Sophie Gerrard Mary's pony, Connachan Farm, Crieff, Perthshire, February 2014. 2014; printed 2016 © Sophie Gerrard

Biography

Born 1978
Nationality British

Sophie Gerrard was born in Edinburgh and initially studied environmental sciences before completing her photography degree at Edinburgh College of Art, followed by a postgraduate degree in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at London College of Communication. In 2012 Gerrard co-founded Document Scotland, a collective of internationally acclaimed photographers dedicated to chronicling the social, cultural and economic life of Scotland. Her work has been exhibited and published internationally and she holds academic positions at Edinburgh Napier University and Falmouth University, Cornwall, England.