Bournemouth Press photographer covering all of Dorset, supplying press photography services since 2001, to local and national newspapers and agencies throughout the UK.
Bournemouth Press Photographer
Providing press photography coverage from Bournemouth and throughout the South Coast.
I am able to work closely with other people concerned with the story, such as journalists and picture editors, to come to an agreement on the photographic requirements for the story. I have worked for and have freelanced with the Bournemouth Daily Echo over many years, and have a good working relationship with the picture desk team.
With a creative flair and technical ability to produce images, often under pressure and tight press deadlines, my aim is to capture the best images which document current events and lifestyle stories, to convey a message, and support the printed word.
I am able to provide Digital Files in a format that best suits their final use.
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A Press Photographer who focuses on People, lifestyle events and stories.
People:
I specialise in people and have the ability to deal with people from all walks of life. I use my years of experience to navigate stressful situations and peoples emotions, and apply strong ethical standards regarding intrusion into private lives.
Coverage:
I cover many types of events, from visiting dignitaries, sporting events, photo calls, award presentations, art galleries & museums, theatre & concert performances, conventions & trade shows, to launches of new products and services. I will endeavour to produce images with high impact, brand awareness, delivered on time and on budget.
Editorial Use:
Documentary and lifestyle coverage for editorial features, newspaper and magazine articles, descriptive blog and website projects, documentaries, essays and journals.
My aim is to provide my clients with strong editorial images, that will attract the attention of picture desks and editors.
I also offer other photography services which can be viewed on my Commercial Photographer page such as:
Other Services:
PR Photography: my aim as a Bournemouth PR Photographer is to create engaging and imaginative images, that will catch the eyes of picture editors, feature desks, and get my clients, valuable exposure.
Please view the following Press Photography Gallery below.
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- Launch at Bournemouth Airport, of the twice daily Flybe flight between Bournemouth and Glasgow.
- Willmott Dixon, New Academic Building Topping Out Ceremony at Bournemouth University, Wallisdown.
- Opening of two motor sport displays; Grand Prix Greats and Road, Race and Rally, collectively known as A Chequered History. VIP guests Murray Walker and Sir Stirling Moss officially open the new exhibitions.
- 9.5 million cash boost for Dorset, secured by Dorset LEP. Andrew Percy MP, Local Growth Minister, visit to Executive Business Centre, regards Research and Innovation at Bournemouth University.
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- Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership launch event of the new Enterprise Zone at the Dorset Innovation Park, Winfrith (near Wool).
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- the-coneheads-street-theatre-wimbornel
- swanage-jazz-festival-grand-marshall
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- The RNLI’s Sandstorm, beach-based assault course, with 20 obstacles, over a 5km circuit on Bournemouth Beach.
- Lili Leung who is 12 had her head shaved to raise awareness of alopecia and to raise money for Cancer Research UK Kids and Teens, at Intrigue Hair Salon, Ashley Cross, Poole.
- The Rosetta Mission-Philae Robot Comet Lander, named after the The Philae Obelisk at Kingston Lacy House, Wimborne, Dorset. Press Launch event.
- The Tony Hancock Appreciation Society holds its annual reunion, with film star, Sylvia Syms (who appeared in Hancock’s film The Punch and Judy Man).
- Official opening of the Motorcycle Story at Beaulieu Motor Museum, with Murray Walker conducting the official opening of the gallery and the dedication of it to the memory of Graham Walker.
- Weymouth Beach rugby festival in memory of Julian Quick, beach near Weymouth Pavilion on 8th July 2017.
- £20,500 grant from the South West Growth Fund to Crystran, for a OptoTech SP080 Deterministic Polishing Machine, engineer holding a calcium fluoride prism
- Tony Hadley Promotion in Bournemouth, to promote his Concert in October.
- Flybe’s 50,000th Passenger Martina Halagova and boyfriend Ben Jones, at Bournemouth Airport.
- Purbeck stonemason, working Purbeck stone, at the St Aldhelm’s Quarry, Worth Matravers, Swanage.
- charles curry, new milton advertiser, proprietor and editor, uk’s oldest news paper editor.
- editor charles curry, with 1960 tractor powered printing press
- Katherine Jenkins OBE, with players of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, performs at the inaugural Upton House Music Festival, Poole. For Julia’s House.
- Scrivens Broadstone branch gave free eye care to children from Chernobyl.
- Priya Lakani speaking at the UCISA Leadership Conference and Exhibition, at the Bournemouth International Centre.
- Opening of two motor sport displays; Grand Prix Greats and Road, Race and Rally, collectively known as A Chequered History., by VIP guests Murray Walker and Sir Stirling Moss.
- Jeff Mostyn BH Live Platinum Awards Ceremony in the Tregonwell Hall, at the Bournemouth International Centre, on 29th March 2017.
- Bournemouth-press-photographer-covers Sir Stirling Moss officially open the new A Chequered History exhibitions, Beaulieu, national car museum.
