Nicola had a nomadic childhood, living on four continents by the age of eight. Originally from Derbyshire, England, Nicola somehow ended up in Sydney, Australia and in 2003 Nicola was accepted into the prestigious Australian Film, TV and Radio School to study an MA in Cinematography,
In 2014 Nicola became only the 8th woman in Australian history to be accredited into the Australian Society of Cinematographers. The ACS also inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2024.
Nicola shot documentaries for 10 years all over the world, in some of the most talked about places on earth - North Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan and after having survived all that she now shoots high end TV drama and feature films. Her latest film ‘Benediction’ premiered at TIFF 2021 and was directed by the highly acclaimed UK director Terence Davies.
Nicola worked as the lead DP on ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5 and Season 6 with director Elizabeth Moss directing. She has numerous TV shows under her belt including ‘Harlots’ for Hulu, ‘Half Bad’ for Netflix, ‘Gentleman Jack’ for HBO and ‘Halo’ for Paramount Plus.