I am extremely honoured that my work with the activist group Greenham Women Everywhere has been shortlisted for the Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award 2023.
Marilyn Stafford (1925-2023) was a prolific photographer working across multi genres. I have her beautiful book A Life in Photography currently open on my desk. This recent retrospective, published by Bluecoat, has an inspiring personal forward by Photojournalist Tom Stoddart who opens with “Imagine a biography that reveals that your very first professional photograph was a 1948 portrait of Albert Einstein…” and ends with a quote from Marilyn herself saying “Photographers don’t grow old – they just grow out of focus.”
Sadly neither of these great photography heroes are still with us, and with Marilyn’s passing only at the beginning of this year it makes the 2023 Award particularly poignant.
First created in 2017, the Award is granted annually to a professional female photographer towards the completion of a compelling and cohesive documentary photo essay, which addresses an important social, environmental, economic or cultural issue, whether local or global and which, in part, aims to showcase solutions / create positive impact for any issues it raises.
I am extremely proud to be selected together with this extraordinary shortlist of talented female photographers, and honoured to have my work associated with the legendary and remarkable Marilyn Stafford.
The winner and honorable mentions will be announced on Wednesday 28th June 2023.