I was born in Chalon sur Saone where Nicephore Niepce took his first picture and was raised in Arles, South of France so I guess I was meant to be a photographer! My dad would always sit down with me and my sister to look at the 1935's priceless photo album of the travels that my grand father did while working in the submarines in Asia.
photographer, filmmaker and participatory visual media practitioner passionate advocate of a better world through community engagement and self-representation. As the founding and Executive Director of Fotosynthesis, a social enterprise that specialises in participatory photography, and trained by PhotoVoice and InsightShare, she has 10 years experience in implementing participatory media projects in London and internationally within the education, museums and development sectors.
Recently, she has been using photography and filmmaking as tools for peacebuilding and reconciliation and make visible the untold stories of the Colombian conflict but also of the resilience of the Colombians women in Colombia and in the diaspora.
I am particularly interested in Portraiture, Peacebuilding, Constructive Journalism, Ethics of Photography and visual representation, Traditions and Culture, Migrations, Memories, Urban landscape, Human Rights, Latin America especially Colombia and the Dominican Republic. Recycling and experimenting new techniques are key to my work pushing the limit of photography using alternative-printing processes
Projects credited in
- Hackney Flowers (ON DISPLAY MUSEUM OF LONDON) - a creative response to Stephen GillI worked with a group of young people at the Museum of London to devise, film, and edit a film in response to the Museum of London's newest acquisition. The result was a 5 minute film that challenged the idea of curatorial voice, examined gentrification, and responded creatively to Stephen Gills series 'Hackney Flowers'. Due to license, I am unable to post the film but when Museum's reopen catch it at the Sackler Gallery!
- Hackney Flowers (ON DISPLAY MUSEUM OF LONDON) - a creative response to Stephen GillI worked with a group of young people at the Museum of London to devise, film, and edit a film in response to the Museum of London's newest acquisition. The result was a 5 minute film that challenged the idea of curatorial voice, examined gentrification, and responded creatively to Stephen Gills series 'Hackney Flowers'. Due to license, I am unable to post the film but when Museum's reopen catch it at the Sackler Gallery!
Work history
PhotographerSouthbank Centre
London, United KingdomFreelance
Professional studio portraits for different festival (of the public, of 'Change Makers' and private events). Pop up studio.
PhotographerMuseum of London
- London, United KingdomFreelance
Photographer and filmmaker and workshop leader for 4 groups of young people who explore the archive of the museum for the 'Beyond Documentary' exhibition: they explored 4 different contemporary experimental photographer techniques and made films about their work. This included camera obscura, darkroom, pinhole, digital photography, portraiture, street photography, ethics and consents, college and multilayered images.
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Skills
- Retouching
- Editorial Photography
- Fashion Photography
- Cinematography
- Directing
- Darkroom Printing
- Prints
- Hand Printmaking
- Arts Education
Education
Black White Film Photograhy
United Kingdom
Composition & framing techniques
Creative camera control
Exposure & how to use a flash
B&W film development
B&W printing using resin-coated & fibre-based papers
Creating photograms & solarising images
Finishing techniques, such as toning & re-spotting prints
Studio lighting, medium and large format cameras
Graduate Diploma in Photography Practice
- London, United Kingdom
Analogue darkroom skills
Digital workflow
History of photography; looking critically at photographs, exhibitions and Roland Barthes’ Camera Lucida
Medium and large format cameras
Printing, scanning and colour management.
SLR and DSLR
Studio skills
Critical studies