About

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Portrait & Documentary Photographer — Norwich, UK

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Hi, I'm Walshy, a portrait and documentary photographer based in Norwich, working under the name Street Shots.

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My work explores addiction, mental health, recovery, and the rebuilding of identity. It draws directly from my own lived experience of twenty five years of addiction, crime and eventual homelessness and what it  looks like to come out the other side.

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I first picked up a camera at rehab in 2020. It started as a form of self therapy, a way to reconnect with the world and process everything that had happened and find a new identity beyond addiction. Over time it became something more.  A way to communicate what I couldn't put into words.

Looking back on it all, I think of it as poetic decay,   despite all the pain and struggle, there has been a beautiful outcome.

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I try to create environments where people feel comfortable, respected, and able to open up and share their story in front of the camera.  My practice sits across portraiture, documentary photography, and conceptual work.

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I completed my BA in Photography at Norwich University of the Arts in 2026.

Alongside my photography practice, I'm the Founding Director of Evolving Canvases CIC, a creative arts community organisation, using photography and art workshops to support people affected by addiction and mental health challenges.

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Based in-

Norwich, United Kingdom

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Practice-

Portrait photography
Documentary photography
Conceptual work
Socially engaged photography

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Themes-

Addiction & recovery
Mental health
Identity & transformation
Lived experience storytelling

 

Background-

Compleated a BA in Photography, Norwich University of the Arts, 2026.

Founding Director, Evolving Canvases CIC, 2025-present

Director at Street Shots Ltd, 2024-present