Meet your photographer and ultimate hype gal

Hi, I’m Emma Wilding, obsessive powerlifter, animal lover, and all round photography aficionado.

These about pages are always awkward to write, there’s nothing more uncomfortable that having to write about yourself and tell people who you are. But here we are, so I guess I ought to tell you who I am.

To start with, I love to lift. I’ve been lifting since September 2016, where a change of job forced me into the gym, and in a matter of months, I found myself stepping into the world of powerlifting after a fellow gym goer helped me with my abysmal squat form.

In 2022 I finally stepped on the platform for the first time, which unbelievably took me all the way to the AWPC world championships, where I bombed out on bench and had a wildly fun time on deadlifts.

What a way to really step into the sport, ay!

Outside of my lifting I’m a huge animal lover, blessed enough to have my own horse, Bull, and a tiny Chihuahua x Jack Russell called Bob. My animals are my sanctuary, they bring me peace in the crazy ever changing world, and I love training them to do all sorts of clever things, working with them in their own unique ways.

When it comes to my core personality, I’m exceptionally weird (Surely all us creative types are?), a very happy, positive soul with a lot of bouncy energy, as well as being an introvert who need a good few hours after every shoot avoiding people to recover - that’s what happens when you manage your energy like a toddler when you get excited.

I’m a great believer in loving ourselves for who we are, as we are. As someone who’s dealt with a lot of pain in my short life, who’s struggled with body image and self acceptance, I see my work as a change that the world needs. I want to represent real bodies of humans who love the gym, editing images in a way that means you stay looking like you in the finished image.

Images are powerful things, and I want to use this power for the betterment of my fellow humans.