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‘21 Certificate of Excellence, 2021

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Hi, I’m Stephen, a professional photographer based in Belfast, with over 30 years of experience behind the camera. I specialise in wedding photography, and I absolutely love capturing the genuine, joyful, emotional moments that make your day so special.

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14 July 2026

Wedding Photography

Having not met Stephen until the wedding, he made it extremely easy to get along with and in no time at all talking and discussing the type of pictures we wanted was easy.
He shot all the perfect types of pictures we wanted and organised the group pictures perfectly.
I would strongly recommend using Stephen to anyone looking for a great photographer.
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Very much appreciated John and I'm pleased you were happy with my services! Isn't it amazing how much can be achieved in just 2 hours. All the best to you both for a long and happy future together!

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14 July 2026

Wedding Photography

stephen was fantastic from start to finish ,was so chilled and put us at ease and funny with it as well and his pictures certainly captured the day ,would definitely recommend him to anyone

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Reply from Stephen McCracken Photography

Thanks a million for your very kind review Scott and Kim. It was a pleasure to photograph your wedding and you were both amazing to photograph! :)

9 June 2026

We had Stephen for our wedding day and we would highly recommend. His communication is brilliant and he is so friendly. We received 60+ photos within a few days and they are great photos.

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20 May 2026

Excellent experiene with Stephen, great setup, great photos, fast delivery.

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7 May 2026

Wedding Photography

Stephen 💕

We just wanted to say the biggest thank you for everything you did on our wedding day. From the moment you arrived, you brought such a calm, warm, and positive energy that made us feel completely at ease. You captured every moment so beautifully — not just the big moments, but all the little emotions and details that made the day so special to us.
Looking through our photos brings us right back to the happiness, laughter, and love we felt that day. Your talent and eye for storytelling are incredible, and we are so grateful to have these memories preserved so perfectly for the rest of our lives.
Thank you for your patience, kindness, professionalism, and for going above and beyond to make our day feel effortless and magical. We truly couldn’t have asked for a better photographer, and we will treasure these photos forever. Your deserving of more the 5 stars 💫

With all our gratitude,
Mr & Mrs Nash
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3 May 2026

Wedding Photography

Stephen was absolutely brilliant. He spent so much time at our wedding coming up with so many ideas for photos. He was so accommodating. .Even driving us to a different photo location in commercial court in Belfast and then on to our reception where he took some absolutely amazing photos. The photos he took in city hall were fantastic and beautiful. From individual photos of me and my husband to photos of the whole wedding party and even all the guests with the wedding party. I would thoroughly recommend Stephen McCracken for all your event needs for photos.. He's amazing...Such a brilliant photographer.. Thoroughly professional, Accommodating, funny and a perfect gentleman as well... Definitely 10/10 for service and quality photographs as our wedding photographs are absolutely beautiful.. More...

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22 March 2026

General Photography

Thank you so much for a relaxing, no pressure experience for our tiny wedding. I have so many wonderful photos and memories and am so grateful for the amount of photos of our 4 children. You really captured the essence of our day. Thank you More...

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Reply from Stephen McCracken Photography

Thanks a million Shelly and it was a pleasure! Glad you have lots of lovely photos to remember your special day for years to come! Stephen

27 January 2026

Stephen is absolutely brilliant! He photographed my wedding at the Tullyglass Hotel on 27.06.25 and the photos are incredible! So many so choose from and he captured everything… especially moments we didn’t get to see! He’s so friendly, relaxed and goes with the flow of your day! He subtlety hides in the background capturing everything possible! Please consider choosing him! What we got for his price was amazing! Thanks again Stephen 😊 More...

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27 January 2026

Stephen is absolutely brilliant! He photographed my wedding at the Tullyglass Hotel on 27.06.25 and the photos are incredible! So many so choose from and he captured everything… especially moments we didn’t get to see! He’s so friendly, relaxed and goes with the flow of your day! He subtlety hides in the background capturing everything possible! Please consider choosing him! What we got for his price was amazing! Thanks again Stephen 😊 More...

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12 January 2026

Wedding Photography

Stephen was our wedding photographer and from our first contact with him the service we received was fantastic. He understood exactly what we wanted and on the day of the wedding he was amazing, putting everyone at ease. Our photos are beautiful and I can’t recommend Stephen highly enough. More...

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11 January 2026

General Photography

He is a good photographer, he calls you and let you know what you need to do before the wedding day, you can also tell him what you want on your big day. He is good to deal with.