- Condor Ferries Open Day at Poole Quay, Condor also celebrating it’s 50th Anniversary.
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- dorchester-town-crier-alistair-chisholm-extreme-cries-at-studland-beach
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- dave-prowse-darth-vader-art-work
- UCISA Leadership Conference and exhibition, at the Bournemouth International Centre.
- Lottery Winners, Malcolm and Heather Dennett celebrate their success along with their horse Doogle in the grounds of St Giles House, Shaftesbury.
- Kier Operations Director meets the Senior Team from the National Grid, at Kier Siemens Site Compound, Hopkins Recycling, Bunny Lane, Romsey.
- Wendy Finch, who works at ASDA, Castlepoint Shopping Centre,celebrates her lucky £300,000 lottery scratch card win.
- Mark Anderson with his Neptune sand Sculpture, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the National Trust’s Neptune Campaign, Sand World, Weymouth, Dorset.
- Flybe unveiling of the Spirit of Bournemouth, by Paul Knight, Bournemouth Airport Manager, and Paul Willoughby Flybe Regional General Manager UK (South), at Bournemouth Airport.
- Screwfix new store opening team shot, Lymington.
- Lottery Scratchcard winner, Billy Brown (20yrs), who works as a glass collector a Cameo nightclub in Bournemouth, has won £250,000. Also featured is his girlfriend, Lisa Sherring.
- Christchurch Mayor Denise Jones pulls pint at The Globe Inn Restaurant, Christchurch, Dorset, to celebrate to the full refurbishment of the interiors.
- Official Launch Event of the Enterprise Pub, Ye Olde George Christchurch, Dorset, with General Manager Jamie Keki, presenting a cheque to Autism Wessex.
- Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership and Dorset County Council announce the completion of the £22 million major renewal of the A338. T
- Press shot for Flybe’s new route to Jersey, from Bournemouth Airport.
- Swimmer 17 year old Alice Tai (from New Milton) who won 2 medals in the Rio 2016 Paralympics, visits the newly renovated BH Live Active swimming pool, now open to the public, at Corfe Mullen, Dorset.
- Members of the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, aircrew and medics, donating blood at this blood donation session, to support the ‘Missing Type’, a nationwide blood donation campaign, run by the NHS Blood and Transplant.
- Bellway donation of building materials to Jane Scarth House – Romsey Cancer Support Centre. Pic: Sue Jones, Trustee, Ian Beal-Divisional Managing Director at Bellway Homes Ltd (Wessex), and Kim Fielder, Founder, with the wooden roof joists and trusses.
- Parents name new born baby kia after the brand of car she was born in. Kia ferndown hand over the keys to a new Kia car, to the parents.
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- Scrivens Opticians charity calendar competition winner, Kirsty Godsell, won Scrivens national competition, asking for memorable moment images for its charity calendar for Alzheimer’s.
- Boots The Great Big Hearing Check Campaign, featuring Alani String Quartet, at the Bournemouth Boots Store, on Commercial Road.
- Stonewater housing association ground breaking ceremony, regards six new affordable homes at Anjou Close, Bearwood.
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- LREI IV Grand Opening at Lyme Regis, Dorset. The latest major part of a project to improve sea defences in Lyme Regis, main contractor Balfour Beatty.
- Cunningham Crescent Park, West Howe, Bournemouth. Hundreds turn out to pay their respects at a vigil after the death of 17 year old Jack Gudge at the weekend.
- Bay Woods and Michelle Forsbrey from South Coast Mayim Mermaid Academy.
- Upton Country Park, Poole 3k Rainbow Run to raise funds for Naomi House and Jacksplace.
- Donation of Holland and Barrett products for Monkey World, prompted by Harry Walton (6) who wrote a letter to them, asking for their help.
- Bournemouth-press-photographer-covers-The RNLI’s Sandstorm, on Bournemouth Beach. A beach-based assault course with 20 obstacles over a 5km circuit – twice round for 10km.
- jane-goodall-giant-peace-dove-roots-and-shoots-day-of-peace-bournemouth
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- Launch of the National Trust’s Brownsea Seahorse, a new landing craft operating a service for disabled visitors to Brownsea Island from Sandbanks Yacht Company slipway.
- Willmott Dixon’s Bournemouth and Poole College Topping Out Ceremony, for the new performing arts centre and supporting classrooms.
- Christchurch-Lifesaving-Club-Saxon-Square-Shopping-Centre
- Community Day at Jellicoe Close, Poole, for the Ragland Community Clean Up.
- Lynne-Featherstone-MP-Equality-and-Human-Rights-Camapign-Press-&-Editorial
If you are looking for a Bournemouth Press Photographer, I would love to hear from you, I cover all of Dorset, the South Coast and UK.
If you’d like to check my availability on your event date, and ask for a quote, please email me your brief to sam@samanthacookphotography.co.uk or call me on 07713252725.
To find out more about my other commercial photography services, please visit my commercial photography page for further details.