CONTACT
Tel: +44 (0) 79 6205 9441
Email: nicola@treemail.org
Instagram: @nicola_tree
Profile
I am an established London-based photographer and photo-journalist, specialising in portrait and product photography. I have gained a wide variety of experience in image making since I opened my own studio back in 2002, following a career in post production at Getty Images.
Balancing personal projects and political commissions alongside a successful freelance career over the past 20+ years, I have met makers melting glass, scientists separating blood and followed members of parliament far beyond the confines of Westminster. Whomever I find myself documenting I am fascinated by people’s personal stories. I have found an unending opportunity to explore this fascination through photography.
Projects & Commissions
2024: Portrait commission to represent women in the shipping industry from Popcorn design studio.
2023: Co-leader on Community and Connection project as part of F22, an AOP offshoot.
2022: Product photography commission from Isokon & Margaret Howell. 2019: Portrait commission for The Independant Group to photograph MEP candidates.
2019: Photo story for Getty Editorial following Liberal Democrat candidate Luciana Berger in her 2019 general election campaign.
2017: Portrait commission from The Institute of Cancer Research to photograph members of the team at their Sutton and Chelsea sites.
2017: Portrait commission for the Jo Cox Loneliness foundation to photograph members of Parliament in Westminster.
2017: Portrait commission Labour MP Sarah Jones in Westminster.
2015: A series of portraits featuring female scientists and engineers for Getty images.
2015: Photo story for Getty Editorial following Labour MP Stella Creasy’s 2015 general election campaign.
Publication
My work is regularly published world wide online in advertising and editorial markets from the Getty images library. My commercial work has been featured in print via publications such as The New York Times, The Times, Forum Magazine, Creative review, Wallpaper, Icon and Monocle. My portraiture work has been featured in the The Evening Standard, The London List, The New Statesman, The Times, The Guardian and The Huffington Post.
2024: A feature of my work in the Times Newspaper celebrating female photographers for International Womens Day.
2023: Online feature in The Guardian of F22 (an AOP offshoot for women in photography) detailing our Community & Connection project for International Womens Day.
2016: My political photo story A Year in Opposition, was published in The New Statesmen featuring five female Labour MP’s celebrating their first year in Westminster.
2012: My photo series Taking Part was featured in The Evening Standard.
Exhibitions
2020/2021: We are Here, Image17 exhibition, Vestry House Museum, London.
2019: AOP Awards exhibition, featuring an image in the commissioned still life category.
2019: 209 Women, exhibition at Open Eye gallery, Liverpool and the houses of parliament, London.
2015: Portrait Salon exhibition, Stella Creasy portrait at The Embassy Tea Gallery, London.
2014: People in Place, Image17 exhibition, at the William Morris Gallery, London.
2013: The Makers, solo exhibition, at The William Morris Gallery, London.
Awards
2019: AOP Awards finalist, image in commissioned still life category.
2019: Awarded funding by LBWF & The National Heritage Lottery Grant as part of Image17 for our portrait series We are Here.