The Jewish Museum
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The Jewish Museum
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My partnership with The Jewish Museum has included documenting events as well as a number of commissioned portrait series honouring the stories of Kindertransport survivors.
Kindertransport Refugees + Survivors
All sorts of amazing exhibitions have passed through the doors of the Jewish museum over the years.
Projects over the years. From Portraits, Survivors, Stories and talks.
My long-standing partnership with the Jewish Museum has involved documenting exhibitions, creating commissioned portraits, and capturing moments that honour Jewish history and culture.
One of the most meaningful projects was photographing Kindertransport refugees and Holocaust survivors. For the Kindertransport portraits, I worked within a museum-created room set that evoked the journeys of children sent to safety in Britain. The survivors’ portraits were taken against a heavy rug backdrop I selected—an intimate, respectful setting that conveyed both dignity and weight. These sessions were deeply moving, offering a way to preserve stories that must never be forgotten.
Alongside this work, I have documented numerous museum exhibitions over the years, including the acclaimed Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait, the Blood exhibition, and a lightbox installation exploring Jewish identity. Each commission required sensitivity to both subject matter and space, balancing documentary clarity with creative interpretation.
Working with the Jewish Museum has allowed me to combine portraiture, documentary photography, and exhibition coverage in service of preserving history and sparking conversation. Whether honouring survivors, celebrating culture, or documenting contemporary events, my aim has always been to create imagery that resonates with authenticity and respect.
Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait
Among the many projects I’ve photographed for the Jewish Museum, one of the most memorable was Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait. The exhibition offered an intimate look at Amy’s life, told through personal objects loaned by her family. My role was to capture the atmosphere of the exhibition—balancing respect for her legacy with the sense of vibrancy that defined her artistry.
The photography focused on the details: handwritten lyrics, stage costumes, and family mementos that together painted a portrait of Amy beyond the headlines. By documenting the exhibition with sensitivity and clarity, I helped ensure that both the museum and visitors had a lasting record of this powerful cultural moment.
And I got to meet Amy’s Mum…
