Family Life the slowed-down way
I’ve kept my camera by my side like another set of eyes, just wanting to hold onto every surreal-yet-normal moment
My first thought, when writing this piece for JUNO Magazine, was to talk about my approach to the family photography I do, and the buzz I get when I know I’m going to peek into a new home and get to connect, observe and tell an honest story for that family on that given…
Artifact Motherhood | Chasing New Adventures
It took us all day to pack up our campervan and leave the home we've not left in over four months. The range of emotions around taking to the road for the first time since March was quite intense. The anticipation of journeying anywhere and everywhere to be among new shorelines and landscapes was stronger.
The four walls of our home has been our safe world. Finding adventures in the…
Two Languages From The Start | Our Journey into the Welsh Language
Dwy Iaith O’r Dechrau Two Languages From The Start
Tucked away on a residential road in Caldicot, South Wales is a little primary school. It’s what you might call a hidden gem, especially as it lies on a border Wales-England town close to the banks of the River Severn. As it is a place where the children who go there, take part in lessons and playtime through the medium of Welsh.…
Artifact Motherhood | Seasons of Motherhood
Seasons of Motherhood
A Spring Lockdown
So much has changed in our relationship during this surreal time in our lives. Even though I've had to learn super fast and hard that she's fiercely independent, growing up in ways that I'm thankful I've had the chance to observe far more in these slowed down, stay at home moments. The bedroom door slams shut more than ever before and it feels…
Photographing Community Stories
Community Connections
There’s a saying that it takes a village to raise a child and I believe that this is the perfect metaphor to link with the communities I’ve been honoured to photograph over the years. Although no two communities are the same there is a common heartbeat, a strong connection that runs across them all. It’s the gathering of people with the purpose of supporting, offering…
A year in the life of vets
Documenting veterinary practices for over a year has helped to build up a visual narrative showing the layers of relationships between people, their pets and the those that care for them.
The Independent Vets Company was looking for natural in-the-moment images for veterinary practices across Wales and the UK for their websites and literature. These images needed to reflect the support and…
Families Resetting
"My great grandmother left her abuser one night. She was told to go back home and make it work… after all she was a married woman with a husband and children. I’m so thankful things are changing for my generation. For me and my own children."
I have always been drawn to people’s relationships, between each other, and with the spaces that they feel connected to and inspired within.…
BAA Brewery
Baa Brewing is a micro-brewery based in Chepstow, South Wales. The story began when group of friends with a passion for fine quality beer came together and made a creative idea a reality.
They were looking for product images to go on their website. After working my way through the selection of crafted beers, I asked if we could take the bottles of beer back to the brewing tanks they were…
Angela, Maverick Communication
Angela is a personal coach and writer and the talent behind Maverick Communication. Coming from a world of performance, she is now passionate about helping people step out of the shadows and lead with their own light - a beautiful analogy of her stage-lit family's history.
She's the niece of the late great George Formby. "My parents always wanted me to follow in my uncle's fame, but I…
Alice, The Introvert Library
"It was like my mood board jumped off the page and came to life. Jo spent the time getting to know me, helping to find the right space to create the right vision for what I wanted to say.
We took our time to get it right - that was really important to me."
Alice is The Introvert Library. We spent the morning at a restored council-owned building, first built as a courthouse during Victorian…