Rayna Carruthers is a Scottish documentary photographer and visual journalist currently based in Glasgow, Scotland, with a background in Social Anthropology from the University of Edinburgh. Rayna's visual narratives focus on stories of forced displacement, migration and gender in the UK, the Middle East and South Asia.
Rayna speaks English, Arabic and conversational Spanish. 

Available for assignment and commissions. 

Location: Glasgow, Scotland.
Email: rcarruthers00@gmail.com
Mobile: [44] 07449310164

Photo courtesy of Alice Poole

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS & EDUCATION:

Women in Journalism Scotland Mentorship Scheme (2026)

Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant Longlist (2025)

Female in Focus x Nikon Single Image Winner (2025)

Graduated MA (Hons) in Social Anthropology from the University of Edinburgh (2025)

Solo Exhibition at Glasgow Women's Library (2025)

NDA New Orleans Worshop with Catchlight bursary (2024)

Shortlisted for the BJP's Portrait of Humanity Volume 6 (2024)​​​​​​​

CLIENTS & COLLABORATIONS:

More To Her StoryThe Ferret, Catchlight, The British Red Cross, Hyphen Online, The National (Scotland), The Guardian Labs, National Geographic, Glasgow Life, The Glasgow Bell, Lacuna Magazine, Global Justice Now, Givology, The International Association of Women Police, Educators for Peace, Sidetracked, The Maharaj Institute of Stem Cell Research, Operation Mercy Jordan ,  Refuweegee,  Peach Foundation,  Artists for Palestine, Visura, Women in Journalism Scotland, DCPM Jordan, The Student,Musotrees, Milk Cafe, Holy Land Designs