My portrait “Lockdown Wedding” not only made it into the Historic England archives, but it was also selected as one of 100 portraits out of 31,000 to represent the UK during lockdown. Spearheaded by the Duchess of Cambridge, I think this is one of the biggest accolade’s to have come out of Lockdown for me and it certainly gave me the much needed boost to fulfil my dreams of becoming a portrait photographer.

A panel of judges including the Director of the National Portrait Gallery and the Duchess of Cambridge, selected the final 100 portraits which were also shown to Her Majesty The Queen, and went on to make up a digital portrait exhibition for The National Portrait Gallery.

In collaboration with Co-op, there has also been a community exhibition. The images have been displayed around the United Kingdom on posters and billboards up and down the country, including the hometowns of where the images were taken. My image has been displayed in Camden, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, London Waterloo and of course Bishop’s Stortford! A physical digital exhibition also took place in the grounds of the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

A poster has kindly been created for me which I will be framing and hanging up with pride in the studio!

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As a portrait photographer I’m constantly learning and refining the way that I work. I spend a lot of time educating myself to provide my clients with the most exceptional portraits of themselves and their family members. Which is why I often submit images that I have taken into international competitions so I can get feedback on what I’m creating.

This year I have been so pleased to have been awarded four bronze awards from The Portrait Masters which is judged by internationally acclaimed photographers and educators.

I’m very much looking forward to submitting more images and continuing to learn from the very best in the portrait world and working towards my accreditation.