A list of all my awards*, exhibitions, features and other photographic credits
Awards
* Please note that as of June 2025 I have stopped entering competitions and awards. Read why here.
May 2025 – 2x Finalist Oslo Street Photography Festival 2025
April 2025 – The Artists Gallery Street Photography Awards 2025 – Honourable Mention
February 2024 – 3x Shortlisted Finalist Motif Collective Street Photography Competition
November 2023 – Expert Judge Commended Photocrowd ‘Candid Moments’
October 2023 – Semi Finalist Eyeshot Magazine Open Call – The Human Being
September 2023 – ‘Bristol Moon’ Featured Image Martin Parr Foundation Photo Awards 2023
August 2023 – Motif Collective “Stormy Day” 2023 Contest Shortlisted Finalist
June 2019 – San Francisco Street Foto Festival – Finalist Single Photo
March 2019 – London Photo Show – Runner Up
October 2018 – Optic Nerve Collective – Photo of the Month
September 2017 – Artistic Guild of Wedding Photojournalist Association – Gold Award
December 2016 – Top 50 Wedding Photographer – Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association
November 2016 – PDN Street Photography Competition – Winning Finalist
March 2016 – Artistic Guild of Wedding Photojournalist Association – Gold Award
November 2015 – Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA) – Masterpiece Award
September 2015 – Artistic Guild of Wedding Photojournalist Association – Gold Award
August 2008 – Currys ‘Our Lives’ Competition – x3 Finalist
Exhibitions
Aug 2025 – Orange Exhibition – Glasgow Gallery of Photography
May 2025 – 3x images in Scenes From Real Life exhibition – Rome, Italy.
Mar/Apr 2025 – Surf & Turf Exhibition – Badger In The Wall Gallery – UK
Feb 2025 – I Love L.A. – Lenscratch Online (also see blog post)
Nov 2024 – Street Photography – Glasgow Gallery of Photography, UK
Oct 24 – Oct 25 – (Return) To The Sea – Seafront Gallery, Worthing UK
Sep/Nov 2024 – Autumn Exhibition – Badger In The Wall Gallery, UK
Sep/Oct 2024 – Street photography Exhibition – Gallery Photiq , UK (also see blog post)
Aug 2024 – Celebrating Yorkshire Exhibition – Badger In The Wall Gallery, UK (also see blog post)
Aug 2024 – Analogue Exhibition – Glasgow Gallery of Photography, UK (also see blog post)
May 2024 – Street Photography Exhibition -Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece (also see blog post)
May 2024 – New Beginnings – Badger In The Wall Gallery, UK (also see blog post)
March 2024 – Moments of Color – Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece (also see blog post)
December 2023 – Masters of Street Photography – Glasgow Gallery of Photography
November 2023 – Shutterhub 23/24 Open Exhibition – University of Cambridge
October 2023 – Glasgow Gallery of Photography – “Blue” exhibition
September 2023 – Awarded ‘Director’s Choice’ in the ‘Lost & Found’ Exhibition – The Chateau Gallery, Louisville, USA
September 2023 – ‘The Decisive Moment’ Print Exhibition – PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, USA
June 2019 – Harvey Milk Photo Centre San Francisco
March 2019 – 5th Base Gallery London
August 2008 – Mall Galleries London – Our Lives Exhibition
Published/Featured
June 2025 – The book ‘To The Sea’ now available to order (also see blog post)
April 2025 – Published in ‘To The Sea’ book by Shutterhub Editions Publications (also see blog post)
January 2025 – News photo on MSN website
November 2024 – News photo in Western Daily Press
July 2024 – News photo in The Guardian newspaper
July 2024 – News photo on Bored Panda website
June 2024 – News photo on LadBible website
May 2024 – News photo on The Spruce
April 2024 – Featured in F Stop Magazine “Cities” issue (also image online here)
April 2024 – News photo on Wall Street Journal website
October 2023 – News photo on Daily Record website
August 2023 – Featured in Lightreadings Magazine
(also view the online exhibition)
April 2023 – Docu-Magazine Volume 20
February 2023 – News Photo in Dog Time
February 2018 – Urban Street Diving Website
May 2017 – Olympus Passion Photography Magazine #5
March 2012 – Londonist Website – News Feature
February 2011 – Londonist Website – News Feature
January 2011 – Londonist Website – 2011: The Year of Street Photography
January 2011 – The Guardian Website – Lifestyle Section
April 2009 – The Guardian Website – Lifestyle Section
March 2009 – The Guardian Website – Lifestyle Section
February 2009 – The Guardian Website – Lifestyle Section
April 2008 – JPG Magazine – Street Fashion Edition
August 2008 – Londonist Website
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