Island time....WFH

Working from a HOT destination x

view looking out over a pool with a pontoon in the distance

Sipping coffee, blue sky, warm air…….writing emails, pondering

3 movies watched on the flight

‘Lee’ The story of Lee Miller’ ***** absolutely incredible, I studied her work at photo school and recently visited Farley House ahead of seeing the film. For me it’s a fantastic portrayal of her life and incredibly moving too

‘Wolfs’ LOL Brad Pitt & George Clooney ***** a tonic!

‘Conclave’ ***** WOW!

Flight time yesterday was a movie catch up and I am OKAY with that! I also started watching ‘Anora’ and look forward to finishing it on the return journey :-)

Phew…okay….what am I doing here….all will be revealed…

Monday morning confessionals..

Magical morning walks….

For the last few days I’ve been hiking for a couple of hours as the day begins and the birds are singing their hearts out.

It’s so joyful.

It’s nearly 5 years since I read ‘The Nature Fix’ by Florence Williams. Little did I know when I picked this out at Boston Airport March 18th, 2020 - just how much it would shape and frame the months that followed.

It’s a wonderful book if you haven’t read it, detailing studies around the world on the benefit of time in nature - I recommend it to everyone!

It’s easy to get into something and then step away for a moment only for that moment to become much longer than one intended. I’ve missed walking every day and starting my day walking 5 or 6 miles before the world wakes up.

I’d replaced it with hot yoga or swimming but increasingly I’ve really missed the fresh air you just don’t get in a chlorinated pool lol and so, bundling up against the morning chill i’ve been stepping out. Ordering the day + my thoughts.

Wherever you might be this week, I hope you take a moment to tune in to the dawn chorus, the crisp air or the sun on your cheeks x

Friday night confessionals, a galentines lunch with a view, photo session + ART

Friday night confessionals, a galentines lunch with a view, photo session + ART

The National Portrait Gallery

Final days of the Taylor Wessing and a blissful evening wander around some of the galleries, stumbling across a sketch book display of work by Lucien Freud + a 5x4 print of Hugh Grant- recorded as a reminder of the awesomeness of the 5x4 format/picture/

Friday night confessional- Jan 24th ‘25

Phew! Hibernation fully being embraced over here :-)

Trips to Brighton to photograph interiors

A roller disco because we need more joy, fun and laughter in our lives right now AND it’s always great to do something we loved as a kid + why not!?

We also ran our monthly life drawing session and WOW! We have talented a bunch or artists!!

I found a gorgeous bakery / cafe in Worthing and the MOST delicious coffee, totally by chance and I’d HIGHLY recommend it (the most gorgeous cakes too!!)

aaaannndd…finally….i’m celebrating 9 years of being a yoga instructor (alongside being a photographer) by launching a set of postcards from sayings I use in class 😀….

Happy Friday everyone! X

Lamenting a week of inspiring clients

Sunday afternoon confessional….

Full of gratitude this Sunday afternoon for incredible clients, for them trusting + entrusting their briefs to me.

Grateful for variety, for natural light, cloudy days AND sunshine. For the moments between moments and for getting up every day to work on something I love.

This week reminded me to take my time when something just doesn’t ‘feel’ right, to move around until I feel that synergy with what’s infront of me and if that means taking a breath or a break and coming back, that’s Okay.

Commercial shots, event photography, portraits

Friday night confessionals…..

Hello January!

Spent such a fun day recently exploring Greenwich and the Maritime Museum, The Astrological Photographer of the year competition has some breath taking and curious images.

Discovering old gems

That twilight time, reorganising work or boxes or offices when there's no real rush and you can enjoy finding pictures you took 20 years ago…..in film…..printed in a darkroom…on photo paper…..lol utter bliss creating and curating this project…I mean it was stressful at the time lol BUT I had that feeling in my abdomen that it was just so Or just right and kept being hit by fizzes of inspiration on how the images could sit together - or not - + doing every single part of this process was magical and it enabled meticulous crafting of the materials.

Loading the film, actually choosing which camera aesthetic would suit, which film to load, all the locations, all the elements of the ‘story’ or narrative. The decisions on processing times, paper to print on, chemicals used in printing, size and scale. Mounting, cutting the windows in the board, carefully attaching archival tape to secure them, sequencing the set, framing and displaying….photography is always a series of decisions. It’s always a process and that’s where the magic lies…..

