A SALE photographer swept the board at the British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP) North West Awards.

Neil Redfern, above, was awarded gold, silver and bronze in the Classical Wedding Category, gold and bronze in the Creative Wedding category and silver and bronze in Reportage, and was also named North West Wedding Photographer of the Year.

Neil said: “I am absolutely delighted to have won awards across these different categories, and to win Northwest Wedding Photographer of the Year was the icing on the cake. The BIPP are one of the most prestigious photographic organisations in the country.”

Neil photographed his first wedding in 2005 and has since built his wedding photography business up year on year.

“The past couple of years have been fantastic for me,” he said.

“To photograph weddings and know that the images which I take will be looked back on for years to come, is truly an honour. Being named North West Wedding Photographer of the Year is more than I ever expected and I couldn’t be happier”