London Sports Photographer
Press, Features & Insights
Behind-the-scenes of commissioning & commercial Photography
A place for the bigger story behind the images: Women’s sport campaigns, interviews, press features, award wins and nominations, and case studies from commissioned sports shoots. Expect technical insight on creative process, shoot production and real-world essentials from planning and permissions to licensing, usage and final delivery.
BBC World Service Sports Hour Interview with Shourjo Sarkar
The sports photography industry is still overwhelmingly male. Even as women’s sport gains visibility, the people capturing it remain mostly men. Why? Because there's still an ingrained belief that technical roles like photography belong to men.
In my conversation with Shourjo Sarkar on BBC Sports Hour, we discussed why women need to trust other women to do the job, whether behind the camera, in the editor’s chair, or on the pitch. Women see the game differently, and that perspective is vital in telling authentic sporting stories. Listen in as we break down what needs to change to make real progress.
Force of Nature A Photographic Journey Through Stillness
In a time when the world paused, nature didn’t. ‘Force of Nature’ is a deeply personal and soulful photography project born from lockdown stillness and reconnection to home. Elite London photographer Karen Yeomans turns her lens to frozen wildflowers, each one captured with symbolic weight, beauty, and technical precision. With macro detail and poetic storytelling, this series invites us to find resilience, healing, and belonging in the smallest corners of the natural world.
BBC Women's Sport Show Interview with Jeanette Kwakye
Women’s sports deserve more than just visibility, they deserve to be seen in their full power. Too often, female athletes are photographed through an idealised lens, rather than capturing the raw grit, sweat, and determination that define their performance. In my conversation with Jeanette Kwakye on BBC’s Women’s Sport Show, we explored the impact of authentic sports photography, the challenges of being a female photographer in a male-dominated industry, and why I’m committed to telling these stories as they truly are.
Listen in to hear why having a female perspective behind the lens is crucial in ensuring these stories are told the way they deserve to be.
The Women’s Sport Trust #BeAGameChanger Awards Winner
The Women’s Sport Trust #BeAGameChanger Awards celebrate those pushing boundaries in women’s sport, and in 2018, ‘Standing in the Light ‘ was honoured as Imagery of the Year. This project wasn’t just about photography, it was about changing how female athletes are seen. Recognised alongside trailblazers like Stacey Copeland and the England Women’s Cricket Team, this moment reinforced why we need more women behind the camera to tell these stories authentically.
Shaping the Future of Women’s
Sports Photography
Because women’s sport deserves to be seen with honesty, energy, and respect
I’m Karen Yeomans, a London-based sports photographer specialising in women’s sport, movement and performance. This Press & News page brings together interviews, features and long-form stories that explore what it really takes to photograph elite sport and why representation behind the camera matters.
My work focuses on power, resilience, community and visibility. I photograph female athletes with the same intensity, craft and editorial intention historically reserved for men’s sport, creating imagery that feels real, cinematic and human.
If you're researching women's sport photography, looking for a sports photographer in London, or commissioning a campaign shoot, these features offer a clear window into my approach and values. You can also explore my movement and yoga photography, read what clients say or get in touch to discuss a brief.