PHOTOGRAPHY
What qualities in people inspire me as I age, and how do I feel about ageing? I had recently seen an exhibition of portrait paintings at The National Portrait Gallery with my friend Rose Rouse, who is also a cofounder of Advantages of Age, a social enterprise created to challenge the media narrative around ageing. … Read more
I’ve created a new haiku composed of photographs taken between 2009 and the present day, following on from my first experimental visual haiku in October 2024. These photographs were all shot in London and include texts from different sources that I’ve come across in day to day experiences ranging from graffiti, signage, pilates resistance bands … Read more
Here are some shots from the London Million Women Rise March, 2025. This is an event for women committed to ending all forms of male violence. The march is also a space where women can express themselves safely in solidarity with others; chanting, drumming and through signage. It’s been a couple of years since I … Read more
I remember reading that Winston Churchill’s advice for success included economy of effort. Never stand up when you can sit down, and never sit down when you can lie down. I was reminded of this again recently when I was on holiday in Palma, Mallorca. It was a very hot August and in addition to … Read more
For International Women’s Day today I thought I’d do a feature on Million Women Rise. On March 4, 2023 I attended a march led and organised by black women of the coalition Million Women Rise, a collective working towards ending male violence against women and girls. We gathered by the side entrance of Selfridges in … Read more
I took some photographs on Hampstead Heath on a snowy December day. Why did it feel so special and different? London last had snow in February 2021 – nearly 2 years ago and also during the period of the 3rd National Lockdown. This December’s snow has now disappeared, and it arrived suddenly, blanketing the roofs, … Read more
The images in this blog were primarily shot over two months – between late September and November 2022 and all reference London’s autumn leaves. This was the scene on Highgate Road today as I headed home: However this year, because of the UK drought, what appeared to be autumnal scenes also occurred earlier in the … Read more
It’s the end of August 2022 and I’ve been reflecting on a very active Bank Holiday weekend which included a trip to the Notting Hill Carnival. A theme emerged when I examined the photographs I’d taken, where feathers were very much part of the mise-en-scène. Here’s my visual journey: Walking from Elgin Avenue in Maida … Read more
Since my original blog on Photographs Inspired by Earrings back in 2018 I’ve felt motivated to both capture instances of earring-wearing as well as reassess my relationship to a hitherto indispensable accessory. I was in Portobollo Road market last Saturday when amongst the crowd this young woman caught my attention. Doll’s hands, severed at the … Read more
I usually dress in black with flashes of vibrant colour but recently have been gravitating to wearing lighter and brighter colours. I know it’s a natural instinct as the days become longer and warmer but I think that the extended Pandemic has played a part in this for me. I’ve noticed other people in London … Read more