She studied photography at West Surrey College of Art and Design and London College of Communication and has worked on a range of commissions, residencies, and projects for galleries, museums, charities, and commercial clients since 1985. Harman's work has been exhibited widely in the UK and in Europe, and is held in a number of collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the National Media Museum in Bradford. She was selected for Portrait Salon 13 and won the Professional Still Life Category of the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards, in addition to being included in the Critical Mass Top 50 in 2015. She currently is an Associate Lecturer in Photography at the University of the West of England.