A pre Xmas treat

I've had my eye on this place for ages and finally after my last photo session before Xmas this morning (+a last minute grab of festive gifts)…I landed here.

I'm in heaven. Not quite ready to reflect upon the year but ready to hibernate for family time, peace + fresh air.

I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a beautiful Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Friday Night Confessionals.....it's been a while...

Soooo, I did a thing,

Writing this from a hotel in Brighton, the night before a wedding I’m photographing, I’m on catch up and wanted to share the week, I’ve missed doing this and I hope it continues, fingers x’d!

So, the masters, it’s been going on for a while and aged me more than anything else I’ve ever done!

For the last 2 years I’ve been working on a MFA (Master of Fine Arts) in Photography, it’s a qualification I have wanted to work towards since I completed formal photography training on the certificate programme in America and as we came out of lockdowns in 2021 I became a little more serious about achieving it. Fast forward 2 years and here we are, my foiled certificate arrived this week and it became ‘real’.

Around a month before we finished I FINALLY felt I was drawing all my threads of research together and so the plan now, after the summer, is to dig in, continue the project and fine tune the prototypes and iterations I have started!!

Photograph certificate

Wednesday evening

Highgate Pergola - Emily & Stuart rocked their engagement pictures!!!

I’ve been missing my morning walks and Tuesday showered me with a gift of a walk - it was so joyful, out the door by 7am, 2 hours of bird song and fresh air was THE BEST start to the day!!

Here we are in Brighton, urban art everywhere + I’m snapping like crazy the ever changing landscape of the graphic art in the Lanes!!!

Sunday night confessionals

Ahhh I’ve been exploring…this morning I made my way up to Chelsea Physic Garden after seeing it in the ‘Green London’ book produced by the Hoxton mini press.

It was a real treasure trove of delights with 2 guided tours led at 11am and 12pm - these sounded wonderful, alas I wasn’t able to join them. The morning was crisp and fresh w a smattering of cold fingers and frost bite, I wound my way through the grounds. Some plants hibernating for winter, some in full delicious glory against the sunshine rising over the river (the gardens are south ish facing and must be a joy in fine weather)

Sunday morning confessionals

I can’t believe this time last week I was a bag of nerves preparing to hang my photo show at The Allen Gallery.

I’d been to a hot yoga class to help find some calm/grounding/balance + it worked but I was also a mixture of excitement to be displaying images in a different way (tacked to the walls) + nervous as to how it would look and be received.

A week on and its been pretty intense. The volunteers at the gallery, Mick and Josie were soooo helpful and encouraging and Tony gave the seal of approval when it was all in place and between them they were such a tonic :-).

International Women’s Day 2023

Celebrating International Women’s Day, 2023

 What’s your ‘Wish or Hope’ for the future? 

This photography project began with Ivy, then 5, in 2021. I was curious at that time to understand what people were thinking and I loved the idea of using audio and visual references to record each sitter's response. The project lay dormant until last year when I picked it up again as part of my masters programme and began asking girls and women in our community if they’d like to participate. 

Photographing in the garden at The Allen Gallery (which is beautiful) and around Alton, it was my vision to create a variety of images, at differing distances from each sitter with a mixture of quiet moments, reflections and laughter in order to begin building a collective visual.

 

I am incredibly grateful to all the sitters who shared their time and stories with me, it has highlighted just how much of a rich tapestry of inspiring, creative, generous and kind women we are surrounded by here in Alton.

My hope or wish for the future is....
question posed by Jackie King Photographer to each sitter



Friday night confessionals…first one of 2023

This week I've taken time to rest , Reset and breathe ready for the year ahead and whatever it brings. I'm super grateful for a busy and productive 2022 but I needed to take some time as this new year began to get organised.

That sounds lofty lol I've been to hot yoga classes, walked deeply in nature, visited Wisley, Brighton, caught up with friends, eaten vegan chocolate brownie and been humbled by The Wildlife Photographer of the year exhibition - what part can we play in limiting our destruction of the planet and the harm we are inflicting on nature?????

never ending questions on the part we play…..