I’ve been interested in photography for many years, although what I photograph and why has changed quite a bit along the way.
Travel was probably what first encouraged me to pick up a camera. I’ve been fortunate enough to visit some extraordinary places, often travelling independently, and photography became part of how I explored and recorded what I saw.
Over the years, my interests have shifted from travel and landscapes towards photographing people. I’ve become particularly interested in identity, representation and what a photograph might reveal — or leave out.
I’m currently Chair of the Royal Photographic Society’s Women in Photography group, a voluntary role that has given me the opportunity to meet and work with some wonderful photographers and get involved in projects I probably wouldn’t have imagined taking on a few years ago.
The largest of these has been the 40% Project, which brought together more than 145 women photographers to photograph women MPs following the 2024 General Election. What started as an idea eventually became a photobook, 40%: Inspiring Women Photographed by Women. It was an enormous undertaking and quite a learning experience!
In January 2027, I’ll be starting an MA in Photography at Falmouth University. I’m looking forward to learning more about photographic theory, questioning some of my own ideas and trying things I might not otherwise have considered.
I’ve set up The Uncertain Image as somewhere to record what I’m doing and learning along the way. There’ll be photographs, reading, research, experiments and no doubt a few things that don’t work out.
I’m not entirely sure where it will all lead, but that’s part of the attraction.
