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'''Soulla Petrou'''
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Born in Leeds, United Kingdom, to Greek Cypriot parents, Petrou moved to London in 1983 to obtain a degree in Fashion Design at [[Middlesex University]]. She went on to take night classes in photography at [[University of the Arts London|Central St. Martin’s College of Art and Design]].
Born in Leeds, United Kingdom, to Greek Cypriot parents, Petrou moved to London in 1983 to obtain a degree in Fashion Design at [[Middlesex University]]. She went on to take night classes in photography at [[University of the Arts London|Central St. Martin’s College of Art and Design]].


Petrou's photography career began with work at fashion labels Monsoon and Puma, alongside work for dance music magazines [[Mixmag]], [[DJ Mag]], Touch, [[Muzik]] and [[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]. Petrou had the opportunity to take some of the earliest pictures of [[Geri Halliwell]] <ref>{{cite web |last1=Spiceverse Sosugary |title=Geri Halliwell Photoshoot |url=https://spiceverse.sosugary.com/thumbnails.php?album=164 |website=spiceverse.sosugary.com}}</ref>, prior to her [[Spice Girls]] fame. The shoot took place in 1994 in Battersea, London, when a friend recommended taking photographs of the upcoming star.
Petrou's photography career began with work at fashion labels Monsoon and Puma, alongside work for dance music magazines such as [[Mixmag]], [[DJ Mag]], Touch, [[Muzik]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Slum Village for Muzik magazine |url=https://medullam.tumblr.com/post/679843773532995584/slum-village-for-muzik-magazine-ph-soulla-petrou |website=medulla.tumblr.com |access-date=26 March 2022}}</ref> and [[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]. Petrou had the opportunity to take some of the earliest pictures of [[Geri Halliwell]] <ref>{{cite web |last1=Spiceverse Sosugary |title=Geri Halliwell Photoshoot |url=https://spiceverse.sosugary.com/thumbnails.php?album=164 |website=spiceverse.sosugary.com}}</ref>, prior to her [[Spice Girls]] fame. The shoot took place in 1994 in Battersea, London, when a friend recommended taking photographs of the upcoming star.


