Hi, I’m Ash. I took up photography in 2005, when I was working as a writer and editor in the UK music and film press. By 2011, photography had become my primary career.

As a writer, my main motivation was to meet interesting and inspiring people and then help tell their stories. The same goes for my photography.

Portrait photography is where my heart lies. Although I love photographing anyone with a story to tell, through my friendships and networks I have found myself specialising in photographing actors, musicians, writers, artists and other creatives. 

My editorial, corporate and commercial clients have included:

British & Irish Modern Music Institute | The University Of Derby | Brighton Institute Of Contemporary Theatre Training | UnLtd | NCS (National Citizen Service) | The A Mag (Arcadia Group) | Intu Shopping Centres | Rock Sound magazine and rocksound.tv website | Juice 107.2 (Brighton) | GameCity Festival | Cartwright Communications (Nottingham) | The University Of Nottingham | RockCorps | Broadway Cinema (Nottingham) | Déda Dance Centre (Derby) | Burst Event Photography | Leftlion Magazine | Metropolis Promotions | Know How/Near Now | Outgoing Promotions | Chesterfield Football Club | Sussex Life Magazine | View New Zealand

I live in Matlock, Derbyshire, on the edge of the Peak District with my partner and a daft cat.

I’m obsessive about music and films and I enjoy the theatre from time to time. I play various musical instruments and I lead a team of volunteers running online radio station RFM (Radio Free Matlock). I also enjoy a bit of sport – particularly basketball (I support Sheffield Sharks in the British Basketball League and also root for Derby Trailblazers in the NBL). I frequently enjoy a coffee and a KitKat while watching our local football team, Matlock Town.