Meet Your Photographer
Meet Your Photographer...
Emma Finch is a multi award-winning professional portrait photographer, speaker, and educator with a career spanning over a decade. Her achievements include being named Portrait Photographer of the Year 2024, securing a place in the prestigious Top 3 International Portrait Photographer of the Year, and earning over 60 international publications, including multiple front covers. She has also been a nine-time finalist in Portrait of the Year.
Equally at home working from her Manchester studio or on location, Emma works with both commercial and private clients.
Beyond her work behind the camera, Emma is a passionate educator and speaker. She has presented at major industry events such as The Photography Show and the London Photo Convention, as well as numerous camera clubs across the UK. She provides private tuition to photographers and even teaches virtually to students in the U.S. As the co-founder of Photography Session Days, she leads portrait and lighting workshops and organizes photography events in unique locations throughout the UK.
In addition to Emma Finch Photography, Emma also runs Belle Privé Photography. Inspired by feminine strength and elegance, she strives to capture the essence of a woman’s beauty in timeless, sophisticated portraits. With extensive expertise in lighting and posing, combined with an innate ability to put women at ease, she has attracted clients from across the UK, as well as Europe and the USA, to her business, Belle Privé Photography.
Key Achievements
Photographer of the Year 2024 (Guild of Photographers)
Top 3 International People Photographer 2022, 2023 & 2024 (Guild of Photographers)
Speaker at The Photography Show and Societies UK Roadshows
Featured in PhotoPlus Magazine, Practical Photography, Digital Photographer, amongst others
Finalist in Image of the Year with Guild of Photographers 2024
Finalist in Image of the Year with Guild of Photographers 2023
Finalist in Image of the Year with Guild of Photographers 2022
Top 10 Finalist Founder's Cup Guild of Photographers 2022
Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards achieved with the Guild of Photographers
Gold, Highly Commended Awards with Societies of Photographers
Top 10 Finalist Founder's Cup Guild of Photographers 2021
Finalist in Image of the Year with Guild of Photographers 2020
Finalist in Image of the Year with Guild of Photographers 2019
Over 60 publications including 15 magazine front covers
Qualified Status with the Guild of Photographers