“Striking and important.”
Nearfield Magazine

I’m Jamie Bellinger, an independent documentary photographer based in south-west England. My work focuses on protest, activism and social justice issues — most notably extensive documentation of climate activism in Britain since 2019, political and civil liberties campaigning, and anti-war demonstrations.

I began photographing protests in 2011, with demonstrations by the far-right ‘EDL’ and left-wing counter-demos in Cambridge. I have no formal training in photography, and have been self-taught (and inspired by others) ever since. With the dawn of Extinction Rebellion in 2019, climate protest became been a major focus of my work.

In 2023, I was selected by the British Photography Awards jury as Documentary Photographer of the Year, for this image of a Just Stop Oil protest in London.

While I sometimes liaise with protest groups to ascertain their plans, I work entirely independently and have no affiliation with any group or movement.

For my commercial photography and videography, head to jamiebellinger.net

Awards + Recognition

British Photography Awards 2023
Jury’s Selection Overall Winner (Documentary)
Winning image

British Photography Awards 2024
People’s Choice Award (Documentary)
Winning image

World Press Photo 2025
Regional Jury 2nd Round Selection

Contact

Bath, Bristol, London
Instagram @jamiebellinger
BlueSky @jamiebellinger.com

Need to get in touch?

Email or DM me

Explore my archive