I am a botanical photo-artist born in Kent, ‘The Garden of England’ in 1989. I am now based in London. In 2013, I graduated from the MA Photography course at the University for the Creative Arts with Distinction. I did my BA in Fashion at the University of the West of England, graduating in 2011.

To create my photographs, I employ an improvised technique of ‘camera-less’ photography, using the flatbed scanner as a lens. Using a camera-less technique echoes the traditional methods used for the very first botanical photographs taken in the early part of the 19th century, such as the cyanotype photogram. The lighting effect of the scanner means that very little light enhancement post-production is required in my photographs. I have some control over their composition; which I employ in the way I place the plants on the scanner bed.

In 2020 I decided to go back to University and I am now studying towards a BA(Hons) in Environmental Studies. I have always been passionate about conservation and the natural environment and I hope to combine the knowledge I am gaining in my degree with my photography. My intention in my work is to highlight the details of the botanical world around us, and to hopefully encourage positive action and conservation for the future.

My work is held in a number of private collections.

To see my work in progress and to learn a bit more about me, Follow me on Instagram

I am also a seller on Chairish.

 

 

Education:

2021 – present BA(Hons) in Environmental Studies, Open University

2012-2013 Master of Arts in photography (with Distinction), UCA Rochester

2008-2011 BA(Hons) in fashion design, UWE Bristol

Awards & Recognition:

Nomination in the Nature category of Fine Art Photography Award (FAPA), 2022

Gold medal award at the Royal Horticultural Society Botanical Art & Photography Show, 2021

Rosa ‘Lady of Shallot’ will feature in new HBO series, The Time Traveler’s Wife which is due to air in 2022.

Recipient of Shutter Hub Membership Bursary, 2020

Shortlisted Siena Creative Photography Award, 2020

Silver-gilt Medal RHS Art & Photography Show, 2019

Selected Exhibitions:

18th September – 3rd October 2021, RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show, Saatchi Gallery, London

1st September – 10th October 2021, Shutter Hub Open 20/21, St Margaret’s House, Bethnal Green, London

2019, Now, For The Future (Group Show), Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool

2019, RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show, Lindley Hall, London

2018, Unseen Realities (Group Show), The Art Academy Newington, London