Panikos Hajistilly

UK - British Institute of Professional Photography - BIPP

Qualified European Photographer

Specialisations:

Portraiture Fashion General

Biography

I’ve been in the photographic business all my working life and opened my first portrait studio in 2002 building a successful business with 18 staff at the peak. After several busy years of continuous expansion, I realised I had become a studio manager rather than a photographer. I missed taking photos and getting the chance to capture peoples love & relationships with my camera. So, in 2009 I set up on my own and I’ve been doing exactly that ever since.   Going it alone was the best decision I’ve ever made.  Since 2009 I’m proud to say that I have won several National Awards. The first were with portraiture, then fashion, beauty, wildlife and lots more categories. I love the variety of the work I do. I earned the Master Photographers Association Photographer of the Year in 2017 and made President of the MPA in 2020 – two of my proudest achievements to date, as well as gaining Fellowships with all the major professional photographers associations in the UK.