PHOTOGRAPHERS ANNA OLSZEWSKA Anna is a London based photographer. Prior to undertaking photography Anna studied literature, and this has led to a practice rooted in storytelling. Her work covers a variety of subjects. While her main interest lies in portraiture and long-term documentary forms, she also has a soft spot for landscape and still life photography. Her work concentrates on identity and belonging, where environment plays an important role in defining the circumstances of her subjects. Her work has been exhibited in the UK and internationally. Location: London, UK Website: annaolszewska.com Social Media: @annaolszewska Representation: Representation

TEAM JAKI JO HANNAN INTEGRATED PRODUCER, ADAM&EVE DDB EQUAL LENS FOUNDER Jaki Jo, won a D&AD New Blood Yellow Pencil in 2008 for illustration which launched her into the industry. She started her career at AMV BBDO and after gaining close to a decade of experience, made the move to Campaigns ‘Advertising Agency of the Decade’, adam&eveDDB . Throughout her career, she has been recognised as ‘one to watch’; she's been featured in Design Week as a 'Rising Star' and Creative Review’s 'Emerging Talent Portfolio'. Jaki’s passion for the industry lead her to be named one of 2017’s Cannes Lions See It Be It, ‘Future Female Leaders’. In 2019, she launched ‘Equal Lens ’, an initiative to create new and equal opportunities for women and non-binary photographers in advertising. Her work in making our industry more diverse and inclusive was recognised in the 2020 IPA iList in collaboration with Unilever and Campaign Magazine. This list is a celebration of industry role models who are driving this change. The iList is a recognition of those who are truly promoting and championing inclusivity within the advertising industry. JAKIJO.CO.UK NICI HOFER, AGENCY FOUNDER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR & PHOTOGRAPHER Nici is a London based Creative Director, Agency Founder and Photographer. Her extensive body of work ranges from creative direction for international advertising campaigns to fashion photography as part of photographer duo Nici + Karin. Before extending her work into fashion photography, she joined the multi award winning agency adam&eveDDB in 2009 as Head of Art. In 2020 Nici co-founded the advertising agency NCA London, where she oversees the agencies art directional output. The photographer team Nici + Karin have been shooting for fashion magazines like Milk Magazine, Vogue Italy and for brands such as Adidas and Tommy Hilfiger. Nici + Karin also have written and photographed two life-style books, which are published and sold globally. Their books have been translated into 8 languages and mentioned in Vanity Fair and on Channel 5 TV. NICIANDKARIN.COM HELEN PARKER & TANJA ADAMS, FOUNDING PARTNER, ANOTHER PRODUCTION Helen and Tanja have run the Creative Production company, Another, for the last 16 years, producing film and stills for brand campaigns. They have a keen interest in giving a platform to female talent with their mentorship scheme and creative showcase evenings, and are very excited to be involved in Equal Lens. WEAREANOTHER.CO.UK ZUKI SEDGLEY, CREATIVE LEAD, PHANTOM Zuki is a Creative Lead at Phantom. Prior to Phantom, Zuki worked as a reporter in Hong Kong, a writer for Monocle and as campaigns and communications lead for the UK race equality charity, Runnymede. Her clients include John Lewis & Partners, Battersea Dogs and Cats, University of Sussex and Greenpeace. PHANTOM.LAND HAYLIE CRAIG, ART DIRECTOR / DESIGNER, GOOGLE CREATIVE LAB Haylie Craig is a passionate creative who currently works at Google, conceptualising and bending tech for brands and partners. She’s worked in various traditional, digital and pure social media agencies such as We Are Social, Clemenger BBDO etc. Haylie is a force for good and always looking for new challenges. HAYLIECRAIG.COM JODY LEVITUS, PRODUCER & PHOTOGRAPHER A producer and creator, Jody has worked with some of the most innovative and award-winning directors in music videos, music documentaries and short films. During a 12 year life stint in Barcelona, she set up multi-disciplinary art events and concentrated on her photography with work published in various travel magazines. She recently worked with The Photography Movement producing a series of photographic exhibitions revolving around mental health. JODYLEVITUS.COM NEKQUAI ADENIYI, CREATIVE ASSISTANT, STUDIO PI Nekquai, often addressed professionally as “Kai” began her career in advertising in 2019, assisting in the running of ATL campaigns as an integrated campaign assistant, whilst studying towards an account management apprenticeship. Whilst at adam&eveDDB , her strong belief in social equity and passion for creativity; led her to seek further opportunities where she could contribute to helping shape the world in an authentic and positive way. Working within the integrated production department, she met and begun collaborating with our founder, Jaki Jo. She is now Creative Assistant at Studio Pi and Head of Content and Social Media at Equal Lens. STUDIOPI.CO.UK ​ SPECIAL THANKS FRED WITTING, HARPER DRUMMOND LTD Re-platformed equallens.com to support our growth. LINKEDIN.COM/IN/FREDWITTING/ F22 – WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS AT THE AOP - #THEFSTARTSHERE Through regular meet-ups and workshops, f22 aims to provide a dedicated platform offering the best business practice support as well as growing the visibility of women commercial photographers at all levels. ​ We aim to explore ways in which to help women fulfill their ambitions of becoming professional photographers, as part of an on-going need for further gender equality across society. ​ We aim to lobby for change to address the current imbalance of the number of female commercial photographers. It is telling that currently 18% of AOP Accredited Photographer members are female, compared to 75% of AOP Student members. THE-AOP.ORG/INFORMATION/F22-WOMEN

