WINNER OF THE MAGNUM PHOTOS AND PHOTO LONDON GRADUATE PHOTOGRAPHERS AWARD // /  by sophie green

Really happy to be announced as one of the winners of the Magnum Photos and Photo London Graduate Photographers Award. My project, Bangers & Smash will be exhibited at Somerset House as part of this award and Photo London. Get down and see it.
Check out The Telegraph and TIME features that focuses on this Award, you can see a brief intro of each winning project here; http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/photography/11618526/The-10-best-graduate-photographers.html & http://time.com/3890108/photo-london-magnum-photos/?xid=fbshare

'SPLASH & GRAB' AND 'TRIP' MAGAZINE FEATURE 'A DAY AT THE RACES' // /  by sophie green

See more here ---> http://splashandgrab.co.uk/ and here ---> http://tripmag.co.uk/a-day-at-the-races/

MY VICE 'PICTURE PERFECT' DOCUMENTARY IS OUT NOW ---> /  by sophie green

I started 2015 with a very exciting collaboration with Vice. They've been filming me as part of their documentary series called 'Picture Perfect’ which broadcasts on Vice.com.

See me step in front of the lens as Vice follow me shooting my projects 'Bangers & Smash' and 'Tomorrow's People'.

Check it out here ---> http://www.vice.com/en_uk/video/picture-perfect-sophie-green

HAPPY ACCIDENTS // /  by sophie green

THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE // /  by sophie green

Bangers & Smash got published in The Sunday Times Magazine...

Tomorrow's People - Exhibition Prints // /  by sophie green

Over the last two months I've been working intensively on a portrait project for the charity; Tomorrow's People. I've had 18 shoots in all four corners of the country. This work will form an exhibition for the charity which will run through out 3 major fundraising and political campaigning events over the next 6 months. I hope this series will raise awareness of the incredible work the charity does and to also give recognition to the amazing, personal and unique stories of each individual. Big happy proud smiles from me. Thank you c_p_i for the amazing prints.

Tomorrow's People - Steven // /  by sophie green

"Over the years I, like most people, have had a few issues to overcome - death, break down of relationships and unemployment. I had a job where I was earning good money, I’d obtained a mortgage, bought a home, I was king of my castle, it was a nice place and I felt content. Then I lost my job, it was just free fall for the next few years. After around three years of juggling to stay afloat, I obtained another full time job and it was a job that I enjoyed immensely, I met a fantastic woman and things started to get back onto an even keel; once more my life was filled with joy, laughter and excitement. This was short lived as my relationship faded and we drifted apart. When I met her it was as if somebody lit a match and the fireworks had begun, I miss that time in my life. My job was lost again; that's when things got really dark, there were times I wish I could be swallowed up by the world and that my pain and hurt would stop; my thoughts were as dark as you could imagine. Everything had gone for good this time and I had no more fight in me.

Then I moved into supported and sheltered accommodation, the residents there have a whole host of issues. If I'm honest I felt embarrassed being there, thinking how and why am I here, I had a house and job, what's happened?

I then met my Tomorrow’s People coach, Phil, and now my real journey into becoming a person again starts. This was a focal point on my road to recovery and I’m glad to say Phil is a good friend to me now and I couldn't have done this journey without him. The future is unknown but I’d like to be happy, financially secure, with a lovely partner and maybe some miniatures running around. Before long I will have the strong foundations to be able to build the dream life I want but I couldn't do this without Tomorrow’s People and their strong network and the influence they had on me to say ‘I do matter, I can do this’."

Portrait // Steven, Liverpool. 38.

Portrait // Steven, Liverpool. 38.