‘I want my choice’: terminally ill people join Rankin to demand revival of assisted dying bill

British photographer collaborates with Dignity in Dying in run-up to private member’s ballot, after stalling of England and Wales bill in Lords

Just before Christmas 2023, the renowned British photographer and director Rankin set up a small pop-up studio in London’s Carnaby Street for a RankinLIVE event.

People could turn up to sit for a cover-style Rankin portrait: an image to mark a special occasion, perhaps, such as a birthday, or wedding vows renewal, or beating cancer. “And this amazing woman walked in called Paola Marra,” he said. “I asked what the occasion was, and she said: ‘I’m going to Dignitas.’”