Newcastle Hospitals Charity and Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art have teamed up with renowned photographer Johannah Churchill for 2025’s edition of Newcastle Hospitals charity NHS Darkroom.

Katie Newell, Head of Arts Programme at Newcastle Hospitals Charity: “Johannah [Churchill] previously trained as a nurse at Freeman Hospital, and this experience and the relationship she still has with healthcare professionals, is evident in the quality of her photography. The portraits bring visibility to NHS staff, as themselves, not solely as healthcare professionals.” NHS Darkroom draws on Hetain Patel’s current exhibition ‘Come As You Really Are’ in the Main Gallery, celebrating the vibrancy and importance of the hobbies and creative activities the staff undertake in their spare time.

NHS Darkroom, until 6 July, NGCA, Sunderland, sunderlandculture.org.uk