A leading Visual Artist, Photographer/Film maker, Graphic Designer & Social Entrepreneur with a creative footprint which spans commercial events, business, music videos, live music concerts and festivals. My portfolio extends to documenting international bands like Sonic Youth to UK cultural organisations Notting Hill Carnival, with work published in:Evening Standard Play Music Stuttgarter NachrichtenWallpaper Bangkok Broad collections of my visual art have been exhibited the UK and Internationally and featured in the following Shows/Venues:Wandsworth Open House Trinidad High Commission OXO Tower Barge House -African and African Caribbean Design Diaspora (AACDD) Initiative Founded by British European Design Group in partnership with London Design Festival. International Contemporary Furniture Fair - New YorkDwell Home Show - Los AngelesUKTI British Business Embassy- Lancaster House Find out more about my visual artwork and photography projects here www.michaelmappphotography.co.uk A Social Entrepeneur & Creative Community Activist working across local communities to address poverty, health and wellbeing experienced by socio- economic disadvantaged groups. A leader with a social change mindset led me to establish Urban Studio Sessions (U.S.S), not for profit Community organisation established in 2017 now registered C.I.C. which successfully coaches children, young people and adults to skateboard and inline skate in addition enabling greater engagement in the arts through social programmes. Urban Studio Sessions has a great track record across London boroughs which includes Wandsworth, Kingston, Kensington, Chelsea, Merton, Hammersmith, Fulham, Lambeth, Greenwich and Southwark. We have built great networks and partnerships including with Skateboard GB with U.S.S approved and recognised under this body. We work with a number of partner schools, charities and local councils. You can find out more about our work or enquire how to get involved www.urbanstudiosessions.co.uk I am interested in connecting with likeminded individuals who are keen to collaborate to create and produce pioneering work.