I am a photographer and writer living for the last 20 years in an old stone house perched above a valley in the Cévennes National Park in southern France. My naturalistic garden  full of drought tolerant local species and the surrounding hills are an endless source of joy and creative inspiration.

Through photography, I explore the tension between fragility and resilience in the natural world and the shifting relationship between light and shadow. I am drawn to patterns, textures and fleeting forms, often moving toward abstraction as a way of expressing my emotional response to my surroundings. 

I like wild places.

After completing a degree in education, I taught in the UK and Kenya before a desire for adventure led me to run expeditions in the remote Kenyan bush and guide photographic journeys across East Africa. These experiences honed how I see, sharpening my awareness of subtle changes in light and form and now inform the way I work with others - helping them develop their own visual sensitivity and creative skills. 

Awards & Qualifications

  • Associate ARPS, Royal Photographic Society – November 2025

  • Licentiate LRPS, Royal Photographic Society – January 2025

  • The Photographer’s Bar - Natural World, The Guild of Photography 2023

  • Qualified, The Guild of Photography – December 2023

Exhibitions

  • After the Rains: “History”, A. Smith Gallery – Juror’s Award Kevin Tully, Dec 2025

  • First Light: “Rivers and Oceans”, SheClicks – Juried by Rachel Talibart, Nov 2025

  • When Grasses Dance: “Landscapes”, A. Smith Gallery – Juried by Wendi Schneider, July 2025

  • Calypso: “Multiple Exposure”, SheClicks – Juried by Carolyn Mendelsohn, Nov 2024

Publications

About

A woman with blonde hair sitting on the ground in a natural landscape, taking a photograph of distant hills and sky with her camera. The scene is outdoors during 'golden hour' early evening, with tall grasses and bushes around her.