Sophie Gerrard


Sophie Gerrard is a Scottish documentary photographer whose work focuses on environmental and social themes. She is currently a lecturer at Edinburgh Napier University and a member of the board of trustees for Impressions Gallery in Bradford.

Early life

Gerrard was born in 1978 in Edinburgh. She graduated from Manchester University in 1999 as an environmental scientist. Her interest in environmental and social issues led her to obtain a photography degree from Edinburgh College of Art and a M.A in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from the London College of Communication in 2006.

Career

Gerrard is a documentary photographer who has won the Jerwood Photography Award, the Fuji Film Bursary and the Magenta Foundation Award. In 2012, she co-founded Document Scotland with Colin McPherson, Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert and Stephen McLaren. Her work has been featured regularly in The Guardian Weekend Magazine, the Financial Times Magazine, the Telegraph Saturday Magazine, the Independent on Sunday, Save The Children and Greenpeace International. "Drawn To The Land" which she started in 2012 is an ongoing project examining the importance of representation, the project documents the lives of female hill farmers who work in a predominantly male sector.

Zines by Gerrard

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