Karen Yeomans

Karen Yeomans Sports, Fitness and Wellbeing Photographer

Karen Yeomans is an award-winning London sports and commercial photographer specialising in fitness, movement and lifestyle imagery. She creates authentic, documentary-led work for sports brands, advertising agencies and editorial clients across London and the UK. From women’s sport and rugby to yoga and movement, Karen delivers powerful action photography and professional portraits for campaigns,

brand storytelling and press commissions. Available for commercial commissions, brand campaigns and editorial assignments in London, across the UK and internationally.

FRIENDS FOREVER • Tomorrow we say goodbye to a dear friend.Robert was one of those rare people who made you feel safe, u...
27/05/2026

FRIENDS FOREVER • Tomorrow we say goodbye to a dear friend.

Robert was one of those rare people who made you feel safe, understood and cared for. He was loyal, kind, funny, fiercely protective, generous and deeply empathetic. He worked hard, played hard, loved dogs, loved photography, and cared so much about being a good person. He had this amazing ability to really listen. You always felt heard, not half-listened to but properly understood.

We used to joke that if neither of us ended up with a partner, we would get a house together, with our own little flats on either side and a puppy sanctuary in the middle. It was funny, but it also said everything about our friendship. There was so much ease between us. So much trust. We just got each other.

We could talk for hours about photography, lighting, work, dogs, life and everything in between. When I had a big job and needed someone beside me who knew exactly how I worked, understood me completely, and would always have my back, Rob would take a day’s holiday and come and assist me. That was Rob. Loyal, generous, dependable and always there. Travelling and working together was easy because we were so alike in the ways that mattered. And thankfully, Rob was as clean and tidy as me.

Since he passed, there hasn’t been a day where something hasn’t reminded me of him. I still find myself wanting to send him something, tell him something, or hear what he would have said. In small ways, I still feel like he is looking out for me, because that is what he always did.

Rob was so loved. I’m not sure he ever fully knew just how loved he was, or how much he meant to the people lucky enough to know him.

Most of all, I want to say thank you. Thank you, Rob, for your friendship, your kindness, your loyalty, your humour, your heart, and for being one of the most special people to come into my life.

I wish I had more time with him. I wish I had seen him more in recent months. But more than anything, I am so grateful I had him in my life at all.

He was one in a million, and I will miss him forever 💔

DUPE • fake brand, real point. I recently photographed something a little controversial, very funny with a powerful poin...
12/05/2026

DUPE • fake brand, real point. I recently photographed something a little controversial, very funny with a powerful point.

Mumumelon: a fake activewear brand created by .speaks.louder and Serious People to give a small nudge on fashion, sustainability and accountability.

It made people laugh first.
Then the deeper point stayed with you.

For me, this was about being a small part in a much bigger idea. Making work that supports things I care about: clever, purposeful, sharp, and more than just making pretty pictures.

I care deeply about the planet, the creatures we share it with, and try to run my own photography practice with as much awareness as I can.

Sometimes the small choices feel tiny.

But together, they are not nothing.
They are intention.
They are care.
They are a refusal to look away.

Full story behind the images is now on my press page 🔗 link in bio.

Team credits:
Campaign: Action Speaks Louder, Serious People
Website: mumumelon.co
Creative Director: Oli Frost
Talent: .x 
Production: Ruth Newton
Make-up Artist: 
Photography: Karen Yeomans

PLAY IS PART OF THE WORK • Amazing couple of days at St George’s Park with Canon UK. ⚽️📷This week I was invited to Canon...
25/04/2026

PLAY IS PART OF THE WORK • Amazing couple of days at St George’s Park with Canon UK. ⚽️📷

This week I was invited to Canon’s Pro Sports Day, a brilliantly organised event bringing together a small group of professional sports photographers to test kit properly in the field. And honestly, what a joy.

It’s rare for us as photographers to get time to step out of delivery mode, hang out with each other, compare notes, experiment, play, and remember why we get those butterflies around cameras in the first place.

I spent time testing the Canon R1 with the RF 400mm f/2.8 and the new RF 100-300mm f/2.8, and there were definitely a few “oh wow” moments. Some of the assist features genuinely gave me that little spark of excitement you get when technology opens up new creative possibilities.

Huge thank you to the team for such a generous, thoughtful couple of days, and to and the wider Canon UK team for all the advice, support and good energy.

And of course, thank you to Academy for being excellent while we put everything through its paces.

Even when this work is serious, technical and demanding, it feels so good to feel the fun and excitement of trying something new.

BUILDING SITE → BRAND • Making something out of nothing has always fascinated me.
Do you also love watching a driven per...
24/03/2026

BUILDING SITE → BRAND • Making something out of nothing has always fascinated me.
Do you also love watching a driven person take the seed of an idea and turn it into something real?

When I first met Adriana, Sol Centre was still mid-build: dust, tools, unfinished walls but her vision was already clear. A North London wellness space designed for belonging, connection and care.

What made this project so enjoyable was trust. Adriana truly got the value of pre-production: planning as care, clarity as kindness, and collaboration as the fastest route to imagery that feels honest, cohesive and genuinely usable.

If you’re launching a studio, wellness space, or movement-led brand and want visuals that feel (and work beautifully across web + social + press), I’ve made a Visual Brief Guide you can download via the link in my bio to this story in the full case study on my site.

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WOMEN BEING SEEN • Today is International Women’s Day I’m proud to be part of the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) Women...
08/03/2026

WOMEN BEING SEEN • Today is International Women’s Day I’m proud to be part of the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) Women in Photography initiative: The 40% Project, a national portrait series marking a historic moment in UK politics: 40% of MPs are now women.

For my contribution, I photographed the UK’s Minister for Sport, a role that sits right at the intersection of participation, access, and representation.

During our shoot we spoke about visibility, not only for women on the pitch, but for the people shifting the narrative of how sport is seen: the makers, organisers, and storytellers behind the scenes. Because representation has to include who gets commissioned, who gets trusted, and who gets paid fairly to do the work.

Today feels like the right moment to share this portrait and to keep pushing for a creative industry (and a sporting culture) that’s genuinely inclusive.

✨ Explore the project:

THE WORK BEHIND THE WORK • What does it really take to photograph the Women’s Rugby World Cup?Beyond the highlights, the...
26/02/2026

THE WORK BEHIND THE WORK • What does it really take to photograph the Women’s Rugby World Cup?

Beyond the highlights, the atmosphere and the final score, there’s a story about access, commitment and sustainability, especially for women behind the camera.

I’ve just shared a new article reflecting on my experience photographing the Rugby World Cup 2025, including some of my favourite images and the realities behind making the work.

Grateful to for commissioning the project,
and to for supporting it with the tools to do it properly.

🔗 If you’re curious, the link’s in my bio

28/01/2026

PRACTICE & PURPOSE • I first found Iyengar yoga during a time when my body wasn’t doing what I needed it to. That practice became a way of listening, learning, and staying connected. So stepping into Iyengar Yoga London, a light-filled, hidden space in Maida Vale, felt really familiar.

This shoot wasn’t about perfect shapes or performance. It was about real practice, focus, precision, community, and the joy that lives inside the work. It was an absolute joy to work with some of my favourite teachers and friends.

More thoughts on the shoot, and why understanding a practice from the inside matters
🔗 link in bio
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💫 .salaris_iyengaryoga

PRACTICE & PURPOSE • I first found Iyengar yoga during a time when my body wasn’t doing what I needed it to. That practi...
28/01/2026

PRACTICE & PURPOSE • I first found Iyengar yoga during a time when my body wasn’t doing what I needed it to. That practice became a way of listening, learning, and staying connected. So stepping into Iyengar Yoga London, a light-filled, hidden space in Maida Vale, felt really familiar.

This shoot wasn’t about perfect shapes or performance. It was about real practice, focus, precision, community, and the joy that lives inside the work. It was an absolute joy to work with some of my favourite teachers and friends.

More thoughts on the shoot, and why understanding a practice from the inside matters
🔗 link in bio
📍
💫 .salaris_iyengaryoga

WSPA FINALIST • Really happy to share that one of my images from the Women’s Rugby World Cup bronze final (France v New ...
16/12/2025

WSPA FINALIST • Really happy to share that one of my images from the Women’s Rugby World Cup bronze final (France v New Zealand) has been selected as a finalist in the World Sports Photography Awards 🏉✨

This one feels a little funny to post, as I’ve been quietly sitting on a huge archive from the World Cup. I photographed 13 matches, travelled from Sunderland to Brighton, and shot over 70,000 frames, while producing a 20-page feature on the spirit of the tournament for Rugby Journal, published in October.

Since then, I’ve been taking time to properly sit with the work, figuring out what I want to say with these images, what best captures the joy, intensity and meaning of the tournament, and how my own contribution to women’s rugby fits together as a body of work.

It’s a big archive, and I’m not quite ready to share it all yet. But having this image recognised feels like a nudge to start opening that door. More to come, when it’s ready.

Thank you to and for the continued belief and support. And of course to all the players, fans and event organisers who lit up the tournament.

PADLE ENERGY • The moment I walked into Padel Hub North London, the energy hit me: laughter across accents, music pumpin...
09/12/2025

PADLE ENERGY • The moment I walked into Padel Hub North London, the energy hit me: laughter across accents, music pumping, players of all ages and backgrounds competing side by side. Inclusive, social, dynamic, everything I love documenting in sport.

I found myself crouching into corners, threading my lens through tiny gaps in the glass, catching reflections, reactions and the in-between moments that make a story feel alive.

The full behind-the-lens story is live on my website
🔗 link in bio. Would love you to have a read ✨

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