The Jewish Museum

Close-up of an elderly woman with short gray hair, wearing a black lace top and layered silver necklaces.

Client
The Jewish Museum

Story
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

An elderly woman with gray hair, glasses, and a red blouse playing an accordion with a joyful expression.
An elderly man with gray hair, wearing glasses and a blue striped shirt, smiling and looking happy.
An elderly man with gray hair, beard, and glasses, wearing a blue suit and tie, holding a book or notebook in his arms, with a light-colored wall and framed picture in the background.
An elderly woman with short brown hair, dressed in a blue patterned blouse and white pants, sitting on a wooden chair in a cozy living room. Behind her is a green wall with framed black and white photographs, a white shelf, and a vintage-style lamp providing warm light.

All sorts of amazing exhibitions have been held at the doors of the Jewish museum over the years.

An elderly man with white hair and a beard, wearing headphones, holding a cup, looks at digital screens mounted on a blue wall at an exhibit or museum.
A woman with curly hair wearing headphones and a pink sweater, looking to her right at a counter with electronic devices, in a busy indoor setting with blurred people and colorful artwork in the background.
A person with a hat and glasses standing in front of a vibrant orange wall with six portrait photographs of elderly individuals. The portraits are framed and tagged with orange and white labels.

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 - 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.

Two people taking a photo of a colorful pop art portrait of a woman with dark hair and a flower in her hair, displayed in a gallery with pink walls and graffiti text.

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…

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