11/07/2026
Polite notice: Watermarks 📸
When viewing any future galleries you may notice I have had to increase the size and centralise the position of the watermarks on all images.
Until now, I have only used a small watermark to allow for better viewing and to enable you to see riders/horses faces and smaller details before committing to purchase an image. Sadly this has led to a disappointingly high number of people just screenshotting the images and cropping out the watermark to post them on social media. I am so grateful that the vast majority of customers do support me by paying for their photos so it is not fair not only to myself but also to the honest people who do pay that this is happening.
I do not get paid by venues for covering photography, in all weathers, sometimes for more than 12 hours, on weekends, bank holidays and sometimes at short notice. I absolutely love what I do but I also work and have a young family so it just isn’t feasible for me to provide photos for free (with the exception of work agreed in advance to be used for marketing/portfolio purposes).
I know the cost of living (and especially the cost of owning and competing horses!) is higher than ever and no one is ever obliged to buy photos. I have never had and will never have a problem with people taking their own photos during their round instead of buying mine. I understand professional photos are a luxury. However, please do not use the photos anyway and just not pay for them. If you choose not to support event photographers they will stop attending.
Paying for a digital download allows you to use the photos on social media, print it at home, and to be downloaded at a higher resolution than can be achieved with a screenshot. I also sell prints at a low cost which will be delivered directly to your home.
The gallery platform I use notifies me when a photo has been screenshotted and sadly I have even seen people who I am ‘friends’ with on my personal Facebook use screenshots of my images as their profile picture without as much as giving any credit.
Therefore, from now on my galleries will be much more heavily watermarked than before. I’m so sorry to the honest customers who have bought images and I can’t thank you enough for supporting me.
If anyone has any problems finding photos or would like to ask any questions about them before buying please feel free to send me a message and I will do my best to help!