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Raheem James ✶ DevantayJ

Event & portrait
photographer, London

About

Hello

I'm Raheem, a London based photographer working across events, brand campaigns and portraiture. Over the past five plus years I have built a reputation for delivering clean, compelling imagery in high pressure environments, from intimate portrait sessions to large scale international events.

My approach is straightforward. I show up prepared, I work efficiently, and I deliver images that do the job they are supposed to do. Whether that is the energy of a product launch, the noise of a carnival road, or the personality of one individual, great photography is not just about the shot. It is about what that image needs to communicate.

I also direct, and the two feed each other. Directing teaches you to think in sequences rather than single frames, which is a large part of why a gallery from me hangs together as a story rather than a folder of good pictures.

I am trusted by some of the world's leading organisations across finance, luxury, energy, fashion and culture.

Raheem James, photographer and director, London
The practical part

The facts

Based
London
Travels
UK and international
Insured
Public liability
Also
Directing and film
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Within 24 hours
Delivery
5 working days
I show up prepared, I work efficiently, and I deliver images that do the job.The whole method
How I work

Four rules

Not a philosophy. Just the things that keep going wrong elsewhere and do not go wrong here.

01The brief before the camera Fifteen minutes of questions saves a gallery nobody can use.
02Invisible in the room No blocking sightlines, no interrupting a speaker, no directing a party that is going perfectly well without me.
03Shot, not cropped If you need a particular ratio I frame for it on the day, rather than cutting into the picture afterwards.
04The date I said Five working days means five working days. If something moves, you hear it from me first.
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