Education and healthcare professionals play a critical role in the well being of a nation.

Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development and School of Nursing and Midwifery is working in both urban and rural communities throughout Kenya and Tanzania. 

I travelled with them to show how the University is meeting their needs for training and professional development.

Rural communities need reproductive health care just like everyone else.  Here in the SNNP and Oromia regions of Ethiopia, Pathfinder International is working through local partners to provide clients with services. 

I visited rural communities, talking to health providers and clients in both clinical and home settings. Families and providers alike shared deep, personal stories of the challenges they faced and the choices they made, in trying to access comprehensive reproductive health care.

Extended families, older generations and communities often face the burden of caring for orphans and vulnerable children, long after their own children have grown up.  Abbott Fund Tanzania invests in livelihoods, such as this dairy milk project in Tanga region, which helps to strengthen communities and families, especially those caring for orphans and vulnerable children.  

I explored how increased earnings from dairy production directly improved financial stability for rural families, helping them provide for the education and nutritional needs of the children in their care.

A series of portraits taken for The Telegraph Newspaper in conjunction with Plan International in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Tanzania.

On a regular basis I have been amazed by the strength of girls facing extraordinary challenges.  Few have exemplified this more than the inspiring young women who fled war and violence in Burundi and are living as unaccompanied refugees in Tanzania.  Looking for safety, education, and a future free of violence they spoke about how they dreamed of the businesswomen they will become and the families they will create.

I travelled to Uttar Pradesh with PAI to document women’s ability to access quality modern contraception, a critical factor for improving their lives and overall well being. 

This visually stunning but emotionally complex shoot involved working with health care workers in clinical and community settings, to understand the multi-faceted challenges women in Uttar Pradesh face when trying to access reproductive health care.

PAI work with C3 and SAHAYOG in India, looking at the quality of reproductive health services, and how issues such as gender and social norms, policy and governance affect how clients access health services.

I travelled to Uttar Pradesh, a state where women face multiple challenges accessing family planning and modern contraceptive methods to examine issues such as female empowerment, maternal mortality, access to contraception and education.  

JTI works with some 7,000 out-grower farmers across a large production area, approximately the size of Switzerland.

Working closely with JTI’s Leaf Technicians, who are based in the villages of each primary society, I documented the growing cycle of a key agricultural commodity, exploring the close relationship between the Leaf Technicians and the farmers they support throughout the growing season.

The implementation and expansion of the Global Gag Rule as directed by President Trump has far reaching effects not only on organisations providing comprehensive, safe abortion services, but also on organisations enabling reproductive health, maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, and more.

I travelled with a PAI fact finding mission to Nepal to explore the impact of the Global Gag Rule across a variety of community based services. 

Plan International’s campaign ‘Because I am a Girl’ addresses the challenges of gender inequality, child marriage, teenage pregnancy and violence against girls. The campaign worked hard to change both communities’ perceptions and the legal framework to help protect and empower girls.

Traveling with Trish Haplin, Editor-in-Chief of Marie Claire magazine and her teenage daughter, we illustrated the stories of incredible women and girls who have overcome some of these challenges themselves and are fighting hard for lasting and impactful change for women and girls in Ghana.  

Hara Langano is an Eco Lodge on the shores of Lake Langano, south of Addis Ababa.

It was such a pleasure illustrating the natural beauty of this stunning and largely undiscovered location.  

Portraits of CCBRT employees to commemorate CCBRT hospital’s twenty years of service to the Tanzanian community.

I worked with a cross section of CCBRT employees who form the backbone of the biggest disability hospital in Tanzania, providing comprehensive care to the many patients who come to the hospital each day.  The portraits I created illustrate both their place of work and the immense pride they feel in providing a vital service to their community.

Some 500 children a day are killed in road traffic accidents globally. Federation International de Automobile’s Action for Road Safety programme seeks to improve the safety of pedestrians and road users.

Each morning, I walked with children to primary school seeing first hand the terrifying dangers they face on their daily commute while interacting with road traffic.

Ophir Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company.

I spent a week illustrating the complex logistics of upstream exploration documenting the supply chain and daily running of this vast operation, from the port to a deep-sea rig.

Some 66 million girls world-wide miss out on an education, and one of the biggest barriers they face is gender-based violence. Girls are especially vulnerable to rape, exploitation, coercion and discrimination.  Plan International’s ‘Learn Without Fear’ campaign aims to end violence in schools.

I heard the stories of girls who had been victims of gender-based violence and created meaningful yet sensitive portraits of them whilst concealing their identities.  To portray the stories visually that these girls shared with me I used actors to maintain their anonymity. 

