Still Life
Winter Swimming
The Gratitude Project
Diversifying Portraiture
Entrepreneurs
#onedaywithoutus
Media Trust Portraits
Donor Portraits
Eu Migrants Portraits
Author Portraits
Oxford Canal Dwellers Portraits
Portraits of Historians
Jericho Singers’ portraits
St Peter’s College, Female Fellows
Entering Motherhood
Still Life
I have been enjoying experimenting with making still life images.
Winter Swimming
All these images have been made of swimmers in the Thames over the winter when temperatures fall to as low as 4 degrees celsius. It is a magical, murky green world underneath the surface.
The Gratitude Project
Diversifying Portraiture
Oxford University is currently investing in portraits which move away from the typical “white male” faces we see on most of the walls. I was delighted to be commissioned to make two of the portraits of this new series. Kumi Naidoo, a South African human rights activist, who used to be International Executive Director of Greenpeace and Reeta Chakrabarti the British news journalist, presenter and correspondent for BBC News.
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs often need a strong portrait to use for publicity purposes. I am often asked to help people with this. These are some examples of that work:
#onedaywithoutus
Monday was a national day of action, calling people everywhere to imagine one day without the immigrants who have made the UK their home. These are the images from a photo booth which I ran for one hour at Oxford Town Hall on that day. This was a random selection of people who volunteered to be photographed. I am very proud to live in such a diverse city. It’s part of what makes it so special.
Media Trust Portraits
These portraits were all taken for the Media Trust, an organisation which links media professionals with charities.
Donor Portraits
These are portraits of major donors which were commissioned by Exeter College, Oxford.
Eu Migrants Portraits
During the campaign before the UK’s referendum on EU membership in 2016 there was little emphasis on the positive aspects of migration. I made this series of portraits of people, who would most likely not have been able to come to this country if we had, as was much touted, an “Australian-style” points system. I wanted to show respect for the hard work of all types of migrants in our society, not just those who already have a profession or a degree when they come here.
Author Portraits
I am often asked to make portraits of authors. Here are few examples of that work.
Oxford Canal Dwellers Portraits
For the past three years I have been photographing people who live on the Oxford Canal.
Portraits of Historians
I regularly make portraits of historians for BBC History Magazine and World Histories Magazine. This is a selection:
Jericho Singers’ portraits
These portraits of the Jericho Singers were made during an evening of singing at Worcester College Chapel, Oxford.
St Peter’s College, Female Fellows
These portraits were commissioned by St Peter’s College, Oxford, to be hung in their dining hall. The eleven women pictured are all the current and past female fellows of the college
Entering Motherhood
I photographed a group of women before and after having their first child, as a way of reflecting on what becoming a mother means. I was struck by how much more confident the women appear after their child has arrived.
