Bedford photographer's images of town's NHS workers goes online over Christmas

Earlier this year, two portraits of NHS workers taken by Bedford photographer Tara Gillen were selected from hundreds to form an exhibition of NHS and healthcare workers to showcase their stories and recognise their hard work.

In the next phase of this project, a hundred of the portraits and stories from UK photographers, including Tara’s, are going to be made available in an online exhibition for a limited time from December 23-27.

Read: Bedford photographer captures the town's NHS workers as part of special projectOrganisers of the exhibition, Sophie Sheinwald and Dave Archer felt it was important to commemorate the resilience and bravery of NHS and healthcare workers and with restrictions in place, provide a way to share their stories and to celebrate their stoicism.

Called Behind the Mask, the exhibition portrays NHS workers away from a hospital setting, free of their masks. All portraits were taken in a way to ensure social distancing.

Tara Gillen said: "I'm delighted that more people will be able to access my images and those of other photographers. As well as celebrating our NHS staff, this project has given me a focus during this difficult time."

Sophie added: "We’ve now made access to an online gallery over the Christmas period to show these incredible people with stories of resilience, dedication, team spirit and dedicated patient care.

"We also want to thank the talented photographers who have given their time to create these amazing visual stories."

The gallery can be seen here