Learn to tell your story brilliantly. We run training courses in smartphone filmmaking and photography, interview skills, writing, how to plan ethical storytelling, and more.
Collaboration and co-creation is our passion. With words, photos and film we help you and your communities create inspiring stories that bring your work and messages to life.
Whether you are a seasoned storytelling organisation or just starting out, we can help you review your current activities and develop the best strategy for your story gathering.
We have transformed the brand photography for Royal Trinity Hospice, and made a film that helped them raise a record-breaking amount. In the film opposite you can hear Polly Balsom talking about why they invest in photography and film, and what it is like to work with us. To read about more of our work, click the button below.
“Catherine was an uplifting and collaborative person to work with from the outset. As well as bringing her storytelling mastery to the conversation, she really listened to our specific organisational need and helped me to design an internal series of training courses that built capability and confidence in our frontline team.”
Chloe Smee
Senior Programme Manager
“I am so pleased we chose Mile 91. Planning before the shoot was really helpful – exploring our objectives for the day, discussing our location and how the day should run to ensure we got the most from the shoot. Ben was excellent. He was brilliant at making people feel at ease. We didn’t feel rushed and yet managed to get a huge range of images. Our photos are natural, warm and really reflect our work.”
Jenn Hall
Head of Fundraising
“Being able to work with Mile 91 again was an absolute pleasure. We were so thrilled with our videos from previous years, we wanted them back as soon as we could. This time, it was exciting to work with our young carers from the start. They were involved in all the planning, including the types of videos they wanted to create, what their messaging would be and how they want their viewers to feel. It's safe to say the brief was very much fulfilled! For the young people to see what's involved behind the scenes and for us witness a passion being ignited for media in real-time was overwhelmingly inspiring and I am so happy that we were able to achieve such a profound project with Mile 91. Thank you!”
Leanne Wall
Participation Manager
“CW+ has worked with Mile 91 for more than 10 years, and they continue to be an important part of how we tell our story. As the official charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust, it's vital that we have powerful, emotive imagery to shine a light on the people at the heart of our work – the patients, families and NHS staff. Ben is really easy to work with – he’s efficient, understands the brief, and is brilliant at building trust and rapport with everyone he photographs. That makes a huge difference, especially in sensitive hospital environments. For us, good photography isn’t a ‘nice to have’ – it’s what brings our campaigns to life. It helps people connect, empathise and, ultimately, give. Working with a photographer who can capture those real, human moments is absolutely worth the investment.”
Polly Fox
Head of Communications and Marketing
“Mile 91 is always great to work with, they take charge of the planning process with internal stakeholders which helps out with workload of our marketing team. They really research what the service is, what the aims and outcomes are and can always flex to meet our needs as a client. They are diligent and organised when it comes to the shoot days and with the vast experience they have within the charity sector, they will adapt as needed.”
Sam Mashhadi
Marketing Manager
“As well as meeting the key requirements of our brief, delivering a detailed story audit and helping us to identify content gaps, Catherine and Sarah provided a wealth of thoughtful analysis to help us reflect on our approach to storytelling. As a result of the project, we have data, insights and recommendations that we refer to regularly, and these are continuing to shape our approach.”
Rachel Crews
Communications Manager
Some of the organisations we’ve worked with in the last year.
