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It’s World Down Syndrome Day, so here’s a look at some of the other photos from my shoot with North London United and @krome21_cic last year from which Nile and Nyella made it into the @nationalportraitgallery and Prince was a Portrait of Britain winner @bjp1854. 🧦 produced by @parkview.creative
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NPG baby! Private view and press day kicking off the Taylor Wessing Prize. Beyond proud to be showing Nile and Nyella’s portraits there and uplifting the incredible work of Harold and the team at @krome21_cic
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Replenishing my reserves with the real ones❣️

An Enid x Parkview Creative production 🎬
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Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize Finalist! I can’t quite believe it. Nile and Nyella’s portraits will be hanging on the walls of the National Portrait Gallery.

Nile (5) and Nyella (15) play for North London United, a football team for people with Down’s syndrome, and are part of the brilliant @krome21_cic community, which offers support in many other ways. These portraits are from my personal project documenting their team. 

Harold, Krome21’s founder (and Nyella’s dad), told me, “our currency is awareness”, so using photography to amplify their incredible work for the Down’s Syndrome community is an important reminder of how powerful this medium can be and why authentic human connection can never be imitated.

I’m eternally grateful to Rachel and Maddy at @parkview.creative who have nurtured and supported me as an artist and who turned my initial research into reality and, alongside Harold, gathered 15 players, their families and support workers at a sports hall in East London. I take pride in making my shoots comfortable and collaborative, and this is a perfect example of why we need more people with learning disabilities both in front of the camera and behind it. I’ll keep working towards that with the @downsyndromeassociation and @fairshotcafe. Thank you to the @nationalportraitgallery and judges @sunilgupta7402 @katy.hessel @timwalker and @sabinajaskotgill 

See you at the National Portrait Gallery.

These are the talented people that helped make this happen. Thank you 💚

@parkview.creative 
@krome21_cic 
@racheldysonphoto 
@maddyvalds 
@rapideye.darkroom 
@george_from_london 
@theprintspace 
@nickgraham 
@amiivonslaughter 
@_ecstasyofgold 
@downs_syndrome_association
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