Billie Rae Cawte is a Portsmouth-born photographer and photographic technician based in Portsmouth, England.
Her practice explores nostalgia, memory, tourism and the relationship between people and place. Drawing inspiration from the seaside and the familiar landscapes of coastal life, her work considers how personal experiences shape our understanding of places and the memories associated with them. Through photography and moving image, Billie also explores digital spaces and video games as forms of escapism, reflecting on the experience of accessing imagined worlds from the familiarity of home.
Her work has been exhibited across the United Kingdom, exploring themes of nostalgia, everyday life and the relationship between physical and digital environments.
Exhibitions
Room with a view, Eldon Building, Portsmouth, October-November 2026
Portsmouth Open: Archival Loop (Photo Fringe 2026), Artspace, Portsmouth, October 2026
Out of Season (Photo Fringe), Online & Pitt St Skatepark, Portsmouth, October 2024
Our Portsmouth, University of Portsmouth Library, Portsmouth, October - December 2024
BA/MA Photography Showcase (Photo Fringe 2024), Eldon Building, Portsmouth, October - December 2024
Women in Art, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth. March 2024
Work in Progress, Imagination Refinery, Gosport, June 2023
Under The Spotlight, Coastguard Studio, Southsea. 23rd - 29th May 2015
Photography and Print Show at Candid Gallery, Islington. 25th - 27th April 2014
Show 2013 - London, Graduate Exhibition at Candid Gallery, Islington. 14th - 18th June 2013
Show 2013 - Portsmouth, Graduate Exhibition at Eldon Building, University of Portsmouth. 3rd - 7th June 2013
On Call, Goldroom Gallery at Room 237, Elm Grove. October 2012
OrthoSpace, Southsea Orthodontist. June 2012 - July 2012
Garbo's Gallery, Garbo's, Albert Road. 12th March - April 2012
14m2, Bonzo Studio, Albert Road. 9th December - 14th December 2011
Publications
Rest Stops (Handmade Concertina Book) shown at Peckham 24 Bigger Book Fair, Peckham, May 2026
Pandemic Print, Zine, Self Published, December 2020
Graduate Photography 2013 Publication, Source - 'Scenic Tourist' selected by Special Guest Selection Dagmar Seeland, UK Picture Editor at Stern
W.S. Chivers Award, University of Portsmouth, 2012