The Compelling Image

Heidi Laughton

Heidi Laughton is a British photographer now based in Los Angeles. Her passion lies in photographing people, whether it's for reportage documentary projects, formal portraits, travel & lifestyle editorial features or bands in the music industry. Heidi has attended courses & workshops with City & Guilds; David Bathgate; Steve McCurry and Julia Dean. However, most of her critical eye has been fostered through 12 years in the music industry commissioning videos, virals, podcasts, documentaries & photography for a variety of artists, the last five years of which, having been at SonyBMG, London.

Heidi has recently been working on humanitarian projects including: breast cancer for Ausmed publications; Youth community centre for Save The Children in Kunming, China; an interview on Aids prevention and treatment in Dali (Barry & Martin's Trust); A study of the smallest minority groups of China (personal project). Last year she also taught a photography workshop to 20 girls from the slum areas of Kisumu, Kenya for NGO, K-MET (the Kisumu Medical & Educational Trust).

Currently Heidi is building on her portrait portfolio and advertising/editorial career.

To see more of Heidi's work, please visit her website.