Edinburgh event photography by Jonathon Fowler.
During November 2011 I was asked by a former work colleague if I would be interested in some Edinburgh event photography. As this was a fundraising event for several noble causes I was definitely interested. When I found out it would be an all-ticket black-tie dinner event, with 3 boxing matches and a charity auction, I wanted to offer my Edinburgh event photography skills for free.
The event was held at the prestigeous Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, Kirknewton. Around two hundred guests attended this all ticket event. The guests were welcomed with a glass of champagne and invited into the spacious function suite. The centrepiece of the room was a massive boxing ring! The format of the event was a bout of boxing between meal courses. This was capped with a charity auction, included a football signed by the Manchester United football team, a pair of world champion Joe Calzaghe’s boxing gloves and various other sporting memorabilia.
I wasn’t sure what to expect for this Edinburgh event photography. All the boxers are amatuers, so I kind of expected to see lots of pushing and shoving and holding onto the opponent. I couldn’t have been more wrong! These guys went for it big time! As I was providing the Edinburgh event photography service I had one of the best views in the room. I was aloowed to stand on the edge of the ring and took plenty of shots of the action as it unfolded. You can check out lots of the photographs here: Edinburgh event photography – Charity boxing photos
The aim of the night was to raise as much money as possible for the nominated charities. The evening raised over £16,000 for the various charities, a really awesome figure.
I received a copy of the newsletter sent out by one of the charities and was pleased to see some of my photos appearing in print. The guys who did the boxong all suffered on the night, but what got them through was the thought of many deserving people benefitting from the funds.
Well done guys, a great night and some awesome Edinburgh event photography. Below are a couple of pages from one of the charity newletters, showing a few of the photos I shot.
Edinburgh event photography by Jonathon Fowler Wedding & Event Photography