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trained in architecture, fled to photo-journalism, dragged back in by the need to participate not simply observe. take pictures when i can, for money when possible

Once a psychiatrist, now an PhD student

Jon Parker Lee freelance photographers in Manchester - press, commercial,corporate, conference, industrial and public relations (PR) photographers covering Manchester, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Cumbria, Wales, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham, North Wales and the wider North West. Professional photographic practise working for national and regional press, including The Manchester Evening News, Yorkshire Post, The Sun, The Times, The Guardian, etc. Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and The British Press Photographers Association (BPPA). www.manchesterphotographer.com

Roxana Allison is a Mexican-British photographer based in Manchester. Through documentary, portraiture and fine art photography and a socially driven focus, Allison explores themes of migration, identity, memory, belonging and justice. Allison’s departure point is often her personal experience to explore universal issues concerned with the human condition. Allison has worked in the fields of photography and education for the past fifteen years and has extensive experience working with young people and underrepresented communities. Her series Uncovering the Invisible: A Portrait of Latin Americans in the UK, commissioned by The University of Nottingham and supported by the AHRC, was exhibited in London City Hall as part of The Mayor of London's public programme in 2014 attracting marginalised groups and ethnic minority audiences, and toured to other important venues across the UK. In 2018 Allison was recipient of The National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance Bursary and a grant from The Digital Women's Archive North to publish the book entitled Operation Jurassic, a collaborative photographic series raising issues on freedom of expression and justice through her familial experience of imprisonment. Allison is currently working on a new body of work entitled Longsight/Shortsight which highlights positive agents of change in her community through portraiture and the urban landscape. Among the organisations and institutions Allison has collaborated with are Redeye: The Photography Network, Impressions Gallery, Open Eye Gallery, Manchester Art Gallery, HOME, Manchester Metropolitan University, The University of Bolton, The Travelling Heritage Bureau, Manchester City Council and Community Arts North West.

"Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the mind" Luther Burbank. For over 25 years, Tessa Bunney has photographed rural life, working closely with individuals and communities to investigate how the landscape is shaped by humans. From hill farmers near her home in North Yorkshire to Icelandic puffin hunters, from Finnish ice swimmers to Romanian nomadic shepherds her projects reveal the fascinating intricacies of the dependencies between people, work, and the land. Her new series FarmerFlorist celebrates the domestic flower growers of Britain, both past and present. Flower farms were once a familiar feature of the British countryside, but were gradually expunged by industrialised growing methods in the 19th century and then globalisation in the 20th. But now in the 21st century, small flower farms are springing up again, fed by fresh interest in environmental sustainability and local seasonal produce.

Tim Smith is a freelance photographer, film maker and writer who combines editorial and commercial work with long term exhibition, publishing and mixed media projects. He is based in Yorkshire. The region and its diverse communities have provided the inspiration and acted as a springboard for national and international projects which have resulted in dozens of exhibitions toured in this country and abroad. His main interests as a photographer and writer have been showcased in eleven books. Much of this work explores the links between Britain and people in other parts of the world. He uses multi-media to present his work and has recently been commissioned to produce a series of short films for clients such as the BBC, the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Arts Council. He is a member of Panos Pictures. This London-based photo agency represents photojournalists worldwide who document issues which are under-reported, misrepresented or ignored.

I’m a Photographic Artist & Educator based in Liverpool & have over twenty years experience of producing public realm artwork, gallery based art & socially engaged art. My work focuses on people & place (including the spaces they occupy) & how communities define themselves. Research & collaboration is a key element to my work with emphasis placed on re-connecting the past with the present. Clients have included Halton Borough Council, Kensington Regeneration & Marks & Spencer. Socially Engaged Art Practice Over the last 20 years, I’ve acquired extensive experience of collaborating with people & communities, including the homeless, offenders (including ex-offenders), refugees, people with drug & alcohol addiction, individuals with complex mental health needs & the elderly. Clients have included Asylum Link, Emmaus UK, Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, Liverpool Waves of Hope, METAL, Open Eye Gallery, Riverside Housing, Save the Children & The Salvation Army. Since January 2012 I’ve been employed by Crisis Skylight Merseyside as a Photography Tutor. I deliver weekly sessions at various homeless hostels in Merseyside.

