Fine Art nominee

These self portraits were created with Polaroid film. After being submerged in rain water for three months, this particular batch of Polaroids had little or no degradation. Feeling quite despondent I cooked them in the oven to see what would happen, I ruined the images, but not deterred I turned to the reverse side to see if there was anything I could salvage. Unlike other Polaroids I have degraded there was nothing of interest but I photographed them anyway. I happen to be wearing a red dress and I saw glimpses of colour as I moved behind the camera during the long exposure. Unknown to me because I hadn't covered the eye piece light was reflecting me back onto the black shiny surface of the plastic material. Self portraits in a symphony of red.

I am a Brighton based photographer who has worked in the Arts for many years. I am an eclectic photographer who celebrates the realness of life through documentary and street photography. In 2013 I Won 'Take a View' Landscape Photographer of the year and was a British life category winner 2018. For my project work I show a slower more conceptual approach drawing on my fine art background. My work is poignant and edgy, often unveiling elements of our human nature.
In 2018 I was awarded my Fellowship to the Royal Photographic Society for my portfolio 'The Factory". Covid allowing, I will be presenting my first solo exhibition entitled 'My Adopted Family' a personal project looking at family, memories and inheritance.