Bio

After nearly 20 years working long hours in stressful corporate environments, as marketing director for a software company and then as creative director for an internet start-up, Denise changed careers when she rediscovered a love of photography after a serious medical condition left her with a permanent brain injury.

Enjoying the peace and quiet of being outdoors in nature reserves, photography became much more than an aid to recovery. Having turned freelance designer so she could work from home, by investing in a digital SLR camera she was soon able to supply clients with images which were published in annual reports, advertising and corporate literature. Picking up a variety of freelance editorial assignments and commissions and being accepted by a couple of picture libraries, her images were published in a variety of books and magazines worldwide, used as book and CD covers and in literature for wildlife conservation.

Gaining experience and confidence and recognising that fine art photography was the area in which she felt most comfortable, Denise found that she was developing a style in her personal work which saw nature in abstract and started to win awards and achieve exhibitions, her marketing background useful in pursuing self-initiated projects. Denise has sold fine art prints to collectors around the world and currently has work for sale through the AOP Gallery in London. She also publishes her own range of fine art greeting cards.

Denise currently serves on the BIPP Board of Directors, where she is involved in issues surrounding copyright. She is a trained BIPP Assessor, sits on the CPD Advisory Board and represents the Institute on the British Photographic Council. Denise gives talks and presentations and runs training courses and workshops which use creative photography as an aid to brain injury and mental health issues.

Completely self-taught, Denise achieved a Masters Degree in Fine Art in 2009 and in 2010 was awarded a Fellowship in Fine Art by the British Institute of Professional Photography. She is now keen to explore more research-led projects in the future and is particularly interested in nature conservation issues.