I was born in the city of Tanger in Morocco, bathed by the Mediterranean light This special place has attracted artists for centuries> If Matisse and Delacroix were inspired to lift their paintbrushes in homage to Tanger, the photographer can easily find a connection with art. I bring sensitivity and surrealism to my work as well as having an eye for bringing out the subtler emotions of what I shoot.

I currently live in Littleborough just outside Rochdale, NW UK. I have lived here for about 30 years and, prior to that, I lived in Semington, Wiltshire and, before that in Biggin Hill, Kent, and then, South East London. A short while ago I was trying to remember why, in all these places, I was interested in photography in so many ways. Very recently, I suddenly understood why I have been fascinated by photography for so long. Over 50 years ago, my father came home from his work as a Government Inspector for a wide range of factories that specialised in all sorts of technology. He had with him the very first, and only, Kodak Instamatic camera to be brought into the UK. The company he had inspected that day had given it to him to use for me as a birthday present complete with 2 film cartridges. From there on in, I was, and still am, “snap happy” as my father called me. I have been extremely interested in art ever since I started school. After Senior School and an "A Level" in Art, I moved on to college to eventually become an Art Teacher in London. From that, I moved on to work with difficult children but continued up until now with a keen interest in photography as an art medium in a wide variety of ways. Over the past decade or so, I have been an even more keen photographer and worked towards focusing the main development of my photography largely on one or two “projects” at a time. But, I have not ignored other areas that interest me such as currently documenting the volunteer work being undertaken in the restoration of Hare Hill House in Littleborough. The last two Projects that I focused on have been “Plants and Flowers” alongside “Sunshine and Shadows” and you will find them on my website. These Projects have both taught me a lot about creatively working with light and focus. My most recent work has started as a wide-reaching project under the common heading of “Street Photography”. Out of this has also come one area that I have only recently decided has some importance beyond this website. Wherever possible, I am drawing attention toward people who fit under the heading of “Homeless”. My intention is to use photography to draw awareness and support in a range of settings that, up until the past few years, has involved town centres in Prague, Paris, Venice and Manchester. Another Project area that I have strangely found photographically interesting has been “Street Wash-days”. Unfortunately, due to both surgery to deal with cancer making walking very difficult for me and strokes causing a range of other complex difficulties, I have found it difficult to be mobile and to pursue my main projects. However, I am registered as “Disabled” and finding support in several areas that hopefully means I will be able to pick the Projects up again towards the end of 2020. As you look at the images across my website, you will see that my work covers a wide range of subjects and a common theme in my work (especially in street photography) is that I mainly concentrate on detailed parts of a frame rather than the wider context that I find my subject in.

I always had an interest in photographs and always found it intriguing that you can freeze a moment in time with a photograph. For ever. I can stare for ages at old photos of people from 100 years ago and think about all the questions that the images make you ask. What was their story ? When did they die ? Who did they know. Especially the candid photos taken around Ancoats in the late 19th Century by Samuel Coulthurst. Then when I recently saw the photographs of Vivien Maier I really decided to have a go. I studied techniques obsessively and looked at lots of work by all the greats like Robert Frank, Robert Capa, Cartier-Bresson, Stieglitz and the likes of Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans. Also William Klein and William Eggleston. Obviously i'm still learning but my results are getting better and more often than not the pictures come out as I intended them to do. And when they don't that's good too.

I'm a freelance photographer. I photograph people and places, for pleasure and for money, but usually just for gin.

Born in London and now living in Manchester for over 20 years, Michael Baker is a graduate of Manchester Polytechnic (MMU). Having studied Design History at degree level he has developed a passion for documentary photography and reportage, as well as urban and landscape photography with a desire to capture unique and specific moments in time. A freelance photographer with a day job to make ends meet. Wishing it was the other way round!

Documentary. Constructed images. Displacement, memory, refugees, identity, exile, genocide and humanity.

Edwina Cagol is a Photographer and currently in her final year of a BA(Hons) in Contemporary Photography. Her work explores notions of relationships, environment and their perception through Documentary Photography. Edwina enjoys working in new environments and meeting new people to bring their world to life through a creative expression of images.

