MP Bridget Phillipson

…photographed in her office at Westminster for The Sunday Times. The Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South and the Shadow Secretary of State for Education is instigating childcare reforms which would guarantee childcare for all parents of children aged nine months to 11 years. Read the story here

England 6 Iran 2

Fans at Boxpark Wembley watch England thrash Iran in the 2022 football World Cup. A commission for The Times.

Relics On Tour

The arrival of the relics of St Bernadette of Lourdes in London. A commission for The Times - read the story here

Amy Loughren

The real life nurse from the new Netflix film ‘The Good Nurse’. I photographed Amy while she was in London for the London Film Festival premiere. Such an honour to photograph this humble but very elegant and kind woman! This was a commission for The Sunday Times - read the story here

Enough is Enough rally at King's Cross Station

Protesters gather at King’s Cross station in central London as part of a nationwide ‘day of action’ against the UK’s cost of living crisis. Unions including RMT - whose rail workers are currently implementing a series of nationwide strikes - are supporting the Enough is Enough campaign.

All images are copyright © Rachel Adams 2022.

Trespass into Worth Forest

Organised by national campaign group Right to Roam and its local branch, Landscapes of Freedom, to oppose a development by Center Parcs in Worth Forest.

Three portraits

Albie on Seaham beach on the last day of the summer holidays, Susan in The Blue House, Sunderland and Nick Hayes, co-founder of the campaign group Right to Roam

Right to Roam

Scenes from a trespass organised by campaign group Right to Roam across the 12,000 acre estate of Lord Richard Benyon, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs.

All images © Rachel Adams 2022.

London Trans Pride

Some favourite shots from London Trans Pride this weekend. This is the second time I’ve photographed a performance by Kae Tempest, and the second time I’ve been completely in awe of their prowess. Massive respect to everyone in the trans community, and to all the speakers for sharing their testimonies and experiences in Soho Square.

London Pride

Some shots from London Pride, featuring participants of the first ever London Pride 50 years ago, Dykes on Bikes, Ukraine Pride, religious zealots and a man waving a stick-on dildo x