Amelia was born in London in 1974. Self taught, Amelia won the Ian Parry award for her social documentary story, Dublin's Urban Cowboys, in 1996.

In 1998, she won a place on the World Press Photo Joop Swart Master class in Amsterdam, and in 1999, was runner up in The Infinity 'Young Photographer of the Year' award by The International Center of Photography in New York. Amelia's first book, The Trouble with Amelia, was published in 2003 by Booth-Clibborn Editions. Two other books have followed, Malta Diaries (Trolley Books, 2006) and Joan of Arc had style (Trolley Books, 2015). She has published six zines of her work and travels. Including BRAZIL! a two month visual account of her travels around the country (1999). Manchester 1997. Chaos England 1995-2020. Motorhead 1997. Soho 1999.

Amelia has worked as the speicals photographer on seven of Micheal Winterbottom’s films. In 2013, she worked alongside Ian Forsyth and Jane Pollard for their film, 20000 days on Earth, with the musican Nick Cave.

Amelia is based in East London.




Exhibitions | Talks

Koko Gallery. Camden. “Backstage” 2023
Cafe Royal Books: Documentary, Zines and Subversion. Martin Parr Foundation. 2022
Someones Daughter. Photo london 2021
Spazju Kreattiv, Faith. Valletta 2020 
Dellasposa Gallery, Tales from the Colony room: Art & Bohemia 2020 
Women In Innovation, Getty Images Gallery, July 2017 
Joan of Arc had style, London Design Museum, March-April 2015.
Trolleyology. Trolley Books, London and Newcastle gallery, Shoreditch, London, 2013
Women in Music, Dimbola Museum and Art, Isle of Wight, June 2013
Phillips de Pury “film”, NYC, 2010
PhotoLondon. London, 2007
Malta Diaries, Trolley books and Barings. London, 2006
Men, Collettes, Paris 2005
My Cup Of Tea, Proud Galleries, London, 2002
London Theatre, RADA, London, 2002
Soho, Groucho Club, London, 1999
World Press Photo Masterclass (group), The Netherlands, 1998

Selected Clients

Google
Studio Canal
The BBC
Fuji 
MTV
De Beers 
Penguin Books
The British Tea Council
Sony
Universal Records
St Regis Hotels
Goodwood 
Revolution Films
Marks & Spencer 
WomenforWomen
Jimmy Choo
Studio Canal
Channel 4 Films
Innovate UK 
HSBC
Nescafe
EMI
Pathe
Canon
MTV
Penguin Books
Cancer Research
Universal Records

Selected Magazines

The Guardian
NY Times
Vanity Fair
Sunday Times Magazine
Conde Nast Traveller US
Tatler
GQ
Esquire
TIME Magazine
Stern
ES Magazine
The Telegraph Magazine
The Observer
Vogue
Rolling Stone
Dazed and Confused
Tank
Intersection

Published Books & Zines

Joan (Trolley books, 2015) 
Malta Diaries (Trolley Books, 2006) 
The Trouble with Amelia (Booth Clibborn editions 2004) 
Motörhead UK 1997 (Cafe Royal Books, 2021)
Manchester 1997–2001 (Cafe Royal Books, 2020)
Soho 1997–1999 (Cafe Royal Books, 2020)
Nick Cave 20,000 days on earth (2015) 
Trolleyology (2014)  
The Groucho Club. 30 years (2014) 
Jimmy Choo, 4 Inches (2005) 
BRAZIL! 1999 (2000)
My Cup of Tea (2003)