Sophie and Minstrel walking across the sands at sunset
Dramatic horse portrait with warm Rembrandt lighting against black

I'm Phil — a Devon photographer focused on horses, riders, and the small moments that show the partnership between them. I live on a small yard with my family and four horses, so sessions are built around the horse first: enough time to settle, no silly pressure, and an eye for the moment before it happens.

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Sophie rides Minstrel along a sunlit woodland path lined with bluebells, facing the camera
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Sophie & Minstrel — Bluebell Wood

A return session with Sophie and Minstrel, four years on from Sand Bay. An April evening at Sheldon in Devon — field portraits in golden light, then riding through bluebell woodland at peak colour. Minstrel was as photogenic as ever.

2026-04-26 Sheldon, Devon, UK
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Sophie rides Minstrel along a sunlit woodland path lined with bluebells, facing the camera

Sophie & Minstrel — Bluebell Wood
Bay horse with knees tucked tightly clearing a large timber table fence flanked by red and white flags and evergreen trees against an overcast sky

Bicton International Horse Trials 2025
Black and white photograph of a rider on a dapple grey horse cantering directly toward the camera across a vast, flat beach with a moody overcast sky.

Sophie & Minstrel
Person crossing stepping stones over a shallow river beneath a canopy of pale pink cherry blossoms in full bloom on an overcast spring day

Japan Trip