Gem Fletcher is a writer, cultural programmer, curator, creative consultant and podcaster whose work explores photography, art and contemporary culture and how they shape and inform who we are and how we live. Her work has been published in Foam, Aperture, Dazed, It’s Nice That. Creative Review, 1000 Words and The British Journal of Photography. She has written monograph texts for Rhiannon Adam, Juan Brenner, Tom Johnson, and Maggie Shannon, among others. Gem has hosted talks and panels around the world in collaboration with institutions including The International Centre of Photography New York, The Photographer’s Gallery, London, Saatchi Gallery, London, The National Portrait Gallery, London, as well as ParisPhoto and PhotoLondon. Gem is the founder of the salon Between Two Worlds, creating a space to explore what contemporary photography is today and what we want it to be.

She also hosts The Messy Truth podcast, a series of candid conversations that unpack the future of visual culture and what it means to be a photographer today. Now in its tenth season, Gem explores reflections on criticism, starting out, mental health, politics and success with guests like Catherine Opie, Farah Al Qasimi, Alec Soth, Carmen Winant, Charlotte Cotton, Quil Lemons, Brea Souders and Laia Abril.