hELLO
I’m Leah, a London-based photographer. My practice explores identity, race, relationships, and representation through portraiture and landscape, often using humour to balance depth with lightness. Influenced by my South-East London upbringing and Jamaican heritage, I explore themes of community, memory, and belonging.
Alongside personal projects, I work on commissioned and collaborative shoots, from events to concept work, and I’m always open to new opportunities and ideas.
EDUCATION
2022 - 2025 | University of Brighton, BA(hons) Photography

some things i have done which i like
2026 - Design Innovator | Future Palace Programme, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre (delivered by Beyond the Box CIC, in collaboration with Morgan Sindall, Mayor of London, Faulkner Brown Architects, Woo Architects, Turkington Martin, Alan Baxter, Max Fordham) 
2025 - Featured in a live interview on BBC Radio (Friday Nights with Kamilah McInnis, June 2025) discussing final-year project Paint It Black
2025 - Featured on the University of Brighton Art and Media Blog, sharing insights into final-year project Paint It Black
2025 - Exhibition | Flux, "Paint it Black", The University of Brighton Graduate Show
2025 - Hahnemühle Student Award - Nominee for Paint it Black
2024 - Exhibition | Miro, "Black Skin, White Spaces" The University of Brighton
2024 - Assisted on a series of photography workshops in Brighton, supporting artists Lindsey Smith and Fergus Heron 
2023 - Exhibition | Stop Copy Shop, The University of Brighton
2020 - Work featured in BBC News Online Newsroom for work with the Black Swimming Organisation