because we don’t just take photographs, we make them…

 

…stunning images for news, features, PR and more

  • Solent’s highly skilled team of professional photographers and editors have an eye for a stunning picture, the creative skills to shoot it and the experience to deliver the results you need.

  • We have many years of experience working with news organisations and PR agencies to supply high quality images to the national and international media.

  • Our pictures feature on a daily basis in publications around the world and desks know that a Solent photo comes with a guarantee of quality.

  • Every day Solent photographers are active and available for commission in Britain’s best news patch and beyond.

  • From the Novichok nerve gas attack in Salisbury to the Crown Court at Winchester or the Isle of Wight festival, we go wherever the news takes us and wherever you want us to go.

  • Every day Solent photographers and editors are engaged in helping PR agencies get the pictures and coverage their clients need.

  • And every day the Solent team is sourcing and marketing new pictures from around the world and adding them to our extraordinary archive.

  • For PRs, we are your one-stop-shop providing the creative picture solutions you need.

  • From brainstorming initial concepts to story boarding, from expertly managed shoots and edits to final publication, Solent can help you at every stage of the process.

  • From fast turn arounds, curated long form shoots, our photographers and editors have an expert eye and skills to capture the photos that will work for you and for the national media.

  • A Solent commission guarantees distribution on our restricted access wire accompanied by oven ready copy that is written to maximise your chances of coverage and that will be seen by the decision makers who matter.

  • And while we shoot the images, you retain copyright meaning that Solent clients have full rights to the images they have commissioned to exploit them across editorial, advertising and other promotions.

  • For those looking to illustrate an article, book, campaign, advert or other promotion, the entire Solent archive of more than 700,000 images is available for customers to purchase and publish.

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