Charnell is a versatile freelance photographer with a relaxed yet focused shooting style. Although based in Cape Town, she continues to roam the globe and has done wedding shoots in England, France, Mexico, Germany, USA, Ireland as well as commercial shoots in Stone Town, Zanzibar and Havana, Cuba. Closer to home she has travelled extensively throughout South Africa, shooting weddings in and around the many private game reserve around Kruger, The Waterberg, The Karoo, as well as various hotspots along the Garden route all the way to the warmer waters of Port Elizabeth.

Her gallery of photos bears testimony to her versatility and buoyant energy as a photographer. The wedding section bringing a freshness and alluring creative essence to the world of wedding photography, followed by her classics section, which gives an overview of her ‘lifestyle images’.

Charnell emphasizes the art of observation, where she says, ‘it has little to do with the things you see but everything to do with the way you see them’. About weddings, she writes: ‘I enjoy being involved in story-telling situations. Wedding days, with all their charm and romance, are often accompanied with a haphazard unpredictability that requires a playful sense of humour’.

Enjoy her ‘passionately playful’ shooting style.