Photography mentoring, education and public speaking by Hollie Mateer

World leading photography educator

I’m lucky to find myself a regular speaker at photography conferences and as a guest on photography podcasts. Above you can see me speaking at the International Wedding Photography conference, Ninedots Gathering, in Manchester. In 2025, I’ll be speaking at conferences around the world, travelling to Romania, France and Belgium to talk about my approach to photography. That feels pretty wild for a photographer from Hull. My talk ‘Don’t Be An Imposter, Be Yourself’ explores how - as a young, working mother - photography has given me the confidence to overcome my own feelings of ‘imposter syndrome’ within the various industries I work within.

I’m also a mentor, teaching photographers from around the world on a one to one and group basis. If you’re interested in booking me to speak at your event, would like to interview me or provide comment for an article, or if you’re looking for some mentoring / education to level up your photography skills, please contact me here.

I’ve been featured in / interviewed by: The Daily Mail, The Evening Standard, Hull Daily Mail, The Yorkshire Post, Pro Photo Magazine, This Is Reportage podcast, To Have and To Download podcast, Ninedots podcast, Photographers Keeping It Real Podcast, Bored Panda, Yorkshire Living magazine, Film Pix Media, Yahoo news, MSN news.

I’ve appeared at / I’m booked to appear at the following international photography conferences: Ninedots (Manchester, UK), Rise Up (Chamonix, France), Fearless and Masters (Antwerp, Belgium), Weddcamp (Brasov, Romania), Change (online conference), The Art Of Breastfeeding Photography (online conference). I also run an in person workshop alongside my husband Patrick called ‘Wedding Photography Is Art’ that tours cities across the UK.

In 2024 I became the first photographer to win both the This Is Reportage International Wedding Photographer Of The Year award and the International Family Photographer Of The Year award. My other major awards include: four time winner of the UK Wedding Photographer Of The Year award, two times winner of the UK Family Photographer Of The Year award, International Wedding Photographer Of The Year double category winner, World Food Photography Awards runner up.