Hawkesworth Jamie

purple portfolio

photography by JAMIE HAWKESWORTH
interview by ALEXIS DAHAN

ALEXIS DAHAN — You studied forensic science. What drove you toward criminology?

JAMIE HAWKESWORTH — At college, I studied biology and psychology, and at that time it felt like an interesting idea to then go on to study forensic science at university. I was very academic at school. I could never really get my head around anything artistic or creative… While studying forensics, I started using photography to document the evidence found in mock crime scenes. It was very simple and very objective, but I started to see photography in a new light. I then changed on a bit of a whim to a photography course. It was a strange intervention!

ALEXIS DAHAN — What happened then?

JAMIE HAWKESWORTH — Once I changed to a photography course at university, I pretty much instantly fell in love with taking photos and…