A WEDDING photographer has come up trumps winning a nationally recognised award.

Colchester-based photographer Dan Sakal, of D&A Photography, won Wedding Industry Awards Photographer of the Year for the East of England.

This is the second time in three years he has taken home the award.

Now a finalist in The Wedding Industry Awards, the black tie event will take place in London in January where the overall winner will be crowned National Wedding Photographer of the Year 2019.

The 27-year-old shot his first wedding photo aged 13, and has been commissioned to shoot hundreds of weddings ever since.

He has photographed weddings in Australia, Bali, Majorca, France, and Spain.

He added: “I love shooting weddings, I get a huge buzz from it and I hope it never fades as I honestly can’t see myself doing anything else.

“Not everyone can say they are passionate about their job but I certainly am, so I feel extremely lucky I found my calling.”