Polly Braden (born 1974) [1] is a Scottish documentary photographer, living in London. [2] Her work on learning disabilities and autism has been shown in exhibitions at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford [3] and at mac, Birmingham. [4] Her work on single parent families has been shown in exhibitions at the Museum of the Home in London and Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool. [5] Braden won Photographer of the Year in the Guardian Student Media Award in 2002. [6]
Braden was born in Perthshire, Scotland. She graduated from London College of Printing in 2003. [1] She lives in London [2] and is a single parent. [7]
Her subjects have included China [8] (where she lived for over 15 years), [1] the City of London, [9] [10] single parent families, [7] [5] and learning disabilities and autism. [11]
Braden's work is held in the following permanent collection:
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