2000
Venture founded as a franchise business with backing from Kodak. The business opens its first gallery-style studio in 2000 and begins revolutionising the family portrait photography industry in the United Kingdom.
2001
The business goes from strength to strength, opening its 26th studio in Marlow, UK. A high-tech production facility is installed this year in its Cheshire-based head office.
2002
43 studios throughout the UK now operate under the Venture brand.
2003
The Venture network expands to 50 studios.
2004
Venture opens its first overseas studio in Dublin, Ireland. All Venture studios converted to embrace digital photography.
2005
Second studio opens in Northern Ireland, creating a successful and far-reaching brand across the United Kingdom.
2006
Hong Kong studio is opened. This same year, Venture is awarded ‘Superbrand’ status, further enriching the company's established position as the leading choice in family portraiture.
2007
Venture opens its first studio in the USA. Based in Connecticut, this studio successfully launches the brand into North American while providing a consistent photographic experience to that of the UK market. Hong Kong successfully launches its third studio.
2008
Venture is recognised as Franchisee of the Year, by the British Franchise Association, highlighting the ‘outstanding business acumen, passion and achievement of [this] franchise business across the UK’.
2009
The millionth Venture customer is photographed.
2010
Venture celebrates a decade of photographic excellence with a Gala Dinner in London and unveils the new brand campaign and brand slogan: The Most Important Story ever told… YOURS.
Today, Venture Photography has now over 55 studios, spanning three continents with 50 studios in the UK, 3 in Hong Kong and an ever-expanding US market including studios in New Jersey, Connecticut and Minnesota.
The Future
Venture Photography’s mission is to continue to supply a unique, fun and valuable family photographic experience to consumers across the globe and ensure that we continue to be the destination for customers to tell… the Most Important Story… Theirs… by capturing it in a Venture Photograph.
Venture Photography Fast Facts
- Venture is a product, service and experience - all rolled into one
- A Venture portrait is bespoke, personal and like nothing else
- The photographic studio session is a one-hour, fun-filled experience
- Venture is a team of talented photographers, designers and interiors experts
- Venture’s hand-crafted frames transform photography into personal pieces of contemporary art
- Venture’s creative consultant is furniture and interior designer, Simon Pengelly.
- Famous Venture clients include Frankie Dettori, Lorraine Kelly, Jo Whiley, Sharon Davies, Rio Ferdinand, Angela Griffin and Peter Schmeichel
- Research has proved that having positive family images in the home benefits the emotional health and confidence of children.
- Venture has photographed pet dogs, cats, goats, snakes and even a tame sheep!
Helping to protect our environment
Forest Stewardship council is a non-profit organisation that audits the chain of custody from the tree right through to the point of consumer purchase or receipt.
As part of our new Venture Photography's brand values, we are making an extra effort to care for our environment. We want to ensure all our brochure printing processes are as ecologically friendly as possible without compromising quality and service. This is why we have taken extra care in selecting paper sourced only from sustainable forests for all our newly branded collateral.
In addition, we have carefully selected our new supplier who holds the FSC accreditation.