I am a documentary and fine art photographer with a particular interest in our relationship with the natural world. I also make work about disability/difference, community/family. I have exhibited nationally and internationally, including in China, Sweden, America, Germany and France. I have been commissioned by the Guardian, the FT and the Wellcome Collection, amongst others. I live and work in London.  (See ‘News’ for uptodate news).
Clients

Wellcome Collection, Guardian Weekend Magazine, FT, Frankfurter Rundschau. Wandsworth Arts.

Education

(1993-1996) University of Brighton, BA Editorial Photography (1st class), TSB Trustcard Prize.
(1991-1993) Sir John Cass School of Art, London
Cert FineApplied Art (Photography)

Exhibited Work

(2023) ‘The Photographer’, exhibition with painter Martin Galton.
(2023) Talk at Scottish National Galleries, Edinburgh.
(2023) Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Taylor Wessing 22 tour.
(2023) Centre for British Photography. Selection, ‘Countryside, Landscape, Environment’. as part of ‘Landscape Trauma’.
(2023) ‘To the Dogs’, The Bell House, Dulwich Festival. Group show ‘Windows & Thresholds’.
(2023) ‘but the landscape holds us’, Tonic Arts/Spilt Milk, St John’s Hospital, Lothian, Scotland.
(2022-23) ‘To the Dogs’ at Photofusion Salon, London
(2022) Taylor Wessing/National Portrait Gallery, International Photographic Portrait Prize.
(2022) ‘but the landscape holds us’, Spilt Milk Gallery, Edinburgh for ‘Cartography of Care’ group show
(2022) Brighton PhotoFringe, ‘To the Dogs’ in group show ‘Looking for Spiders’.
(2022) Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.
(2021-22) LandskronaFoto, Sweden, ‘Lights Left On’ (outdoor solo) for Landskrona Light Festival.
(2021) Lishui Photo Festival, China, ‘un/natural, cur. Louise Fedotov-Clements/Niamh Treacy.
(2021) PhotoOxford Festival, ‘No You’re Not’, Women Creating Landscapes.
(2019) Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool ‘209 Women’.
(2015) Davis Orton Gallery, New York, ‘Understanding Stanley’ photobook show.
(2009) Mark Wooley Gallery, Portland, Oregon, ‘A Peculiar Convenience’.
(2005) Evangelische Stadtakademie Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany, ‘Understanding Stanley’ (solo) cur. Ute Noll.
(2004) Bibiana Museum, Bratislava Photo Festival, Slovakia ‘Understanding Stanley’ (solo).
(2004) Hereford International Photography Festival ‘Understanding Stanley’.
(1999) National Museum of Photography, Film and TV, Bradford, ‘New Natural History’, cur. Val Williams.
(1996) Brighton Arts Club (solo) ‘A Peculiar Convenience’.
(1994) The Photographers’ Gallery, London, ‘Relative Values’ .

Books, Awards Commissions, Etc.


(2023) Talk at National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
(2023) Centre for British Photography, Open call selection
(2022) Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize, selection.
(2022) Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, selection
(2022) Wellcome Collection, commission for Wellcome Stories.
(2021) Belfast Photo Festival Open Call, shortlist.
(2020) Format Festival Open Call, shortlist.
(2020) Winner, Patron’s Award (Brian Griffin), Best Portfolio, Format Festival.
(2020) Winner, Urbanautica Institute annual awards, Nature/Environment.
(2020) ING Discerning Eye Prize, selection.
(2019) Urbanautica Institute ‘Extinction the World Without Us’, selection. 
(2018) ‘209 Women’, contributor to centenary exhibition/book project.
(2017) Commissioned 10 minute documentary film ‘Britain’s Secret Workforce.
(2015) Firecracker ‘Supporting European Women Photographers’, featured photographer (May).
(2015) Photomonitor review of ‘Understanding Stanley’
(2014) ‘Understanding Stanley - Looking through Autism’, photobook published (Lampshade Books)