About Lucy

Lucy has been a freelance photographer for over 20 years. Her most popular imagery, is of 90’s Club and Rave culture which she shot as a teenager, when she was still studying photography at school.

Professionally, after being educated
at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design graduating with BA (Hons) in Visual Communication. She went on to assist Rankin, work for Dazed and Confused magazine & became a retoucher at one of London’s biggest photographic studios in Camden.

She has worked in various fields of photography such as fashion, music and event work. She even started a pet photography business hence her business name: Dr Lulittle. One of her first clients was the RSPCA.

Her rave photography has been exhibited at prestigious venues including Carnaby Street,Corsica Studios and galleries in Shoreditch. Lucy has worked with the Museum of Youth Culture for over 10 years, beginning with the landmark Lost in Music exhibition in 2015. Six of Lucy’s rave photographs were selected to appear in the exhibition. The project received more than 55,000 photographic submissions. Lost in Music explored the history and cultural impact of dance music and was one of the largest exhibitions of its kind.

She also played a large role in the Wear the Movement rave project with fashion giant DEPOP, whereby she was part of an exhibition, film and fashion campaign.

Lucy is a disabled photographer and has 3 invisible disabilities: Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue syndrome and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardic Syndrome. She was born with these and they have gradually got worse as she has got older. This has meant the traditional route into the arts and photography industry has proved more challenging for Lucy due to the variable nature of her conditions.

Lucy also campaigns for greater awareness and understanding of invisible disabilities. She is currently developing a new body of photographic work exploring and challenging perceptions of what it means to live with an invisible disability. The project is being developed in collaboration with the national charity Ehlers-Danlos Support UK.

Coming soon: Fanzine 1. A teenage perspective on rave and club culture.