Drum & bass artists [[Goldie]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=French |first1=Ian |title=London-based photographer Soulla Petrou brings together the best visual moments from her first 15 years working in the music industry |url=https://www.decodedmagazine.com/london-based-photographer-soulla-petrou-brings-together-the-best-visual-moments-from-her-first-15-years-working-in-the-music-industry/ |website=decodedmagazine.com |access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>, [[General Levy]] <ref>{{cite web |last1=The LifoTeam |title=Rewind: the 90s and beyond |url=https://www.lifo.gr/culture/photography/rewind-ta-90s-kai-pera-apo-ayta |website=lifo.gr |access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref> and [[DJ Rap]] <ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrating International Women's Day |url=https://twitter.com/DJmag/status/839398038158323712 |website=twitter.com/DJmag |access-date=8 March 2017}}</ref> were among musicians shot for covers and features, alongside others such as [[Orbital (band)|Orbital]] <ref>{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=Thomas H |title=Interviews -DJ magazine - The Odd Couple Issue 36 |url=https://www.loopzorbital.com/interview/i10.html |website=loopzorbital.com}}</ref>, [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]], <ref>{{cite web |last1=Coney |first1=Brian |title=New Book on 90s and 00s dance music is raising money for charity |url=https://djmag.com/news/new-book-90s-and-00s-dance-music-raising-money-charity |website=djmag.com |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> [[Fatboy Slim]] <ref>{{cite web |title=Soulla Petrou-Rewind- Journey of a Music Photographer |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2022/11/21/soulla-petrou-rewind-journey-of-a-photographer/ |website=wonderland magazine.com |access-date=21 November 2022}}</ref>, [[Giles Peterson]], [[Air (French band)|Air]], [[Buju Banton]], [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]], <ref>{{cite web |last1=Hoa |first1=Minh |title=Thế giới âm nhạc những năm 1990 và 2000 khác gì hiện tại |url=https://znews.vn/the-gioi-am-nhac-nhung-nam-1990-va-2000-khac-gi-hien-tai-post1376911.html |website=znews.vn |access-date=21 November 2022}}</ref> [[The Chemical Brothers]], [[Judge Jules]], [[Kathy Sledge]] from [[Sister Sledge]], [[Paul van Dyk|Paul Van Dyk]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Van Dyk talks about his Muzik CD |url=http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik055_december_1999.pdf |website=muzikmagazine.co.uk}}</ref> and [[Sasha (DJ)|Sasha]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Muzik mag cover |url=http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik055_december_1999.pdf |website=muzikmagazine.co.uk}}</ref>.
Drum & bass artists [[Goldie]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=French |first1=Ian |title=London-based photographer Soulla Petrou brings together the best visual moments from her first 15 years working in the music industry |url=https://www.decodedmagazine.com/london-based-photographer-soulla-petrou-brings-together-the-best-visual-moments-from-her-first-15-years-working-in-the-music-industry/ |website=decodedmagazine.com |access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>, [[General Levy]] <ref>{{cite web |last1=The LifoTeam |title=Rewind: the 90s and beyond |url=https://www.lifo.gr/culture/photography/rewind-ta-90s-kai-pera-apo-ayta |website=lifo.gr |access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref> and [[DJ Rap]] <ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrating International Women's Day |url=https://twitter.com/DJmag/status/839398038158323712 |website=twitter.com/DJmag |access-date=8 March 2017}}</ref> were among musicians shot for covers and features, alongside others such as [[Orbital (band)|Orbital]] <ref>{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=Thomas H |title=Interviews -DJ magazine - The Odd Couple Issue 36 |url=https://www.loopzorbital.com/interview/i10.html |website=loopzorbital.com}}</ref>, [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]], <ref>{{cite web |last1=Coney |first1=Brian |title=New Book on 90s and 00s dance music is raising money for charity |url=https://djmag.com/news/new-book-90s-and-00s-dance-music-raising-money-charity |website=djmag.com |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> [[Fatboy Slim]] <ref>{{cite web |title=Soulla Petrou-Rewind- Journey of a Music Photographer |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2022/11/21/soulla-petrou-rewind-journey-of-a-photographer/ |website=wonderland magazine.com |access-date=21 November 2022}}</ref>, [[Giles Peterson]], [[Air (French band)|Air]], [[Buju Banton]], [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]], <ref>{{cite web |last1=Hoa |first1=Minh |title=Thế giới âm nhạc những năm 1990 và 2000 khác gì hiện tại |url=https://znews.vn/the-gioi-am-nhac-nhung-nam-1990-va-2000-khac-gi-hien-tai-post1376911.html |website=znews.vn |access-date=21 November 2022}}</ref> [[The Chemical Brothers]], [[Judge Jules]], [[Travis (band)|Travis]], [[Kathy Sledge]] from [[Sister Sledge]], [[Paul van Dyk|Paul Van Dyk]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Van Dyk talks about his Muzik CD |url=http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik055_december_1999.pdf |website=muzikmagazine.co.uk}}</ref> and [[Sasha (DJ)|Sasha]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Muzik mag cover |url=http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik055_december_1999.pdf |website=muzikmagazine.co.uk}}</ref>.


