Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Marsden
Tell us about yourself I’m documentary family photographer and birth doula, and after living in various countries around the world, decided to settle in Nottinghamshire. When I am not photographing families or attending births, I’m usually found reading books to my...
Alumni Spotlight: Teresa Eldridge
Tell us about yourself I’m Teresa, I live in south Birmingham with my fiancé and two young children. I have survived the early years of motherhood with the help of photography. Not only has photography been a great tool for documenting my children's childhood, but it...
Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Wimmer Steffen
Tell us a little about yourself I grew up in Stevens Point, met my hubby in Jr. High School, traveled throughout Western Europe in College and landed in Chicago for a few years where I became a certified French Pastry Chef before heading back to good ole Central...
Alumni Spotlight: Vicki Cracknell
Tell us about yourself I’m Vicki and I live in County Durham, although originally I am from Norfolk. At the moment, most of my time is taken up with home educating my kids who are 13 and 11. I am more tech support,...
Alumni Spotlight: Anna Mehta
Tell us about yourself I grew up in North Yorkshire but I spent 11 years living in London and 2 years in Qatar before returning to the UK. I am so lucky to live in the beautiful city of York with my husband and two children. I never thought of myself as creative and...
Alumni Spotlight: Michaela Strivens
Tell us about yourself I’m a mother of two, wife and documentary family photographer based in Carshalton, South London. I came to photography relatively late in life, after my second child came along, and as I've developed as a photographer, I've come to realise the...
Alumni Spotlight: Fardo Dopstra
Tell us about yourself My name is Fardo and I’m from Groningen, The Netherlands - it’s a very charming place to live. I share a 1930’s home overlooking a pond with my husband and cat. Because the husband’s only home on weekends, my brother jokes we’ve only spent about...
Alumni Spotlight: Amanda Jane Dalby
Tell us about yourself I was born and raised in South Africa, and now based in Surrey, UK where I live with my other half, three young children and golden retriever. I trained and worked as an architect for 12 years before turning my camera and creativity to focus on...
Alumni Spotlight: Nic Shuttleworth
Tell us about yourself I’m Nic and I live near York, UK, with my family of 5, but I’m originally from Bolton, across the Pennines (where it always rains). I have an extensive background in design and art direction. My career started off designing billboards for...
How to deal with impostor syndrome as a photographer
Many photographers I speak to tell me they often feel like impostors, scared of taking the plunge and trying something new, scared they are not good enough to start a business, or submit their images to a competition, or even share it on social media. The list goes...