Flavia Catena

Events

Capturing spontaneous moments at every event

Since the beginning of my photography career, I’ve been captivated by the dynamic energy of conferences, behind-the-scenes moments, and parties. What fascinates me most is the spontaneity these occasions offer.

In event photography, time stands still for a fraction of a second, preserving an expression or interaction that can’t be posed or recreated. While this holds true across all photography, it’s especially crucial at events, where genuine reactions happen once and never again.

My passion lies in observing these fleeting moments and giving my clients an authentic, timeless documentation of their event, exactly as it happened. If you’re looking for a London event photographer covering parties, conferences, and events across London and Oxford, get in touch and we can talk it through.

Dancers spaced across a dark stage marked out with lines of light
Exhibitors raising bottles for a photograph on a trade fair stand
Three people seen from behind watching a ceremony, black and white photograph
Two people talking over bottles at a wine tasting stand
Dancer bending backwards in a pool of light on a dark stage
Candlelit dinner table with a plated course, seen close
Delegate reading through papers in a leather armchair
Guest in a fur collar on an Oxford street, black and white photograph
Two pairs of dancers lifting and turning under coloured beams
Bottles of sparkling wine chilling in a bowl of ice
Dancers holding each other upright at the front of a dark stage
Cyclist passing a figure in a dark coat on cobbles, black and white photograph
Empty painted hall laid out with round tables before a dinner
Exhibitor pouring a taste at a wine fair stand
Guests in black tie talking and laughing in a stone hall, black and white photograph
Vintage police car on a Cambridge street during a film shoot, black and white photograph
Four guests in evening dress with drinks in a colonnade
Two people talking at a wine producer's trade stand
Guests laughing at a dinner table, black and white photograph
Guest waiting alone in a hotel lounge before an event
Man with a bicycle and a woman crossing a street, black and white photograph
Guest photographing three friends in evening dress in a courtyard
Guests standing and talking around a laid dinner table at a ball
Guest sitting on a white sofa at an event, papers in her lap
Couple in evening dress in the Painted Hall at Greenwich
Man in a wool coat on a city street, black and white photograph
Model on a runway in a vaulted hall, audience seated along the sides
Dancer's skirt flaring as she turns backstage
Two guests raising their drinks at the bar, black and white photograph
Guest in a tan jacket laughing as glasses are handed round at a dinner
Speaker addressing a small audience in a bright room
Man with a rucksack walking past college railings, black and white photograph
Performer in a black feathered headdress and cape backstage
Models in feathered headdresses waiting backstage
Speaker on stage at a business school conference, title slide behind him
Speaker presenting a keynote in front of a projected title slide
Models in blue fringed dresses waiting backstage
Model in a sequinned jacket against a wall, black and white photograph
Delegates talking over coffee at a conference stand
Delegate taking notes in a lecture theatre
Row of pendant necklaces hanging on display
Two guests embracing beside a framed poster at a private view
Award being presented and a hand shaken at a ceremony
Model in a black feathered hat and ruffled dress in a doorway
Delegates shaking hands over coffee at a conference
Jewellery maker standing beside her display of earrings
Speaker on stage at the Social Impact Careers Conference, audience seated in front
Dresser fitting a wire headpiece on a model backstage, black and white photograph
Speaker addressing a room, gesturing mid-sentence
Model on the runway in layered beaded necklaces
Two people talking in a panelled hall, black and white photograph
Performer getting ready at a cluttered dressing table, black and white photograph
Speaker at a lectern beside a projected slide
Presenter in sunglasses standing under stage lights, arms folded
Guest holding a glass in conversation, black and white photograph
Group of award winners with their plaques, seated for a photograph
Audience listening in a lecture hall, black and white photograph
Model having her hand painted backstage before a show
Guests tasting at a table, black and white photograph
Conference audience watching a presentation in a panelled hall