Testimonials

If you're new to Professional Images, please take the time to read what other satisfied clients have said about us and our photography...
"Whenever we have a press shoot requirement, Professional Images is always our first port of call… and they never fail to deliver. No matter what corner of the country it’s in, every photographer we have worked with is highly professional and we always get positive feedback from our own clients too. Their pricing structure makes it easy to quote and you always know what you’re getting. Highly recommend!"
Wyatt International, Birmingham
"Simon and the team at Professional Images provide a reliable and efficient service which delivers good quality photography, often at short notice. They are a great extension to the team and a pleasure to work with."
National Trust Press Office, (@NTPressOffice)
"I have hired Simon for numerous Press and PR shots - he has never failed to deliver. He is a consummate professional, who puts clients at ease, gets incredible shots, and makes media relations easier to provide. He also has a razor sharp wit and no photographer's ego. If you want to get your business in the Press, and are looking for high-quality, attention-grabbing, images to tell the story, speak to Simon. He is the best press photographer I know in the UK."
Chris Street, (@BristolEditor)
"Professional Images has recently completed a brief to develop an image library of photographs illustrating the infrastructure and staff within our UK prisons. Some great results."
Serco Group plc
"Having used Professional Images since 2007 we can wholeheartedly recommend them. Simon and his photographers are reliable, professional, and they always manage to get the pictures you need, no matter how challenging. They will also ensure that your images are edited and returned to you as soon as you need them. A pleasure to work with."
Lucre
"The Professional Images team are extremely professional, helpful and efficient, and always deliver great results. We will continue to use them for all our photography needs."
Red Consultancy
"We regularly turn to Professional Images for our PR needs, confident in the knowledge that we'll be provided with great quality, media ready images that hit the brief every time. The team has risen to the challenge of difficult locations, last-minute requests and less than perfect weather conditions, and always provided a cost effective service that allows us to commission more photography into our campaigns."
Jeremy Merckel, PR director, WAA Chosen
"Professional Images has provided us with an excellent solution to large national photography projects. The team have been extremely efficient and well organised, handing a number of shoots throughout the country and meeting tight deadlines. The standard of images provided are always of the highest quality and we are very pleased to have found such a helpful and committed company that can satisfy our photography needs."
WPR Agency
"We use Professional Images for all of our photo needs. Simon understands exactly what we’re looking for at TSB and the pictures align perfectly to the look and feel of our brand. On top of that, he puts those he’s snapping at ease in every shoot, which is no mean feat!"
TSB Bank plc
"Simon and his team always deliver great quality shots for us. The fact they offer a great and reliable service and can cover any corner of the country works perfectly for us. We would definitely recommend them!"
David Lloyd Leisure
"Simon and his team always deliver, any time, any place and without any reasonable notice sometimes. Totally reliable."
BYD Europe
"Professional Images is very responsive and have increased our media exposure for key events such as annual results announcements."
Wincanton plc
"Professional Images are a PR Firm's dream: they always deliver outstanding images, on time and on budget. Simon and his team have never let us down, always put clients at ease and a significant number of their photo shoots have resulted in fantastic newspaper and magazine coverage for our clients across the UK. I have no hesitation in recommending Professional Images, and they remain a firm favourite of ours. Many, many thanks."
Kickstart Comms
"Simon and his fantastic team of photographers always deliver. The business model works perfectly for us, allowing us to reach the length and breadth of the UK knowing the photographer will be of great quality producing the results we need."
National Express Group
"Simon is an excellent photographer who along with his team delivers fantastic pictures but who, just an importantly, understands the challenges facing PRs – whether they be short (or virtually non-existent) deadlines, or inevitably vague (and often changeable) briefs."
Harvard PR

Who are we?

We shoot people

London PR photographer, Manchester press photographer or Leeds editorial photographer?

With over 120 UK PR photographers and press photographers nationwide, we cover these and all other UK regions. We provide creative publicity press & PR editorial professional photography to the public relations, corporate and charity sectors throughout the UK.

Whether providing a professional PR photographer for a PR stunt in London, a store opening in Manchester, a shoot with a new CEO in Central London or headshots of a client for a PR consultancy in Bristol or Birmingham, Newcastle or Glasgow, our clients receive a fast, first class service from the brief, right through to the delivery of the finished photography.

We provide stunning editorial photography for corporate business publications such as staff magazines and, working closely with press offices and public relations companies, each PR photographer produces photos with impact for PR and media press releases. Whether in London, Swindon, Central London, Newcastle, Manchester or elsewhere in the UK, our offices provide PR photographers for PR assignments, press photo-calls, photo-journalistic reportage of conferences and official product launches. Each PR photographer has many years of press experience resulting in photography that picture editors want to use.

Professional Images speciality is providing photography of people. Our professional photographers have considerable experience of working with politicians, royalty, business leaders, celebrities and other VIPs. We make each shoot enjoyable for subjects not so comfortable with the camera too! Just take a look at our portfolio.

Since 1989, when Professional Images was founded near Swindon by press photographer Simon Apps, the business has built up a substantial client base among corporate clients and PR agencies. We have also tailored our working practices to find the right formula leading to clients staying with us. Our editorial & PR photography is regularly used in the local press, national newspapers, numerous UK trade publications and also internationally.

Simon Apps