Sophie Wedgwood is a documentary photographer from Camberwell, London. She is the recipient of a Magnum Photos Emerging Artist Award and is currently working on long term projects.
She started her career as a photographer with BBC News, where she was commissioned by Phil Coomes to travel across the UK, documenting and writing her experiences. Her early work, notably the series "Growing Up Young" focusing on young women, earned her accolades and marked her emergence in the photography scene. Sophie's work has been selected for World Press (Joop Swart Masterclass), Webby (Best Photography) and Magnum Awards (Graduate Award and Emerging Photographer). In 2019 she won the Magnum Photography Award for Emerging Photographer selected by Lua Ribeira.
AWARDS ETC —2023 Exhibition at National Portrait Gallery for the Taylor Wessing Photography Prize — 2023 AnOther Magazine top 10 female photographers (press) with Harley Weir, Talia Chetrit & more— 2022, Vogue Spotlight Photographer —2022, Selected for Lucie Award selected by Rachel Barker (Stanley Barker books), Jon Feinstein, Polly Irungu, Roula Seikaly, Ashly Stohl & David Carol. — 2022, Selected for PhotoVogue festival video — 2021, Selected for PhotoVogue Festival review with Kathy Ryan, Michael Famighetti, Federica Chiocchetti, Amber Terranova and Maggie Steber.— 2021, Selected for Leica Lab with Sophie Wright — 2020, Featured in Creative Review Annual dedicated to best photography of the year — 2020, Hon mention Julia Magaret Cameron Award selected by Elizabeth Avedon and Mona Kuhn — 2020, Selected for PhotoVogue review with Kira Pollack and Kathy Ryan— 2019, — 2019, LCN European Regional Development Fund grant at Photofusion Winner TC x Magnum Photos Emerging Award selected by Lua Ribera — 2018, Selected for World Press Photo, Joop Swart Masterclass — 2018, Nominated for Magnum Graduate Award — 2018, Selected for a Webby - Best Photography — 2018, Selected for Venice Biennale Vernice Contemporanea
PRESS— British Journal of Photography, Vogue (IT), Financial Times HTSI, Financial Times, BBC News, BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service, Royal Photographic Society Magazine, Bazaar Italia, Dazed & Confused Magazine, i-D, The Guardian weekend.
RECENT COMMISSIONS — FT Weekend, FT HTSI, National Theatre, Nike.
RECENT LECTURES— London College of Communication (UAL)— Chelsea College of Art (UAL)
EDUCATION — BSc Neuroscience 2012
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