Surendhar Venkatesan - Founder & Lead Photographer / Videographer

Summary

Visual storyteller with 5 years of production experience spanning weddings, brand films, sports broadcasts, political campaigns, and social-first content. Built a photography studio from zero to £20K annual revenue while studying full-time. Holds an MSc in Digital Marketing — meaning every shot is framed with commercial intent, not just aesthetics. I don't just deliver beautiful content; I deliver content that performs.

Overview

5

years of professional experience

1

Certification

Work history

Founder & Lead Photographer / Videographer

Studio Destiny

Chennai

2019.09 - 2024.09

Bootstrapped a full-service photography and videography studio to ~£20,000 annual revenue with zero external funding — managing client acquisition, shoot direction, post-production, and delivery end-to-end.
Covered 50+ weddings across Tamil Nadu: directing large wedding parties, managing on-site logistics across multi-day events, and delivering complete photo galleries + cinematic highlight films on schedule.
Produced broadcast-quality player intro videos for the Junior Badminton League; content accumulated 24M+ streams across Eurosport and JioCinema — high-pressure deliverables built for platform-scale distribution.
Deployed aerial (drone) videography for the DMK Tamil Nadu State Election Campaign (2021) — a 40-day, high-intensity production commissioned by a national campaigning consultancy; candidate won with a 22,000+ vote majority.
Directed and produced a brand film for Titan Leather Works Pvt Ltd, a global supplier to Levi’s, Columbia Sportswear, VF Corp, and PVH — capturing factory operations for international B2B marketing.
Created social-first visual content (reels, carousels, stories) for 10+ fashion designers and small businesses, driving 30–50% growth in Instagram reach and generating measurable inbound lead enquiries.

Education

MSc - Digital Marketing

University of Greenwich

London, UK

9 2024 - 9 2025

B.Sc. - Visual Communication

University of Madras

Chennai, India

6 2019 - 6 2021

Skills

Camera operation and videography
Studio and natural light photography
Multi-camera event coverage
Wedding and commercial photography

On-location direction
Adobe Premier Pro
Photoshop editing and retouching

Websites