In 1997 [[The Saturday Times Magazine|The Saturday Times]] newspaper commissioned Petrou to shoot [[Blur (band)|Blur]] <ref>{{cite web |title=From Blur to big beat |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2022/nov/15/from-blur-to-big-beat-photographing-the-90s-and-beyond-in-pictures |website=theguardian.com |access-date=15 November 2022}}</ref> for the inaugural cover of its culture supplement ''Metro'' <ref>{{cite web |title=Blur/ Metro- September 1997 |url=https://damonalbarnunofficial.wordpress.com/category/metro/ |website=damonalbarnunofficial.wordpress.com |access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref> during the band's trip to Sweden to perform at the [[Stockholm Water Festival]]. Petrou photographed further covers for ''Metro'' featuring [[Britpop]] band [[Kula Shaker]], as well as actors [[Kevin McKidd]] and [[Ewen Bremner]] from [[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]. Other artists photographed for ''Metro'' include [[Supergrass]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Туфекчиевска |first1=Марина |title=Од Blur до биг-бит и понатаму! |url=https://okno.mk/node/95250 |website=okno.mk |access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref>, [[Travis (band)|Travis]], and [[Ian McCulloch (singer)|Ian McCulloch]] of [[Echo & the Bunnymen|Echo and the Bunnymen]].
In 1997 [[The Saturday Times Magazine|The Saturday Times]] newspaper commissioned Petrou to shoot [[Blur (band)|Blur]] <ref>{{cite web |title=From Blur to big beat |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2022/nov/15/from-blur-to-big-beat-photographing-the-90s-and-beyond-in-pictures |website=theguardian.com |access-date=15 November 2022}}</ref> for the inaugural cover of its culture supplement ''Metro'' <ref>{{cite web |title=Blur/ Metro- September 1997 |url=https://damonalbarnunofficial.wordpress.com/category/metro/ |website=damonalbarnunofficial.wordpress.com |access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref> during the band's trip to Sweden to perform at the [[Stockholm Water Festival]]. Petrou photographed further covers for ''Metro'' featuring [[Britpop]] band [[Kula Shaker]], as well as actors [[Kevin McKidd]] and [[Ewen Bremner]] from [[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]. Other artists photographed for ''Metro'' include [[Supergrass]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Туфекчиевска |first1=Марина |title=Од Blur до биг-бит и понатаму! |url=https://okno.mk/node/95250 |website=okno.mk |access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref> and [[Ian McCulloch (singer)|Ian McCulloch]] of [[Echo & the Bunnymen|Echo and the Bunnymen]].


Continuing into the 2000s, Petrou began photographing girl and boy bands such as [[Blue (English group)|Blue]], [[Mis-Teeq]], [[Nick Carter]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Photoshoot by Soulla Petrou |url=https://twistedlaletz.livejournal.com/11188.html#cutid1 |website=twistedlaletz.livejournal.com |access-date=30 July 2006}}</ref> and [[Lee Ryan]] for teen magazines [[Smash Hits]], [[Bliss (magazine)|Bliss]], [[Just Seventeen]] and [[Sugarscape.com|Sugar]]. She photographed classical-music girl band [[Bond (string quartet)|Bond]] <ref>{{cite web |title=Bond- Born |url=http://www.audio-music.info/htm/b/Bond_Born.htm |website=audio-music.info}}</ref> for [[Decca Records|Decca Records]], and took on commissions for the [[NME]], including duo [[Oxide & Neutrino]] (former [[So Solid Crew]] members), Mr. Shabz (also former So Solid Crew) and [[More Fire Crew]].
Continuing into the 2000s, Petrou began photographing girl and boy bands such as [[Blue (English group)|Blue]], [[Mis-Teeq]],[[Sum 41]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sinclair |first1=Tom |title=Spider-Man |url=https://ew.com/article/2002/04/26/spider-man-6/ |website=ew.com |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=26 February 2002}}</ref>, [[Nick Carter]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Photoshoot by Soulla Petrou |url=https://twistedlaletz.livejournal.com/11188.html#cutid1 |website=twistedlaletz.livejournal.com |access-date=30 July 2006}}</ref> and [[Lee Ryan]] for teen magazines like [[Smash Hits]], [[Bliss (magazine)|Bliss]], [[Just Seventeen]] and [[Sugarscape.com|Sugar]]. She photographed classical-music girl band [[Bond (string quartet)|Bond]] <ref>{{cite web |title=Bond- Born |url=http://www.audio-music.info/htm/b/Bond_Born.htm |website=audio-music.info}}</ref> for record company [[Decca Records|Decca Records]], and took on commissions for the [[NME]], including duo [[Oxide & Neutrino]] (former [[So Solid Crew]] members), Mr. Shabz (also former So Solid Crew) and [[More Fire Crew]].


