JLF Photography

About

When I’m not taking pictures I run Queer Film Night, an Edinburgh based monthly screening for the queer community. We platform independent, Indigenous and Scottish queer films and provide a space to talk about our experiences after the screenings. I am also a filmmaker and my documentary A Different Home will premiere at the Scottish Queer International Film Festival in October 2024. I have documented the work of the Lavender Menace Archive in photos for the exhibition Through a Lavender Lens for the Edinburgh Art Festival 2024. I am also working on an animated film about queer selkies with a wonderfully creative team. My partner Mitchell and I have been running photo and video workshops for over a year with the Edinburgh queer community. And when I’m not busy making art, you often find me in the woods with my dog Edgar, wild swimming in the cold North Sea, or travelling somewhere on the West Coast in my campervan 

Jules filming outside. Sea in the background, dark clouds in the sky.
Filming a ferry in Oban – November 2023 – Photo by Mitchell Morton
Jules and Edgar, their black and white corgi, posing for a picture. Jules is sitting down on the floor, holding Edgar in their arms.
Edgar and I – May 2023 – Photo by Sofia Cotrona
Photo Workshop with Lavender Menace – May 2024

Accessibility, safety and trust are three absolutely core values in my work and I always discuss these with clients before an event or photo shoot. It’s not just about what we want the pictures to look like, it’s also about how we can all feel seen and heard during the process.