a solid hit of vitamin D – and Malaga doesn’t disappoint! The warm days were very much welcome and strolling around this magnificent, rich in history and beautiful Andalucian culture city was exactly what we all needed. 

This is by no means a travel blog – I could write a short book, I feel, about Malaga and everything there is to see and do there. Instead though, I wanted to record the photographs I took during my short trip to remind me about a couple of things: namely, how important it is to take a break and that documenting life around me wherever I am is the best practice for what I bring to wedding photography during a busy season. So here’s a note to self among the the photographs to view below, the passing moments I already love returning to: keep your camera on you wherever you go, observe and create, and never stop! Well, unless there’s that smell of a sea-food paella or tapas in the air you just need to stop for. 

Where to next time?