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THOM BARTLEY

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About

Thom is a dedicated photographer specialising in commercial advertising, fashion, food, and event photography. Based in the city of Birmingham, UK, he brings extensive experience and a passion for creating striking visuals that elevate brands of all sizes.

With a keen eye for detail and a distinctive style, Thom merges his creative vision with each brand’s identity, ideas, and objectives. His goal is to produce imagery that not only captures attention but also aligns with and advances strategic goals.

Beyond photography, Thom offers a comprehensive full-service solution for clients looking to execute creative projects seamlessly. This includes:

  • Concept Building: Crafting unique and compelling ideas tailored to each brand.

  • Art Direction: Guiding the creative process to ensure a cohesive and powerful visual narrative.

  • Photo Shoot Management: Overseeing all aspects of the shoot for a smooth and productive experience.

  • Team Sourcing: Providing models, stylists, video teams, makeup artists, and locations to meet the specific needs of each project.

Whether working with a budding startup or an established brand, Thom is committed to creating stunning imagery that makes a lasting impact.

Clients

Google

Instagram

L’Oreal

Vodafone

Muller

Aviva

Lloyds Bank

Schuh

Harper and Lewis

Birmingham Design Festival

Urban Splash

NESTA

Share Creative

European Journalism Centre

University of Birmingham School

Birmingham City Council

Brum Zine Fest

Notepad

Badego

Glug

Havana Club

Harvey Nash

Emery Little

Cucumber PR

LoveBrum

AnteAGE

MAIA

BVSC

Goldman Sachs

eBay

Netflix

TED

Warner Brothers

Valentino

Buzzfeed

BIrmingham City University

I Choose Birmingham

Havana Club

Big Cat

Harborne Food School

Bulleit Bourbon

Variety, The Childrens Charity

The Wilderness

Dark Matter Labs

The National Lottery

BOM Lab

Radical Childcare

Enrol Yourself

Eat 4 Less

Opinsta

The Spice Club

Variety, the Children’s Charity

Oxbridge Home Learning

Envision

Kingel

JACK Arts

Disney

The Guardian

The British Council

HuffPost

Holland & Barrett

Impact Hub Birmingham

Birmingham Hippodrome

Boohoo

BBC

Huel

Core Marketing

Mitchells and Butlers

Verve Poetry Festival

St Modwens

BMA Models

CoLab Dudley

Apples and Snakes

Select Model Management

99% Magazine

Now Careers

Oxygen Accelerator

The School of Social Entrepreneurs

Trident Housing

The Children’s Society

00

Civic Square

Jadore Models

Sixth Story

References

“Thom Bartley is an outstanding photographer and a downright ace guy to work with. Down to earth, friendly and professional, he tirelessly captured four days of our arts festival and blended right in without much creative direction. We just trusted him to crack on, which he absolutely did. Plus, his turnaround and range of photographs were even better than we could have imagined and we’re so delighted. Work with him, now.”

- Cynthia Miller - Co-Founder and Director of Verve Poetry Festival

“Thom is an incredible photographer. As a marketeer with SKY HIGH standards, I trust Thom implicitly & explicitly to create incredible images that level up organisations. I've commissioned Thom for projects I've led at Google Campus, University of Birmingham School, Enrol Yourself & TEDxBrum. Thom is a photographer with like zero ego and maximum flexibility, so he makes working with him super easy when I'm juggling a million things. I can put him in front of any of the groups I work with - from Brummie teenagers to tech startup entrepreneurs - even folx who HATE having their photograph taken, and he will make them feel comfortable and even enjoy the shoot.”

- Anneka Deva - Advocacy Academy

"As always a pleasure to work with Thom, who energetically captured the festival and took the time to fully immerse himself in the work and understand the audience. We were left with beautiful photos that will support us well as we look to promote the festival over the next few years." 

- Daniel Alcorn - Co-Founder and Director of Birmingham Design Festival 

“Easily the best photographer I’ve worked with, sometimes I need him to do quick events at short notice with fast turn around, other times long term stuff. Always makes my life a lot easier & that matters. Also cares about making you feel comfortable.”

- Immy Kaur - Founder of Impact Hub Birmingham

“Thom is a warm, engaging photographer and videographer, sensitive to the contexts he works in. The work he has done with us on numerous projects is much loved and frequently used.”

- Lorna Prescott - Founder of CoLab Dudley

“Thank you for showing us these wonderful photographs! To be honest, they are as beautiful as the pictures on the Bing homepage.

- April from China - Aged 16. I recorded a video about me and my work for her class to watch during the Covid-19 lockdown and this was her feedback.