We’d like to introduce you to Bryony Williams, the young photographer behind the fantastic shots for our recent #PeopleOfTooting series.

A Learning Technologist at St George's Hospital by day, and a photographer in her spare time, Bryony helps local businesses, events and community groups to portray their story through the lens. You may already be familiar with her work over on Instagram where she regularly explores life in and around Tooting as @findmeintooting.

Photography wasn't always a passion for Bryony until she learnt how to use her boyfriend’s DSLR camera a couple of years ago. But once she picked it up, she never put it down!

 

 

 

 

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#peopleoftooting: Rajah moved to the UK from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1963 with just £35 in his pocket, all of which he spent on the 23 day voyage on the P&O-Orient Line that sailed him across! He managed to borrow £5 off a kind soul when he arrived, found accommodation and took a job sweeping the floor in a supermarket. As a young child in Ceylon, he was fascinated by planes and used to climb trees to be closer to them as they flew overhead - he wanted planes to be part of his life. “Aviation is in my blood”, he says. After a year in the UK, Rajah got an administrative job in the RAF. Over the following years, he progressed through the ranks to gain a distinction in aircraft technology and became Aircraft Line Chief, the last person to inspect planes and give them clearance for take-off, preparing aircraft for such dignitaries as The Queen, Prince Charles & Mrs Thatcher. Rajah’s dream was fully realised when he received his Private Pilot’s Licence and received approval from some of the RAF pilots to fly their planes between different base camps around the world. | 📷 Photo by @findmeintooting . . . . . . . . . . #Tooting #TootingBroadway #TootingBec #TootingCommon #Furzedown #Balham #ColliersWood #Earlsfield #Mitcham #Streatham #Wimbledon #Wandsworth

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Bryony says......"being from New Zealand and so far away from home, my photos are one way to show my friends and family my life over here. When I moved to Tooting, I wondered how to get involved in this fabulous community and what I could offer. I decided that through my photography, I could create special content and moments for people. My style is very much that of a 'live' photographer - the truth - and presenting it in a beautiful manner through a different set of eyes - the way I see it.”

Bryony has worked with local events such as Tooting Foodival and Tootopia and for local businesses like Juici Jerk, Berry & Brie and The Doers and is looking for more local projects to collaborate on.

If you're interested in working with Bryony to help create special moments for your community events, special days, business campaigns, content for social media and more, then head on over to her website or Instagram page to find out more and to get in touch!

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