Karl E Loxton

Karl E Loxton is a photographer, author and mental health advocate who turns lived experience into hope. A former teacher, he retired because of ongoing mental illness, which brought him to the lowest points of his life, including a spell in prison. Inside, he began writing to get through each day and to learn to forgive himself.

Those thought notes became his first book, A Short Sentence (2022), followed by Beyond The Gate (a journey in 100 quotes) (2023) and Mindful Reflections (2025), 60 photographs taken over six years. Together they are his Reasons To Hope series.

Karl is a volunteer peer mentor with Ingeus and is passionate about suicide prevention and sharing lived experience. He loves walking and photographing the world around him, especially swans. In his words: "While there's air in your lungs and hope in your heart, it's never too late to ask for help."