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Sophie Gerrard (Scottish, b.1978) is an award winning documentary photographer specialising in contemporary environmental and social issues.

Sophie began her career in environmental sciences before studying photograophy at Edinburgh College of Art and completing an MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at The London College of Communication in 2006.

Sophie’s first major project E-Wasteland won a Jerwood Photography Award, a Magenta Award for emerging artists and was exhibited and published widely in the UK and overseas. Since then Sophie has spent a great deal of time working and photographing in India for NGOs, editorial clients and on personal projects.

Currently based in the UK, Sophie’s work has been published by clients including The Telegraph Saturday Magazine, The Guardian Weekend Magazine, The Independent on Sunday, Portfolio Magazine, Foto8, Greenpeace International, Scotland on Sunday and Geographical Magazine. Sophie’s work has been exhibited internationally, and is now held in the Sir Elton John Photography Collection.

Sophie is represented by The Photographers’ Gallery and Eyevine in London.

 

Awards
2010 - nominee - Prix Pictet, Growth, Paris
2010 - short listed – Terry O’Neill Award, London
2009 - nominee - Prix Pictet, Earth, Paris
2008 - nominee - Prix Pictet, Water, Paris & Dubai
2008 - nominee - Joop Swart Masterclass, World Press Photo
2008 - nominee - Sovereign European Art Prize
2007 - winner - Jerwood Photography Award
2007 - winner - Fuji Film Bursary
2007 - UK selected winner - Magenta Flash Forward Award, Canada
2007 - shortlisted - Deutsche Bank Pyramid Award.

Education
2007 - Photomeetings 2007 Workshop with Peter Bialobrzeski & Denis Darzacq, Luxembourg
2006 - MA Photojournalism & Documentary Photography, London College of Communication
2005 - BA Visual Communication, Photography, Edinburgh College of Art
1999 - BSc Hons Environmental Sciences, Manchester University.
   
Exhibitions
2011 - "Protectors of Sight" - Royal Society of Medicine , London - Solo Show
2008 - Prix Pictet slideshow - Palais de Tokyo, Paris
2008 - Jerwood Photography Award 2007 - Streetlevel Gallery, Glasgow - Group Show
2008 - Jerwood Photography Award 2007 - Lakeside Arts, Nottingham - Group Show
2008 - Jerwood Photography Award 2007 - Town Hall Galleries, Ipswich - Group Show
2008 - Visa de L’ani - Bar FlorÈal, Paris - Group Show
2008 - Jerwood Photography Award 2007 - Millais Gallery, Southampton - Group Show
2008 - "E-wasteland" Arbetets Museum, Norrkˆoping, Sweden - Solo Show
2007 - Jerwood Photography Award - Jerwood Space, London
2007 - Paris Photo - The Photographers’ Gallery, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris - Group Show
2007 - "Says The Junk In The Yard" - Flowers East, London - Group Show
2007 - "Focus Periphery;Photomeetings 2007" - Galerie Clairefontaine, Luxemburg
2007 - "8 Colours From The Yamato Period" - Galerie Weissraum, Kyoto, Japan
2006 - MA Photojournalism & Documentary Photography - Atrium Gallery, LCC, London
2006 - Green Elephant - Postgraduate Centre, LCC, London - Solo Show
2005 - 8 Colours From The Yamato Period - Sculpture Court, Edinburgh - Group Show
2005 - "(f)actual; Looking at Documentary" - Napier University, Edinburgh - Group Show