Jaywick Sands – A Great Photographic Reportage Project
Photographic Reportage: An approach to capturing the spirit of Jaywick I’m currently working on my latest photographic reportage project, which is all about the people of Jaywick Sands a small town on the north east coast of Essex just across the county border from Suffolk. Jaywick Sands was established in the 1930s by a visionary […]
Corporate Responsibility Images
Delivering Corporate Responsibility Through Images One of the areas that I specialise in is corporate responsibility images. Earlier this month I wrote an article published in Construction UK Magazine titled ‘How to better communicate the impact of sustainable practices in construction’, you can read the full article here. The purpose of the article was to […]
Reportage Photography: Telling stories Through the Lens
In a world overflowing with carefully curated images, there’s something uniquely captivating about reportage photography. Unlike staged portraits or heavily edited and filtered snapshots, reportage photography has a raw, authentic, and deeply emotive quality. It captures life as it unfolds, telling stories that resonate and inspire. What is Reportage Photography? Reportage photography, sometimes referred to […]
Visual Communication Strategy
What is a visual communication strategy and why does your organisation need one? I recently had the pleasure of teaching storytelling skills to a group of young managers aged 23-27 years old who work for Bupa. We talked a lot about storytelling principles, structure and we focused on verbal and visual stories. We didn’t spend […]
Agricultural and Farming Photography
Photographing the agricultural sector Farming and the agricultural sector in the UK is often under appreciated despite the critical role it plays in the economy, food security, and environmental stewardship. Farming photography can help to highlight the importance of the agricultural sector to culture and the wellbeing of society. In recent decades we’ve come to […]
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 […]
Reasons to use photography in your sustainability reporting and communication
Sustainability reporting and sustainability communication are now essential activities for many organisations. Any business that is part of a supply chain can, at some point, be expected to make sustainability reports available to clients so that they can assure their own clients of the ethical, social and environmental credentials of their suppliers. Businesses that serve consumers have […]
Positive social impact with the John Lewis Partnership
At a time when the number of people who are homeless continues to rise and cities are full of empty office buildings sitting vacant and serving nobody, it is great to see one company thinking creatively about how they can utilise their space to deliver positive social impact alongside normal business operations. Waitrose in Bromley […]
