Coming to photography as a second career is no bar to succeeding in it – some might argue that having had a life outside the medium actually makes you a better photographer. Siobhán Doran became an architecture and interior photographer after an established career as an architectural designer, starting her photography practice after having enjoyed studying for a part-time photography degree. Since then, Doran has built up a varied portfolio, publishing photo books of iconic London hotels The Lanesborough and The Savoy, alongside commissioned and personal work.
She came to wider prominence last month by winning the Professional Architecture & Design category at the Sony World Photography Awards 2024, for a series of images of ancestral homes in the Philippines. Photographed for a book project, Houses that Sugar Built, Doran…