CAPTURE - PAINT - PROTECT
Francesca, an award-winning wildlife photographer, and photojournalist, is renowned for her creative and powerful underwater and wildlife photography. As a published writer, photographer and internationally-selling Illustrator, she has travelled the globe to capture vital conservation and wildlife stories, using her artistic skills to inspire positive change. She is dedicated to capturing the beauty of our natural world whilst also shining a spot light on the issues it is facing. She believes that art is going to save this planet and it is her life’s mission to do just that.
Francesca holds a BA Honours in Illustration from Camberwell College of Arts, UAL, where she explored how visual communication can tackle environmental issues. Beyond her creative pursuits, Francesca is a Freediver and Open Water Dive Instructor. She spent a season as an underwater photographer on the Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia and she is now currently freelancing globally, focusing on compelling conservation narratives.
Her work has been recognized by National Geographic UK, Photo Vogue, the International Photography Awards, Ocean Awards, Ocean Photographer of the Year and British Photographer of the Year, and she has worked with notable clients such as the Blue Marine Foundation, Netflix, Oceanographic, Flora, Sea Shepherd, Piccadilly Lights, Pangeaseed, PADI, and even astronauts, using her art to promote wildlife and conservation stories. She is a Girls Who Click Ambassador and is a mentee for the 2024 Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Mentorship programme.
When not in the studio, Francesca enjoys freediving off the South Coast of England or working on conservation photojournalism with top publications.
“My desire for adventure, storytelling and creating personal connections with my subject matter drives my work. I believe Photography and Art are powerful medium's to communicate the natural world and also serves as an important catalyst to connect you, the viewer, with the incredible planet I have fallen in love with. Art opens the empathy door, inviting you into a world you may not have explored or to a place in your mind you have not investigated. I believe art is going to save this planet and it’s my mission to do just that!“
S P O N S O R E D B Y
Portfolio
AWARDS
2024
- 1839 Awards, 'Honorable Mention', in the Underwater Professional Category, 2024
- 2nd Place Winner in the Conservation category in Scuba Diving magazine's, 'Through Your Lens photo Awards' 2024
- Finalist, Conservation (Impact) Ocean Photographer of the Year, 2024
- Finalist in the Kelp Forest Photo Awards 2024
- Official Selection, Good Natured: Conservation Optimism Short Film Festival, 2024
2023
- Shortlisted in the British Photography Awards 2023
- International Photography Awards (IPA) 'Honorable Mention', in the Nature, Underwater Professional Category, 2023
- Colour Top 100 in the Wild Art Photographer of the Year 2023
- Finalist in the Young Initiative category for the Ocean Awards, 2023
2020
- Winner of the Nature Category in the National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition, 2020
GRANTS
2024/2025
- Vital Impacts 2024/25 Environmental Photography Mentorship Program
- Girls Who Click Ambassador Program
EXHIBITIONS
2024
- Calamuchita FotoDoc, International Photography and Documentary Film Festival, Calamuchita Valley, Argentina
- Ocean Photographer of the Year Exhibition, London and Sydney
Clients & Partnerships
I pride myself on applying a strong ethical compass and moral guidance when looking for potential project partners. I am proud of the amazing people I have worked with in the past, and I look forward to future projects to come. Could you be my next big project?