ABOUT

Jennifer Charlton has just gained a First Class Honours Degree in Professional Photography with Edinburgh College/Kingston University a year after being awarded a BA with Distinction through Edinburgh College/Robert Gordon University. 



MPB Scottish Portrait Award Winner (Colour) 2024 (making history as the first female and digital print to win)

 

Outstanding Achievement in Photography Award- Edinburgh College November 2004


Jennifer was awarded Edinburgh College Student of the year in 2020 and in 2023 won the prestigious BIPP Scottish/Northern Ireland Sports Photographer of the Year in addition to:

International Photography Awards Honorable Mention 2024
Photo North Festival Runner Up 2024
Finalist AOP student Awards 2024 
Short listed Scottish Portrait Award (SPA) 2023 and 2024
Long listed Scottish Portrait Award (SPA) 2022, 2023 and 2024
Bronze awards in the Sport, Portraiture and Commercial categories (BIPP)
Award of Excellence with the Master Photographers Association (MPA)
Shortlisted for two series of Images with the Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
Shortlisted for three images in the BIPP Print Competition
All three images entered in the International Photography Awards 2023 (IPA)  were awarded an official selection, two of which were given an Honourable Mention.Silver, Bronze.
Honourable Mention in the Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA) 2023.


Working throughout her studies as a freelance Photographer and single mum of three children, her work has opened up opportunities with some of the biggest global boxing promoters in the world and hopes to inspire women to believe in themselves and follow their dreams, whatever their circumstances.Specialising in Commercial, Photojournalism, Editorial, Portraits and Documentary Jennifer hopes to continue to tell other peoples stories  and raise awareness through her imagery as well as providing a professional service.

Published in over thirty publications ranging from Mens Health Magazines, Boxing News, The Scotsman and Shutter Hubs Annual Yearbook along with being interviewed on ITV and Talksport about her work. 

Exhibitions

Scottish Portrait Award 2023/24 
Photo North Leeds 2024
AOP Free Range London 2024
Allanbank Arts & Friends Exhibition
Exposed 2022/23/24 Out of the Blue Drill Hall Edinburgh 
Glasgow Gallery of Photography
Permanently Exhibited Alumno Birmingham