Riders for Health are clinicians delivering health services by motorbike to otherwise inaccessible rural communities.  This sustainable collaborative approach between Riders for Health, Vodafone Foundation, Baylor International Paediatric AIDS Initiative and The Lesotho Ministry of Health has been incorporated as part of government policy in Lesotho.  

Travelling with the clinicians into the field gave me a real understanding of how challenging access to some of these communities can be. With the aid of motorbikes, and even donkeys carrying medical supplies, these health care professionals were able to reach isolated populations in the stunning hills of this fascinating country.   

Over the years I have been asked to document visiting heads of state and dignitaries to Tanzania. 

Working in high-energy environments I’ve captured the pivotal moments of these important visits.     

Over 80 per cent of refugees are women and children, both of whom are extremely vulnerable to violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation.  The Child Protection Committees are one of the most effective, community-based strategies tackling these issues.

I decided to create a portrait series and interview CPC members.  I was fascinated by why those who had lost so much would take their time to volunteer to help protect others.  Almost 50 per cent of CPC members had been orphaned themselves and saw it as their duty to help other vulnerable children.

PAI works with local civil society organisations in order to help improve and strengthen primary health care (PHC) systems in Ghana. 

Interviewing and working with a diverse range of clients and health care providers from clinical to traditional healers gave me an understanding of the societal complexities people face when providing and accessing comprehensive care and treatment.   

Textile Development Unit (TDU) in Tanzania’s Ministry of Industry and Trade works to develop the business environment for investment in the textiles sector.

I followed the fascinating journey of the production cycle of textiles photographing each stage from a spool of thread entering the factory floor, through the weaving, dying, cutting and stitching processes to the finished product ready for sale. 

Working with the constantly evolving refugee crisis in Western Tanzania, I was intrigued by what, if anything you were able to carry when fleeing violence and seeking shelter for you and your loved ones in a new country. 

Setting up a makeshift backdrop in the camp, I started taking portraits of family groups as they arrived to register.  These individuals and family groups had fled their homes, escaping violence and saving what, if anything, they could carry as they went.  This portrait series documents who and what people managed to save while they were fleeing for their lives.

Following election violence and a failed coup in 2015 over 150,000 Burundians fled violence and sought safety in Tanzania. Tens of thousands of people sought safety in Tanzania, creating a huge refugee crisis.  

Following the path of the refugees as they fled, I documented the journey they made from the shores of Lake Tanganyika, down to Kigoma, and eventually into the safety of refugee camps in Kigoma region.

Mobilizing HIV Identification and Treatment program provides opportunities for HIV testing. The scheme uses technology to help those suffering from HIV gain access to clinical care using mobile outreach and 'Text to Treatment,' and supports health care workers with the use of specialized mobile apps.

I heard the story of Maboe Ntsime, who is HIV positive. She described the challenge of accessing regular treatment from their isolated community in the mountains of Lesotho. These mobile clinics enable her and many others to access critical on-site HIV testing bringing vital services to this remote area.

BTC and the Belgian government has worked in partnership with the Government of Tanzania since 1982.  Their programmes in agricultural development aim to empower local economies through sustainable agricultural practices with small holder farmers.

Working across Western Tanzania I photographed many small holder farmers and societies across a range of income generating and farming sectors.

CCBRT has grown from a small scale hospital to Tanzania’s largest provider of rehabilitation and disability services.

I worked closely with CCBRT to develop a comprehensive database illustrating the wide-ranging services they provide to the community.  The stories of the hospital are told through the eyes of its clinicians and clients, helping us to understand how these vital rehabilitation services help those suffering from disabilities to live full and active lives. 

Wazi Shoes are supporting local economies and fundis (Swahili for worker) in Tanzania by providing long term, appropriately paid employment.  With 120 shoe fundis who make each pair of Wazi Shoes by hand, they use time-honoured techniques and bead work that ties tradition to modern style. 

I worked closely with the Wazi team to help create brand identity taking photographs of their production process from the factory floor to the finished shoes providing a range of images for use in the marketing and promotion of their product.  

Working with a variety of clients from a diverse range of sectors I am able to translate any brief into impactful images for use at the forefront of successful promotional campaigns.  

With a large percentage of its area under conservation protection, Tanzania works hard to balance the demands of location populations, environmental ecosystems, wildlife populations and the economic development needs of rural areas. 

I worked with the German development organisation GIZ visiting a number of national parks, protected areas and communities living around the park boundaries to explore the challenges created by multiple land use and the often conflicting needs of each land user.

Vamizi is a private island is in the Quirimbas Archipelago, off Northern Mozambique.  

I was asked to capture the architecturally diverse luxury villas built on this exclusive and stunning island.