Background
I'm a visual artist working across photography, filmmaking, and painting. My socially engaged practice has developed into a contemporary archive of communities that are often overlooked, exploring themes of cultural heritage, identity and our connection to the landscape. Projects including Youth of the Rural North, Travelling Home and Skate Like a Lass reflect my long-term, socially engaged approach to storytelling.
In 2025, I won the Sony Future Filmmakers Award in Los Angeles for Travelling Home, held a solo exhibition at the Windermere Jetty Museum, and was selected for the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. Alongside my creative practice, I'm an Honorary Photography Teaching Fellow at the University of Cumbria.
Selected Work
Sisters with Me
Travelling Home
Living along the route that connects Yorkshire to Cumbria since 2019 I’ve been documenting the experiences of the Travelling and Gypsy communities in the North West of England, on their annual pilgrimage to Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria. View Case study
Skate Like a Lass.
These groups have created safe spaces and welcoming environments, where skating is a tool for empowerment, unlocking freedom and where failure is accepted and celebrated as a rite of passage.
Collaboration is central to my practice, and I aim to capture human stories with honesty, care and respect. Whether working in photography or film, I’m drawn to creating vibrant, intimate and honest work that reflects a genuine sense of place, identity and belonging finding beauty, meaning and connection in the everyday moments and ordinary lives that often go unseen.
