What Landmark Photography does

Landmark Photography is a sole-proprietorship commercial photography business operated by Mark Peters from a home studio in Northumberland, United Kingdom. The company offers six service lines: brand photography, product photography, jewellery photography, watch photography, portrait photography, and music/concert photography, complemented by a video production offering. Its core technical stack consists of professional Nikon camera systems, DJI equipment, Adobe Photoshop for post-production, and Final Cut Pro for video editing, with no proprietary technology, AI components, or software platform disclosed. The founder brings over a decade of prior jewellery industry experience and five-plus years of commercial photography practice, which underpins specialist capability in luxury jewellery and pre-owned watch photography (Rolex, Omega, Cartier, Breitling, IWC, Vacheron Constantin).

The business serves a mix of small and medium-sized brands, independent designers, musicians, and select enterprise clients primarily across North East England (Northumberland, Newcastle, Durham, Sunderland) with stated UK-wide coverage for suitable projects. Named clients include Fenwick, Theatre Royal Newcastle, Lines Behind, WATA Drinks, Anarchy Brew Co, R Martins Butcher, The Cluny, and The Jewellers Guild, spanning retail, beverage, arts/culture, food, music, and jewellery verticals. Services are booked through website contact forms and phone or Zoom consultations, with a 50% deposit to secure a booking and the remainder due after sample shots. Pricing is quote-based and hourly, starting at £50 per hour for photography and approximately £50 per hour for post-production.

Landmark Photography generates revenue through one-time project fees for photography sessions and professional services fees for video production and post-production. There are no subscription, licensing, or retainer arrangements disclosed, and the business operates without external funding, subsidiaries, or additional employees beyond the founder. Distribution is entirely direct-to-consumer via the Shopify-based website and social channels (Instagram, LinkedIn), supported by blog content marketing that highlights North East locations. The company holds no patents, trademarks, regulatory licences, or formal certifications, and reports no mergers, acquisitions, or leadership changes.

Name

Landmark Photography

Legal name

LANDMARK-PHOTOGRAPHY-PHOTOGRAPHY

Website

https://landmark-photography.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Landmark Photography is a sole-proprietorship commercial photography business based in Northumberland, UK, operated by founder Mark Peters. It delivers brand, product, jewellery, watch, portrait, and music photography plus video production for SMBs, independent designers, and select enterprise clients across North East England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Photography Sessions: One-time photography sessions for brand, product, music, portrait, jewellery and watch photography. Priced from £50 per hour with additional costs for post-production and props.
2. Video Production: Professional video production services for brand content, promotional materials, and documentary-style films. Movement and sound to complement still photography offerings.
3. Post-Production Services: Image editing and retouching services bundled with photography sessions. 2 hours of post-production typically included at £100 per project.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Landmark Photography is a Northumberland-based commercial photography studio offering brand, product, music, portrait, jewellery and watch photography plus video production services. Sessions are priced from £50 per hour, with post-production and styled shoots typically added on a project basis, and products can be shipped to the home studio for e-commerce-grade imagery.

Product overview

Landmark Photography is a photography services business offering six distinct service offerings: Brand Photography, Music Photography, Portrait Photography, Jewellery Photography, Watch Photography, and Video Production. The core offering centres on professional commercial photography for businesses and artists across Northumberland and the North East of England, with services priced from £50 per hour. Brand and product photography forms the primary business focus, supplemented by specialist niche offerings in luxury jewellery and watch photography backed by over 10 years of industry experience, and live music photography services launched in 2025. Video production capabilities complement the still photography services, enabling delivery of integrated visual content packages for clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Photography Professional brand and product photography services for businesses, capturing product ranges including jewellery, watches, homeware, beauty and fashion items, plus brand-story imagery for websites, social media and marketing campaigns.
• Music Photography Live concert photography and band promotional imagery services across Newcastle and the North East, capturing the energy, atmosphere and raw emotion of performances for emerging artists, touring bands and local venues.
• Portrait Photography Portrait photography using Northumberland's coastal and landscape settings as natural backdrops, exploring subtle expression changes, framing and environment for intimate visual storytelling.
• Jewellery Photography Specialist jewellery product photography with warm, dramatic and bright/fresh styling approaches, capturing intricate details of rings, pendants, necklaces and earrings using carefully selected props, backgrounds and natural elements.
• Watch Photography Professional watch photography including macro detail shots and styled compositions, with expertise in luxury brands such as Rolex, Omega, Cartier, Breitling, IWC and Vacheron Constantin, showcasing craftsmanship and condition.
• Video Production Professional video production services creating dynamic brand videos, promotional content and short films, including behind-the-scenes content, product showcase videos and documentary-style productions for marketing campaigns and social media.

Quantifiable outcome

• Strong, strategic visuals help brands stand out in competitive marketplace
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Lumi: Lumi is a UK-headquartered product photography studio specialising in e-commerce imagery for fashion, beauty, and consumer brands at higher volumes than Landmark's current scale. It's a comparable because both businesses serve brands needing consistent product imagery — but Lumi operates at much larger production scale and volume, functioning more as an incumbent platform.

Direct peers

• Blend Studios: Blend is a UK commercial photography studio serving brands with product, lifestyle, and content imagery. Directly comparable to Landmark Photography: both target UK brands needing brand/product photography, and both offer e-commerce-focused product shoots. Blend operates at a larger team/scale, making it a relevant peer for benchmarking service model and pricing.
• John Steel Photography: John Steel Photography is a UK commercial product photographer with recognised specialisation in jewellery and watches. Directly comparable as the most relevant niche peer: both studios lean on macro and styled imagery for the same target segments (jewellery designers, watch dealers, luxury brands) and both compete for that subset of the UK commercial photography market.
• PropFoto: PropFoto is a UK commercial product photography studio focusing on e-commerce and catalogue imagery for retail brands. It is a direct peer because both studios target the same product/brand photography buyer persona and offer similar core deliverables (still imagery for websites, e-commerce listings, and marketing), but PropFoto has a dedicated studio facility whereas Landmark operates from a home studio.
• The Image Salon: The Image Salon is a long-running UK commercial photography studio offering product, brand, and corporate imagery for businesses across multiple sectors. Comparable because both serve UK brand and product clients with photographer-led service delivery, but The Image Salon runs at much greater scale with a studio model rather than sole-trader operation.
• Heartline Studios: Heartline Studios is a UK commercial photography studio providing brand, product, and content imagery to SMEs and enterprise clients. A direct peer in service offering and customer segments, though operating across broader verticals (food, lifestyle, products) while Landmark is more concentrated in jewellery, watches, and music.
• Christie Goodwin Photography: Christie Goodwin is a UK-based music and concert photographer who has built a portfolio around live performance photography. A relevant peer for Landmark's recently launched music photography vertical: both chase emerging artists and established bands in the UK live scene, both deliver imagery for press releases, social media, and tour documentation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landmark-photographuk
• Instagraminstagram.com/_.mark.peters._

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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