I took these portraits on Hackney and Walthamstow Downs on a very foggy Wednesday morning.
Portrait // Jamie, Hackney, London, 2014.
Portrait // Unknown, Hackney, London, 2014.
Swan on Canal // Hackney, London, 2014.
No 19 - 'I am Sophie Green' // Sophie Green, Liverpool. /
These photographs were taken in a car garage on the outskirts of the city.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 37, Liverpool, Artist, 2012.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 37, Liverpool, Artist, 2012.
No 18 - 'I am Sophie Green' // Sophie Green, Wokingham. /
Sophie in her parent's garden where she grew up in Wokingham.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 30, Wokingham, 2013.
No 17 - 'I am Sophie Green' // Sophie Green, Milton Keynes. /
This was taken on Sophie's football training ground in Milton Keynes.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 29, Milton Keynes, Secretary of Tring Athletic FC and Post- Doctoral Researcher, 2012.
No 16 - 'I am Sophie Green' // Sophie Green, Sheffield. /
Sophie in her local pub in the outskirts of Sheffield.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 24, Sheffield, 2013.
No 15 - 'I am Sophie Green' // Sophie Green, London. /
Sophie in a pub in Forest Hill near her home.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 31, Forest Hill, London, Social Worker, 2012.
No 14 - 'I am Sophie Green' // Sophie Green, Norfolk. /
Sophie in Great Yarmouth town where not much happened except on the beach front and in the arcades.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 20, Norfolk, 2012.
No 12 - 'I am Sophie Green' // Sophie Green, Bournemouth. /
Sophie at home; she thought her flat was haunted.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 20, Bournemouth, Nursery Nurse, 2012.
No 11 - 'I am Sophie Green' // Sophie Green, London. /
Sophie at Bayswater tube station, where she commutes everyday.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 27, Notting Hill, London, Environmental Campaigner, 2012.
No 10 - 'I am Sophie Green' // Sophie Green, Sheffield. /
Sophie in her school gymnasium. She was head-girl.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 18, Sheffield, At School, 2012.
No 8 - 'I am Sophie Green' // Sophie Green, London. /
Sophie loves animals and wants to work in a zoo.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 23, Waterloo, London, Social Researcher, 2012.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 23, Waterloo, London, Social Researcher, 2012.
No 7 - 'I am Sophie Green' // Sophie Green, Oxford. /
Sophie doesn't think she's pretty. She has no idea how pretty she is.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 19, Oxford, Graphic Design Student, 2012.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 19, Oxford, Graphic Design Student, 2012.
No 6 - 'I am Sophie Green' // Sophie Green, Chesterfield. /
Sophie is a dental nurse but wants to be a social worker. I thought the infamous Park Hill Estate in Sheffield would be a good place to take her portrait.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 22, Chesterfield, Dental Nurse/ Student, 2012.
No 5 - 'I am Sophie Green' // Sophie Green, Gloucestershire. /
Completely lovely, sweet and sensitive Sophie.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 18, Gloucestershire, Student, 2012.
No 4 - 'I am Sophie Green' // Sophie Green, Manchester. /
Singer and Violinist in her band, 'Her Name is Calla'. Check it out.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 24, Manchester, Musician, 2012.
No 3 - 'I am Sophie Green' // Sophie Green, Bristol. /
Sophie in a cafe in Bristol, where she studied History at university.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 20, Bristol, Marketing for Guide Dogs for the Blind, 2012.
No 2 - 'I am Sophie Green' // Sophie Green, Sussex. /
Sophie's favourite colour is pink.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 30, Sussex, PR Publicist, 2012.
No 1 - 'I am Sophie Green' // Sophie Green, Fareham. /
I studied Fashion Photography at London College of Fashion. My third year final major project idea was to produce a portrait series of people who share my name. I started the project, entitled ‘I am Sophie Green’, in December 2011 and it is ongoing.
I am intrigued by the randomness of a name and whether there are other levels of connection. Despite our social, ideological and age differences we all have an inherent connection through sharing the same name. I’m curious about the lives and existence of the other Sophie Greens. I made contact through social networking sites and by online searches. I have photographed people all over England. My own self-portrait is also part of the series.
The series has an almost random, ‘as found’ feel but has in fact been a highly controlled process. I treated each person as a subject that I could direct and guide to create an emotional and enigmatic portrait.
Sophie at home.
Portrait // Sophie Green, 20, Fareham, Student Teacher, 2012.
Portrait // Elif & Eray, Hackney, London. /
Elif and Eray, a brother and sister from Turkey, now live on an estate in Hackney.
Portrait // Elif, Hackney, London, 2013.
Portrait // Lucy, London. /
Portrait // Lucy, Somerset House, London, 2013.