Male carers speaking out
I always feel so privileged to meet such amazing people in my job. Every assignment is different but without fail people invite me into their homes and open up to me about their lives. This assignment, for Action East Devon, was no different. I was asked to photograph and interview three male carers about their experience […]
Fatchima’s story of survival
Getting the opportunity to catch up with children I’ve met previously is always a favourite part of my job. In 2016 I first met Maria and her daughter Fatchima who was only 14 months old, in Niger a mostly dusty, dry country where bringing up a family is a daily challenge. No mother should have to […]
Pamela’s powerful story
I’ve met many inspirational, strong women in my career, and Pamela was one of those women. After eleven years of supporting her husband, Mack, through his cancer, Pamela received support from We Hear You, a cancer charity that provides counselling to anyone affected by cancer. Pamela had carried on and carried on, coping on the […]
Meet the women tackling sexual violence in Zanizbar
I had only visited Zanzibar as a tourist before so being asked to photograph a story for Action Aid on widespread sexual violence against young girls shone a light on a different side of this beautiful island. I met incredibly courageous girls who had not only survived sexual violence but were brave enough to speak […]
Living the high life
Most of my work is covering social issues and injustice, aiming to give a voice to those who often aren’t heard. But sometimes I get commissioned to do something totally different and get a peak into a totally different world. Welcome to Salon Privé, one of the most prestigious automotive events in the UK attracting […]
Sara’s incredible journey
What a privilege it is to meet people like Sara through my work. Sara bravely told me her journey from discovering she had leukaemia, to very nearly dying during her treatment to her incredible recovery. This was a commission for charity Exeter Leukaemia Fund for their latest fundraising campaign to raise money for a special […]
Visual rebrand for WHY
I was asked to look at We Hear You‘s use of photography and film and come up with a style that would get across what they do (cancer counselling) and give them a visual style that would differentiate them from other similar charities as part of their rebranding. I was then asked to shoot both photography […]
The crafts people behind Aston Martin
A day spent photographing the men and women who craft some of the most beautiful cars in the world.
An inspiring and moving commission photographing for Exeter Leukaemia Fund
An inspiring assignment photographing and interviewing people affected by leukaemia for ELFs new fundraising campaign.
Witnessing Winesi regain his sight- the first of a Million Miracles
I provided compelling photography for Sightsavers Million Miracle Campaign as well as filming for the LIVE broadcast of Winesi’s cataract operation. Tension was high in the run up to the operation – would the LIVE broadcast from the theatre work and would Winesi’s operation be successful and provide him with a Miracle?
Meet Mr Winesi and follow his journey to see again
Last week I met Mr Winesi, who’s been blind for two years. He hasn’t seen his 18 month old grandson and struggles to remember what his wife looked like. I’ll be following his story LIVE as his sight is restored by a simple operation that only costs £30.
Touring the Scottish Highlands and Islands for Aston Martin
My brief was to capture the stunning Scottish locations and the lifestyle of an Aston Martin owner for Aston Martin’s Rapide S and Vanquish launch.
Chickens, cows and countryside
Chasing chickens and cows around the Devon countryside for an organic, free range Devon farm!
“Have you ever been attacked by a tiger?”
“Have you ever been attacked by a tiger?” was my favourite question asked by a six year old today at Kenton Primary School where I was giving a talk about my work as a photographer.
Why Midwives Can Be So Incredibly Important
Nice to see one of the photos I took in South Sudan a few years ago still being used for a very important campaign by Save the Children
The Saatchi Innovation Bill – LIVE from the House of Lords
What a privilege to work with the talented team from Fieldcraft Studios on the first ever LIVE Google Hangout from the House of Lords to launch the public consultation of the Medical Innovation Bill spearheaded by Lord Saatchi.
Launch of UNESCO’s education report
Ten assignments, ten countries, ten photographers. A challenging photography project for UNESCO’s annual education report launched today.
Shooting the lifestyle of an Aston Martin owner in Palm Springs
The brief was to shoot reportage style photography that captured the spirit of the launch of Aston Martin’s two new cars – the Vanquish Volante and the V12 Vantage S.
Communications training for Save the Children in Ethiopia
The task was to increase communications skills, including good story telling, writing, taking better photos, making words and pictures work together, setting up assignments, interviewing skills, basic filming, media training, social media and blogging.
The man burns again
It’s that time of year again – time to burn the man in Black Rock City, Nevada, USA, a city that springs up over night and becomes home to 60,000 residents for one week only.
South Sudan’s first birthday
On the 9 July the world’s newest country celebrates its first birthday. After four decades of war, the Republic of South Sudan won independence last year but a year on its people dreams of peace and prosperity lie in tatters.
GIRL POWER SAVES LIVES
Family planning isn’t just a lifestyle choice, children’s lives depend on it. Girls like Josephine, 16, pictured in Save the Children’s campaign don’t have access to contraception – and they certainly aren’t empowered to make that choice even if contraception is available.
Niger’s hunger-fighting trees
The unremarkable looking moringa tree has become a frontline weapon to fight the recurring droughts that have hit the West African nation.
Photography and film production for Save the Children’s nutrition campaign
My brief from Save the Children International was to identify three countries that highlighted different malnutrition issues and commission film, photography and interviews in these countries.
Radio 4 Today programme production for Save the Children
The brief from Save the Children was to identify a country, then a specific town and to search out and set up compelling stories and all the necessary logistics for Today programme’s top journalist to visit over the course of a year.
My photo used for Save the Children hunger campaign posters
A photo I took of a little three year old boy, Saguirou, who was recovering from severe malnutrition in Niger is used on posters for Save the Children’s hunger campaign.
Not again – Niger faces food crisis
When I read the headline ‘Sahel facing major food crisis’ in the Guardian this morning I thought for a minute I was reading an old article from 2010.
How to get a photography commission for an NGO
I’m always being asked by photographers ‘how do I get to work for NGOs?’ So I thought I’d put together my top ten tips – well thirteen actually. This isn’t a definitive guide but is based on my experience and opinion formed over 14 years of working in the industry.
Somalia: Women seek refuge in IDP camps – in pictures in The Guardian
The Guardian runs a series of photos that I shot in Bosaso, Puntland, in north-east Somalia depicting the impact on mothers and their children of the worst drought to hit the country in 60 years
Sudan: Vaccines don’t inject themselves
It takes teams of dedicated people to get the vaccines to those children who need them most, those living in remote areas of some of the poorest countries in the world. Watch my film and meet these heroes!
Quagmires and Punctures: Vaccine delivery in Sudan
I travelled with Sky News to southern Sudan to report on the trials and tribulations of getting vaccines to the most remote children to save them from killer diseases.
My unsung heroes
Over the years I’ve met and photographed many inspirational healthworkers – intent on saving lives, despite working in extremely challenging circumstances in some of the world’s poorest countries.
Every child deserves a chance
I’ve been extremely privileged in my time working as a photojournalist to have met incredible people from all around the world. The one place I haven’t reported on is the one right under my nose — the UK.
Hope and hardship in Southern Sudan
As southern Sudan prepares to become a new country my thoughts often turn to the women and children I met who were on their journey back to the south to start a new life.
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