Mark Harrison specialises in portraits for the corporate, entertainment & commercial worlds, with strong contemporary imagery for companies, agencies and brands across the globe.

A lifetime of capturing the great, the good and the talented, has given me a body of work of some of the most significant individuals you could ever want to meet.

A multi-award winning story telling photographer for more than three decades, providing reliable solutions to studio or location portrait photography across the globe.

Clients have ranged from Burberry and BP, to the BBC and Spotify. I’m used to handling talent for brands, film & TV projects along with a raft of high profile commercial work.

My aim is to deliver for you, both a solution to your brief, as well as something else extra to add to the mix.

I’ve been been shouted at, had people laugh (and cry) and even sometimes squeeze me with joy, as they catch sight of the monitor. Although most people are nice, I often gets asked “Who was really difficult?”

I’ve had a career taking revealing portraits of passionate, talented people in places normally closed to prying eyes, is what gets me out of bed in the morning. I can sometimes be found working in small corners of hotel rooms, ceilings of studios, or even attached to the side of an aeroplane.. (I’m fully insured).

Notably, I found myself walking into the South Drawing Room of Buckingham Palace in 2019 asking my host  ‘Can you finally now tell me now WHO am I here to photograph?!’ 

This was for the infamous BBC Newsnight/Prince Andrew interview, which became two Netflix & Amazon TV dramas and a worldwide news story that runs to this day.

Over the years I have pointed my lens at a long list of notable subjects, from prime ministers to prisoners, as well as multiple Hollywood legends. Some of my photographs are now in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery, whilst others are winners of international photo prizes.  

My approach is both collaborative and flexible, designed to understand and address your photographic needs, even if they are unclear at an early stage. I can help create your whole campaign or single image requirement, with access to an experienced team of helpers.

Based near London, I can often be found at home, trying to contain the noisy pooch (with the ears) whilst trying to set up a home music studio against the odds..

Specialising in-

• Portrait photography

• Editorial portrait photography

• Celebrity portrait photography

• Corporate portrait photography

• Environmental portrait photography

Awards & Recognition-

Portrait Photographer of the Year -British Photography Awards 2025 Winner

Taylor Wessing Photo Prize (NPG) 2018+2025 Shortlisted

International Color Awards 2021+2025 - Fine Art + Portrait categories.

Sony World Photography (Open) Awards 2024 + 2025 Finalist

Portrait of Britain 2016/17/18/19/21/2024 winner

BLPA 2018

Portrait Salon 2018

Black & White Spider 10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19th Awards through to 2024

Creativepool ANNUAL 2019 (Bronze Award + People's Choice), + 2022 +2024, Silver Awards + Creativepool ANNUAL Bronze Award 2025.

AOP (Gold Winner) Open-Black Culture in Britain 2021 + Open Awards 2021 (Series)

Royal Photographic Society IPE 160+164+165+166 through to 2024

British Photography Awards 2022+2023 Finalist

Selected Clients -

Spotify, Hammerson, The Macallan, Sky, BP, Hearst, ITV, British Legion, Business Leader, Saga, NOTHS, Times Magazine, Waitrose, CSC, No Sheet Music, DK Life, Octopus Publishing, Red Planet Pictures, Hachette, Avalon TV, BBC Creative, Faber & Faber, Deadline and Wondery.

Recent Exhibitions-

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Georgia (2026)

The Sony World Photography Award, Somerset House London + FotoFest New Zealand (2025)

AOP 2021 Awards London

The National Portrait Gallery London, New Acquisitions shows: 2013+2018.

Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge University. Long term acquisition 2025.

FULL MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PHOTOGRAPHERS (AOP)

ALL IMAGES ARE COPYRIGHTED MARK HARRISON 2026.