Jenny Matthews has worked as a photographer since 1982. Her work has been commissioned and published in a wide range of international magazines including Marie Claire, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and The Independent. She has also worked for a number of development organisations including Save the Children, Action Aid, Oxfam, Christian Aid, and Sight Savers. She is the author of Women and War (Pluto Press, 2003) and an exhibition featuring the book was shown in London, Newcastle, Aberystwyth, Nottingham, Manchester and Glasgow.