Personal projects

In addition to commissioned work, Andy regularly undertakes personal projects. These allow artistic freedom that commissioned work, and working to a client brief, do not allow. Andy is keen to support topics and issues that hold personal meaning to him which potentially benefit from bringing to a wider audience through photography. Such projects often include portraits of people facing unique challenges which he endeavours to capture with humanity and dignity.

For The Love Of The Game

For the Love of the Game is a portrait project focused on concussion in sport partnering with Sam Peters, an award-winning author and former journalist, who spearheaded the Mail on Sunday’s acclaimed concussion in rugby campaign.

The aim of the project is to promote awareness and education of the risks of concussion, encourage better paths to recovery and the safe return to play protocols, especially in children whose brains are still developing and who are more vulnerable to injury.

For the Love of the Game Sir Clive Woodward OBE portrait of the renowned English former rugby union player and elite-level coach, best known for guiding England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

Lewis Moody MBE portrait of the retired English rugby union player and Rugby World Cup 2003 winner

For the Love of the Game Kat Merchant English former rugby union player who represented her country 58 times and scored 44 tries, suffered over 30 concussions during her career.

For the Love of the Game Alix Popham, Welsh former rugby union player, diagnosed with probable CTE and early onset dementia as a result of traumatic brain injury developed in his rugby career.

We Are Here

‘We Are Here, Because You Were There; Afghan Interpreters in the UK’ is a photography portrait project documenting the experiences of Afghan interpreters employed by the British Army who have resettled in the UK. The joint project between academic Prof Sara de Jong and myself, ‘We Are Here’ centres on Afghan interpreters’ own stories, inviting viewers to engage with the individuals, their families and the human stories behind the headlines.

Portraits Of Pride

Andy is a great fan of sports and the benefits of team sports including fitness, communication skills and the positive effects on mental health through a supportive social and accepting environment. Portraits of Pride is a portrait project focusing on gay and inclusive rugby clubs, offering the players a voice as to how they have benefited from sport and to encourage others to take part. The portrait photography project was started in conjunction with Manchester Village Spartans the world’s second-ever LGBT+ rugby club and a founding member of International Gay Rugby (IGR).

Veteran Advocates

Veteran Advocates is the companion photography portrait project to the Afghan interpreter project, We Are Here, both completed with Prof Sara de Jong. These Afghanistan military veterans, who served for various NATO countries, amplified the voices of Afghan interpreters through media engagement, political lobbying, and legal challenges. They also provided direct support, including during the evacuation efforts in August 2021.