ABOUT
Soulla Petrou is a London based photographer specialising in Beauty, Fashion and Portraiture. Her evocative and unique style helps to boost her clients profiles and brands, helping them to stand out from the crowd. She does this by understanding and translating her clients concepts and needs into beautiful, contempory and exquisitely executed imagery. Soulla's longevity in this business (over 30 years) is a testament to her enthusiasm and ability to make her shoots exciting, stress free and productive, a view expressed by her clients. Soulla spent over 20 years working in the music industry and has amassed a huge archive of iconic images and produced her debut book 'Rewind - Journey of a Music Photographer', which can be purchased alongside limited edition prints from her art based website. https://www.soullapetrou-art.com
Soulla has also spent over 24 years working as a retoucher on her own images and, by high demand, on that of other photographers as well as fashion and beauty brands.
Commercial Clients: Ted Baker, Ernest Jones, Apricot, H.Samuel, Allergan, La Roche Posay, Specsavers, Universal, EMI, Clairol, Clinique, Polydor Records, Nintendo, Elizabeth Arden, Max Factor, Olay, Penguin Publishing, Puma, Lowe Lintas, L'Oreal, Saatchi Healthcare, Leo Burnett, Grace Communications, Astellas, ITV2, Sky TV, Fuji Film, Monsoon, Tesco, Be Creative, ICI Paris.
Celebrities: Ant & Dec, Al Murray, Blur, Billie Piper, Bill Bailey, Chemical Brothers, Dermot O'Leary, Kylie Minogue, Michelle Heaton, Supergrass, Travis, Tony Blair, Lee Ryan, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Fluer East, Gabriella Cilmi, Noel Fielding to mention but a few.
Awards
2023 Finalist in The Association of Photographers Awards in Fashion & Beauty category
2022 BIPP Photographer of the Year National Print Competition Award for Siren
2015 PM Awards- 2 Gold Awards for Saatchi Health for Allergan "Real Expressions" Campaign
2015 IPA - Honourable Mention in Advertising/ Fashion
2014 Prix de la Photographie-Silver in Advertising/Fashion Category for Ted Baker Footwear Campaign
2014 Prix de la Photographie -3rd Place Peoples Choice for Ted Baker Footwear Campaign
2014 Moscow International Foto Awards- Honourable Mention for Fashion Photography in New Style Russia Magazine.
2012 IPA- Honourable Mention in Fashion Advertising Category and Conceptual Advertising Category.
2011 IPA- Honourable Mention in Music Category
2009 IPA- Honourable Mention in Fashion Category. 2010 IPA- Honourable Mention in Beauty Category.
2009 Professional Photographer of the Year- Commended in Advertising Category
2008 International Photography Awards (IPA)- Advertising Category (Music) 3rd Place
2005 Fuji Distinctions- Merit Award
2003 Fuji Distinctions- Merit Award
2002 Fuji Fashion Collective - Merit
2002 Fuji Distinctions- Distinction Award
Exhibitions/Auctions
2023 Milestones Exhibition at Museum of Modern Electronic Music (MOMEM) Frankfurt
2022 Art Aid Ukraine at The Auction Collective