Portrait photographer Ruth Toda Nation’s new photobook asks, what do we leave behind?

In her new photo project, Ruth questions how aging affects the way we are seen, as people and as artists.

With her portraits of autistic women, Rosie Barnes gives voice to an under represented community.

‘No You’re Not’ has found success with the Taylor Wessing Prize and the Wellcome Collection.

Wendy Aldiss My Father’s Things

NAME Wendy Aldiss JOB Documentary Photographer WEBSITE Wendy Aldiss PROJECT My Father's ThingsWendy Aldiss is a fine art and social documentary photographer who has a particular interest in environmental portraiture, and has she produced a body of work that explores...

With Hen, Bex Day aims to give older transgender people a presence in 40 portraits of people over 40.

Concerned that the media fetishises younger trans people, Bex Day seeks out the stories of the older generation.

Focusing on Hong Kong’s drag scene enables Kasper Forest to explore conflict at a local & personal level.

Stylish collaborations with the city’s drag artists create modern images with a classic feel.

Greg Turner has used a series of intensely personal projects to develop a body of work that is rapidly attracting acclaim & attention

Informed by his reading in psychology & his willingness to engage intimately with his subjects, Greg’s work offers insight & revelation to his audience.

Portrait photographer Amit Lennon turns everyday documents into a subtle barometor of mood & fears

Amit Lennon is a UK based photographer who is known for his intimate, distinctive and sensitive portraits & his latest zine offers an insight into lockdown tensions.

Aisha Ife drew on personal experience to produce a series of intimate portraits.

For Lagos based Aisha Ife, her own experience of acne inspired her to shoot a personal project on fellow sufferers.

Portrait photography projects

These portrait photography projects feature new work from photographers exploring the medium in fresh and exciting ways.

Personal Work Journal is dedicated to exploring the best new photography projects, and sharing the personal projects of photographers, film makers and creatives.

Along side work from noted portrait photographers like Ryan Shude and Amit Lennon, there’s work from emerging artists like Aisha Ife and Rosie Barnes.

There are self portraits from Nelly Atting and intimate work from Nicola Morley.

Featured Portrait Photography

Portrait Photography | Nelly Ating | Personal Work Journal
Nicola Morley Photographer personal work

Nelly Atting

I think of myself as a social scientist who uses photography, exploring social behaviours, in visual way.

Nelly Ating is a Nigerian photographer and her work focuses on deconstructing trauma in education, conflict and migration.

She uses her self portrait photography to create stories for advocacy, putting faces to figures more often just seen in the news.

Nicola Morley

In the last 5 years I’ve moved countries, got divorced and done an MA. Photography has been a way of making sense of all that.

With these portraits of her mother, Nicola Morley ventures into very personal territory to produce an intimate document of need and understanding.

Her photo project, “A Glass of Water”, is about life with her mother as her health deteriorates with a lung disorder.

Latest Portrait Projects

Wendy Aldiss My Father’s Things

Wendy Aldiss My Father’s Things

NAME Wendy Aldiss JOB Documentary Photographer WEBSITE Wendy Aldiss PROJECT My Father's ThingsWendy Aldiss is a fine art and social documentary photographer who has a particular interest in environmental portraiture, and has she produced a body of work that explores...

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New portrait photography projects

 

social documentary photography project | Debby Besford | model boat club

Debby Besford

I spend a lot of time having cups of tea, just sitting and chatting, and getting to know new people and thinking about what it is I actually want to show

Debby Besford’s project,  Great Yarmouth Model Boat Club, is a deft blend of portrait photographs and documentary work.

Together they create a tender but clear eyed look at a disparate group of people united by a common passion.

Amit Lennon

2pm Lockdown started as a compilation of the every day documenting the subtle ebb and flow of family life yet ended up a barometer of our changing moods, fears and lunch choices

Amit Lennon is a UK based photographer who is known for his intimate, distinctive and sensitive portraits.

Here he shares 2pm Lockdown, a self published ‘zine giving us a peek into his own domestic world.

portrait photography | armit Lennon | personal work
Aishe Ife | Nigerial Photographer | personal work journal

Aisha Ife

My personal project, The Skin Series, is about communicating the difficulties people living with acne go through in our community. It was inspired by my own experiences.

Aisha Ife is a portrait and product photographer based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Aisha is passionate about improving the visibility of women in photography and creative genres as a whole and she founded Tiwa, a community of Nigerian female photographers.

Wendy Aldis

My photographs say something about human behaviour or the human condition. So My Father’s Things was a portrait of him but because he’d passed away, he wasn’t in it.

Wendy Aldiss has a particular interest in environmental portraiture, and she’s produced a body of work that explores the key stages in people’s lives.

My Father’s Things is a portrait of the late sci-fi writer, Brian Aldiss, created from 1000s of his belongings.

Photography | Personal Work | Zoe Hamill

About Personal Work Journal

PWJ is a photo journal dedicated to searching out and showcasing the latest personal photographic projects.

We believe that personal work allows photographers to explore their true passions and interests, to try new techniques or simply to shoot for the pleasure of taking pictures.

All good work is personal.

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