Senior Lecturer in Digital Journalism at Leeds Beckett University
Lizzie Coombes is a photographic artist, academic, and researcher. Her practice explores the camera and photography as socially engaged and participatory practice, mainly through the pop-up portrait studio. She has an established track record of cross-art form collaboration and innovative community projects with collaborators, including Opera North, The National Media Museum, Light Night Leeds, East Street Arts, and The Irene Taylor Trust. Lizzie has created exhibitions, books, and projections shown in varied spaces, e.g., ‘Submerged,’ a set of photographs installed and viewed underwater in Bramley Baths pool. She creates daily stories on Instagram under the name of Betty Lawless @bettylawless.