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28 October 2025

Wedding Photography

Stephen was a dream to work with from start to finish. He is very professional and fantastic at what he does. We had a phone consultation before our wedding detailing everything we wanted and Stephen took everything on board with no bother. He is an excellent communicator and extremely reliable. We are absolutely delighted with our photographs, it is so hard to choose which ones we are going to print! We’ve had huge compliments from friends and family and we highly recommend Stephen to anyone. Thank you so much Stephen, you are a credit to your business. 🤩⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ More...

25 August 2025

As Marketing Manager for Larsen Building Products, I recently employed the services of Stephen McCracken for a series of factory, warehouse, people and on-location photoshoots. I highly recommend Stephen, who was always punctual and a pleasure to welcome to our Larsen premises. His approachable and friendly nature made our photography sessions run very smooth without any hiccups. Stephen is easy to work with, and nothing proved to be too much trouble. With many different areas and people to photograph within a tight timescale, Stephen embraced the challenge and delivered high quality professional images promptly following each shoot. I would absolutely reach out to Stephen again, if we require any further photography sessions. More...

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13 August 2025

Property Photography

Stephen was a great help in getting our Airbnb business started! He went the whole nine yards with making beautiful photos of our property, all the time maintaining a fun and lovable attitude. We are so grateful to Stephen and looking forward to using his services again! More...

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Reply from Stephen McCracken Photography

Thanks for your lovely review Beatriz and best of luck with your business!

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15 July 2025

Commercial & Corporate Photographers

Stephen did an amazing job for us at our event. He was very friendly and full of good ideas to make our photographs better. Very hapy with the end result.

25 June 2025

Stephen was the wedding photographer for my wedding 24.11.2023. He was absolutely excellent and our photos turned out fab. He was punctual and had the craic with all of us even our flower girls thought he was funny. Would highly recommend Stephen!! More...

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14 June 2025

Wedding Photography

Absolutely amazing Photographer
Photos are absolutely beautiful very professional worked well with all of the kids running about would highly recommend!

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11 June 2025

Wedding Photography

Stephen is a wondering photographer, he has a natural way to make everyone feel at ease. I am so happy with my wedding photography and Stephen went above and beyond to make the day extra special. Thank you Stephen

11 June 2025

Stephen is absolutely brilliant. He’s a real people person—friendly, relaxed, and never too intense or overpowering like some photographers can be. He captures all those important moments you might forget about if he wasn’t there. If you’re unsure who to choose as your wedding photographer, Stephen is your guy. He’ll even join you for a pint! More...

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9 June 2025

Stephen took the photos at my husband and I's wedding. It was perfect! He sent us previews extremely quickly, just a few days after the wedding. He got through all of our photo list in a really quick amount of time. I also thought he did a great job of not being obtrusive during the ceremony, very respectful! I could go on and on honestly, his work was wonderful. But I think the best part was how much of a good job all our guests said he did as well! My parents and in-laws both said they would absolutely contact him if they needed professional photos! We also contacted Stephen quite late on as far as wedding planning goes and he really went above and beyond to be accommodating. Couldn't recommend him enough! More...

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17 April 2025

General Photography

Stephen is professional and punctual. We are happy as a family on the quality of the job he had produced for us. Once again we are really grateful.

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9 April 2025

Wedding Photography

Stephen McCracken Photography was amazing at capturing every natural expression of ourselves and our guests in our wedding photos. Stephen is very friendly , polite and has great helpful tips on getting perfect wedding photos. His prices are very reasonable and we didn't have to wait to long for our photos. Thank you for being part of our amazing wedding and giving us memories we can look at again and again 💕 More...

14 March 2025

Amazing on the day and amazing photos. Highly recommend

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2 March 2025

General Photography

Professional service. Communication excellent. Completely met the brief with photos taken and supplied within 2 days. Great value for money. We would not hesitate to recommend Stephen and we will most definitely be using him again.😊 More...

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17 February 2025

General Photography

Stephen was great at our networking event. He engaged with the guests really well and captured the event exactly how we wanted.

17 February 2025

If I could give 10 stars I would!!
Stephen photographed our wedding at Belfast city hall and he did an absolutely fantastic job! He was so kind and friendly which helped keep a great atmosphere throughout! He was very communicative both before and after keeping us updated on when we would receive the images - which he sent over much faster than we expected! We are absolutely thrilled with the whole experience and now have a wonderful album of images to remember such a wonderful day! Couldn't recommend Stephen more! Thank you so much! More...

