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Behind small-rimmed spectacles and locks of

unruly curly hair, Sophia Evans, a 33-yearold

freelance photographer talked passionately

about photography and modestly about her

successes.

From her London base, Evans travels around

the world to capture images for newspapers,

magazines and advertising agencies. At home

she works as a freelance photographer for The

Observer and The Sunday Telegraph.

During her university days, a boyfriend gave

her a camera; she snapped away and slowly

became hooked on taking pictures.

About to complete a degree in Latin American

studies, Evans talked with a friend about life after

university. Photojournalism came up.

"It was like a light went on. It had never

occurred to me but when she said it, I realised

yes that is what I want to do," said Evans, smiling

at her naivety.

Evans and her friend set off for Latin America

to become journalists. A night in jail in San

Salvador, while it did not impress resident hardbitten

foreign journalists and photographers,

provided a fast-track into that world for her.

She travelled around Mexico, Haiti and Texas

documenting people's lives before returning to

set up home in London."When I was young, travel and adventure

_::racted me to photography; I was interested in

" he revolutions in Central America. But nowadays

:s about getting a good photograph. It is about

the language of photography, and really about

:rving to say something with photographs," she

idmitted.

Hard work, persistence and support from her

r.usband, a Mexican photographer, have been key

:: Evans' drive and success.

"I have been working as a professional phoographer

for six or seven years now. Before that I

> as studying photography and doing waitressing

:o support myself. I have dedicated about 10 years

:: my life to either trying to be a photographer

: r to being a photographer," she said.

She sincerely believes dreams must be purged

with true commitment and energy, no matter

if you make it a success or not.

"Someone cannot teach you how to do

rhotography. They can teach you how to use a

- iinera and what the technical side of things are

rut the actual taking of the photograph comes

rrom the mind, it is not something you can learn.

You have to practise and practise and practise

_nd learn through your mistakes."

Earlier this year, Evans was one of 12 photographers

from around the world to be selected by

he World Press to attend the popular Photography

Master class and last year, she spent almost

hree months living with and documenting people's

lives on the Miskito coast, an isolated jungle

region in northeast Nicaragua.

She advocates that forming relationships with

••jbjects has an important place in the job.

"If it is a celebrity — and you don't have

much time — all you do is chit-chat, and talk

:c try and make them feel comfortable. But if

you are somewhere for weeks or days, then you just involve yourself with the people. If they go

dancing, you go dancing, if they have a drink you

have a drink, you just do what they do."

"My favourite part of the job is meeting

people and then having the pleasure of being

led into their lives and photographing it — that

is a journey in itself."