PHOTOGRAPHERS CLAUDIA GSCHWEND Claudia Gschwend (b. 1991) is a London-based photographer from Switzerland. Her practice evolves around questions of identity, culture and human connections. She explores these topics globally, always looking for insight into different communities within their different environments. From capturing the work of a Swiss circus charity in Senegal and Lebanon, collaborating with an anthropologist in Brazil’s amazon to working with journalist on a series around mental health with musicians in the UK. Location: London, UK Website: claudiagschwend.com Social Media: @claudia_gschwend Representation:

PHOTOGRAPHERS SOPHIE MAYANNE Sophie Mayanne is a portrait photographer. Her style is unmistakable, favouring raw, striking imagery that is hers alone. Working across fashion, advertising and music, her work focuses on diversity and inclusion. Sophie launched the “Behind The Scars” project in 2017, a project celebrating scars and the stories behind them. Location: London, UK Website: sophie-mayanne.com Social Media: @sophiemayanne Representation: kayteellisagency.com

PHOTOGRAPHERS CHANEL IRVINE Chanel’s work documents the tension between preservation and change. Her images consistently focus on scenes that are reminiscent of simpler times, persisting seemingly unaffected by the advancements that transform the world we live in. They accentuate the “ordinary” - reasserting its importance as a photographic subject and highlighting the beauty that can constantly be rediscovered in the everyday. Location: London, UK Website: chanelirvine.com Social Media: @chanelirvine Representation:

PHOTOGRAPHERS LOUISE LECHAT British born travel and lifestyle photographer Louise Lechat loves nothing more than getting lost with her lens. Capturing sunsets and cities at night and stretches of sand and blue skies by day. Her photos tell a spontaneous and real story of people on a journey. Covering all corners of the world, she’s a creator, a traveller and a storyteller. Location: London, UK Website: louloulechat.com Social Media: @louloustravels Representation: iconlondon.com

PHOTOGRAPHERS KIRSTIN SCHOLTZ I started my career travelling the world as the Senior Photographer for the World Surf League where I spent 11 years photographing the world's best surfers in the world's best waves. I have since turned my lens to conservation and wilderness areas and I am particularly passionate about photographing adventure lifestyle and wildlife. Location: Victoria, Australia Website: kirstinscholtz.com Social Media: @kirstinscholtz Representation: Representation

PHOTOGRAPHERS Moments Captured CNY Photography should tell a story.. so let's get to writing! My goal is to capture the connection between people and convey a message through a picture. I specialize in portrait photography and work with clients to get those "must-have" moments for them to cherish for many years to come. Location: New York, USA Website: momentscapturedcny.com Social Media: @momentscapturedcny Representation:

PHOTOGRAPHERS EMILY GEORGE Emily George is a London based multi-disciplinary artist with a curious and collaborative mind. Captured by cultural anthropology Emilys work communicates the emotional quality of moments of nostalgia, freedom and intimacy through playful art direction and film photography. Location: London, UK Website: emilygeorge.me Social Media: @emilygeorge.me/?hl=en Representation: emilygeorge.me

