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Beyond the Brand Shoot

The personal projects that keep my creativity sharp.

Fundraisers

Photography with a purpose – shoots that raised money and smiles for causes close to my heart.

Woman in a white dress sitting on a yellow bench, she is very still while other people rush past in a blur.

Hello Yellow for YoungMinds

My 1st charity project, raised over £600 for YoungMinds with headshots featuring yellow.
Antonia, a white woman with long blonde hair in a mustard yellow jumper, gazing to the side in front of a large teal and pink abstract seascape painting.

Headshots for Rainbow Trust

My 2nd charity project raised £2,224 for Rainbow Trust with colourful brand headshots.
Bex, a white woman with short grey hair in a colourful patterned maxi dress, teal jacket and blue scarf, smiling beside a black front door on a bright orange house.

Founder Features for Family2Family

My 3rd charity project will raise funds for Family2Family with brand stories & business portraits.

Just For Fun

Landscapes, nature and personal projects, where I play, experiment and keep my eye fresh.

Abstract details of an artist's colourful floor covered in paint and palettes.

Paint Project

A project capturing the beautifully messy parts of artists' studios.
Black Rock Cottage, a lone white cottage in Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands, lit by sunlight beneath dark, stormy mountains and sky.

Landscapes

Where I started - exploring Scotland's epic landscapes with my camera.
A split-level view of a child swimming underwater in a bright blue pool in Dubai, with another child floating on a rainbow inflatable above and palm trees behind.

Underwater

Something a little different, using one of my PADI qualifications, capturing life underwater.
Two cheetahs sitting in long golden grass in the Masai Mara, Kenya, one yawning to show its teeth.

Nature

I adore capturing nature in all its glory, flora and fauna.
A vivid orange, pink and purple sunrise sky streaked with cloud above a silhouetted line of trees in East Sussex.

Sunrises & Sunsets

I love the colours at dawn and dusk!
A pair of toadstools amongst the autumn leaves on the ground with green bokeh above.

Shrooms

One of my first photography loves - laying in the mud capturing fungi!
A dreamy macro shot of soft purple petals with a tiny glowing orange detail at the centre.

Macro

I find macro photography very therapeutic, focusing on the little details.
A black and white photo of a domed mosque with minarets, reflected in still water beneath a dramatic cloudy sky in Borneo.

Travel

A few favourites from my adventures over the years - from Africa to Malaysia to the USA... Quite a variety.
Blurred rainbow light trails

Abstract

Creating the unusual, often with camera motion.
Hands on a laptop showing a video call grid of faces, in front of a windowsill lined with rainbow-coloured glass vases.

365 Project 2020

My first successful 365 project - a photo a day throughout 2020 definitely helped keep me sane!

Collections

Curious what I could do for your business? Browse by industry and find the gallery closest to yours. 

Bear in mind that my storytelling shoots often span multiple genres and aspects of your business.

Overhead view of a vibrant green soup topped with dark leaves in a blue bowl, with sliced bread and cutlery on a white napkin, in Paris.

Food & Drink

A clear favourite gallery - anything that makes my mouth water! See more on the blog.
A stylish bedroom at the Harbour Hotel Brighton with a navy headboard, black and white zigzag cushions, matching lamps and bright yellow and pink framed prints, reflected in a glossy surface.

Hospitality & Interiors

A sample of images taken in hotels, restaurants and other venues.
A young woman in a dark hooded cloak with intricate textured face paint across half her face by make-up artist Emese Csoma, lit by green and purple prism light in Buxted Park woods.

Artists & Makers

One of my favourite kinds of client - people to create things! Always fun :D
Kate, a smiling hygienist with shoulder-length dark hair in teal scrubs, standing beside a blue dental chair in a bright white clinic.

Clinical

As a dentist, I have an insight in to how a clinic runs and what to show off.
Tins and jars of balm with green "The Olive Sanctuary" labels, arranged among lemon halves, olive oil and sprigs of greenery.

Products

A gallery showcasing some of my lifestyle & still life product photography.
A small long-haired chihuahua sitting on a pink velvet cushion on a green buttoned sofa.

Pets

I love it when furry friends join in with brand shoots! See examples on the blog.
Make-up artists painting the face of a young girl with a sugar skull pattern in black & white

B&W

Not my signature vibrant stuff but I do love a classic B&W image!

Awards & Features

Recognised by the LPA, National Geographic, PhotoVogue and more – the work that’s earned both international and local acclaim.  See them altogether here or click on the individual image to see specific info, stories or galleries.

Victoria, a white woman with long blonde hair in a white top, smiling softly at the camera, framed by dark plant leaves in her shop, with an LPA gold medal logo.

LSPA

The images that earned me the title No.1 Business Photographer in the World.
Photovogue Vogue published image of a man in a paint bar

PhotoVogue

Hard earned acceptances on the exclusive PhotoVogue platform.
A National Geographic Your Shot Editor's Note above Bex's low-light self portrait of her twins resting their hands on her post-natal belly with stretch marks.

National Geographic

My photos hand-picked by Nat Geo editors.
A grid collage of colourful documentary family photos - children playing, eating and painting, and a newborn baby.

Click Pro

The 150-image set that earned me Click Pro status, with top marks for use of light. Read the story behind the set over on the blog.
Click Magazine spread layout

Magazine Publications

My work in various publications, both national and international. From Digital Photographer to Grazia.
Water droplets glistening on a child's bare shoulder in dramatic low light, with an Eighth Place DFA award mark.

Documentary Family Awards

I won a handful of Documentary Family Awards from DFA and TiRF.
Shelves full of colourful jars of pigment at "Paint Bar" in Lewes, East Sussex.

Voice Awards

I have one finalist and multiple honorable mention awards from the Click Voice competition judges.
A young girl wearing a rainbow striped dress is sitting at her mother's dressing table mirror in front of a window, surrounded by make-up and pursing her lips in the reflection whilst holding pink lipstick. There is a "Life Framer" logo in the corner.

Life Framer Awards

I was one of 12 winners in the color category of the Life Framer Awards in 2024.
A girl biting into a slice of watermelon against a dark background, with a Food Photography Awards shortlisted badge.

Food Photography Awards

I was shortlisted in the Food Photography Awards in 2021.
Jane Griffin of Positive Story PR, a smiling white woman with short brown hair and glasses in a navy polka dot blouse, sitting at a desk with a laptop.

Press

My work has been featured in BBC News, Uckfield News and Ashdown Radio.
Podcast Graphic Introducing Bex Maini

Podcasts

I've featured on a few podcasts both in the UK and USA.

Want to see a specific collection before you decide to work with me?

Give me a shout and if I can put together a showcase of relevant work, Im happy to, it helped Scrapples decide to work with me and they said it was the best shoot they’d ever done after the event!

Let’s have a natter if you’d like to talk it through.

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