In addition to Decca, Petrou has worked with record companies [[EMI]], [[Polydor Records|Polydor]], [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] and [[Defected Records|Defected Records]]. For Defected, she photographed DJs “The Godfather of House” [[Frankie Knuckles]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Rare photos of Orbital, Frankie Knuckles , Underworld and others in new book |url=https://909originals.com/2022/11/09/rare-photos-of-orbital-goldie-frankie-knuckles-underworld-and-others-to-feature-in-new-book/#google_vignette |website=909originals |access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |last1=Lunny |first1=Oisin |title=Frankie Knuckles day, Remembering the Godfather of House Music with Eric Kupper |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/oisinlunny/2019/08/25/frankie-knuckles-day-remembering-the-godfather-of-house-music-with-eric-kupper/?sh=208956d07511 |website=forbes.com |access-date=25 August 2019}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |last1=Larryattheoutfront |title=Celebrating Black History Month 2021 with Pride |url=https://theoutfront.com/celebrating-black-history-month-2021-with-pride/ |website=theoutfront.com |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>, [[David Morales]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Muk |first1=Isaac |title=HOÀI NIỆM VỀ THỜI KỲ ĐẦU CỦA NHẠC DANCE QUA NHỮNG TẤM HÌNH TỪ NHIẾP ẢNH GIA SOULLA PETROU |url=https://mixmag.asia/feature/hoai-nim-v-thi-k-u-ca-nhc-dance-qua-nhng-tm-hinh-ca-soulla-petrou |website=mixmag.asia |access-date=23 December 2022}}</ref>, [[Satoshi Tomiie]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Muk |first1=Isaac |title=Nostalgic, Timeless Photos of the Early days of Dance Music |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/timeless-photographs-early-dance-music-90s-00s-soulla-petrou-rewind-photobook |website=mixmag.net |access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref>, and Hector Romero, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of DJ agency Def Mix. She photographed [[Todd Terry]] and [[Martin Solveig]], also for Defected Records.
In addition to Decca, Petrou has worked with record companies [[EMI]], [[Polydor Records|Polydor]], [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] and [[Defected Records|Defected Records]]. For Defected, she photographed DJs such as “The Godfather of House” [[Frankie Knuckles]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Rare photos of Orbital, Frankie Knuckles , Underworld and others in new book |url=https://909originals.com/2022/11/09/rare-photos-of-orbital-goldie-frankie-knuckles-underworld-and-others-to-feature-in-new-book/#google_vignette |website=909originals |access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |last1=Lunny |first1=Oisin |title=Frankie Knuckles day, Remembering the Godfather of House Music with Eric Kupper |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/oisinlunny/2019/08/25/frankie-knuckles-day-remembering-the-godfather-of-house-music-with-eric-kupper/?sh=208956d07511 |website=forbes.com |access-date=25 August 2019}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |last1=Larryattheoutfront |title=Celebrating Black History Month 2021 with Pride |url=https://theoutfront.com/celebrating-black-history-month-2021-with-pride/ |website=theoutfront.com |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>, [[David Morales]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Muk |first1=Isaac |title=HOÀI NIỆM VỀ THỜI KỲ ĐẦU CỦA NHẠC DANCE QUA NHỮNG TẤM HÌNH TỪ NHIẾP ẢNH GIA SOULLA PETROU |url=https://mixmag.asia/feature/hoai-nim-v-thi-k-u-ca-nhc-dance-qua-nhng-tm-hinh-ca-soulla-petrou |website=mixmag.asia |access-date=23 December 2022}}</ref>, [[Satoshi Tomiie]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Muk |first1=Isaac |title=Nostalgic, Timeless Photos of the Early days of Dance Music |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/timeless-photographs-early-dance-music-90s-00s-soulla-petrou-rewind-photobook |website=mixmag.net |access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref>, and Hector Romero to commemorate the 20th anniversary of DJ agency Def Mix. She photographed [[Todd Terry]] and [[Martin Solveig]], also for Defected Records.


