I am Sandra, a photographer and scientist based in Birmingham, UK.

Photography has been my passion since I was a kid. I started with an analogue camera and film and eventually built my own black and white darkroom in the basement in my late teens. Over the years I have attended a large number of workshops covering analogue techniques and darkroom, portrait and nude photography, photo journalism, composition, studio lighting, photography & philosophy and a monochrome masterclass at the National Portrait Gallery. My photographic library contains more than 150 books.

In 2012 I obtained a Diploma in Professional Photography and in 2013 I was awarded my LRPS (Royal Photographic Society). This was followed by my CPAGB in 2021 (The Photographic Alliance of Great Britain). Since moving to Birmingham, I am proud member of one of the UK’s largest and most successful photography clubs Smethwick Photographic Society. The led to me starting to enter national and international competitions and exhibitions, where I had many images selected and awarded over the years. I am have been volunteering as Smethwick’s publicity officer since 2018 and served as their Junior Vice President from 2019-2023.

While a large proportion of my work is my personal art, I do take commissions for portraits of people or pets, personal portfolios, family or community events, sports events, businesses or corporate identity, to name a few. If you have a photographic project in mind that I can help with, please just get in touch. I own a full-scale remote flash kit, backgrounds, multiple cameras and lenses and have a very collaborative approach to visual art. I can make giclee prints, too.

I work in scientific R&D and in my spare time, I am out touring on my motorbike a lot, make music and do all sorts of creative things.