Marion is an award-winning photographer, artist and tutor living on the Essex coast. Nature based art and photography have become a passion, she does this by teaching workshops, exhibiting her work, and undertaking commercial photography projects. She teaches for the Royal Horticultural Society at Hyde Hall Gardens, the Alex Waylett Studio and at the ‘Blue Garden Studio’ at her home in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex. Marion gives talks on art and photography and also teaches 1:2:1 workshops at beautiful gardens and woodlands around Essex.

“I grew up in the age of exciting documentary programmes such as Life on Earth by David Attenborough and Cosmos by Carl Sagan, which instilled a natural curiosity about our world and the universe we live in. I am fascinated by the cycles of life and the science behind them and am also captivated by the sheer beauty of nature from wide angle landscapes to the tiniest macro in detail. My educational background is an interesting fusion of science and art which influences the way I perceive and interpret the world through my work.”

Education

• MA by Research in Art & Design – University of Essex
• BSc (Hons) Rural Resource Development (specialism in Science & Politics of Environmental Issues) – Writtle University College
• NCFE Level 1 & 2 Certificates in Photography
• Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art & Design with Distinction
• TQUK Level 3 Award in Education & Training (RQF)

Awards & Recognition

2023 RHS Gold Medal for Portfolio ‘Hornbeams – Adaption & Transformation’

2019 RHS Silver-Gilt Medal for Portfolio ‘The Diversity of Beech Trees’

2018 IGPOTY 12 Action Oak Category 2nd Place, Finalist, & Highly Commended

2018 Associate Distinction of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS)

2017/2018 Arts Council England Funding project at City of London’s Epping Forest “You Can’t See the Trees for the Woods”

2016 Licentiate Distinction of the Royal Photographic Society (LRPS)

IGPOTY 10 Monochrome Photo Project, CommendedA

IGPOTY 9, Greening the City Category, Finalist & Highly Commended

2014 Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) UK Photography Competition overall winner