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My name is Betsy Richards- Kemp. I’m a photographer focusing on lifestyle/documentary through my images and filmmaking. I’m based within Suffolk, which is where my love for photography bloomed, starting as a street photographer around the countryside landscapes and towns. I use my photography in a way that shares the ‘untold stories’ of people’s lives, exploring different cultures and the ideas of identity and belonging.
Echoes of Home, a Transatlantic Dialogue is a photographic project that explores themes of memory, identity and belonging. Through the intimate story of two sisters separated by the Atlantic, my work draws on the personal experiences of the subjects to encourage wider discussions about shared culture, shared history and shared connections for black communities in the Caribbean and the United Kingdom.
What started as a tribute to my Aunt Sia, and a reflection of the experiences of the Windrush generation in my own family history, the project developed into an attempt to understand the impact of the movement and migration of black people across the Atlantic. Through the lens of my camera, I have attempted to capture the personal relationship between Sia and Maria and at the same time create a record of their shared cultural legacy.
Above all, this project celebrates the importance of home and a sense of belonging that is significant to all of us; we can find it in a physical space, in the cultural traditions of a community, or perhaps in the echo of a shared memory.
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