HE used to be armed with an assault rifle, but these days you’re more likely to see Harry Mayglothling with an expensive camera in his hands.

The former soldier took a new path when he left the Army and started Flow Photography four years ago – and now he’s won a national award.

Harry, who lives in Llandrindod Wells, was somewhere he’s not used to being – in front of the camera – earlier this month, when he was named ‘Best Wedding Photographer’ for the Mid Wales region at the Welsh National Wedding Awards.

The 31-year-old admitted he had grown up always wanting to be a soldier. But after dodging bullets in Afghanistan, it was the other side of military, seeing the world, that made him switch his sights from a gun to the camera.

Harry served two tours of Afghanistan. Harry served two tours of Afghanistan. (Image: Harry Mayglothling/Welsh National Wedding Awards) “It was the military that started me out on this path,” said Harry, 31.

“I’d travelled around the world with Army, including Afghanistan, Canada, the US, Germany and numerous other countries.

“I always had a camera in my hand and I loved capturing images and videography.

“We were on a battalion ski trip in Val d’Isère, in France. I captured all of the imagery and footage for that trip and one person said to me ‘Why are you in the Army, you should be doing this’.”

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Harry described that as a lightbulb moment, as well as when he was in the notorious Helmand Province, in 2011.

“I got some phenomenal shots out there,” he added. “I was part of a unit of men out patrolling in Helmand.

“We were living in the middle of nowhere and among the locals, and I was capturing their lifestyle. That was another key moment I look back on.

“Everyone’s always quite shocked when I tell them that I spent 11 years in the Army; I’ve done 2 tours Afghanistan – it’s a good talking point.”

Harry joined the Army in 2009, aged 16, and served as a non-commissioned officer, in the Rifles regiment, an infantry division, until being discharged in 2020.

“I felt like I needed a new path and this was it,” said Harry, who is originally from Weobley, Herefordshire.

It was while on a ski trip with the Army in France that Harry thought photography might lead to a new career path. It was while on a ski trip with the Army in France that Harry thought photography might lead to a new career path. (Image: Harry Mayglothling/Welsh National Wedding Awards) “After Covid I got in a campervan and toured Europe and thought about really re-assessing my life and what I wanted to do going forward.

“I know a lot of people who really struggle leaving the Army, so think I’m lucky. I had always wanted to be a solider when I was a child so to find a new dream has been amazing.”

Harry stepped from behind the lens to being the focus of it at the Welsh National Wedding Awards, with the leading lights of the industry in Wales celebrated at Swansea’s iconic Brangwyn Hall on November 10.

“The award is voted for by couples who’ve used me for their weddings, so it’s nice to have feedback and praise from them,” said Harry.

“When you’ve captured someone’s special day and they feel you’re worth a vote, it tells a story, and it feels fantastic.”

After setting up Flow, Harry got to a point where he felt he could go full time, and now he does about 60 weddings a year, as well as a lot of marketing content, around Mid Wales and Herefordshire.

To see more of Harry’s work, or to book, contact him on 07949 072567, visit his website at

flowphotographyandvideo.com or email harry@harrymayglothlingflowphotography.co.uk.