Visual Storytelling for Impact
In September 2023 I started working with the homeless charity, Stonepillow, who operate in the south of England mainly around Chichester and Bognor Regis. What started as a simple request to photograph for their website turned into a documentary photography and visual storytelling project, which has been the subject of numerous exhibitions. Seaside Town to […]
Capturing the Essence of Humanity: Exploring the Power of Social Documentary Photography
In an increasingly digital world, social documentary photography serves as a powerful tool to capture authentic moments and evoke emotions. It enables photographers to tell impactful stories about society, shedding light on issues and promoting social change. Social documentary photography transcends boundaries, taking us on a visual journey that both educates and inspires. Through thought-provoking […]
Documentary Photography Book
Download my free Making Documentary Photography book One of the great things about being a photographer is the sense of community and the other photographers who are willing to share their experience and expertise, and that is why I am offering a free book on documentary photography, called Making Documentary Photography. I’ve been telling visual […]
ESG Communications
A report by KPMG stated that most companies plan to spend more on ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) initiatives in the next three years but that poor ESG Communications are an obstacle to progress. The report stated that business leaders felt there was a disconnect between strategy and execution that was, in part, caused by lack […]
Photography for corporate social responsibility
How photography for corporate social responsibility can build trust with stakeholders. Barely a week passes without an article or Op Ed describing how companies are deceiving the general public with claims of corporate social responsibility and sustainability that cannot be verified. The Financial Times wrote: Nobody wants to be caught out as a liar, and […]
Social Documentary Photography of Hampshire Farms
A social documentary photography project about farmers in Hampshire. Throughout 2024 I’m following six farms and their farmers as part of a social documentary photography project. They are all tenants of Hampshire County Council’s County Farms Estate, some have been tenants for just over a year, others for a couple of years, and one for […]
County Farms Project
In its report ‘Reviving County Farms’ the authors, CPRE, state that ‘County farms are smallholdings owned by local authorities and originally intended to be let out to young and first-time farmers, sometimes at below-market rents. They are a vital ‘first rung on the farming ladder’ for newcomers to a sector that has high up-front capital […]
Documentary photography project about homelessness
Documentary photography project highlighting the growing issue of homelessness In October the homeless charity, Stonepillow, allowed me access to their facilities to see the work they do and meet the people they support, their clients. This is the beginning of a year long documentary photography project about homelessness, the varying causes of homelessness and how, […]
AI and Photography
The featured image of this blog was AI generated. I used Google to identify a free online application, entered a few words and seconds later an image was generated that I could download. With a paid subscription I imagine that the quality would improve dramatically. In the past few weeks I have had numerous discussions […]
What is social documentary photography?
I consider myself to be a social documentary photographer but what is social documentary photography? Social documentary photography is all about people I think social documentary photography is photography that captures an element of society or culture, at a moment in time. It is primarily used to describe photography that highlights social issues but that […]
