Mixed Media Storytelling with a remit of Advocacy
About the Artist
Emily Rose Russell is a mixed media storyteller, whose aim is to provide a voice and platform for those whose stories are not told. Through both writing and photography, she has covered local stories about protests, community and culture, some of which were published in her university's student newspaper, the Falmouth Anchor. Throughout her time at Falmouth University, she worked closely with local refugee charities, and delved into the world of Graphic Design and Branding, and as part of her final university portfolio, worked on the Remove the Slave Trader Memorial Campaign and projects surrounding refugee activism and the UK's new Illegal Migration Bill.
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As rewarding as this work is, Emily's favourite subject to photograph is her own family. She created a documentary series, "I Once Cared for You, Now you Care for Me", surrounding her mother caring for her grandad during the second lockdown, which was named runner up for a Documentary Feature Series in the Falmouth University 2021 Press Awards.
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She graduated from university in July 2023, and has since worked as a Communications Officer for the UK based, international children's charity, Global Care, and a Communications Assistant for the UHCW NHS Trust.
Experience and CV
2023-2024
Post-grad life and employment in Communications roles
In July 2023, Emily graduated from Falmouth University with a High Second Class Honours. In August 2023, she began working at the charity, Global Care as a Communications Officer and was later offered a position as a Communications Assistant at the UHCW NHS Trust, where she began working in December 2023.
2020-2023
BA (Hons) Press and Editorial Photography
Falmouth University
Emily started her degree at Falmouth University in September 2020. During this time she worked on projects with many local charities and organisations, such as Truro Community Refugee Support, Falmouth and Penryn Welcome Refugee Families and Truro Nourish Hub. She also joined her university's student newspaper the Falmouth Anchor in October 2022 as a writer and photographer, and received the runner up award in the category Documentary Feature Series for her project "I Once Cared for You, Now you Care for Me" in the Falmouth University 2021 Press Awards. She was also awarded Runner up for the Multimedia Award and Impact Award (2023).
2018-2020
Level 3 Diploma in Photography
Coventry College
From September 2018 until the lockdown in March 2020, Emily started her photography studies at her local college. During this time she volunteered with Coventry Migrant and Refugee Centre as part of their Integration Project and photographed her first strikes and protests. She photographed Coventry's Black Lives Matter Protest in June 2020, a local 'Friday's For Future' protest in September 2019 and her own teacher's UCU fair pay strike at the college picket lines in April 2019.
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In July of 2019, she also worked as a student photographer at Coventry's Godiva Festival, photographing acts on the main stage and documenting details of the three days.