Freelancer for 25 years

I have loved photography since I received my first camera as a boy and have tried to improve my skills ever since.Previously my area was in street and urban photography, especially in black and white format which I still do. Currently my main area is photographing abandoned buildings, from houses to hospitals to theatres and documenting the decay and what is left inside. I am due to publish my work in a book, hopefully around June 2015 if all goes to plan. In addition to this I am in the process of learning wedding photography and portrait photography in order to start to be able to make a living out of it.

From a BA hons Fine Art Background I am constantly seeking new ways to work and exhibit in photography. I am especially interested in strong subjective narratives within Photography, social documentary, theatre and community. Much of my documentary driven work has successfully been produced to fufil commercial and documentary images for Visit Blackpool, Trafford Marketing, Blackpool Library Services, Blackpool Arts for Health, Addaction, The Grand Theatre and produced behinds the scenes blogs and photographic images for Leftcoast, Creative People and places - http://behindthecurtainshowzam15.tumblr.com/ - https://www.tumblr.com/blog/otherworldsfest. - http://banquetblog.leftcoast.org.uk/ Some of my commercial photographic work is based around children’s portraits on location taking inspiration from childhood spirit and limitless energy; I am interested in how this diminishes within adulthood. My photography work with young people and children has been placed within schools, community, youth theatre groups, and special needs education groups and has led me to co-lead a number of youth based photography workshops. - https://whippersnappersphotographyworkshops.wordpress.com/ I am current photography partner for Better Start/NSPCC producing images commercially for website covering a variety of negative and positive images for Blackpool family engagement. - - https://www.blackpoolbetterstart.org.uk/

An expereniced editorial and commerical photographer speacialzing in documentary, reportage and environment photography. Now based in Suffolk, John still works reguarly for clients in London and overseas.

Lāsma Poiša is Latvian lens-based artist, currently living in Todmorden and working in Manchester. Poiša’s practice uses methods of portraiture, self-portraiture and performance through both still and moving image. Poiša’s work has been exhibited in Brick Lane, London and in the exhibition From Common Differences as part of Diffusion: Cardiff International Festival of Photography. Her work was recently published in German Magazine, Nido. She has held a number of residencies, including at Outlander in Scotland and in Photography at Swansea Metropolitan University. Poiša was Arts Outreach Coordinator at Locws International and currently works and studies at The University of Salford. 

Born and raised in Liverpool, now happily resident in Leeds after too long a spell in London. I am a final year BA Photography student at Huddersfield University and spending most of my time engaged in degree-related studies and projects. I have taken pictures for as long as I can remember, my first camera was a Kodak Box Brownie (I am a mature student!) and I still have those fuzzy black and white prints in an album. After working in varied and unrelated fields I decided to follow my desires and give photography my full attention. I work in urban, man-altered landscapes, city centres, suburbs and fringes, areas of decay and regeneration. My final year project is based around particular places, buildings designed for a common purpose and a period in history. These are buildings in Italy, predominantly on the coasts but also up in the mountains, designed as children's summer 'colonies'. Many date from the Fascist era and this is reflected in the architecture and their current abandonment. I am passionate about research and my projects involve more than taking pictures, I hunt out archive materials - old books, plans, magazine articles, memorabilia, postcards etc. For my current project I am also looking at regeneration plans, most of which either never got off the ground or stalled partway through due to lack of funds.

Keen amateur photographer now sub contracted for wedding and event photography, family and children studio work. Love landscapes, and would like to be much more proficient at Nature and Wildlife photography. Very keen on travel.

Former urban explorer and current photographer of the post-industrial north, mainly because that's where I live and work. 6 solo exhibitions across the North and the odd appearance in the press here and there. Commissioned by O2 to photograph abandoned places for the launch of the Samsung S7 cell phone https://news.virginmediao2.co.uk/archive/urban-explorer-snaps-eerie-pics-samsung-galaxy-s7-o2/ Current projects are The Headstocks Project and a study of the industrial landscape of the steel industry in the UK.

