The iPhotography tutor team

The people behind your training

Eight working photographers across portrait, landscape, wedding, wildlife, editorial, business and editing. Every iPhotography course and Photo Review comes from someone who actually does the job for a living — not a brand voice on a sales page.

Working photographers · Teaching since 2012 · UK-based
8tutors on the team
100,000+photographers taught
4.7★average member rating
Since 201214 years teaching
UK-basedworking photographers
Meet the team

Eight tutors. One club.

A handpicked team of working photographers across the genres members ask about most. Real people, real photographs, real feedback — signed by name.

Stephen Walton, iPhotography Head Tutor.
Stephen Walton
Head Tutor · SkillTrack™ Course lead

Art-school trained, working photographer since 2005. Over a decade running a high-end portrait studio with Photo Corp UK and then Venture Studios. Personal work spans portraits to atmospheric, low-key landscapes. Published by Adobe Photoshop, with multiple industry awards for portrait photography. Writes and films most of the SkillTrack™ Course lessons.

Rebecca Santo, iPhotography Head Tutor.
Rebecca Santo
Head Tutor · Business & Online Expert

Working photographer for over eight years. Headhunted out of university by Damian McGillicuddy to assist on UK-wide portrait and commercial projects, then a stint with Nikon. Strong believer that imagination beats expensive kit every time. Famously remembers people by their dogs' names.

Emily Lowrey, iPhotography Course Instructor.
Emily Lowrey
Course Instructor · Wedding, Lightroom, Astro

Working wedding, travel and astrophotography photographer, and an accomplished videographer. Story-driven work focused on the genuine, raw moments most photographers miss. Panasonic ambassador, and the camera behind many of iPhotography's course recordings.

Rachel Sinclair, iPhotography Course Instructor.
Rachel Sinclair
Course Instructor · Wildlife, Safari, Pet

Animals have been at the centre of her life since childhood. Four years of photography study, then years in a high-street studio shooting weddings and portraits. Since 2007, has photographed dogs on location and wildlife around the world — including long stretches in Kenya's savannahs. Lead instructor for the Wildlife and Safari courses.

Chris Sale, iPhotography Course Instructor.
Chris Sale
Course Instructor · Landscape

Working landscape photographer based near the Lake District National Park. Left a 20-year IT career at Sky in 2019 to pursue landscape photography full-time. Specialises in helping newer photographers find their feet — and their composition — in the great outdoors.

Nick Hunt, iPhotography Course Instructor.
Nick Hunt
SkillTrack™ Course Contributor

Came to photography through his father and grandfather's old SLRs. Studied seriously in the early 1990s, holds a BA and is a member of the BIPP. Working across architecture, performance, arts, food, fashion and portraiture. Features in our YouTube videos, podcast episodes and SkillTrack™ Course lessons.

Martin Forrest, iPhotography Course Instructor.
Martin Forrest
SkillTrack™ Course Contributor

Working wedding photographer who shoots alongside Emily Lowrey. A genuine kit enthusiast — there isn't a camera body he can't tell you about. Brings energy and excitement to every SkillTrack™ Course lesson he features in.

Zaida Lagunas, iPhotography Gallery Tutor.
Zaida Lagunas
Gallery Tutor · Pro Photographer

Photographer, art educator and writer from California, now based in Helsinki after a Master's in Visual Culture. Works in traditional film, street and documentary photography, and lately cyanotype printing. Helps members understand how a photograph actually works — drama, meaning, and impact.

What we all share

Four things every tutor brings to your training.

Different specialisms, different cameras, very different personalities — but the same way of teaching. Here's what binds the team.

Working photographers

Every tutor on the team is actively working as a photographer — not retired, not pivoted into marketing. What they teach is what they're shooting this week.

Plain-English teaching

No jargon left unexplained. If a term needs a textbook to follow, it doesn't belong in our lessons. We test every module on photographers who started from scratch.

Real feedback by name

When a tutor writes back to your photograph, they sign the reply. You'll know exactly which member of the team gave you that feedback — and where to ask follow-up questions.

The friendliest corner of the internet

No gurus, no posturing, no public scores. Photography is hard enough without a hostile crowd watching. Our tutors set the tone — and the community follows.

Take the courses they wrote.

Stephen, Emily, Rachel, Chris and the rest of the team have built every iPhotography course, Photo Review and SkillTrack™ lesson between them. Start with the free 60-Second Photography Course — the same team, the same approach, no cost to try.