Petrou has won several awards, including the [[Fujifilm|Fuji]] Distinction Award, and a merit in the Fuji Fashion Collective, both in 2002. Petrou won third prize in the International Photographers Awards (IPA) in 2008 for her music portraits. She won silver and bronze prizes at Prix de la Photographie (PX3) in the advertising category for her [[Ted Baker]] campaign in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ted Baker Footwear Campaign |url=https://px3.fr/winners/px3/2014/5004/ |website=px3.fr}}</ref> In 2022 she obtained a [[British Institute of Professional Photography|BIPP]] Photographer of the Year National Print Competition Award for an image from ''Siren'' <ref>{{cite web |last1=Head Office |title=BIPP Award Winners |url=https://www.bipp.com/bipp-national-award-winners-2022/ |website=bipp.com |access-date=24 November 2022}}</ref>, a fashion story in Huf magazine, and in 2023 was a finalist at the [[Association of Photographers]] Awards in the Fashion & Beauty category. <ref>{{cite web |title=Fashion & Beauty Category Finalists |url=https://www.aopawards.com/38th-aop-photography-awards-fashion-beauty-finalists-gallery/ |website=aopawards.com}}</ref>
Petrou has won several awards, including the [[Fujifilm|Fuji]] Distinction Award, and a merit in the Fuji Fashion Collective, both in 2002. Petrou won third prize in the International Photographers Awards (IPA) in 2008 for her music portraits.<ref>{{cite web |title=Copyright |url=https://photoawards.com/winner/zoomOLD.php?eid=47528&comp=8&mc=84264&type=subcat&sub=Music&cat=Advertising&level=pro\ |website=photoaward.com}}</ref> She won silver and bronze prizes at Prix de la Photographie (PX3) in the advertising category for her [[Ted Baker]] campaign in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ted Baker Footwear Campaign |url=https://px3.fr/winners/px3/2014/5004/ |website=px3.fr}}</ref> In 2022 she obtained a [[British Institute of Professional Photography|BIPP]] Photographer of the Year National Print Competition Award for an image from ''Siren'' <ref>{{cite web |last1=Head Office |title=BIPP Award Winners |url=https://www.bipp.com/bipp-national-award-winners-2022/ |website=bipp.com |access-date=24 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pitman |first1=Astrid |title=Create award-winning photo prints for ultimate success |url=https://www.canon.ee/pro/stories/how-to-win-photo-contests/ |website=canon.ee}}</ref>, a fashion story in Huf magazine,<ref>{{cite web |last1=hug |first1=magazine |title=Siren |url=https://hufmagazine.com/siren/ |website=hufmagazine.com}}</ref> and in 2023 was a finalist at the [[Association of Photographers]] Awards in Fashion & Beauty category. <ref>{{cite web |title=Fashion & Beauty Category Finalists |url=https://www.aopawards.com/38th-aop-photography-awards-fashion-beauty-finalists-gallery/ |website=aopawards.com}}</ref>


Petrou is one of ten photographers to feature in a book called ''The World’s Top Photographers – Celebrity and Performance'' published in 2009 by Rotovision. ISBN 2940378401 / 9782940378401 <ref>{{cite web |last1=Steel |first1=Andy |title=Celebrity & Performance |url=https://library.tcdc.or.th/record/view/b00021843 |website=library.tcdc.or.th}}</ref>
Petrou is one of ten photographers to feature in a book called ''The World’s Top Photographers – Celebrity and Performance'' published in 2009 by Rotovision. ISBN 2940378401 / 9782940378401 <ref>{{cite web |last1=Steel |first1=Andy |title=Celebrity & Performance |url=https://library.tcdc.or.th/record/view/b00021843 |website=library.tcdc.or.th}}</ref>


