HEY, I’M SOPHIE!
THE ARTIST
I'm a London-based artist working across paint, textiles, ceramics, collage, and whatever medium happens to be calling my name — drawn to colour, shape, and texture in equal measure.
My work takes everyday things — flowers, stars, wonky subjects, random objects that catch my eye — and remixes them into bold, playful compositions. It wasn't always this way. I started out making hyperrealistic portraits in black and white, but somewhere along the way realised I'm far happier when things feel spontaneous, experimental, and a little unpredictable.
A lot of that comes from how I move through the world. Wandering without a plan — city streets, parks, wherever my feet take me — and letting those unscripted moments spark ideas. Street photography lives in my bones that way. So does whatever music I'm obsessed with that week, which is both the inspiration and the fuel that actually gets things made.
I graduated from Winchester School of Art in 2017 with a First Class in Illustration. My final project explored creativity as a tool for problem-solving — something that quietly underpins the open-ended, anything-goes approach I still work with today. That approach has led to collaborations with George Ezra and Pentire, and recognition from Mr Doodle, who voted for my winning entry to the Slowdown Blanket Competition in 2025.
My work is sold and represented by Rise Art, Drool, GoodMood Prints, and East End Prints — so if something here isn't available, it may be waiting for you there.
I'm always open to commissions and teaching opportunities. If you have something in mind, get in touch.
THE PHOTOGRAPHER
I'm a London-based photographer working entirely on location, with natural light, and as little interference as possible.
My approach is rooted in street photography — the tradition of finding extraordinary moments inside ordinary ones, staying quiet, staying ready, and letting things unfold rather than forcing them. Henri Cartier-Bresson called it the decisive moment. That instinct shapes everything I shoot, whether I'm at a wedding, in an artist's studio, or following a family through a day they actually love.
I come from a fine art background, which means I think about photography the way a painter thinks about a canvas — composition, light, colour, the feeling a frame creates before you've even registered what's in it. The photographers I keep returning to reflect that: Lee Friedlander's layered, playful compositions, Martin Parr's instinct for the unguarded moments everyone else would crop out, the raw candid energy of Robert Frank, and the quiet intimacy of Sally Mann. That's the space I'm working in.
What this means in practice is simple. No studios, no backdrops, no asking anyone to stand somewhere and hold a smile. I'll guide when it's needed, but the goal is always images that feel genuinely alive — unposed, unforced, and unmistakably real.
Those are the photos worth keeping.