Following the success of the inaugural Champagne Summit, Harpers Wine & Spirit held another event at the Soho Hotel in London and required event photography to document the day. This was a bespoke, informative and targeted initiative designed to educate and showcase the best in Champagne to the good and the great of the UK’s wine trade.  This exclusive event consisted of a day of dedicated features including a major debate discussing how the different channels of the trade are addressing the need for consumer education, masterclasses, themed tastings zones and the launch of Harpers Champagne Awards with informal networking drinks at the end of the day. Here are some atmospheric images, together with some reportage shots from the tasting zone and the masterclasses.

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Mat Quake specialises in a natural, reportage style of photography designed to capture the moment and deliver strong emotion, perfectly suited to events of all types and publicity images designed to sell a story. He works for a range of organisations in and around London and across the UK, including PR and Event agencies, for corporate clients and consumer lifestyle brands. Mat’s work has been published in national newspapers, magazines and a host of websites.

Held at The Viniopolis and adopting a format similar to BBC’s Question Time, the evening consisted of a heavyweight panel deliberating on topics chosen in advance by the audience, before opening up to the floor for further discussion. My approach was to capture the event from a range of angles and draw the viewer into the discussion. This conference photography was used in a forthcoming feature online and in The Lawyer publication, with images supplied on the night of the event.

An annual conference held by The Lawyer which is a strategic masterclass assessing both legal and commercial conflicts, covering particular problem issues in M&A, iP, employment, and international practice, held at the Hilton, Euston. This conference photography schedule was booked for 6 hours and the key aim was to capture each speaker from a range of angles, their passion for the subject matter and interaction with each other, including audience participation. The material was used to support a forthcoming feature on the subject matter in press and online.