Raegan Hodge
Raegan Hodge

Raegan Hodge

is a communications specialist for humanitarian, arts and education organisations based in West Sussex, United Kingdom. Beginning her career as a documentarian and photographer,

Raegan has worked with clients such as CARE, The Dr Denis Mukwege Foundation and UNICEF in countries like Afghanistan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Palestine, Niger and Ukraine.

She has also created films which have made considerable public impact reaching over 2.2 million hits. Her work has been featured in The Guardian, The New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes, and The John Oliver Show.

Raegan holds a degree of Masters of Fine Arts in Communication and Filmmaking from Georgia State University and an honours degree in History from the University of Georgia.

After school, she began her career in television and film working on reality shows like Real Housewives of Atlanta and the Layover with Anthony Bourdain. Her independent documentary work showed as a part of the MLK Jr. Center’s “I Have a Dream” Series and at the United Nations in New York City.

In 2015, Raegan won a Silver Davey Award for her editing for UNICEF’s I Survived Ebola Campaign. She was Director of Photography on Women on the Move, a virtual reality film from Niger in 2017, which premiered at Sundance and went on to show at South by Southwest and Atlanta film festivals.

Break time at a Xela School, 2015

Windswept Girl, South Sudan, 2014

 

THE SCRUM SERIES

The images defy stereotypical views of femininity and fitness, featuring women of all backgrounds, abilities and sizes coming together for the joy and spirit of sport.

Whether a nurse, an accountant, a house cleaner or mom, the Black Widows grind out their daily stresses into the mud of the pitch.

They do not shy away from physicality: Black Widow player Lisa Alldred says, “I like being strong and smashing into people.” “I like getting down and dirty,” says Sophy Robert (Robbo), a strong prop who chose to pose for her portrait with mud smeared on her face like war-paint.

Louise Skelhorn, the manager and a founding member glows as she talks about the camaraderie of the team, “This is my community,” she says, as she proudly stands in front of the new rugby kits in the locker room. Shelley McComiskey, a long-time member of the club, speaks of an added sense of confidence as her main benefit of playing rugby. “It gave me the confidence to get out of a troubled relationship. I can credit rugby for the life I have now.”