POWELL
THRESHOLD
OF THE SELF
LCC Upper Gallery
May 2026
'The Contemporary Bird' explores ways Ornithological knowledge and encounters are encoded in British visual culture. In challenging the ideals of traditional wildlife photography, the project proposes alternative ways of valuing a post-human person-camera-bird kinship other than as a means of extracting 'profitable' visions of nature. The installation combines photographs from my personal archive that challenge the dominant narratives of commercialised bird photography, instead developing a personal mythology of connection to the natural world. It also incorporates research into broader contemporary visual culture surrounding birds, exploring what it means to 'watch birds' in the 21st century.
NATURE
Tate Modern
March 2026
The event brought together readings, performances, videos and posters by the artists and musicians who led the nationwide day of art action 'Remember Nature 2025’, the 10th anniversary of the project by celebrated artist Gustav Metzger (1926–2017). I participated as part of the RSPB Youth Council where three of us spoke about the history of campaigning in the RSPB and the ways in which we use our creativity to advocate for nature. I spoke about my bird photography and sci fi folkore.
EVERYDAY
MOUNTAINS
Paradise Feilds
January 2026
A collaboration between Mountain Warehouse and the Ealing Beaver project documenting female birdwatchers and thier experience of nature. I was part of the community being filmed and am local to the reserve and very passionate about underrepresented communitites in birding especially women, global majority and those from urban areas.
MAG
Online
December 2025
I have a big interest in Soilpunk and conservation and I made this oil painting in response to the first theme of a newly started land workers magazine; humus. The article and painting was called ‘Everything Sewn is Hopeful’ and depicts a scene from the last mass extinction 66 million years ago. Two major groups which survived; birds and flowerring plants are credited with burying thier seeds and eggs under the soil as a way to preserve future life and it’s a powerful story about the caring and nurturing properties of soil that give us the diversity of life we have today.
WILDLIFE
PHOTO-
GRAPHER
OF THE
YEAR
Highly Commended
March 2026
My photograph ‘Brave New World’ was Highly Commended in the Urban Wildlife category and was published in a book alongside other wildlife photographers. The photo is of a Whinchat; a scarce bird in my local area perched on rubbish which had been set alight as at that time the site called Warren Farm was derelict. But thanks to community campaigning it is now a designated nature reserve!
Comic Article
February 2025
As part of celebrating the end of the Curlew LIFE project a multi year action plan to conserve Curlew in Northern Ireland I created a comic for the young adults magazine for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. I created it to engage a younger audience on the complex issue of species recovery.