Emily Roche is a visual artist and primary teacher based in Dublin. Her experience as an educator has informed her practice in meaningful ways. Through self-discovery and play, Roche builds constructed worlds in her photography, creating alternate realities not far from everyday life. Her practice is heavily influenced by her teacher training, where she explored how children apply a fictional lens to their play to mirror the real world. Through these worlds, Roche explores themes of isolation, facades, hiding, self-discovery, and the search for community. Roche recently graduated from the Photography and Digital Imaging programme at NCAD and is currently studying Art and Ecology there. Roche is a recipient of the PhotoIreland RADAR award and was chosen as part of the Source Magazine Undergraduate Selected Works 2025 for her project, Corporation Tax. Corporation Tax was also nominated for the inaugural Taylor Wessing Irish Portrait Prize in 2026.