209 Women is an artist-led initiative which marked 100 years of women achieving the vote in the UK and featured 209 new portraits of all elected women MPs made by women photographers. A public art exhibition I created which utilised regeneration building site hoardings in the Lisson Grove area of London where I live. My large-scale photographic portraits featured local people who will be affected by the huge transformations taking place… Emma’s latest project RightToShoes celebrates modern shoe-making artistry against the backdrop of her own life experiences and cultural history of the last two decades. Photo of Emma Blau by Steve Pyke I authored the introductory essay “Who is the Queen? The Role of Photography in Defining a Monarch” Featured contributor on the ‘What Does Photography Mean to You’ series from The United Nations of Photography’s weekly podcast ‘A Photographic Life’ This summer I was thrilled to be invited to play dress up with designer Alexandra Mann and be photographed in her beautiful dresses. I worked with Roads Publishing to produce the first ever monograph of Sorci’s work and secured extensive media coverage. Interview with me on the Robert Elms Show, BBC Radio London, about my public art exhibition Face Forward. Musical artist NAALA and I collaborated to make this series of portraits for Hey Girl Magazine’s special ‘Scent & Sight’ issue which visually represented the thoughts and feelings evoked by one of Azzi Glasser’s perfumes. Documentary by Back2Back Productions exploring the remarkable life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II through the history of her iconic image and wardrobe. An exhibition of photographs by Jarret Schecter in St Pancras station, of landscapes and people taken through the windows of different train journeys around the world. It was held to coincide with the 10th anniversary of The Denan Project. Drawing on an unparalleled collection of photographs in the Camera Press archives by some of the most iconic names in the photographic industry, I curated this unique exhibition of images from the past eight decades which offered a fascinating… I presented an in-depth lecture on what it takes to create and build a photographic identity. Exhibition and book project by photographer and filmmaker Chris Floyd where he photographed 140 people he had met on Twitter. Curating & charing panel discussions on photography for the series ‘Insight at The Ivy’ at The Ivy Club, London Following publication in the Sunday Times Magazine, my portrait of Tina Brown was acquired by The National Portrait Gallery, London for their permanent collection. I photographed Felix and Simon for the release of their seventh studio album, Junto. Photographer Tom Odlham and I appear on Al Jezzera television discussing the exhibition I curated, ‘Camera Press at 70 ‘. Curated and hosted by award-winning writer and photography consultant Cheryl Newman, myself and fellow panelists explored the role of women in photography across fashion, editorial and documentary photography. Following on from a photographic project I had carried out in the UK on London shoe designers, I embarked on a series of portraits and interviews with NYC- based shoe designers producing remarkable, inspiring work who were part of… “This channel of expression from the autistic world is a simple, brilliant idea of Emma’s. The chance to capture life in one unchanging, vibrant moment is a bridge between two worlds often further apart than planets.” Danny Boyle To commemorate the 50th anniversary of JFK’s death, I curated an exhibition of Jacques Lowe’s intimate photographs of the Kennedy family, launched in conjunction with the publication of ‘My Kennedy Years : A Memoir’ by Thames & Hudson. Following my writing a piece for the Guardian on issues surrounding censorship on Instagram, I was invited to appear on France 24 Television News to discuss the implications of such censorship for the arts. Save The Children, ‘No Child….’ campaign imagery for press, billboards and public transport. Panel discussion: Photography x Social Media: Is Instagram going to kill bricks and mortar galleries? Exhibition project with the National Portrait Gallery, London on the occasion of Camera Press’ Diamond anniversary. Album cover, centrefold and and campaign imagery for the release of Berlin-based singer, songwriter and producer Georg Levin’s album Can’t Hold Back A unique clothing and accessories collection which offers the very best in women’s vintage fashion. I perform as lead singer at selected art industry events and special occasions.
209 Women
Face Forward
RightToShoes
Queen Elizabeth II: A Photographic Portrait
The United Nations of Photography
Alexandra Mann
Paparazzo : The Elio Sorci Collection
The Robert Elms Show
NAALA for Hey Girl Magazine
Changing Face of the Queen
Jarret Schecter : World Off Track
Camera Press at 70
The Photography Show Pro Conference
One Hundred & Forty Characters
Ivy Club Talks
Tina Brown, New York by Emma Blau
Basement Jaxx
Al Jazeera TV
Photo London Talk
Body & Sole : A Portrait of American Shoe Designers
(IN)VISIBLE (IN)SIGHTS
‘Jacques Lowe: My Kennedy Years.’
Censorship on Instagram
Save The Children
London Art Fair
Camera Press At 60
Georg Levin
Frau Blau Vintage Clothing
Singing