I am a London based writer, researcher and lecturer.

My work centres on critical histories and theories of photography. My areas of interest include queer and lesbian photography in the UK during the 1980s and ’90s, as well as queer photography more widely; British ‘photo theory’; photography in and of Wales; utopian/future-oriented theories of photography; and the historicisation of Vancouver School photo conceptualism.

I have a PhD from the University of Sussex (CHASE/AHRC funded), and was the recipient of a Paul Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship. My book Hurled Towards the Future: Lesbian Photography and Queer Imagination in 1980s London is forthcoming in 2026 with the Paul Mellon Centre/Yale University Press.

With Theo Gordon, I am co-author of Photography: A Queer History (Octopus/Ilex, 2024). I have presented widely on my research at conferences across the UK and internationally.

I lecture at Central Saint Martins, where I am Course Leader of MA Contemporary Photography; Practices and Philosophies. I also teach into the BA Fine Art (Critical Studies). I have held posts at Newcastle University; University for the Creative Arts, Rochester; University of Sussex and Durham University.

I welcome invitations to speak and write. Please get in touch via the contact page, rather than through university email.