Woman floating underwater in a cenote at Dos Ojos, Quintana Roo

DOS OJOS, QUINTANA ROO, Mexico

Matthew Thompson, NHS doctor & photographer

Portrait, underwater & healthcare, from Milton Keynes, UK.

Portrait photographed by Matthew Thompson

Portraits

Editorial portraits, models and professional headshots.

Underwater portrait photographed in open water

Underwater

Pools, cenotes and open water, shot on a single breath.

NHS worker photographed in hospital

Healthcare & the NHS

The pandemic project, the paediatrics proposal and my CV.

Hi, I’m Matthew. I photograph people on land & under water, and I work as a doctor in the NHS. Collecting stories, I photograph inspiring people pushing boundaries. My portraits capture the brilliance of humans and the world around them, from underwater to surgical theatre.

Contact

Medicine

MBChB, GP specialty trainee

Earlier

MA International Business
BSc Forensic Science & Human Biology

Photographing since

2008, Milton Keynes

Also

Freediver, former drone examiner

NHS staff portrait from Humans of the Pandemic

Humans of the Pandemic

Portraits and thoughts from 67 staff in ICU, A&E, maternity, the mortuary and many more roles at NHS George Eliot Hospital during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Esther Abrami photographed underwater and on land

Esther Abrami

A violinist, photographed underwater and among daffodils, over two amazing hours.

Child and clinician in a paediatric primary care setting

Paediatrics in Primary Care

My proposal for a new speciality doctor role, bringing paediatric expertise into general practice.

© Matthew Thompson 2026.

Milton Keynes, UK.

Trading as Lutra Ventures Ltd (17312196),

© Matthew Thompson 2026.

Milton Keynes, UK.

Trading as Lutra Ventures Ltd (17312196),

© Matthew Thompson 2026.

Milton Keynes, UK.

Trading as Lutra Ventures Ltd (17312196),