TO Oxford’s gig-goers and art lovers he was a vibrant go-getter, full of life, talent and ambition.

To his family, he was ‘just Rishi’ – their beautiful, caring, and occasionally annoying, brother and son.

Twenty-year-old Rishi Mullett-Sadones, of Florence Park, Cowley, died on Tuesday, March 1.

The young photographer, who was studying at London College of Communication and had recently snapped models at the prestigious London Fashion Week, was found dead at his term time home in Finsbury Park, North London.

His death is not being treated as suspicious.

Mr Mullett-Sadones leaves his parents Jacky and Michel Sadones, twin brother Josh, brothers Christophe, 40, and Joseph, 24, and sisters Gabrielle,15, and Eloise, 13.

Mrs Sadones looked back on her son’s short but full life.

She said: “Rishi and Josh were born nine weeks premature, and just as he came into this life early, he has left it too early. He was lovable, loving, cheeky, occasionally annoying.

“Everything he did, had to be the very best. He was just Rishi.”

Mr Sadones added: “As a son he was full of light, he was life itself.

“He was a beautiful boy. Oxford was his territory. He was a king here.

“His brother Josh never wanted to walk through town with him because it took hours, as Rishi was stopped by everyone he knew.”

A former pupil of Wheatley Park School, according to his parents he was single handedly responsible for getting the school to run a photography A-Level by constantly nagging teachers.

Mr Mullett-Sadones was also a familiar face on Oxfordshire’s art and music circuit, and was the founder of art group Creative Collective, which he set up as a platform for other young artists to get their work shown in galleries across Oxford and in London. His last two exhibitions proved so successful that the Jam Factory, in Park End Street, promptly asked to stage the third.

The exhibition was called Home, Again, by Mr Mullett-Sadones, who at the time said he picked the name to convey the sense of relief at returning to Oxford after months away in London.

Friends and colleagues of Mr Mullett-Sadones remember him with boundless energy and inspiration. East Oxford’s Ovada Gallery, where he was part of a youth arts panel, said: “Rishi was an extremely talented photographer and also worked relentlessly to provide opportunities for young artists in Oxford.

“We are already making plans to ensure that this important work continues in his memory.”

Friend and work associate Drew Brammer, of East Oxford, said: “He was a real talent, someone who I was drawn to, and someone I’m going to miss forever.”

Seb Law, online editor of Notion Magazine for whom Mr Mullett-Sadones covered the London Fashion Week, said: “His boundless enthusiasm, natural photographic talent and impossible-not-to-like personality were a major asset to the magazine, and he made an unforgettable impact on us in the six months that we worked with him.

“I worked with him closely and he was absolutely brilliant.

“I had no doubts that he would be one of those people who succeed in life – professionally and personally.

“I’m shocked and deeply saddened by the death of someone with such potential as Rishi, and he will be massively missed as a great team member, fantastic photographer and above all, a brilliant friend.”

The funeral will be held at Oxford Crematorium on Wednesday, at 2.15pm. The family has asked for donations to Helen and Douglas House, instead of flowers.