27 January 2025

Stephen did a fantastic job capturing images of our Belfast team for the company website.
He was professional, patient and adaptable to all our needs and requests.
The images captured were exactly what we wanted and we would definitely avail of Stephen’s expertise again.
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Thanks very much for your very kind review! Pleased to hear that my photography was exactly what you were looking for and I hope I can be of help to you again sometime soon. Regards, Stephen

18 January 2025

Stephen photographed our wedding back in November and we couldn't be happier with our photos! He captured the essence of the day and was very affordable and friendly. Stephen sent us a some photos a few days after the wedding so it was lovely to have those. Communication was perfect and clear and he couldn't be a nicer person! Totally reccommend. :) More...

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15 January 2025

Wedding Photography

We hired Stephen to photograph our wedding back in November and we couldn't have been happier with his service. He was professional, very friendly, affordable with clear communication before and after. The photos are also fantastic, he really captured the day. Thanks again Stephen! More...

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Reply from Stephen McCracken Photography

Thanks so much for your really lovely review Katey. You were great fun to photograph - and in such a beautiful venue at The Carriage Rooms, Montalto Estate. All the best and every happiness together! Stephen

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8 November 2024

Wedding Photography

Stephen was very easy to work with. He totally understood that we wanted very relaxed, informal photographs and managed to capture the spirit of the day very well. We can really enjoy reliving what was a magical wedding, through his terrific pictures.
I would thoroughly recommend him.
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1 November 2024

Wedding Photography

Stephen was absolutely amazing from the minute we booked him until we received our photographs. He was very easy to get along with and made the whole bridal party feel at ease. I usually dislike being photographed but he made me feel at peace and captured amazing pictures of our day. Would highly recommend him to everyone. All our guest commented on how great he way and how amazing the photographs are. More...

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21 October 2024

Wedding Photography

Stephen was amazing from start to finish from quick to reply to being so easy going doing our photos. We used stephen for our wedding we love our photos and stephen is down to earth and so easy to get on with and have a bit of crack. Best photographer about thanks Stephen More...

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17 October 2024

Wedding Photography

We were delighted with our wedding pictures and the relaxed approach Stephen had with us. We would recommend Stephen.

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8 October 2024

Wedding Photography

Stephen is an amazing photographer. His passion for photography really shows, as he has such attention for detail. Right from the beginning Stephen provided an excellent service, great communication and all round delight to have him there to celebrate our wedding. Stephen provided us with a select number of photos within days of the wedding which allowed us to send thank you cards, his timely manner of receiving our entire album was outstanding and the finishing results would have us do our entire wedding all over again, as he was such a joy, we couldn't have asked for a better man. He is a true gentleman and a credit to the wedding and photography industry. My husband and I highly recommend Stephen and we couldn't thank him enough.
Kerry and Toni P
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4 October 2024

General Photography

Stephen captured and produced amazing photographs of our recent wedding day. He was very friendly, reliable and extremely professional. Stephen actioned the particular shots/locations we wanted which helped produce fantastic images. We would definitely recommend! More...

7 July 2024

Stephen McCracken Photography is truly exceptional! I hired Stephen to help with an important advertising campaign. His eye for detail and creative vision brought our ideas to life in a way we never imagined. From start to finish, Stephen's professionalism and dedication were evident, making the entire process seamless and enjoyable. We couldn't be happier with the stunning photos and the outstanding service he provided. Highly recommend Stephen for any photography needs! More...

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4 July 2024

General Photography

Stephen McCracken Photography is truly exceptional! I hired Stephen to help with an important advertising campaign. His eye for detail and creative vision brought our ideas to life in a way we never imagined. From start to finish, Stephen's professionalism and dedication were evident, making the entire process seamless and enjoyable. We couldn't be happier with the stunning photos and the outstanding service he provided. Highly recommend Stephen for any photography needs! More...

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Reply from Stephen McCracken Photography

Thanks for your fantastic review Holly! It was brilliant to have been involved with your advertising campaign and I wish you every success with it. Thanks again, Stephen

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3 July 2024

Corporate Event Photography

Stephen covered our 3-day conference in Belfast for over 500 delegates across 3 locations. Photos turned out amazing and he was a pleasure to work with.

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Reply from Stephen McCracken Photography

Thanks for the lovely review Ruth. Your conference was amazing! It was fun sometimes having to be 3 places at once! Couldn't ask for nicer venues - Titanic, City Hall & The ICC. Best for luck with your future conferences around the UK. Stephen

14 June 2024

Stephen is a true professional and it was a pleasure to work with him. Great quality service with an impressive turnaround time. I hope to avail of his expertise again in the future. More...

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12 March 2024

General Photography

Stephen was amazing...professional, fun and reliable... and the photos were superb too :) I would highly recommend him.

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Reply from Stephen McCracken Photography

Thanks Jayne, it was my absolute pleasure to have been of help to you - you were a joy to deal with too!

