About me…
Although I did not pick up a camera until 2013, I grew up surrounded by photo books — Michael Kenna, Brassaï, Henri Cartier-Bresson — and those images left a mark. Their influence still shapes how I see: simplicity, balance, and storytelling.
A relationship break-up was the push that finally got me started in photography. What began as a distraction quickly turned into a passion. I’ve always believed that when one door closes another opens — and sometimes that change leads you somewhere far better than before.
In photography I am drawn to people, emotion, chance, and connection and the surreal — but I also find peace in the landscape. Being outdoors with my camera gives me space to slow down and breathe.
My work has been recognised in competitions including the Minimalist Photographer of the Year, the International Photography Awards, the British Photography Awards, and Landscape Photographer of the Year. It’s also appeared in FRAMES Magazine and has been exhibited at the Mall Galleries in London.
I’m a member of Chichester and Loughton Camera Clubs, a judge for the SCPF and EAF, and part of the SCPF Judging Advisory Team. I give talks around the UK and enjoy nothing more than meeting other photographers and sharing ideas.
Awards, Publications, and Accreditations
2025
British Photography Awards 2024, Shortlisted (Top 20 in Architecture)
‘Minimalist Photography Awards 2025’ - Street category - ‘Honourable Mention’
‘International Photography Awards 2025’ - Street/People category - ‘Honourable Mention’
‘International Photography Awards 2025’ - Street/People category - ‘Official Selection’ (x3 images)
‘International Photography Awards 2025’ - Lifestyle category - Official Selection
2024
British Photography Awards 2024, Shortlisted (Top 25 in Street)
Exhibition: Light & Land on the Mall, Mall Galleries, Pall Mall - 3rd to 7th Sept 2024
Amateur Photographer of the Year (APOY) 2024 - 3 images shortlisted in the ‘Urban’ round - https://www.photocrowd.com/photo-competitions/city-life-2-street-photo-contest-20184/shortlist/?utm_source=sendinblue&utm_campaign=1006_Contest_lifecycle_users_-_contest_or_award_entered_-_shortlist_announced&utm_medium=email
110th London Salon - 2 acceptances (2 being the maximum per person) - 2024
PAGB e-News Issue - Street Photography - Issue 354 - 14 April 2024 - https://www.pagbnews.co.uk/sites/default/files/newsletters/en354%2014%20April%202024.pdf
FRAMES magazine published an interview with me on their website about one of my images - 8 February 2024 - https://readframes.com/friends-catching-up-in-a-cafe-by-caroline-preece/
2023
UK Landscape Photographer of the Year 2023, Final shortlist, Black & White Category
‘International Photography Awards 2023’ in the Street/People category, Highly Commended and Official Selection,
2022
International Street Photography and Reportage Magazine - 02&03 2022 - https://issuu.com/uweschroederberlin/docs/magazine_02_03_2022_online?fbclid=IwAR1pZFgRgZy5HTuTJQvzUy3296F4clwbemuepmaGfIt is my great pleasure to inform you that your entry "Fido" has made it to the final round of jury voting and is awarded the title "Official Selection" in the International Photography Awards 2023. l7yPr3nyRS-dvDoQZE
@womeninstreet ‘Through Window Panes‘ edition on ‘medium‘ - 13 November 2022 - https://medium.com/her-side-of-the-street?fbclid=IwAR20SsTo2vDKEnAVORXdE9l5r8AirQCLsJwDGorHw_T67QvdNJMmYehri98
Joined the Southern Counties Federation (SCPF) ‘Judging Advisory Team’
2021
'The Impact of Humans' - Photographic Arts Collective Zine - 1 Sept 2022 - https://issuu.com/photographicarts/docs/impact_of_humans_photographicartscollective_2022?fbclid=IwAR3r9jvNPqNupS2RiBCeFOLwa-0wssJQICsVffal4ZZihrsWr-yiZWMbXAI -
2020
‘FRAMES’ fine-art magazine digital companion - December 2020
2015
Awarded ‘Licentiate’ of the Royal Photographic Society