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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

PHOTOGRAPHERS caterina notte Her work is a rewrite of female beauty. From her point of view, the innate need for beauty, primordial and pre-social, has been neglected Woman is complex; she is always inside the change, which is where her identity is. Beauty has an ethical power. Location: Munich, G Website: caterinanotte.com Social Media: @caterinanotte Representation: caterinanotte.com

PHOTOGRAPHERS MARY FIX Mary Fix is a photographer & director based in New York. Her work has been featured in publications including The Cut, Office Magazine, V, Hunger, Dazed Beauty, BLVD, as well as worldwide editions of Vogue, Elle, and L'Officiel. When she’s not out photographing, Mary loves traveling, museum days, and karaoke. Location: New York, USA Website: maryfix.com Social Media: @maryfixfix Representation: tonicreps.co.uk

PHOTOGRAPHERS Lee Coventry-Walsh Lee loves people. She's the kind of person who will (and does) talk to anyone and everyone. Lee identifies as being gay, she was born in Scotland and grew up in rural Australia, feeling like an outsider while looking for common ground is what draws her to and connects her with the subjects she photographs. Location: London Website: www.leecoventrywalsh.com Social Media: @leecovo Representation:

PHOTOGRAPHERS SARAH HOGAN Sarah Hogan has been shooting still life and interiors for over 14 years for high-end publications such as House&Garden, Living Etc & Harrods magazine. Interiors clients Banda, Godrich, Violet & George, Bergman & Mar etc. She has contributed images to The Modern Kitchen by Tim Hayward, Aperitif by Kate Hawkings and is the co-author of Bold British Design, release date June 2020. Sarah is also a member of the f22, the working group for female members of the AOP. Also, a mom of 3 and a super novice kickboxer. Location: London & South West, UK Website: sarahhoganphoto.com Social Media: @shoganphoto Representation: Representation

PHOTOGRAPHERS LAURA LEWIS Laura Lewis is an award-winning photographer specialising in portraiture and documentary. She shoots on film and digital, and her work includes advertising, editorial, arts and activism. Laura's natural style lends itself to shooting stories and people, and she enjoys creating work where portraiture meets documentary. Location: London, UK Website: www.lauralewisphotography.com Social Media: Representation: Representation

PHOTOGRAPHERS TAMI AFTAB Tami Aftab is a London born and based Photographer. She graduated from BA Photography at London College of Communication (UAL) in 2020. Her work touches on subjects of intimacy, performance, and playfulness through the form of portraiture. Location: London, UK Website: tamiaftab.com Social Media: @tamiaftab Representation: Representation

PHOTOGRAPHERS ALEX MATZKE Born in Omaha, 1985. In 2016 Alex Matzke moved home to focus on supporting family. Since then she has continued documenting long ­term projects including migrant labor and the fight against KXL, as well as teaching photography to newly resettled youth. She has also returned to welding and is pursuing an industrial welding certification. Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA Website: matzke.photo Social Media: @alexmatzke Representation: Representation

PHOTOGRAPHERS JENNY ALICE FILMS (Issue!) I specialise in creating eye catching, high quality video and photography for commercial purposes, promotional campaigns, property videos and anything in between. I have an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of video production, with over 8 years experience. Including the latest video editing software. I am very passionate about what I do. I am constantly learning new techniques, the latests trends and equipment. Location: Merseyside, UK Website: jennyalicefilms.com Social Media: @jennyalicefilms Representation: Representation