About Corporate Photographer | Charles Sturge

Charles Sturge | corporate photographer London
A life behind the lens - it's been fun!

School was fun but a total disaster but somehow that experience led me to become a computer engineer!  However, after 4 years I realised that I wanted to work for myself and the most exciting journey in photography ensued.

Photography has carried me from the highlands of Bolivia to the boardrooms of the City of London. Since establishing my practice in 1995, I’ve had the privilege of documenting remarkable people and pivotal moments across industries, cultures, and continents.

My early path was rooted in photojournalism, with multiple commissions from global broadsheets including The New York Times. Those formative years were shaped by defining opportunities: serving as the Black Eyed Peas’ official European tour photographer, achieving a Top 6 placement in the Sunday Times Ian Parry Scholarship, and later being named Corporate Photographer of the Year five times.

There've been many enriching chapters: capturing orchestras at Abbey Road for EPL Pictures, photographing Hollywood icons during a brief Los Angeles chapter, joining a semi-military expedition across South America with Colonel John Blashford-Snell, and documenting the textures and rhythms of Namibia, a project that led to a feature in The Times and an exhibition at the Namibian High Commission...

My film, based on the Kota Mama II Expedition, was broadcast by National Geographic, which opened an associate producer role with Raw Material, helping to cement the brand and bring in sponsors. Further afield, I partnered with the GSMA to chronicle the impact of mobile technology across emerging economies, highlighting human stories at the intersection of innovation and daily life.

Adobe and visual leadership: Adobe, via OnRequest Images (Seattle), later commissioned me to produce sample visuals for Lightroom, imagery intended to showcase the platform’s capabilities to professional photographers worldwide.

Still Curious, Still Committed: These experiences have deepened more than technical skill. They’ve taught me how to read people, navigate complexity, and create imagery that feels true, whether I’m capturing an executive team, a cultural movement, or a single candid glance. In 2013, I created Corporate Photographer Limited, the company behind my corporate photography work in London and beyond. I established the business to support my fast-growing corporate client base. These have included fifteen Fortune Global 500 firms and many many other firms from all around the world.  A love of people and a genuine passion for using my skills to help businesses to visually connect with their audiences, is the driving force behind everything I do.

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Clients

Clients I Work With: I've had the great privilege of collaborating with multiple Fortune Global 500, FTSE100 firms and I have also worked with fast-paced startups and private individuals. Their combined market capitalisation exceeds $4.5 trillion!  I've also had the enormous privilege of working with the UK government and public institutions such as the National Health Service and the Ministry of Defence. Not too bad for a lad who left school with almost nothing, hopefully you can forgive the odd creative spelling!

The good news: I bring the same care, attention, and strategic focus to every project.

 

Reviews

Slavica Smith | Head of Marketing & PR
UK’s foremost specialist protection assurance adviser - JLHO

We’ve worked with Charles for the past four years and he’s been an absolute pleasure to collaborate with. Not only is he an incredibly talented photographer, he also brings great energy and positivity to every shoot.

Charles has a fantastic creative eye and is constantly coming up with fresh ideas that help capture our people at their best. The quality of his photography is consistently outstanding… everyone is always excited to see the images he delivers.

What really sets Charles apart is his ability to make people feel comfortable in front of the camera. Even those who would usually feel awkward being photographed quickly relax around him. He creates a fun, easy-going atmosphere that makes the whole experience enjoyable.

Over the years, Charles has become more than just our photographer. He feels like part of the team. We all look forward to his visits and the warmth he brings to the office.

I would highly recommend Charles to anyone looking for exceptional photography. His talent, professionalism, creativity and warm personality make him genuinely remarkable.

Nicole Esposito
Fortune Global 500

I work for one of the world’s largest global technology companies and needed a photographer to capture internal meeting and conference room photos for our company’s internal website. Charles Sturge came highly recommended by a colleague – and he exceeded expectations.

From the outset, Charles was committed to understanding our requirements and the goals of the shoot. We had a very clear vision, and Charles ensured he had the right equipment and team in place to deliver exactly what we needed.

He is incredibly friendly, enthusiastic, courteous, and proactive. His professionalism was evident in his prompt and thoughtful email communication throughout the process.

I would highly recommend Charles to anyone in need of high-quality corporate photography. He is extremely reliable and talented, and he goes the extra mile to ensure his clients are completely satisfied with the final results.

Brian Ransom
Aberdeen Standard, London

“I am the office manager of a FTSE100 company managing 120000sq ft of office space and over 800 staff. I employed Charles a couple of years back primarily to take corporate head shots for marketing, intranet and communications purposes but also to photograph special events too. I needed someone engaging, charming and professional having inherited a photographer whose interpersonal skills weren’t great and whose finished product was good but poorly delivered.

Having used a number of ‘try before you buy’ corporate headshot photographers in London, I still wasn’t satisfied I had found the right fit and then I found Charles Sturge. Charles’s product is first class and his delivery is 21st century cutting-edge. We are always looking at ways to operate smartly and Charles provided a remote online solution before and after each shoot that has proved to be very popular and very light for the customer; it really is very impressive.

The shoot of course is the real reason we have complete and utter faith in him and his team. He has managed to get staff in front of the camera who have refused to get in front of the camera before. His customer service skills are exceptional allowing him to execute his craft impeccably. He is approachable and engaging which in turn gives the customer confidence and assurance which is reflected in the end-product.

I believe that I have found a pragmatic and unpretentious blue ribbon photographer who matches our own values and standards. I couldn’t think of working with anyone else.“

Dr Mo Abdelghani | Medical Director
Nurify Medical - 100 Harley Street

I can’t recommend Charles enough!

Charles and his team took pictures of our medical clinic. This included headshots, group pictures and pictures of the clinic itself.

Communication with Charles to agree on the work we wanted was very easy and he asked very specific questions which meant that he was well prepared on the actual day of the photoshoot. The day went very smoothly, credit goes to Charles and his team who were professional, friendly, and relaxed. He was able to send us the pictures in a very timely manner (even before the date we agreed on) and he was extremely flexible with all the edits and comments we sent him. He was also always happy to share his artistic view about photos we requested and making changes to make them look better. Basically, you are in safe hands if you go with Charles, and it is money well spent.

It was a pleasure working with Charles and his team & definitely we will work with him again in the future.

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Responsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value

Dave Siciliano
Aberdeen Asset Management

Absolutely amazing!

Having worked with Charles (Corporate Photographer) over the last 4 years, I can certainly say that we are extremely happy with the service that he provides. The image quality is always great, any after support given is always quick. I can’t give any faults. Would highly recommend!!!

Alex Eichhorn | Managing Partner
Tanager Wealth Management

Charles is an experienced and very professional photographer. He works well in the corporate environment, being well organised, prompt and courteous behind the camera.

He also produced final, hi-res images very quickly, allowing us to meet some tight marketing deadlines.

Would highly recommend.