PHOTOGRAPHERS LIBBY COOPER Libby Cooper is a nude and portrait photographer. This year she has raised over £500 in order to exhibit her nude portraits from her most recent series. At the age of 18 Libby has photographed artists such as Florence and The Machine and EDEN. Location: London, UK Website: www.shotbyliberty.com Social Media: @shotbyliberty Representation:

COMPETITION: TWO METERS OF SEPARATION We asked women and non-binary photographers to use their creativity to enter a photograph or a series of photographs that respond to the brief “Two Meters of Separation”. This could be a photograph they took while in self-isolation or one from their archives. ​ We are very proud to be celebrating all these amazing winners with our Equal Lens community and creative industry. Our winner and 7 finalists have been featured in the BBC News “In Pictures” online article!! Our winner has been given a profile piece in the prestigious Creative Review Magazine August 2020 issue and will receive an amazing PowerShot G5 X Mark II from our competition partner Canon. We’ll be championing all the winners on our social media channels and our website. Plus be offering our winners one on ones with creative industry commissioners. WINNERS Winner: Sophie Harris-Taylor @sophieharristaylor 1st Runner-Up - Alisa Connan @alisaconnan 2nd Runner-Up - Gabrielle Motola @gmotophotos Highly Commended - Serena Brown @_serenabrown Highly Commended - Vic Lentaigne @viclentaigne Highly Commended - Bria Woods @briawoodsphotography Highly Commended - Polly Tootal @pollytootal Highly Commended - Tami Aftab @tamiaftab Winner: Sophie Harris-Taylor Image Title: Being Induced Image Location: King's College Hospital, London, UK Image Story: This is the bed Harris-Taylor was induced to give birth in. One of countless women to have laid there before and since, surrounded by so many others going through the same experience – all just a couple of metres apart. Each of them was screened, but hearing one another, in that hazy blur of apprehension and expectation, there was a strange camaraderie and connection between them all. It was probably the most intense day of their lives and the feelings that took place were both immediate and true of something bigger - a stillness before the impending chaos and mess. 1st Runner-Up: Alisa Connan Image Title: Born Together, Staying Together Image Location: London, UK Image Story: At a time where many of us are unable to see immediate family, sets of identical twins living together are both fortunate and in a unique position. For them, living in close quarters is not a new concept. From sharing their mother's womb to sharing every birthday and major event in their lives, even sharing DNA.. their bond is one that is stronger than most of us will ever know. This image represents that deep connection at a time where we need it most. 2nd Runner-Up: Gabrielle Motola Image Title: Woody Watching the SpaceX Launch Image Location: Shepherd's Bush, London, UK Image Story: Our minds have the power to close or create incredible distances. Woody looks out his window for signs of the SpaceX Dragon on London’s horizon as it travels from Cape Canaveral to the ISS the night of the launch. He is dressed as a stormtrooper because he watched Star Wars shortly before. Woody is a boy with high-function autism. Spectrum minds perceive and process the world differently to “neurotypicals”. As with our inventions allowing us to travel great physical distances or imaginative ones, we can work to close distances standing in the way of our comprehension of each other. 2nd Runner-Up: Gabrielle Motola Image Title: Stanlake Road. Image Location: Shepherd's Bush, London, UK Image Story: During the COVID-19 isolation in London, I found ways of photographing without endangering myself or anyone else or being a potential burden on the healthcare system. While it may be tempting to go out and document what is happening on the street and to our society, it is far more important and helpful to abide by the guidelines and stay home for everyone's safety. So I turned my lens to the space I am in at home, and began documenting my daily life. This is my housemate Jane about to do the ironing. Our wonderful cleaner Kasha is no longer coming over to the house to clean though Jane is still paying her weekly Highly Commended: Serena Brown Image Title: Class of Covid-19 Image Location: London, UK Image Story: One thing that showed the severity of the lockdown was seeing schools shut and all exams being cancelled. The years between 16-18 were when I struggled with my mental health the most and young people are now juggling a global pandemic alongside an even more elevated sense of uncertainty when it comes to their education and their future. I’ve been documenting the “Class of