Petrou has shot portraits of former prime minister [[Tony Blair]], [[Dermot O'Leary|Dermot O’Leary]], [[Bill Bailey|Bill Bailey]], [[Ant & Dec]], [[Noel Fielding]], [[Billie Piper]], [[Fearne Cotton|Fearne Cotton]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Soulla Petrou Interview: Inspiring Journey of a Senior Portrait Photographer |url=https://www.photowhoa.com/blog/senior-portrait-photographer/ |website=PhotoWhoa |access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref> and [[Al Murray]].
Petrou has shot portraits of [[Tony Blair]], [[Dermot O'Leary|Dermot O’Leary]], [[Bill Bailey|Bill Bailey]], [[Ant & Dec]], [[Noel Fielding]], [[Billie Piper]], [[Fearne Cotton|Fearne Cotton]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Soulla Petrou Interview: Inspiring Journey of a Senior Portrait Photographer |url=https://www.photowhoa.com/blog/senior-portrait-photographer/ |website=PhotoWhoa |access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref> and [[Al Murray]].


Fashion and beauty editorial has been backed up by advertising commissions <ref>{{cite web |title=My Pictures in words |url=https://professionalhairdresser.co.uk/news/my-pictures-in-words-cally-borg-art-team/ |website=professionalhairdresser.co.uk |access-date=6 June 2023}}</ref> for brands Ted Baker, [[Ernest Jones (retailer)|Ernest Jones]], [[H. Samuel]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Glitterati |url=https://lucysmagazine.com/portfolio/glitterati/ |website=lucysmagazine.com |access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref>.
Fashion and beauty editorial<ref>{{cite web |title=Glitterati |url=https://lucysmagazine.com/portfolio/glitterati/ |website=lucysmagazine.com |access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref> has been backed up by advertising commissions <ref>{{cite web |title=My Pictures in words |url=https://professionalhairdresser.co.uk/news/my-pictures-in-words-cally-borg-art-team/ |website=professionalhairdresser.co.uk |access-date=6 June 2023}}</ref> for brands [[Ted Baker]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ted Baker |url=http://www.jadesignltd.com/work#/ted-baker-take-the-scenic-route/ |website=jadesignltd.com}}</ref>, [[Ernest Jones (retailer)|Ernest Jones]], [[H. Samuel]]




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'''Exhibitions/ Auctions'''
'''Exhibitions/ Auctions'''


2022 Art Aid Ukraine at Auction Collective. <ref>{{cite web |title=Damon Albarn of Blur |url=https://theauctioncollective.com/auctions/art-aid-ukraine/damon-albarn-of-blur-11/ |website=theauctioncollective.com |access-date=4 May 2022}}</ref>
2022 Art Aid Ukraine at The Auction Collective. <ref>{{cite web |title=Damon Albarn of Blur |url=https://theauctioncollective.com/auctions/art-aid-ukraine/damon-albarn-of-blur-11/ |website=theauctioncollective.com |access-date=4 May 2022}}</ref>


2023 Milestones – Favourite Club Tracks Exhibition at [[Museum of Modern Electronic Music|MOMEM]] (Museum of Modern Electronic Music) Frankfurt <ref>{{cite web |title=Milestones |url=https://momem.org/en/ |website=momem.org}}</ref>
2023 Milestones – Favourite Club Tracks Exhibition at [[Museum of Modern Electronic Music|MOMEM]] (Museum of Modern Electronic Music) Frankfurt <ref>{{cite web |title=Milestones |url=https://momem.org/en/ |website=momem.org}}</ref>

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Soulla Petrou

Soulla Petrou (born March 1964) is a British photographer specialising in portraits, music, fashion and beauty.

Life & Work

Born in Leeds, United Kingdom, to Greek Cypriot parents, Petrou moved to London in 1983 to obtain a degree in Fashion Design at Middlesex University. She went on to take night classes in photography at Central St. Martin’s College of Art and Design.