sean burn. an outsider artist, i work mostly outside categorisation, using a wide range of media including lens-based media. this is most frequently to challenge ownership of narratives. i've established an international track-record with this creative questioning as key, believing bandwidth not hierarchy is a better contemporary arts model. we are in a welcome digital revolution against the 'canon'. i regularly challenge psychiatry - privileged storytelling, not a science - based on my own lived experience of mental distress. a major disability arts residency at the new art gallery walsall in 2010/11 included extensive photography to 'reclaim the languages of lunacy'. i've since been a long-term artist / mentor-in-residence with celf o gwmpas - a mid-wales charity supporting disabled artists, lens-based media being an integral part of this. other projects, exhibitions or residencies include those with arcadea, newcastle-upon-tyne; cesta, czech republic; dada-south, brighton; dash, shrewsbury; fold gallery - annual art invasion of cumbria; gallery of wonder, newcastle university; humber mouth festival; hull interarte, germany; ovada, oxford; shout festival, birmingham; stanley picker gallery, kingston university; and whitley arts festival, reading. from 366 - a minimum ov one photo a day for a year, posted online at flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/burnsean/) at the end ov each month from ghostsinthemachine - photo'd as is the streets ov europe, extra layer/s ov glass (windowetceteras) between camera and ... reflections ov ma fractured min(e)d also at www.flickr.com/photos/burnsean/ from horizons - long thin shots my imagined horizons. also at www.flickr.com/photos/burnsean/ walsall swans - a very small part of how i spent my time as artist in residence at the new art gallery walsall in 2010/11. also at www.flickr.com/photos/burnsean/

Urszula is particularly interested in photographing portraiture and is an expert in building a good rapport with a model, @kochanowska photo and website kochanowska.co.uk present a good collection of Urszula's images. Urszula worked on analogue camera since teen years and switched to an DSLR achieving altogether a different level of photography.

My work is essentially about people and life. People are my motivation and my passion. But light is the thing that excites me and is in fact life itself. The two come together for me in photography and this is my natural form of expression. I have found that I have a gift for connecting with people and this ability is apparent in my work. The ability to connect helps me to get close to my subjects and unveil the life within, to create engaging and, at times, challenging photographs. I am drawn to characters and engaging subject matter in locations that may also be characterful. I like to reveal stories that are uplifting. I want to emphasise life in a rich and positive way and I try to bring this ethic into all my work. When making photographs, the light must excite me and draw me to the subject. Composition is also very important, as is the subject matter. When combined well, these elements (subject, light, composition) create the life-affirming photographs which help to tell the engaging stories that I encounter, that interest me and hopefully others too. Examples of my projects to date include:The Beehive Poets (a group of poets who meet weekly in an amazing pub), Encounters & Conversations (an on-going series of random meetings with strangers), Bang Rak Fishing Community, The elephant carers of Samui, The Guerrilla Gardeners of Sunny Bank Allotment (a kind of place of rehabilitation for people who have lost their way in life). I have also produced photo-stories of Liguria, Sicily, and Crete.

I started full-time photography in 2018. This began with Redeye’s development programme Lightbox, culminating in the well-received exhibition 'Big Stick'. My work has subsequently been exhibited across the UK and Europe, most recently at Format 21 and HOME Manchester. I had two portraits shortlisted for the Royal Photography Society International in 2021. I usually work on portrait, documentary and social projects, both personal and commissioned. It would be lovely to speak to you if I can be of any help.

My personal and professional work focusses on food and drink. My current personal project responds to post-war Western cookbooks, exploring idealisation and aspirational imagery. The reality of preparing to entertain is hugely influenced by visual culture. My work explores the pressure of trying to live up to the beautiful but ultimately unattainable cookbook photographs, and the anxieties created by this. Mainstream food images conjure shared fantasies of social life which we engage with, perpetuating a cycle in which 'image/myth' becomes 'image/reality'. Other personal projects, and commercial and editorial work can be viewed at my website.

collection of various projects over the past 4 years and current work. I cover various topics so for more information please get in touch.