Covid-19”, from two meters of separation, and speaking to local young people about how they’re coping with lockdown in their final year of school. The government will be grading them based on their predicted grades which is proven to disadvantage black and minority ethnic and working class students. A lot of the girls I’ve spoken to so far understand its a very complex situation which can’t be helped but know it’s important to talk about these problems in the education system and particularly highlight the privilege private schools will have over state school students. The way the government have dealt with this crisis has allowed so many to fall through the cracks, and this series is a way of voicing the worries of a generation that are feeling lost.” Highly Commended: Serena Brown Image Title: Class of Covid-19 Image Location: London, UK Highly Commended: Serena Brown Image Title: Class of Covid-19 Image Location: London, UK Highly Commended: Vic Lentaigne Image Title: Kai Image Location: Clapton, East London, UK Image Story: This story features poet Kai shot outside their home during lockdown in Clapton, East London. The images were made to accompany a film my friend made featuring Kai reciting a poem they wrote, alongside footage filmed by various different people, all of which were created during lockdown. It was the first time I met Kai and found them captivating, it was a hot day and we had to shoot in the glaring sun as obviously had to stay outside. I found it refreshing to not have a team of people on the shoot and to just focus on trying to capture Kai's beautiful soul. We spoke about mental health, gender and lockdown difficulties and positivities and I will remember this day and shoot for the rest of my life! Highly Commended: Bria Woods Image Title: College on Lockdown Image Location: Victoria, Texas, USA Image Story: Bria Woods is a portrait photographer and photojournalist based in Texas. This photo is part of an ongoing series she is doing called The Front Steps Project. This project was started by a female photographer in Massachusetts, Cara Soulia. Photos around the US are documenting the impact of social distancing in their communities. . College on Lockdown - Roughly 100-200 students are still living on campus at the University of Houston-Victoria. They are trying to socially distance in a space that is designed for constant physical connection. Highly Commended: Polly Tootal Image Title: Bury. Muslim cemetery with fire burning in the background Image Location: Waltham Forest, London, UK Image story: Focusing on overlooked communities, this landscape series made during the lockdown is a document of how the streets of north and east London reflect the crisis within them. Looking at urban space located around the ring road A406 and surrounding areas I search for images which contain a social critique of these times. Highly Commended: Polly Tootal Image Title: Family. Family outside their home on an estate Image Location: Edmonton, London, UK Highly Commended: Polly Tootal Image Title: Waiting. Supermarket Queue Image Location: Walthamstow, London, UK Highly Commended: Tami Aftab Image Title: Tracing the Shape of Dad's Scar Image Location: Cornwall, UK Image Story: Tami Aftab was working on a project photographing her Dad, who suffers from a short term memory loss, before the pandemic hit. Due to both herself and her father being in high-risk groups, she had to isolate away from her home. This image shows the artist tracing the shape of her Dad's scar, finding ways to bring him into the landscape whilst they're physically apart. Highly Commended: Tami Aftab Image Title: Tracing the Shape of Dad's Scar Image Location: Cornwall, UK Highly Commended: Tami Aftab Image Title: Tracing the Shape of Dad's Scar Image Location: Cornwall, UK JUDGES Laura Rogers, Creative Director, adam&eveDDB & Founder of #SheTakesOver Campaign Stephen Ledger-Lomas, Head of Production & Partner, BBH Virgilia Facey, Senior Agent/Producer & Founder of The Colour Balance James Gerrard-Jones, Photo Agent & Partner, Wyatt-Clarke + Jones Jolie Hockings, Curator: Schools & Young People, The Photographers' Gallery Nici Hofer, Photographer & Art Director, Nici + Karin Helen Bartlett, Canon Ambassador & Family Photographer COMPETITION PARTNERS

PHOTOGRAPHERS ANA CUBA Ana Cuba moved from Barcelona to London in 2011 right after graduating in Media studies. She worked for 3 years as a Photo Editor for Monocle magazine, studied Art Direction for a year at ECAL in Switzerland. She finally decided to leave the office life in January 2016 and has been a freelance photographer since then. Ana is currently represented worldwide by Making Pictures. Location: London, UK Website: anacuba.com Social Media: @ana__cuba Representation: makingpictures.com