Trish is an award-winning photographer whose high-end imagery has been widely published, spanning many genres including industrial, food, horticultural, events and catalogue photography.

During the 90’s, based in London, she honed her skills assisting commercial photographers to launch as a freelance ‘snapper’ in 1993.

As well as working in the commercial sector, Trish has provided 1:1 tuition and taught in adult education, using photography as a communication tool to address social isolation for Picture Your Mind, an innovative health and well-being course aimed at carers and those suffering physical and mental health problems.

During the Covid Pandemic, Trish mentored and provided monthly photography support via Zoom to carers via Richmond Carer’s Centre.

Trish visited Iceland aiming to capture its volcanic land formations and dramatic climate, while the Dungeness collection, closer to home, mirrors the bleakness of Iceland’s desolation. Her portfolio of landscapes pays homage to the wild landscapes that still exist.

Dungeness Beach – Kent

Dungeness beach has held a special place in my heart since I was a teenager.
Overlooked by Dungeness Nuclear Power Station, that started its controversial and productive life the same year I was born, I’ve felt compelled to visit the area many times, firstly riding pillion on a mate’s motorbike, later in a friend’s VW Beetle, that got stuck on the beach: a group of us standing there scratching our heads, discussing how to get it out. Nowadays, the area is inhabited by a small group of artists and is a bleak nature reserve, technically classified as a desert. The brutalist power station is currently being decommissioned and the atmospheric, expansive shingle coastline, dotted with trawlers, old steel tracks and sheds, evokes loneliness, space and finality in my photographs. For me, it’s a photographer’s paradise.

Iceland’s South East Coast and Jökulsárlón’s famous Diamond Beach

It had been on my bucket list to visit Iceland for many years. I’d heard about the constantly changing, magnificent volcanic landscapes, mysterious folk legends and seen incredible images by other photographers. I was determined to go as a special treat and was not disappointed.
I discovered my guide, Thoraninn Jonsonn, via recommendation on Facebook. Normally he would take groups, but feeling this would restrict the images I could capture, decided to damn the expenses and hire his expertise in low season. Shooting in January, I was prepared for short shooting times, there being only about 4 hours of daylight each day. It was incredibly windy too, so the right clothing was essential. Thor’s local knowledge was invaluable, allowing us to make the most of the shooting time we had, charging around the country, of-roading across frozen rivers, capturing as much as possible, listening to Icelandic goth bands at full volume as we travelled during dark hours.
The highlight of the trip was incredible Diamond Beach close to Jokulsarlon’s glacier lagoon. A geological miracle, icebergs drop of the glacier and travel down a natural channel to the sea, where they float back onto black volcanic sands. There is nowhere else on earth like it and no words can describe.

Protests

How do I distil in a few words (without ranting) why I attend peaceful protests? Impossible!
Is it because a photograph has the power to touch a person’s heart?
Is it because it’s having the desire to capture a pivotal moment in our social history leaving a legacy of memories?
Attending a non-violent protest is exciting and empowering, imbuing those who attend with a sense of belonging and common cause. I can’t put it better than this….

‘A sense of being part of the great all-inclusive life prompts us to reflect on our own place and on how we ought to live. Guarding others’ lives, the ecology and the earth is the same as protecting one’s own life. By like token, wounding them is the same thing as wounding oneself. Consequently, it is the duty of each of us to participate as members of the life community in the evolution of the universe. We can do this by guarding earth’s ecological system.’

Daisaku Ikeda

The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra: A Discussion, Vol 1