Ariane Sherine Juniper

Ariane Sherine Juniper

Author and journalist

Ariane Sherine Juniper is a photographer, journalist, and singer-songwriter (under the artist name Ariane X). She has written for the Guardian, Sunday Times, and Esquire, among others. She married Adam Juniper in 2026.

She is also a comedy writer with credits for the BBC and others as well as the brilliant (if dark) novel Shitcom. You can hear her comedy podcast Ari and Ad Fix Your Life on all good platforms.

Check Ariane Sherine Photography.

Latest articles by Ariane Sherine Juniper

"I was setting everything up for a cover with Slash and Ozzy Osbourne, and Slash walked into the studio, saw me, and went, ‘Oh, it’s you!’ – I remember thinking ‘Slash knows me. Slash knows me!’"

By Ariane Sherine Published

Interview Paul Harries, rock star photographer, tells me how he got to photograph artists like Dua Lipa, Ozzy Osbourne and Slipknot

Interview
See the Google Street View image that helped solve a murder – and has been trending globally!

By Ariane Sherine Last updated

News Police managed to crack a year-long case because the Google Street View camera went past at the right time

News
"Very Rare" Gold Nazi Leica turns out to be fake in Antiques Roadshow

By Ariane Sherine Published

News BBC antiques expert disappoints the man who thought he'd bought a Leica rangefinder camera worth thousands

News
Rogue Runway exploding catwalk model AI generated
"Is AI art is at its best as a means of responding to the news?" Questions for world-famous AI producers, The Dor Brothers

By Ariane Sherine Published

Interview Animating the future? Creating disturbing deep-fakes? Meet The Dor Brothers and find out how they fake Trump, Harris, Musk and more

Interview
side view of Arlo Essential 2nd Gen camera mounted on a fence – another camera can be seen on a wall behind
Arlo Essential 2nd Gen review – extra resolution, but at what cost?

By Ariane Sherine Published

Review The Arlo Essential 2K Outdoor Security Cameras show you foxes, cats and people in crisp colour

Review
Swann CoreCam screwed to pole
Swann CoreCam review – an outdoor security camera with onboard storage, but is the whole package?

By Ariane Sherine Published

REVIEW The Swann CoreCam looks fit for a queen, but will it deliver a royally good performance?

REVIEW
The cat poo bandit caught on Ring camera
Ring doorbell v the cat poo bandit 🐈‍⬛💩 the true story of tracking the HUMAN culprit!

By Ariane Sherine Published

True Story There were porch pirates and now there are cat litter bombers – it's amazing who you can catch out with a Ring camera!

True Story
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris Dor Borthers AI gender-swapping re-creations animated
"Anyone who's complaining about AI now will use it later" – Yonatan from The Dor Brothers

By Ariane Sherine Published

Interview Animating the future? Creating disturbing deep-fakes? BANNED! – Meet The Dor Brothers and find out how they simulate Trump, Harris, Musk and more

Interview
Attractiveness Test screengrab showing AI woman getting 10 out of 10
AI can measure how attractive your photos are – and it REALLY cares about your lighting

By Ariane Sherine Published

OPINION AI decides "who is the fairest of them all" – and there's a perfect 10 who's more attractive than Kylie Jenner (9.41), Taylor Swift (9.17) and Beyonce (8.93)

OPINION
A policeman and his car and a Ring doorbell
"Is he at least sexy?" – How my Ring Doorbell got me a knock on the door from the police!

By Ariane Sherine Published

Opinion How a Ring doorbell can lead to a "meet-cute" – or a conversation with a man in uniform – perhaps both!

Opinion
Woman hiding from camera with bag on head
"I feel like I'm in Big Brother" – the trouble with home security cameras!

By Ariane Sherine Published

Experience Reviewing three cameras for Digital Camera World wasn't without its problems

Experience
Eufy Indoor Cam S350 held in a hand
Eufy Indoor Cam S350 review: the sweet little robot cam with pin-sharp images

By Ariane Sherine Last updated

Review Resembling animated character Wall-E thanks to its dual built-in cameras, does this indoor security device offer a sentient performance that’s suitably out-of-this-world?

Review
Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam next to lovely flowers on glass table
Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam review

By Ariane Sherine Published

Review Handy but hyperactive: now you can remotely point the Ring Indoor cam wherever you want, but is it the best thing to watch your home with?

Review
Blink Mini 2 camera
Blink Mini 2 review – is this gateway camera right for you?

By Ariane Sherine Published

Review The Blink Mini 2 is a dinky home security cam with some handy features plus it's very affordable – at least at first!

Review
The Real Sinéad O'Connor by Ariane Sherine book cover
I found the perfect cover photo for my book ONLY because it was given away FREE on Wikicommons

By Ariane Sherine Published

Photo Agencies Navigating image rights can be opaque for creatives – did you know about the "Shorter Term" rule in copyright?

Photo Agencies
IMOU Knight 4K Ultra review

By Ariane Sherine Published

Review This security camera delivers 4K and a bright light, but if careful how you set it up – mine was foiled by a cat

Review
Ariane X sone playing on iPlayer next to Apple HomePod
"Taking photos for my debut album wasn't the same as it was for The Beatles!"

By Ariane Sherine Published

Experience There are fewer gatekeepers to the music scene than in the 60s, but aspiring pop stars will need a camera – or a phone!

Experience
Ariane Sherine and her nana
We don't talk enough about why our old photos matter – but they do. This is why…

By Ariane Sherine Published

Opinion "Thanks to photography, a funeral I was dreading turned out to be a wonderful celebration of my nana's life"

Opinion
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