13 February 2024

We couldn't be happier with the photos we received from our wedding day. Stephen is a very talented photographer and really captured the magic of the day. He was so creative with some of the shots and had us all laughing and feeling relaxed which have resulted in the most beautiful pictures. I would highly recommend Stephen as a wedding photographer. More...

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Reply from Stephen McCracken Photography

Thanks Aoibheann, it's very kind of you to say such nice things about me! It was a lovely Christmas wedding and wasn't it fantastic that we still managed to get outside for some photos too - compete with coloured smoke bombs and autumn leaves too! Great fun!

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12 February 2024

General Photography

Stephen was extremely professional and did exactly as asked for a photography project for airbnb. Superb photos, delivered on time and on budget, would highly recommend and will use again

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Reply from Stephen McCracken Photography

Thanks very much indeed Aidan. It was pleasure to have been of help and I hope my photography gets you lots of bookings!! Stephen

15 January 2024

Stephen was an absolutely fantastic photographer. He is super easy to get along with and made us comfortable. We are not very confident infront of the camera but Stephen makes it very easy. We requested candid photos for our wedding and he absolutely delivered on that. We have the most beautiful photos to look back on of our special day. 10/10 would recommend Stephen. Thank you so much More...

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Reply from Stephen McCracken Photography

Thanks Harry, I really appreciate your very kind review. I especially liked the photos with all of the autumn colours. You were just lovely to photograph - a real pleasure!

3 January 2024

Excellent service from start to finish! Photos were perfect and he was lovely to work alongside and good craic too!

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Reply from Stephen McCracken Photography

Thanks a million Sarah - your wedding was such good fun! I loved the use of party poppers for you both coming back down the aisle! x

28 November 2023

Can’t recommend Stephen enough. From the get go he kept in touch & he was constantly reassuring us and doing his thing. We got some photographs back over the weekend from our wedding on Friday and both my husband and I are delighted.

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27 November 2023

Wedding Photography

Stephen was absolutely excellent from start to finish. I can’t praise him enough. From the get go his work was on par and nothing was too much hassle.

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Reply from Stephen McCracken Photography

Thanks a million Sarah-Louise, that's very kind of you! Your wedding was great and I'm so pleased that you love the photos you've seen so far! Stephen

21 November 2023

Stephen was our photographer for our wedding 16.11.23 and he was absolutely fantastic. so quick to capture beautiful moments. highly recommended. he kept us all at ease and right with poses to get the perfect shot! thanks again Stephen More...

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4 November 2023

When we first approached Stephen he was only too happy to accommodate us and our tight timeline to have a number of products photographed at our premises. The finished photographs were excellent and of a high professional quality. Stephen is clearly experienced in his field and was a pleasure to get to know for the short time he was here. Thank you again Stephen, we will be sure to be in touch in the future when we need more product photos! More...

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3 November 2023

When we first approached Stephen he was only too happy to accommodate us and our tight timeline to have a number of products photographed at our premises. The finished photographs were excellent and of a high professional quality. Stephen is clearly experienced in his field and was a pleasure to get to know for the short time he was here. Thank you again Stephen, we will be sure to be in touch in the future when we need more product photos! More...

25 October 2023

We've received the photos , and I must say, your photography is absolutely outstanding. The images are breathtaking and exactly what I had in mind. I'm sincerely grateful for your incredible talent, patience, and unwavering dedication to capturing these moments so beautifully. More...

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The secret, in my opinion, is a mix of timing, connection - and good lighting! It’s about being in the right place at the right time, but also making sure there’s a genuine connection between me and my subject. When people feel comfortable and relaxed, that’s when the best moments happen. Light plays a huge role too, understanding how to use natural or artificial light to create the right mood is key. But above all, it’s about telling a story.

What I love most, is the ability to freeze a moment in time that people will treasure forever. Whether it’s the look on a couple’s face during their first dance or the details of a business’s product that tell its story, there’s something so rewarding about creating images that hold meaning for years to come. I love the process of getting to know my clients, understanding what’s important to them, and capturing those emotions in a way that feels authentic and natural. It’s the little moments that make the biggest impact, and I’m so grateful to be the one who gets to preserve them!

I believe the reason clients choose me is because I genuinely care about telling their story. With over 30 years behind the camera, I’ve developed a real passion for capturing moments that are more than just a photograph, they’re memories that tell a story. I’m all about making sure you feel comfortable and at ease, so you can be yourself in front of the lens. Whether it’s a wedding, a portrait session, or a commercial shoot, I strive to bring out the personality and heart of every moment. I’m also someone you can count on: reliability and professionalism are a big part of who I am, and I always put my clients first.