THE TEAM
We are a multidisciplinary team of experts that share the same passion to advance the knowledge and skills of individuals and communities, especially the most vulnerable, to affect the change they need to improve their lives and of those around them.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Gordon is co-founder of Media Support (Picture People MSP’s former name) and a founding Director of iMedia. Formerly a radio journalist with the BBC World Service, in the early 1990s he established the acclaimed ‘New Home New Life’ radio education-entertainment drama in Afghanistan. He has also set up media production NGOs in Afghanistan, Botswana and Zambia. Based on the Black Isle, Scotland, he is now an ecotourism entrepreneur and doting grandfather.

Nicola is Chair of the Board of Picture People MSP. She is also Managing Director of its sister organisation, iMedia Associates. She is an experienced media and communications for development practitioner and evaluator, and has worked extensively in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Her first love is radio but in recent years her work has incorporated digital media and AI-enabled approaches to research and data analysis. Nicola divides her time between London and Harare in Zimbabwe.

Christo is a graduate of Ofxord University where he studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics. He worked as an investment analyst in the City before becoming a journalist, working on the Economist, New Statesman and Sunday Times. He had a career in television as a reporter and producer before establishing Dartmouth Films, an independent documentary company.Christo is a A leading figure in the UK documentary community, Christo was Chair of the Sheffield International Documentary Festival and the

Soledad specialises in participatory communication with particular skill and experience in using participatory video for development processes. She has worked on more than 40 projects in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia on issues including environment, indigenous peoples’ rights, gender equality, peace-building and youth and child rights. She is mother of two children, a wife, a facilitator, a project manager, an evaluator and someone who enjoys a good conversation.
ASSOCIATES

Claudia, former co director of Picture People, is a human rights expert and media trainer. She has built her human rights expertise on the professional experiences gained at the UN, European Commission and OSCE. She has 20 + years experience in the design, management, implementation and evaluation of capacity building projects related to digital media, advocacy and human rights in Europe, Asia and Africa. She loves hiking and sailing.

Nick, former co-director of Picture People, is an award winning photographer, filmmaker and author. The last 30 years he photographed the world most dispossessed and disadvantaged. He has won several prestigious awards for his photography including, in 2004, the World Press Photo 1st Prize in the Single Portrait Award.

The lynchpin of Picture People MSP/Media Support and iMedia’s operations since 2001, Julia is a stickler for detail and procedure. She handles accounts, record-keeping, documentation, external communications and procurement of services and supplies. Julia lives in the Scottish Highlands and, in her spare time, she loves to grow vegetables, feed her hens and tend her sheep.

An experienced and energetic consultant with a proven track record in building and executing strategic frameworks, and international marketing and communications programmes for charities, NGOs, and multinationals in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Clara is a graduate with a BA in Languages for Global Communication from Coventry University. During her studies, she dedicated her work to social issues and development, namely Feminism, LGBTQIA+ rights, Immigration, and Disability Awareness. She is mainly interested in developing compelling storytelling that will inspire reflection, action, and ultimately change.
WHO
ARE WE?
"The expertise Picture People has is unique and having such an experienced training team facilitate human rights education teaching trainings in a context that has been using rote learning for decades is crucially important.”
Louise Simonsen Aaen
Programme Manager
Danish Institute for Human Rights