Mighty Aphrodite...A little about Us

Mighty Aphrodite was created in 2004 by photographer Leigh Perkins and his business partner and wife, Zena Snowdon. Leigh has over 20 years experience as a professional photographer and cameraman, working all over Europe, as well as the Caribbean and North America.

Leigh started out as a cruise ship photographer when he was just 18 and has since worked in every photographic field imaginable from weddings, portraiture and PR to commercial, travel and even filming for the Pirelli Calendar.

In 2002 Leigh and Zena decided to build their own studio…literally brick by brick. They did everything themselves - digging the foundations, laying the bricks, putting the roof on (eeek!) and designing and building the curved walls in the studio and bathroom (seemed like a good idea at the time). The studio was mainly used for commercial shoots and makeover portraits until a makeover client asked if we could do something a bit more boudoir-style. Leigh and Zena designed their first boudoir studio set and Mighty Aphrodite was born. The business grew at an astonishing rate and Leigh and Zena decided to completely customise the studio for boudoir photos and nude portraits, designing a range of different sets so their clients would have a choice of different styles.

Leigh and Zena's reputation for boudoir and nude portraits of the highest quality meant that by 2007 they were working at full capacity and needed to expand the team. Samantha Brookes came on board in August 2007 as image editor extraordinaire. In October 2007 an extra office was built on site to house the extended editing suite and to give Leigh and Zena more space for their thriving boudoir studio.

In 2008, Leigh gained the qualification of Licentiate of the British Institute of Professional Photography. He had to undergo an interview and have a panel of twenty images judged by eight of the Fellows of the Institute - scary stuff, but he passed with distinction.

2009 saw a steady stream of media activity for Mighty Aphrodite. Leigh and Zena appeared live on Debbie McGee's BBC Radio show to talk about the rise of Boudoir and Nude Photography. Mighty Aphrodite were asked to provide images for the set of an episode of the BBC drama "Mistresses" which was shown on BBC One in March 2009. Zena was interviewed by The Independent newspaper about Cherie Blair's nude portrait and the British attitude to naked portraits and nudity in general.

With the popularity of boudoir and nude portraits still growing, Mighty Aphrodite are proud to have been one of the pioneers of this amazing, life-changing style of photography. There is no great secret to the success of Mighty Aphrodite - just a passion for creating beautiful sensual images.