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London Portrait Photography with Sayce Holmes-Lewis, Founder of Mentivity

Aug 7
2 min read

This portrait photoshoot with Sayce has been a long time coming!

A few years ago I photographed Natalie during a portrait session in Notting Hill, London. Natalie is now married to Sayce, and we stayed in touch ever since that shoot. Last year, she gifted him a portrait session for his birthday, and at long last, at the start of this year, we finally got to create these portraits together.


Sayce is the founder of Mentivity, a London-based youth mentoring organisation. For over nine years, Mentivity supports children and young people through mentoring, group sessions, and education-focused programmes, especially those facing exclusion, mental health challenges, or other barriers. They were named National Mentoring Programme of the Year in 2019 and picked up a BET Global Good Award in 2025 for its impact on youth and community work.

Alongside his work as a mentor and activist, Sayce is also just an all-round great guy to spend time with, and it showed in every frame.

We shot these indoors in a studio in London and the light gods were on our side that day! Despite giving me the general "I am awkward" speech that everyone gives me before their first photoshoot, Sayce was brilliant! So easy to work with and natural. My whole approach to portrait photography is that it should not feel like work to you! It should feel as easy as possible when someone sticks a camera in your face. And I think we achieved that!

If you're looking for a portrait photographer in London who can witness you just as you are, get in touch to book your own session. Whether it's a personal portrait, a gift for someone special or portraits you use for work but aren't soulless - I'd love to help you create those.


 
 
 

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