Polly Braden (born 1974)[1] is a Scottish documentary photographer, living in London.[2] Her work on learning disabilities and autism has been shown in exhibitions at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford[3] and at mac, Birmingham.[4] Her work on single parent families has been shown in exhibitions at the Museum of the Home in London and Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool.[5] Braden won Photographer of the Year in the Guardian Student Media Award in 2002.[6]
Braden was born in Perthshire, Scotland. She graduated from London College of Printing in 2003.[1] She lives in London[2] and is a single parent.[7]
Her subjects have included China[8] (where she lived for over 15 years),[1] the City of London,[9][10] single parent families,[7][5] and learning disabilities and autism.[11]
Braden's work is held in the following permanent collection: