Biography Andrew Aitchison is an independent documentary photographer working on social, cultural and political issues as both commissioned & personal projects. He works in a reportage & portrait style using digital equipment and medium format film. His work covers a wide variety of events that can be seen on this site and has enabled him to travel throughout the UK, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. He currently lives in London, UK. Clients Include: ActionAid UK Ashden Awards for sustainable energy Big Issue British Medical Journal British Red Cross Creative Partnerships Coaching For Hope Disaster & Emergencies Committee Guardian & Observer Howard League for Penal Reform Inside Housing International Service Kulika: Community Development in Uganda Marie Claire UK Marine Stewardship Council Medecins du Monde UK Media for Development Merlin New Economics Foundation NCH, the childrens charity Oxfam GB Prison Reform Trust Public and Commercial Services Union Skillshare International STARS Foundation STOP AIDS Coalition Time Magazine Sunday Times Magazine UNICEF UK

Photographic Achievements

2009 Orthodox Jewish Life exhibition at Madame Lillie gallery, London. Part of Photomonth festival.

2009 STARS Impact Awards exhibition at the Wallace collection, London.

2009 Shortlisted for the CIWEM’s Environmental Photographer of the Year.

2008 Learning for Land & Life, celebrating 25 years of Kulika in Uganda. Exhibition at the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), London.

2007 to 2008 Prisoners At Work, exhibition at the Social science building, City University London.

2006 Prisoners at work, exhibition at the Candid art gallery with the Howard League.

2006 Selected for the Association of Photographers Document Award Daily life series

2006 Documentary Award, Festivities category in the Humanity Photo Awards at the China Folklore Photographic Association

2005 Winner of the reportage category of the Observer Seeds of Change photography competition Part of the winner’s exhibition at The Oxo Tower.

2004 Winner in the Traditional Rites category at the Humanity Photo Awards at the China Folklore Photographic Association

2004 Coming Up Fast, Featured in the Royal Photographic Society Journal

2002 Established as a Freelance Documentary Photographer

2002 Picture editor, nb pictures, London. UK.

2001 The 291 Gallery London. Group exhibition.

1999 to 2002 Picture editor, Network Photographers, London. UK.

1999 One to watch, Selected by the Ffoto gallery, Cardiff.

1996 to 1999 BA (hons) degree in Documentary Photography. University of Wales.

1994 to 1996 Staff photographer for the Newbury Weekly News, Berkshire.

1991 to 1993 National Diploma in Photography, Reading, Berkshire.