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Photography for The Goldsmiths’ Company – Callum Partridge
In March I was really pleased to be commissioned by The Goldsmiths’ Company to photograph metalsmith Callum Partridge at work in his studio in Stroud for their long form stories platform, Goldsmiths’ Stories. You can read the full feature, Callum Partridge: “Honest. Playful. Serious” by Jonathan Foyle on the Goldsmiths’ Stories site here – it’s a fascinating feature and a wonderful insight into…
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Exhibition: Your Body Belongs to You, Shutter Hub
Shutter Hub’s latest exhibition, YOUR BODY BELONGS TO YOU, opened this week and runs for six months from 18 April – 18 September 2022. Showcasing almost 100 photographers, and over 200 images, YOUR BODY BELONGS TO YOU brings together women and non-binary photographers from around the world in a selected exhibition and promotes the future of…
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Photography for Firstsite – Keep Being Amazing
This year began with a bright, lively, brilliant day photographing the opening event for Firstsite‘s latest exhibition, Keep Being Amazing. Packed full of wonderful activities, the gallery was absolutely buzzing with creatives of all ages, learning how to draw monsters and zombies, create music from light and try out street dance to name just a few, as well…
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A Zine about January 2022
January is always a funny time of year. Generally a bit quiet, it’s when I try to do some of the jobs I should do all the time, but usually come bottom of the list, like updating my website and coming up with plans for contacting potential new clients and collaborators. The website has had…
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Postcards from Europe: Shutter Hub exhibitions at Art at the ARB
Shutter Hub’s Postcards from Europe exhibition opened on 12 January at Art at the ARB at University of Cambridge, and it was wonderful to be able to visit this week to take installation photographs. Alongside Postcards from Europe, a selection of images from Postcards from Great Britain is also on display, marking the 20th and final exhibition in the series of pop-up exhibitions…
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Photography for Historic Royal Palaces – Preparing for Superbloom at The Tower of London
Towards the end of last year I was commissioned by Historic Royal Palaces to photograph a day of workshops with teachers whose schools will be taking part in Superbloom – ‘A stunning display of flower blooms at The Tower of London celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen’. In spring, over 20 million seeds will be sown…
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Photography for Firstsite – Exhibitions, Events & Celebrations at the Art Fund’s Museum of the Year
As someone who loves art and spending times in galleries, I’m really lucky to have Firstsite where I live and even luckier to have them as a client. I’ve mentioned before that it’s one of our favourite places to spend a Saturday, taking in their latest exhibitions and perusing the excellent shop (a brilliant place for presents for all ages!) and it’s…
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Notes on a photograph: 15:28-15:32
On Tuesday morning I wrote my newsletter and for some reason began with “The weather has taken a distinct turn for the wintery here in Essex and I’m doing my best not to get too distracted by every interesting puff of steam or bit of frost catching the low golden sunshine as I work through my processing, though those…
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Photography for Kids in Museums – Takeover Day at the National Archives
I was really pleased to be back photographing for Kids in Museums to document their annual Takeover Day, this year documenting the children taking over The National Archives in Kew. Takeover Day is when museums, galleries, historic homes, archives and heritage sites invite young people in to take over jobs normally done by adults. It was wonderful to see how excited…
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Photography for Hens – Hen Sweatshirts raising money for the British Hen Welfare Trust
A little while ago, my friend Amy asked if I would be interested in helping with a project she was organising to raise money for the British Hen Welfare Trust (BHWT). Amy was working with woman-owned small businesses to design, make and sell a series of hen sweatshirts to raise money for BHWT, and I was happy to be…