She studied at Camberwell College of Arts. In 2011 Jooney won first prize in the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize held at the National Portrait Gallery. She is renowned for portraying the British at leisure and in particular exploring the relationship between people’s lifestyles and their identity. Quite often the images involve animals, perhaps a risky tactic considering their unpredictability, but the results are worth the risk, as evident in her prize winning work.