About – Lily Vetch

Lily Vetch is a film-maker and photographer based in London. She has shot and directed for brands and publications including i-D Magazine, Hero Magazine, L’Oreal, Khiel’s, Sony, Rahemur Rahman, Jameela Jamil, Elle India, The Uyghur Tribunal and the TATE Museum. Lily works within analogue and digital processes across the specialisms of portraiture, documentary and fashion.

Her continuous line of investigation is challenging people's stigmatizations around sexuality and gender. Often shooting groups where she is an outsider, her approaches to these projects are strengthened by years of meticulous research and lengthy conversations with members of the communities.

Over the last two years she has spent time within London’s South Asian LGBTQi+ community as part of her body of work ‘Our House is Loud,’ which has been published by Jameela Jamil’s new media company; I Weigh. Lily has partnered with the British-Bengali fashion designer, Rahemur Rahman, to co-direct their first feature documentary, ‘Body of Our Own.’ About the Hijras (Trans) community in Dhaka, Bangladesh. For more information please email.

Lily Vetch is a London based filmmaker and photographer, working within analogue and digital processes across the specialisms of portraiture, documentary and fashion. Her main areas of investigation is understanding the South Asian LGBTQi+ communities in London and Bangladesh. Often shooting groups where she is an outsider, she constantly questions her position as a white, female photographer. Therefore her approaches to these collaborations are strengthened by years of meticulous research and lengthy conversations with members of these communities. She always structures her shoots by giving the photographed subjects control and ownership over their images, rather than the power laying with the photographer.

Lily has shot and directed for brands and publications including; i-D Magazine, Hero Magazine, L’Oreal, Khiel’s, Sony, Rahemur Rahman, Elle India, Jameela Jamil, The Uyghur Tribunal and the TATE Museum. Over the last two years she has spent time with London’s South Asian LGBTQi+ community as part of her body of work ‘Our House is Loud,’ which has been published by Jameela Jamil’s new media company; I Weigh. Lily has partnered with the British-Bengali fashion designer, Rahemur Rahman, to co-direct their first feature documentary, 'Body of Our Own' about the Hijras (Trans) community in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This is a three year project currently in development. For more info on this please email.

Lily Vetch is a London based filmmaker and photographer, working within analogue and digital processes across the specialisms of portraiture, documentary and fashion. Her main areas of investigation is understanding the South Asian LGBTQi+ communities in London and Bangladesh. Often shooting groups where she is an outsider, she constantly questions her position as a white, female photographer. Therefore her approaches to these collaborations are strengthened by years of meticulous research and lengthy conversations with members of these communities.

Lily has shot and directed for brands and publications including; i-D Magazine, Hero Magazine, L’Oreal, Khiel’s, Sony, Rahemur Rahman, Elle India, Jameela Jamil, The Uyghur Tribunal and the TATE Museum. Over the last two years she has spent time with London’s South Asian LGBTQi+ community as part of her body of work ‘Our House is Loud,’ which has been published by Jameela Jamil’s new media company; I Weigh. Lily has partnered with the British-Bengali fashion designer, Rahemur Rahman, to co-direct their first feature documentary, 'Body of Our Own' about the Hijras (Trans) community in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This is a three year project currently in development. For more info on this please email.

Lily Vetch is a London based filmmaker and photographer, working within analogue and digital processes across the specialisms of portraiture, documentary and fashion. Her main areas of investigation is understanding the South Asian LGBTQi+ communities in London and Bangladesh. Often shooting groups where she is an outsider, she constantly questions her position as a white, female photographer. Therefore her approaches to these collaborations are strengthened by years of meticulous research and lengthy conversations with members of these communities.

Lily has shot and directed for brands and publications including; i-D Magazine, Hero Magazine, L’Oreal, Khiel’s, Sony, Rahemur Rahman, Elle India, Jameela Jamil, The Uyghur Tribunal and the TATE Museum. Over the last two years she has spent time with London’s South Asian LGBTQi+ community as part of her body of work ‘Our House is Loud,’ which has been published by Jameela Jamil’s new media company; I Weigh. Lily has partnered with the British-Bengali fashion designer, Rahemur Rahman, to co-direct their first feature documentary, 'Body of Our Own' about the Hijras (Trans) community in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This is a three year project currently in development. For more info on this please email.

Lily Vetch is a London based filmmaker and photographer, working within analogue and digital processes across the specialisms of portraiture, documentary and fashion. Her main areas of investigation is understanding the South Asian LGBTQi+ communities in London and Bangladesh. Often shooting groups where she is an outsider, she constantly questions her position as a white, female photographer. Therefore her approaches to these collaborations are strengthened by years of meticulous research and lengthy conversations with members of these communities.

Lily has shot and directed for brands and publications including; i-D Magazine, Hero Magazine, L’Oreal, Khiel’s, Sony, Rahemur Rahman, Elle India, Jameela Jamil, The Uyghur Tribunal and the TATE Museum. Over the last two years she has spent time with London’s South Asian LGBTQi+ community as part of her body of work ‘Our House is Loud,’ which has been published by Jameela Jamil’s new media company; I Weigh. Lily has partnered with the British-Bengali fashion designer, Rahemur Rahman, to co-direct their first feature documentary, 'Body of Our Own' about the Hijras (Trans) community in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This is a three year project currently in development. For more info on this please email.

