Biography
Amelia Troubridge (b. 1974) is a British photographer, born in London. Spanning three decades, Amelia first gained recognition with her award-winning series on inner city youth horse culture in Dublin, in the mid 90s.
Working across long-term personal projects and editorial commissions, photographing high profile people in art, film and politics, Troubridge has developed a practice grounded in close observation and engagement with her subjects.
Amelia has worked on numerous film sets including Micheal Winterbottom’s 24 Hour Party People, and Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard’s 20,000 days on earth.
Troubridge is the author of several photography books, including Trouble with Amelia (Booth Clibborn, 2005), Malta Diaries (Trolley Books, 2006), and Joan (Trolley Books, 2015). She has published five zines with The British social documentary publisher Café Royal Books: Manchester (2020), Dublin (2020) , Soho (2020), Chaos (2022), and On Tour with Motörhead (2021).
Editorial and commercial clients include The NY Times, Vanity Fair, Dazed, The Guardian, TIME Magazine, Louis Vuitton, Hiscox Art, The BBC, and Channel 4.
Her photographs have been exhibited and held in private collections, including The London Design Museum and The Photographers’ Gallery, London; Phillips de Pury, NY; Colette’s, Paris; the Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol; Photo London; & World Press Photo, Amsterdam.
Amelia has delivered talks At Cambridge University, Central St Martins, and worked closely with a number of charities including Women for Women & The Olwyn Foundation.
Shows | Installations
Landcamp. Greenpeace stage. Glastonbury. 2025
Cafe Royal Books. The Photographer’s Gallery, London. Group Show 2024
Koko Gallery, London. “Backstage” 2023
Cafe Royal Books: Documentary, Zines and Subversion. Martin Parr Foundation. 2022
Someones Daughter. PhotoLondon 2021
Faith. St James Cavalier. Valletta 2020
Dellasposa Gallery, Tales from the Colony room: Art & Bohemia 2020
Women In Innovation, Getty Images Gallery, July 2017
Joan. London Design Museum, March-April 2015.
Trolleyology. Trolley Books, London and Newcastle gallery, Shoreditch, London, 2013
Women in Music, Dimbola Museum and Art, Isle of Wight, June 2013
Phillips de Pury “film”, NYC, 2010
PhotoLondon. London, 2007
Malta Diaries, Trolley books. London, 2006
Men, Collettes, Paris 2005
My Cup Of Tea, Proud Galleries, London, 2002
London Theatre, RADA, London, 2002
Soho, Groucho Club, London, 1999
World Press Photo Masterclass (group), The Netherlands, 1998
Selected Clients
Google
Louis Vuitton
Studio Canal
The BBC
Fuji
MTV
De Beers
Penguin Books
The British Tea Council
Sony
Universal Records
St Regis Hotels
Goodwood
Revolution Films
Marks & Spencer
WomenforWomen
Jimmy Choo
Studio Canal
Channel 4 Films
Innovate UK
HSBC
Nescafe
EMI
Pathe
Canon
Cancer Research
Universal Records
Selected Magazines
The Guardian
NY Times
Vanity Fair
Sunday Times Magazine
Conde Nast Traveller US
Tatler
GQ
Esquire
TIME Magazine
Stern
ES Magazine
The Telegraph Magazine
The Observer
Vogue
Rolling Stone
Dazed and Confused
Tank
Intersection
Published Books & Zines
Joan (Trolley books, 2015)
Malta Diaries (Trolley Books, 2006)
The Trouble with Amelia (Booth Clibborn editions 2004)
Motörhead UK 1997 (Cafe Royal Books, 2021)
Manchester 1997–2001 (Cafe Royal Books, 2020)
Soho 1997–1999 (Cafe Royal Books, 2020)
Nick Cave 20,000 days on earth (2015)
Trolleyology (2014)
The Groucho Club. 30 years (2014)
Jimmy Choo, 4 Inches (2005)
BRAZIL! 1999 (2000)
My Cup of Tea (2003)