A New Photography Business in Whitstable Hoping to Capture Your Interest

We were recently featured in Whitstable Times for the opening of our Photography Gallery Studio & Training Facility in Whitstable. The following is the article:

“A new gallery and photography business has opened in Whitstable.

Light and Imagination in the High Street is providing product, wedding, event and corporate photography services. And from January next year, there will also be training courses for budding enthusiasts.

Owners Andreea Paciu and Matt Arnold, who share a passion for photography, are also exhibiting their work at the venue.

Ms Paciu of Regent Street said: “We both are photography enthusiasts and have pursued it as a hobby all our lives pretty much. We now are keen to share our skills with people of the town.”

The couple, who have invested £40,000 in the business, have diverse education and career backgrounds – philosophy, engineering, management consultancy and teaching.

But their common passion for photography brought them together five years ago. They travelled the world together clicking snaps, before deciding to put their passion at the core of their business.

And after having lived at several places including London, they made Whitstable their home three years ago after falling in love with the ‘ethos of the place’.

They now see a long-term future in the ‘lovely’ town.

Ms Paciu added: “It has a tight local community, lots of independent shops and businesses. And as a couple opening a business, we hope it’s the right thing for the town.”

The gallery will open from Friday to Sunday and the studio will be available throughout the week. And the couple are willing to travel across Kent and to London for work promising ‘original and creative’ pieces of work with every job they get.

The 41-year-old added: “Our want to deliver tailored photography services to clients. We have made an emotional and financial investment in it and are very optimistic about the future. We hope that our effort will be well received.”

The couple have put their images and print on display – costing between £60 to £490 – and are inviting people to drop in, have a look and give them their feedback.

She added: “We are in our first year of business and it would be really good to know what people really want.”