ABOUT
JOHANNAH CHURCHILL
PHOTOGRAPHER
b. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Johannah’s photographic work focuses on telling stories about people’s lives shaped by the connection to ourselves and to each other. Moving between portraiture and documentary, her practice is characterised by an emotional exploration of what it is to be human. Her central concerns are people, wellbeing, connection and belonging, continually drawing from her own life and experiences working in healthcare.
PORTFOLIO
Explore this site for a collection of Johannah's editorial and portraiture photography work.
CLIENTS
Johannah has had the privilege of working with a diverse range of clients, from the Telegraph to the Gaia Foundation, delivering visual storytelling that emotionally resonates with audiences.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 | The Sill, Northumberland: Solo Show 'Down to Earth' & 'Constellations', Gaia Foundation.
2024 | Northern Gallery of Contemporary Art, 'Time is Elastic' group exhibit 'The Skin We Live in.'
2024 | Northern Gallery of Contemporary Art, 'Ellie 2021'
2024 | Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool Stuart Johnson
2023 | Sunderland Museum, 'Lucy, 2021' joint exhibition new works
2023/24 | Ongoing - Newcastle Hospitals Trust Charity, NHS
2023 | 'People Not Profit' - Solo protest-exhibition showcasing selected works from Watchful Waiting, NHS Darkroom, Pandemic and documentary images of Nurse NHS Strike.
2021 | Format Festival Mass Isolation Project
2021 | 'Hold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation' National Portrait Gallery, Multiple Exhibitions
AWARDS & ACQUISITIONS
2024 | Yann 2023, Portrait of Britain Shortlist
2022 | Lucy 2021, Sunderland Museum, acquisition and exhibited June 2023
2022 | Alaides, Wellcome Collection, Acquisition
2022 | Wellcome Photo Prize, Judging Panel
2021 | Melanie March 2020 "Hold Still", National Portrait Gallery, Multiple Exhibitions, Acquisition
2021 | Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Shortlist
2021 | Charlie After Nights, Portrait of Humanity Vol 4, British Journal of Photography
2014 | D&AD Nominee
2014 | Telegraph Selected Photography Graduates
2014 | British Journal of Photography - Ones To Watch (Graduates)
2013 | MA Scholarship Award, Middlesex University, London