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Essence of the Entrepreneur 2007

The photographer: Perou

If you are one of the lucky winners, renowned photographer Perou will be coming to visit you in your working environment to shoot your business and capture the essence of your entrepreneurial skills.

Perou is a renowned celebrity photographer who has photographed everyone from Coldplay and U2 through to Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst, David Beckham and the Spice Girls as well as US stars such as Jay-Z, Missy Elliott and Marilyn Manson.

A former butler, Perou has worked on high-profile fashion campaigns for Vivienne Westwood, shooting her two most recent campaigns and has shot covers and features for Vogue, GQ, Arena, Dazed and Confused, Q, Mojo and the US magazine Entertainment Weekly, amongst others.

In 2004, Perou appeared in a BBC documentary profiling his photography in Africa and more recently he has appeared as one of the expert panel of judges on the Channel 5 series "Make Me A Supermodel." In addition he was recently nominated for a Grammy for the Marilyn Manson tour rockumentary 'God is in the TV', which he directed.

A former picture editor of "Dazed and Confused" magazine, Perou graduated from the University of Westminster in 1994, with a BA Hons degree in Photography, Film and Video Arts.

When he's not photographing celebrities, he's often photographing other interesting individuals living alternative lifestyles, outside the mainstream that surrounds them.