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I recently created a portrait series of ten Tough Women in Sport and Adventure, telling the stories of strong women who have gone beyond the ordinary to push boundaries and break world records. I was motivated to begin the portrait series after photographing Kiko Matthews, who in 2018 broke the world record for being the fastest woman to row the Atlantic solo (I had photographed her press shots back in 2017)

Kiko Matthews is one Badass of a woman and an absolute inspiration, she recently proved how you can overcome a life-threating illness and live life to the fullest which entails great challenges. It was a long and hard battle to get better and thankfully she came out on the other end smiling thanks to the treatment received from Kings College hospital. She set a target to raise £100,000 for Kings College hospital and the challenge would be to row the Atlantic solo and become the fastest female to row the Atlantic. On the 22nd March 2018, Kiko Matthews made history and indeed broke the world record and become the fastest woman to row across the Atlantic ocean solo and unsupported.

I visited Dubrovnik, in Croatia earlier this year and continued my personal project: ‘6 hours, 6 faces’ whereby I take portraits of six people that best sum up the city / county I’m visiting. I found Dubrovnik to be a fascinating city to be in, there’s a lot of culture and history as well as being incredibly beautiful, Dubrovnik overlooks the blue waters of the Adriatic sea, which alone is pretty dam special. I enjoyed meeting the locals and getting to know their culture alongside visiting the attractions such as the medieval city walls, offering beautiful views of the sea and the old town (the photo above was taken from walking the walls). Last but not least this is Marta, she was one of our tour guides on the boat, Marta along with the other tour guide, were incredibly fun to hang out with and accommodating to all guests, sending a HUGE thanks her way for such a great trip exploring the islands!

It was great to work with the charity Alzheimer’s Research UK and creative agency Aardman to photograph celebrity Rachael Riley, who is also a brand ambassador for Alzheimer’s Research UK. The photos were for their recent advertising campaign for The Mighty Quiz, a great way to raise money to help the charity fund the best research that will take us closer to effective diagnostics, preventions and treatments for dementia.