About
From Tasmania and England but based in Switzerland, I am both an internationally award-winning photographer and a Senior Advisor on torture prevention. With over a decade of hands on experience working for human rights organisations around the world, I bring extensive practical knowledge into my photography, enabling me to understand and tell compelling visual stories for human rights, humanitarian and nature conservation organisations. When I’m not working, I’m mostly climbing.
Approach
My approach is based on deep curiosity. I believe in the ethical and narrative importance of taking the time necessary to understand stories and what the people at the centre of them want to share with the world. I also believe in long term engagement that supports national partners to get better over time at telling their own stories.
Communication around human rights, humanitarianism and conservation is often dark. It shows us the very worst of humanity. My work has taken me to over 100 countries, to war-zones, logging camps, and some of the worst prisons on earth. While not shying away from darkness, I also strive to tell compelling stories through my images that inspire hope and create positive action for change.
Roles
Photography, videography, and training and coaching for the staff of partner organisations, on how they can capture better images - no matter what equipment they have - and tell their own powerful visual stories.
Clients
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Southern Poverty Law Center, Human Rights House, Cartier Philanthropy, Dahari, SORALO, GQUAL, Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), Cartier for Nature, International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), People in Need, Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF), Baan Dek Foundation, The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, Mountain Wilderness, Interpeace, Artistes Contre la Torture (ACT), The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA), The Convention Against Torture Initiative (CTI), and Happy City Lab.