Corporate event and wedding photographers – Capital Life Photo Ltd, Central London, UK

Capital Life Photo, is based in the Islington/Camden vicinity. Formed in October 2003 as a professional, Corporate, PR, Events and Commercial Photography business, providing services throughout the UK and worldwide.

Capital Life is managed by Mike Sweeney, with over 20 years of photographic experience, having covered or worked in just about every sector of the photographic industry during this time; including Corporate Communications, Corporate Hospitality and Commercial work, Documentary Assignments, Reportage & Photo-journalism, Medical Photography, Charity Events, Public Relations, Conferences and Travel photography. (Mike has a high BA Hons Degree in Documentary/Reportage Photography).

1990. Winner of the 'London Life' Open Photography Competition sponsored by Canon Uk, Photo Optix and L.B.C. Radio London, from over 2000 entries.

1991, to present time, a regular exhibitor of creative photography work for display in gallery exhibitions as a documentary photography and artist.

1994. By the end of his degree studies, Mike had two Documentary course projects published as a 'feature' in the prestigious 'British Journal of Photography' magazine, and in one issue, was chosen as their 'monthly shooting star', a feature dedicated to up and coming new photographers' in the UK.

1994. Mike Graduated from the University of Humberside with a B.A. (Hons), (Bachelor of Arts) Degree, in Documentary / Reportage Photography.

1994. Photography Assistant to American Photographer, Ira Block, when working on an assignment in the UK for 'National Geographic' magazine.

1996. Awarded a Regional Commission by Photo Arts 2000, (The organisers of the UK Year of Photography and Electronic Image) as the photographer chosen from the Yorkshire Region to produce a documentary exhibition about the Royal Armouries Museum, situated in Leeds, (Britain's largest post-war Heritage Museum, officially opened by the Queen).

1997 -1999. Mike and a colleague, founded 'Grassroots Photography' and managed a Regional Photography & Arts Educational Project in East Yorkshire, entitled, 'The Town and Country Project' which involved over 300 young people and disadvantaged children. Their work was also published in the British Journal of Photography magazine, and as quoted by the editor, "the results are quite remarkable'.
The project was funded by, the British Arts Council; the National Lottery;
Yorkshire & Humberside Arts; Boots; Rural Environmental Agencies; Local
Council and several Businesses.
This successful project was featured twice on Yorkshire television.

1997 - 2000. Managed an Exhibition Gallery in Princes Quay Shopping Centre, Hull. An opportunity arose to promote photography work in the region and provide a showcase for artists to display their work and gain recognition.

1997 - 2000. Mike taught Photography part-time, as a course leader and tutor, at three Colleges in East Yorkshire.

1999. Managed a commercial Photographic Studio in E. Yorkshire, undertaking Portraiture, Model Portfolios, Weddings, Press, P.R. and Advertising work. During this time, Mike also founded 'Pinnacle Model Agency' and managed fashion shows to promote the models, working with many of the well-known High Street Fashion retail outlets.

2000. Mike moved to London to develop new career opportunities as a Photographer and hopefully establish himself as one of the UK's leading contemporary Social Documentary / Reportage & Wedding photographers'.

2000 - 2003. Mike worked for the NHS as a Press and Public Relations Photographer undertaking Annual Reports, Prospectuses, and Exhibitions and spent his final year as a medical photographer. Then following , spent one year as a Medical Photographer.

2003. Mike founded Capital Life Photo, a new 'Corporate & Commercial Photography Business', that works with other professional photographers' to provide a photographic service to clients and customers across London, the UK and worldwide.

Nevertheless, with all of Mike's past photographic experience in many different areas of photography, as a documentary maker of work, an artist, a teacher, commercial and reportage photographer; he is still very passionate, highly committed and remains very enthusiastic when it comes to producing new, challenging and creative photographic work for his clients and customers.

Past and regular clients have included:

Glaxo Smith & Kleine
British Energy
Photographed ex-priminister, Tony Blair, inside 10 Downing Street
Annual Screen Nation Awards for Cinema & TV
Superdrugs
Warburg Pincus
Save the Children Charity
Eventica
The Annual Russian War and Peace Ball
Annual Russian Summer Ball
A wide range of London Embassies
And countless many more clients, who come back to Capital Life Photo year after year, for our professional, reliable and creative photography services that they can rely on and trust.

Mike also acts as a visiting Professional Photographer to Clubs, Universities, Colleges, Schools and Institutions to put on a talk about photography and a show of his portfolio work.

Private Photography Tuition anyone? Mike can provide 'private tuition' to anyone interested in learning how to take great photographs, to undertake and manage a personal project and get the best results from your digital or manual camera. Mike is an experienced photography teacher having worked as a Course Leader at three different colleges in East Yorkshire during the late1990's in A'Level, AS Level, HNC/HND photography and beginner workshops and has a BA Hons Degree in Documentary/Reportage Photography.

Do you have an interesting story to tell? Perhaps you have a story that you would like us to photograph or report and show on our web site, or consider for UK publication or exhibition? Whether it is about an individual’s unique story, a group, a serious news issue, people with ambitions, or sometimes even an amusing story, please tell us about it.