Hi! I’m Mike and I live in the beautiful city of Cambridge, close to the University colleges and businesses where I shoot the majority of my work.
My photography business was an experiment started in 2007 and to my surprise, it’s still going strong nearly two decades later! I actually wanted to be a rock-star and fell into professional photography and business ownership by accident. Photography was a passion and hobby of mine and the variety that comes with working for oneself appealed to me. Once my band disbanded, starting a photography business was a logical step and since 2007, my business has gone from strength to strength.
Today, I’m typically commissioned by local, national and international companies to shoot a great variety of business-use images. Commissioned work includes headshots, portrait photography, editorial stories, conferences, corporate events, product photography and company branding portfolios for PR use. I work from a professional studio, yet spend the majority of my time on location with the brilliant businesses, institutions & business people I work for!
I also shoot weddings and family photography under my own name and this is actually how I started out as a photographer all those years ago! Shooting as www.mikethorntonphotography.com, I have received an Olympus wedding photography finalist award and been an Emma’s Diary photographer of the month.
“Working well with professional business people is all about being good with professional business people. Years of experience has taught me that. Photography is only half the story! My clients are almost never professional models and appreciate my friendly, zero pressure approach. I work hard to bring out the best in my subjects, whoever they are.”
So, if you’re a tech entrepreneur looking for a start-up portfolio, an individual looking for professional headshots, an educational institution looking for event or conference photography, a company putting an annual report together, or an organisation looking to commission PR/advertising images for a new website, I’d be delighted to hear from you.
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