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| Submission declined on 23 June 2024 by Ratnahastin (talk). This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.
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Comment: there needs to be significant coverage of Petrou in reliable independent sources, the majority of these sources are primary and merely confirm that she took photographs. Theroadislong (talk) 17:48, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: Possibly meets WP:PHOTOGRAPHER but not sure about some of the sources being reliable. Already removed a WP:FORBESCON reference. Will leave to another. CNMall41 (talk) 23:20, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
Soulla Petrou is a British photographer specialising in portraits, music, fashion and beauty
Early life and education
Born March 1964 in Leeds, United Kingdom, Petrou moved to London in 1983 to obtain a degree in Fashion Design at Middlesex University.[1] She went on to take night classes in photography at Central St. Martin’s College of Art and Design.
Career
Petrou's Photography career began in 1994 working for dance music magazines Mixmag, DJ Mag, Touch, Muzik and The Face. Early work with the UK drum and bass scene in the 90s included Goldie, [2] General Levy, Grooverider and DJ Rap and club photography at Awol, a jungle night at the Ministry of Sound. Magazine covers include Orbital [3], Underworld, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Kathy Sledge from Sister Sledge, Judge Jules, Paul Van Dyk and Masters at Work (Kenny'Dope'Gonzales and Louie Vega).
In 1997 The Saturday Times newspaper commissioned Petrou to shoot Blur [4] for the inaugural cover of its culture supplement Metro during the band's trip to Sweden to perform at the Stockholm Water Festival. Petrou photographed further covers for Metro featuring Britpop band Supergrass and Kula Shaker, as well as actors Kevin McKidd and Ewen Bremner from Trainspotting.
In the 2000s, Petrou photographed Blue, Mis-Teeq, Sum 41, Nick Carter and Lee Ryan for teen magazines Smash Hits, Bliss, Just Seventeen and Sugar. She photographed classical-music girl band Bond [5] for record company Decca Records. Whist working for the NME she photographed Oxide & Neutrino, Mr.Shabz (all former So Solid Crew members), and More Fire Crew.
In 2007 Petrou photographed “The Godfather of House” Frankie Knuckles[6], David Morales, Satoshi Tomiie, and Hector Romero to commemorate the 20th anniversary of DJ agency Def Mix.
Petrou won a Fuji Distinction Award, and a merit in the Fuji Fashion Collective, both in 2002 and won third prize in the International Photographers Awards (IPA) in 2008 for her music portraits.[7] She won silver and bronze prizes at Prix de la Photographie (PX3) in the advertising category for her Ted Baker campaign in 2014,[8] and in 2022 won BIPP Photographer of the Year National Print Competition Award for her image Siren [9][10]
Petrou is one of ten photographers to feature in'The World’s Top Photographers – Celebrity and Performance published in 2009 by Rotovision. ISBN 2940378401 / 9782940378401[11]
Petrou has shot portraits of Tony Blair, Dermot O’Leary, Bill Bailey, Ant & Dec, Noel Fielding, Billie Piper, Fearne Cotton[12] and Al Murray.
Petrou has shot for brands Ted Baker, Ernest Jones, H. Samuel and Apricot [13] [14] [15]
Books
Rewind – Journey of a Music Photographer published in 2022 by Anastasia Publishing ISBN 9781739116606.[16] [17] [18] Foreword by Alexis Petridis, Rock & Pop Critic at The Guardian
Exhibitions/ Auctions
2022 Art Aid Ukraine at The Auction Collective.[19]
2023 Milestones – Favourite Club Tracks Exhibition at MOMEM (Museum of Modern Electronic Music) Frankfurt
References
- ^ "Soulla Petrou Interview: Inspiring Journey Of A Senior Portrait Photographer". photowhoa.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Hope, Terry. "Pure Goldie". www.professionalphoto.online. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Green, Thomas H. "Interviews -DJ magazine - The Odd Couple Issue 36". loopzorbital.com.
- ^ "From Blur to big beat". The Guardian. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Bond- Born". audio-music.info.
- ^ Muk, Isaac. "Nostalgic, Timeless Photos of the Early days of Dance Music". mixmag.net. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Copyright". photoaward.com.
- ^ "Ted Baker Footwear Campaign". px3.fr.
- ^ Head Office (24 November 2022). "BIPP Award Winners". bipp.com. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Pitman, Astrid. "Create award-winning photo prints for ultimate success". canon.ee.
- ^ Steel, Andy. "Celebrity & Performance". library.tcdc.or.th.
- ^ "Soulla Petrou Interview: Inspiring Journey of a Senior Portrait Photographer". PhotoWhoa. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Hope, Terry. "Heading Behind the Scenes". professionalphoto.online. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Behind-the-scenes with AOP photographers to mark International Women's Day". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Carter, Kalum. "Association of Photographers' female group f22 showcases images of life behind the lens". digitalcameraworld.com. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "From Blur to big beat". The Guardian. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Hope, Terry. "Pro Talk Soulla Petrou". www.professionalphoto.online. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Muk, Isaac. "Nostalgic, Timeless Photos of the Early days of Dance Music". mixmag.net. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Nicholls, Beth. "Jill Furmanovsky among artists donating their work to Art Aid Ukraine". digitalcamerawolrd.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.