Meet Matthew
YOUR Empowerment & Body Confidence PHOTOGRAPHER
I started Belle-Vous in 2014 with a simple belief: confidence is not a body type.
Since then, I have photographed over 550 women, from nurses and teachers to lawyers and stay at home mums.
I did not become a boudoir photographer to photograph “models.” I built this studio for real women who want to feel like themselves again, and want photographs that prove it.
Why I do this work
I know what self doubt feels like. For me it showed up as anxiety in my 20s, the kind that makes you want to hide and second guess everything. That experience shaped how I photograph.
My job is not just to take a flattering picture. It is to create an environment where you can drop the armour, stop performing, and see yourself clearly. Calm direction. No rushing. No judgement. Just good light, good guidance, and images that feel like you.
WHY I DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY
Early in my career, I saw how some commercial studios treated women like a transaction. Fast in, fast out, same poses, same script.
That worked for volume. It did not work for the kind of work I wanted to make.
So I built the opposite: a private studio where “luxury” means time, precision, and intention.
One client per day: you are my only focus.
No templates: we build the session around your taste, whether that is dark and moody or soft and romantic.
Guided posing: you never have to guess. I demonstrate and direct every pose, right down to your hands and expression.
Same day reveal: you see your images straight after your session, not weeks later.
WORKING WITH A MALE PHOTOGRAPHER
For some women, this is a hesitation. For others, it is exactly what they want. Either way, you deserve a clear, straightforward answer.
My studio is private, professional, and strictly by appointment. It is just you and me in the room. No assistants cycling through. No spectators. Before we shoot, we talk through boundaries and expectations clearly, and you stay in control of how revealing we go at every point.
I have photographed boudoir exclusively for over a decade, with hundreds of women and a quarter million frames behind me. That experience means you do not have to “figure it out.” I handle the lighting, the angles, the pacing, and the direction. You just have to breathe, and let me guide you.
LIFE OUTSIDE THE LENS
When I do not have a camera in my hand, I am usually being climbed on by Samson, my golden lab and unofficial studio mascot.
I am also a bit of a camera nerd. I collect vintage cameras, my oldest is a Kodak from 1910, and I still shoot Polaroid because I love the patience it demands. That philosophy carries into my sessions with you. Deliberate choices, fewer but stronger images, and a focus on what feels real rather than what is trendy.
Outside the studio, I am laid back. I love animals, I cannot stand arrogance, and I believe every woman, at every age and stage, deserves to feel unforgettable.