About

Francis Cloake is a Byron Bay based photographer. After taking time out to raise a family, she returned to photography in 2018 with her fine art commercial work, the ‘Surf’ series.

Francis’s art practice is photographic portraiture. Her theme is people and place. She strives to create honest and authentic images, capturing the essence of her subjects and telling their stories.

Francis has held numerous solo and group exhibitions in London and Australia. She was a finalist in the National Photographic Portrait Prize in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Francis shoots both digital and analogue.

Francis’s work can be found in galleries throughout Australia.