Stuart Baker-Brown
Stuart Baker-Brown is a documentary photographer, writer and political activist. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1996. The condition was fully triggered in late 1991 after he visited Moscow and took part in marching against communist hardliners who attempted a military coup against the then soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. On his return to London he felt followed by the secret services and fell into a world of anxiety and fear.
After many years of coping with the destructive symptoms of schizophrenia he now travels to the Himalayas where he treks and climbs to try and inspire and promote positive recovery from the condition.
Campaign work.
Stuart has won top industry awards for his campaign work fighting stigma and discrimination towards severe mental illness. He has worked in the media over the years. This work includes writing for the BBC, medical journals and much more. He has also appeared on live and recorded television, live and recorded radio at both local and national level. He has recorded various ‘in house’ documentaries about his life and work and has made speeches in Europe to top medical audiences from around the world.
He has also worked on select ‘international panels’ as a spokesperson for those diagnosed with schizophrenia.
