Expat Canadian, traveled a bit more than "here and there" before being...

Based in Brugge (Bruges) since 2002, where since 2012 I'm...

110% of Photo Tour Brugge, (my 5* daily city tour and photo workshop & portrait service), not to mention...

Pro photographer of Faces, Places, Spaces and ...OtHeR...

DJ of fine and particular grooves, retired.

“Creative on the Move”

This title on my business card isn’t just for snappy marketing, it’s a statement of who I am both as a working creative photographer as well as simply Andy McSweeney the person.

What I shoots Blessed to say mixed and varied from:

• People portraits both formal and informal.
• Life events from wedding delights to what’s simply sitting on the street
• Urban landscapes and architecture either outdoors or inside,
• Freelance photojournalist since 2020.
• Published author of 2 photobooks and counting down to the next one...

And of course: Photo Tour Brugge since 2012, the original city tour & photo workshop in Brugge (Bruges).

Photo via Martin Hoogeboom, 2025

How it Started

Picking up a camera while out in Australia in 1995 to "give it a go", I got paid from the second roll of film.

That was the neon sign the universe lit up to follow photography as a possibility for leisure or otherwise, and it actually just got going from there.

Work Process

Photography is both play, passion and my paycheck... so the lines are blissfully blurred.

I work a process of pouring the preparation towards play on the day (some might say “keeping it Loose”), obviously focused but certainly moving with the flow of the moment.

Natural and warm results, that's the goal and love when I hit it.

Coach & Consultant

My experience of helping over 2000 photographers either as Photo Tour Brugge or beyond has exposed and nourished my skill as a fresh set of eyes on your photography.

Get in touch to see if I can help you improve.

I founded Photo Tour Brugge in 2012 as a daily tour for photographers from casual to pro, the idea born out of seeing camera-carrying tourists falling behind the others in a non photo-focused group due to the extra time it takes to catch the moment on the lens.

Starting as a city tour more than photography workshop, it quickly exploded from “let’s get you to the right sights in the right light” to “let’s do that... and how can I help you with your photography along the way?” quickly, turns out I’m a top photo buddy (or so say the 1000+ reviews)!