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Promo photography: Wise Woman’s EP Artwork
In the autumn I had the absolute joy of working with amazing feisty folk band Wise Woman to create band promo portraits for their brand new EP and upcoming tour. Blending ancient folk traditions with a bold contemporary flair, Wise Woman arrives with a heady collision of lush vocal harmonies, cinematic strings and 90s girl…
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Notes on my DYCP: Reflections on Developing My Creative Practice
In November 2023 I was awarded a Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) grant from Arts Council England. It was a huge privilege to receive and something I still can’t quite believe now. As a freelancer it’s easy to get consumed with the day-to-day and taking time to work on learning new skills and experiment with…
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HOME / WORK Project: Beverley Garrod
Home / Work is a project documenting people who work from home/live where they work. It’s a project I started in 2016 when I was meeting people running a wide range of fascinating businesses from their homes. I am interested in how people create these workspaces and how the lines between home and work are…
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Portrait Photography: A Personal Commission
Recently my sister asked me to take some photographs at a significant time for her and her baby. It felt very special to capture this moment with her and I’m pleased to share one of my favourite images here. A brilliant Associate Professor, writer and wonderful mum, I hope the photos give a glimpse of…
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Notes on October
October was busy. I got some test shots on 120 film back from AG Photolab, there was a good balance of different jobs (some in places with good views of London), though sadly I can’t really share them just yet, which makes a photo blog challenging. I saw 2 excellent rainbows, visited the sea twice…
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Notes on recent things
It was a funny old summer. Mostly I quietly worked away on my DYCP, built this new website and applied many layers of paint to the the summerhouse we put together in the spring. We spent a wonderful week exploring Copenhagen and Stockholm, where we had the most delicious food, saw beautiful places and walked…
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Photography for The Leathersellers’ Company – Jasneet Singh
Earlier in the year I was really pleased to work with writer Fiona Thompson again to take photographs to accompany another piece she was writing for the Leathersellers’ Company. The article, ‘Building the Dream, From the Ground Up: The Journey From Kabul to UCL‘, which you can read on the Leathersellers’ site, features Civil Engineering undergraduate student…
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EXHIBITION: SUMMER OPEN EXHIBITION AT THE MINORIES
I’m really pleased to be exhibiting a piece in the Summer Open Exhibition at The Minories gallery in Colchester. Featuring artworks by over 200 artists from across the UK and in a variety of media, the exhibition is taking over the entire Minories building until Sunday 11 August 2024. Make sure you visit if you can –…
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PHOTOGRAPHY FOR FIRSTSITE: LUNAR LULLABIES, A NEW CAFÉ & THE ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
In June I had a couple of lovely commissions at Firstsite. I photographed the opening of Lunar Lullabies, their latest exhibition, took some updated photographs of the foyer area with its brand new café and captured a lively day of activity with the BBC Antiques Roadshow being filmed on the Berryfield Lawn. Exploring space and science, Lunar Lullabies is inspired by Jane Taylor’s…
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PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE ENGLISH GARDEN MAGAZINE: RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW 2024
This week it was time for the annual RHS Chelsea Flower Show and it was really lovely to photograph for The English Garden Magazine again. It’s always a day filled with plenty of buzz, discussion of which gardens will win and predictions of what trends will follow it. Oh and lots of wondering whether I recognise that person from…