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will pay you for your work,” she says. “Ten you go out into the real world and realise it’s not that simple.” Her break came when she spotted a job advert for a staff writer at Digital Camera Buyer. “It didn’t pay much, but it was a really fun place to work,” Claire recalls. “Tere were lots of young people there and a great atmosphere.” She later moved on to Digital


Photographer, eventually becoming feature editor. Te period coincided with a major


shiſt in the photography world as digital cameras were rapidly improv- ing and becoming more widely used. “It was an exciting time,” she says.


“Every year the technology was getting better.” Te job also opened doors to some unusual experiences. “I got to do


some really interesting assignments,” Claire said. “I went to Goodwood and drove racing cars, and I flew a little Tiger Moth plane.” She also interviewed some big


names in photography, including legendary photojournalist Steve McCurry – famous for his haunting portrait Afghan Girl – and adventure photographer Ulla Lohmann, known for abseiling into active volcanoes. Later Claire moved to Bristol


to work for Future Publishing as a technique editor, writing more tech- nical photography content. But aſter several years in the industry, the role began to feel repetitive. “Te trips got cut as budgets


changed, and the work became more routine,” she explained. In 2018 life shiſted in a different direction. Claire and her husband


had two young children, aged three and one, and the pull of Devon was hard to ignore. “We wanted to be closer to family


so we moved back to Devon and settled in Strete,” she said. Te move also marked the start of


her freelance photography career. Claire’s first job came through a


chat at the school gates with another mum, designer Laura, who was working on branding for Bar 1620 in Dartmouth. “She asked if I’d be interested in


taking some photos for the project,” Claire says. “I really enjoyed it, and the work just started building from there.” Te two still collaborate today on


branding projects, something Claire values aſter years of working within teams in publishing.


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