About me

After bringing up four children my desire for art and photography took me back to school when I applied for a one year Art & Design course in higher education. At the end of the year I then applied to take the B A Photography degree at Batley School of Art, not expecting to be accepted I was overwhelmed when I was given a place as I was 51 years of age.. The degree was an unbelievable experience which opened many doors for me, I made great contacts within photography organisations, entered competitions which led to my work being exhibited in three locations in London one being Somerset House.

When I started shooting I would point my camera at anything and everything, I enjoyed photographing all things, but while taking the degree I felt more drawn towards architecture, I have for as long as I can remember entered abandoned buildings, searching for some evidence of the people who either lived or worked there. The interest of dereliction has stayed with me and became the subject of my final module for my degree, when I visited the Chernobyl 30km exclusion zone to shoot the eerie desolation of the abandoned town called Pripyat. I had been struggling in the Uk to find places with personal objects and while researching locations I came across images online that had been taken in Chernobyl, kindergarten with beds still in it, schools full of books and various other items, it was perfect and along with my extensive research on the events of the disaster my module was complete and I finished the degree with a 1st class honours.

Since graduating I have undertaken many freelance architectural photography jobs, from new builds for various building contractors to student accommodation on a regular basis since 2014, I have been part of collaborative exhibitions and held solo exhibitions which are great for making new connections and showcasing my work.