Petrou's photography career began with work at fashion labels Monsoon and Puma, alongside work for dance music magazines such as Mixmag, DJ Mag, Touch, Muzik[1] and The Face. Petrou had the opportunity to take some of the earliest pictures of Geri Halliwell [2], prior to her Spice Girls fame. The shoot took place in 1994 in Battersea, London, when a friend recommended taking photographs of the upcoming star.

Drum & bass artists Goldie[3], General Levy [4] and DJ Rap [5] were among musicians shot for covers and features, alongside others such as Orbital [6], Underworld, [7] Fatboy Slim [8], Giles Peterson, Air, Buju Banton, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, [9] The Chemical Brothers, Judge Jules, Travis, Kathy Sledge from Sister Sledge, Paul Van Dyk[10] and Sasha[11].

In 1997 The Saturday Times newspaper commissioned Petrou to shoot Blur [12] for the inaugural cover of its culture supplement Metro [13] during the band's trip to Sweden to perform at the Stockholm Water Festival. Petrou photographed further covers for Metro featuring Britpop band Kula Shaker, as well as actors Kevin McKidd and Ewen Bremner from Trainspotting. Other artists photographed for Metro include Supergrass[14] and Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen.

Continuing into the 2000s, Petrou began photographing girl and boy bands such as Blue, Mis-Teeq,Sum 41[15], Nick Carter[16] and Lee Ryan for teen magazines like Smash Hits, Bliss, Just Seventeen and Sugar. She photographed classical-music girl band Bond [17] for record company Decca Records, and took on commissions for the NME, including duo Oxide & Neutrino (former So Solid Crew members), Mr. Shabz (also former So Solid Crew) and More Fire Crew.

In addition to Decca, Petrou has worked with record companies EMI, Polydor, Universal and Defected Records. For Defected, she photographed DJs such as “The Godfather of House” Frankie Knuckles[18] [19] [20], David Morales[21], Satoshi Tomiie[22], and Hector Romero to commemorate the 20th anniversary of DJ agency Def Mix. She photographed Todd Terry and Martin Solveig, also for Defected Records.

Petrou has won several awards, including the Fuji Distinction Award, and a merit in the Fuji Fashion Collective, both in 2002. Petrou won third prize in the International Photographers Awards (IPA) in 2008 for her music portraits.[23] She won silver and bronze prizes at Prix de la Photographie (PX3) in the advertising category for her Ted Baker campaign in 2014.[24] In 2022 she obtained a BIPP Photographer of the Year National Print Competition Award for an image from Siren [25][26], a fashion story in Huf magazine,[27] and in 2023 was a finalist at the Association of Photographers Awards in Fashion & Beauty category. [28]

Petrou is one of ten photographers to feature in a book called The World’s Top Photographers – Celebrity and Performance published in 2009 by Rotovision. ISBN 2940378401 / 9782940378401 [29]

Petrou has shot portraits of Tony Blair, Dermot O’Leary, Bill Bailey, Ant & Dec, Noel Fielding, Billie Piper, Fearne Cotton[30] and Al Murray.

Fashion and beauty editorial[31] has been backed up by advertising commissions [32] for brands Ted Baker[33], Ernest Jones, H. Samuel


Books

Rewind – Journey of a Music Photographer published in 2023 by Anastasia Publishing ISBN 9781739116606 [34]. Foreword by Alexis Petridis, Rock & Pop Critic at The Guardian


Exhibitions/ Auctions

2022 Art Aid Ukraine at The Auction Collective. [35]

2023 Milestones – Favourite Club Tracks Exhibition at MOMEM (Museum of Modern Electronic Music) Frankfurt [36]

External Links

http://www.soullapetrou.com

http://www.soullapetrou-art.com

http://www.bethwightman.com

References

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  3. ^ French, Ian. "London-based photographer Soulla Petrou brings together the best visual moments from her first 15 years working in the music industry". decodedmagazine.com. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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  29. ^ Steel, Andy. "Celebrity & Performance". library.tcdc.or.th.
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