Tag: PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
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PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ARTISTS: JOBAN GILL AT THE MINORIES
Joban Gill is a mixed-media artist creating narrative works of art through layering images and mediums. Her work focusses on the human form but the environments she creates for them are always evolving. In September Joban’s solo exhibition ‘It’s All a Blur’ at The Minories in Colchester invited viewers into a space where memories lived…
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ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR LAWSON PLANNING PARTNERSHIP: CHARTERED TOWN PLANNERS
Earlier this year I was commissioned by Lawson Planning Partnership (LPP), a chartered town planning company based in Colchester, Essex, to create new photographs for the brand new website they were having built by Little Website Co. as part of their 20th anniversary celebrations. LPP have worked on some fascinating projects and I really enjoyed…
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Photography for The Leathersellers’ Company – Wilderness Foundation
Earlier in the year I was really pleased to be commissioned by The Leathersellers’ Company to accompany writer Ellie Broughton to the Wilderness Foundation in Essex. I was photographing to illustrate an article they were putting together that explores how the Wilderness Foundation and another charity, Dandelion Time, use nature to address adverse childhood experiences and…
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Photography for The Goldsmiths’ Company – Fred Rich
A while ago I had a lovely commission from The Goldsmiths’ Company to photograph Fred Rich, one of Britain’s most dynamic and exciting art enamellers, at work in his studio. These images can now be seen in a wonderful feature by Janice Hosegood, ‘Precious Botanicals – drawing inspiration and abstraction from the natural world‘, which you…
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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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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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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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Photography for The Leathersellers’ Company – The Class Ceiling exhibition portraits
In February I was really pleased to work with writer Fiona Thompson to take photographs to illustrate a piece she was writing on social mobility for the Leathersellers’ Company. The article, which you can read on the Leathersellers’ site, looks at ‘The Class Ceiling’, a photography exhibition at John Hansard Gallery, part of the University of Southampton. The Class…
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THE CUBE: A PROJECT DURING THE UAL SHORT COURSE IN PHOTOJOURNALISM
As part of my Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) award from Arts Council England, I took a short course in Photojournalism at University of the Arts, London (UAL). This is the project I developed during that 3 day course. Looking down from the LCC Tower in Elephant and Castle I was intrigued by the metal box in…