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Previous shows: Woman Exhibition at Rapid Eye Darkrooms, Our Show at Chelsea College of Arts.

Awards: Screenskills Bursary 2020, PH Museum Familiar Stranger.

Journalism

i-D Magazine:

‘Experience Ryan Lo’s ultimate act of self-love’ - 17 February 2018

‘Tia Jonsson wants you to embrace your authentic self’ - 15 May 2018

‘Photographing the beautiful faces of WUT? club’s pride party’ - 09 July 2018

‘Inside London’s gay bollywood hip hop night, Hungama’ - 17 August 2018

‘Matty Bovan stakes his claim as a new English fashion rebel’ - 15 September 2018

‘Halpern shared a love letter to the women of the sexual revolution’ - 16 September 2018

Hero Magazine:

Backstage Ashley Williams FW18 - 17th February 2018

Backstage Marques Almeida FW18 - 20th February 2018

Backstage Jacquemus FW18 - 27th February 2018

Previous shows: Woman Exhibition at Rapid Eye Darkrooms, Our Show at Chelsea College of Arts.

Awards: Screenskills Bursary 2020, PH Museum Familiar Stranger.

Journalism

i-D Magazine:

‘Experience Ryan Lo’s ultimate act of self-love’ - 17 February 2018

‘Tia Jonsson wants you to embrace your authentic self’ - 15 May 2018

‘Photographing the beautiful faces of WUT? club’s pride party’ - 09 July 2018

‘Inside London’s gay bollywood hip hop night, Hungama’ - 17 August 2018

‘Matty Bovan stakes his claim as a new English fashion rebel’ - 15 September 2018

‘Halpern shared a love letter to the women of the sexual revolution’ - 16 September 2018

Hero Magazine:

Backstage Ashley Williams FW18 - 17th February 2018

Backstage Marques Almeida FW18 - 20th February 2018

Backstage Jacquemus FW18 - 27th February 2018

Previous shows: Woman Exhibition at Rapid Eye Darkrooms, Our Show at Chelsea College of Arts.

Awards: Screenskills Bursary 2020, PH Museum Familiar Stranger.

Journalism

i-D Magazine:

‘Experience Ryan Lo’s ultimate act of self-love’ - 17 February 2018

‘Tia Jonsson wants you to embrace your authentic self’ - 15 May 2018

‘Photographing the beautiful faces of WUT? club’s pride party’ - 09 July 2018

‘Inside London’s gay bollywood hip hop night, Hungama’ - 17 August 2018

‘Matty Bovan stakes his claim as a new English fashion rebel’ - 15 September 2018

‘Halpern shared a love letter to the women of the sexual revolution’ - 16 September 2018

Hero Magazine:

Backstage Ashley Williams FW18 - 17th February 2018

Backstage Marques Almeida FW18 - 20th February 2018

Backstage Jacquemus FW18 - 27th February 2018

Previous shows: Woman Exhibition at Rapid Eye Darkrooms, Our Show at Chelsea College of Arts.

Awards: Screenskills Bursary 2020, PH Museum Familiar Stranger.

Journalism

i-D Magazine:

‘Experience Ryan Lo’s ultimate act of self-love’ - 17 February 2018

‘Tia Jonsson wants you to embrace your authentic self’ - 15 May 2018

‘Photographing the beautiful faces of WUT? club’s pride party’ - 09 July 2018

‘Inside London’s gay bollywood hip hop night, Hungama’ - 17 August 2018

‘Matty Bovan stakes his claim as a new English fashion rebel’ - 15 September 2018

‘Halpern shared a love letter to the women of the sexual revolution’ - 16 September 2018

Hero Magazine:

Backstage Ashley Williams FW18 - 17th February 2018

Backstage Marques Almeida FW18 - 20th February 2018

Backstage Jacquemus FW18 - 27th February 2018

Previous shows: Woman Exhibition at Rapid Eye Darkrooms, Our Show at Chelsea College of Arts.

Awards: Screenskills Bursary 2020, PH Museum Familiar Stranger.

Journalism

i-D Magazine:

‘Experience Ryan Lo’s ultimate act of self-love’ - 17 February 2018

‘Tia Jonsson wants you to embrace your authentic self’ - 15 May 2018

‘Photographing the beautiful faces of WUT? club’s pride party’ - 09 July 2018

‘Inside London’s gay bollywood hip hop night, Hungama’ - 17 August 2018

‘Matty Bovan stakes his claim as a new English fashion rebel’ - 15 September 2018

‘Halpern shared a love letter to the women of the sexual revolution’ - 16 September 2018

Hero Magazine:

Backstage Ashley Williams FW18 - 17th February 2018

Backstage Marques Almeida FW18 - 20th February 2018

Backstage Jacquemus FW18 - 27th February 2018

Website design: Lily Vetch

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