Not 24 Hours consists of 26 colour photographs that document the last days of rural filling stations. Some survive in spite of fierce competition from supermarkets and less demand for as many garages. In 2004 independent sites numbered 6,182, half the 1990 number, whereas supermarket sights tripled to 1,111 during the same period. Small country garages remind me of a time before much of the motorway network was complete, when my father would religiously follow yellow HR (Holiday Route) signs through places like Tiverton, Holsworthy and Torrington to reach our holiday destination. During the early 1970’s it was mostly an attended service and you didn’t expect the shopping opportunities of a small supermarket. The map, however, has changed, in a very short time span, and the small country garage no longer fits onto it; superseded by road building during the 1970s and 80s, more efficient vehicles, and the seemingly never ending expansion of supermarket garage forecourts. The Writer David McKie says: “…aesthetically the death of a filling station is often a bonus. One used to drive through some gentle harmonious village where one note of shrieking discord was the garish display which the garage proprieter had devised in hope of catching the eye of the passing motorist”. In Britain we recognise the emblem and appreciate the nostalgia that exists for American gas stations but the British filling station was never such a cherished part of our landscape; discordant rather than an integral part of it. Andrew trained in photography in Newport at what was Gwent College under the guidance of David Hurn, Ron McCormick,,Daniel Meadows, Keith Arnett and Clive Landen. In 2012 I returned to Newport to participate in the reunion exhibition: 100 Years of Photography In Newport. In 2015 Not 24 Hours was featured on BBC Breakfast as a short film.

Melanie King is an artist and curator from Manchester with a specific focus on astronomy. She is co-Director of super/collider, Lumen Studios and the London Alternative Photography Collective. Melanie is currently studying towards a practice based PhD in Fine Art at the Royal College of Art. She is a graduate of the MA in Art and Science at Central Saint Martins and the BA Fine Art at Leeds Art University. Melanie is an external member of the Photography and the Archive Research Centre at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London. Melanie is also a member of ITACCUS, the Committee for the Cultural Utilisation of Space. Melanie's inaugural solo exhibition "First Light" was held at Leeds Art University in 2017. Melanie held first London-based solo show "Ancient Light" at the Blyth Gallery, Imperial College London in January 2018. She has exhibited in group shows at The Photographers' Gallery, Argentea Gallery, Guest Projects, Space Studios and the Sidney Cooper Gallery. Melanie has also exhibited in a wide range of international galleries and has taken part in a number of international residencies to develop aspects of her practice. In February 2018, Melanie participated in the SIM Residency in Reykjavik in Iceland. Melanie has been involved in a number of large scale commissions. These commissions include a giant eclipse installation at Green Man Festival with Lumen Studios and large scale cyanotypes with the London Alternative Photography Collective. She has also worked with Louise Beer to curate the Museum of Sleep at Citizen M Hotel, in association with Bompas and Parr and super/collider. In December 2017, Melanie was commissioned by COS Stores to write a piece "On Bubbles" in association with Design Miami and Studio Swine. Melanie regularly presents her work at conferences, universities and galleries. Notable venues include The Photographers' Gallery, TATE Exchange, International Space University: Space Studies Programme, University of the Arts Helsinki, The European Geosciences Conference: Vienna, London College of Communication, London LASER: Central Saint Martins, London South Bank University, Kosmica: Mexico, Kosmica: Paris, Helsinki Photomedia, Second Home, Soho House, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Uncertain States and Photoforum. Melanie also organises participatory workshops in relation to her practice. She has developed workshops for the Whitechapel Gallery, The Photographers' Gallery, TATE Exchange, the Institute of Physics, East Street Arts, Kosmica: Mexico, SALT Festival: Norway, London College of Communication Short Courses, Photofusion, Phytology, Hackney Arts, Ditto Press and Brighton Photo Biennal.

I’m fascinated about the beauty of capturing my surroundings to redraw the reality into my inner reflection. Photography is my passion, my lifestyle and the way I express who I am. When I photograph, I have to lose myself - step out from the daily routine, then just follow my intuition and allow the subject, the light, and the camera to do the rest. There is no rule or limit to pursue, just pure uplifting freedom when I look through the viewfinder. I love the technology and the 160 years of history behind photography with each image I take (art or commercial). I want to pay my respect towards this constantly changing and developing profession.

Darren is a Documentary photographer and photojournalist based in South Yorkshire. Currently undertaking his MA Photography at Falmouth flexible exploring the connections between memories and the home. Darren's work has regularly featured in The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Times, Daily Telegraph and Science et Vie among others.

I am a South African native but presently reside in the North West of England with my husband and daughters. Recently graduating with a first-class Bachelor of Arts degree in photography from Lancaster University in 2019. Furthering my education currently studying for a Master’s degree with the University of Bolton, receiving an academic excellence scholarship. In 2019 I undertook an Open University course with Oxfam qualifying as a certified change maker. The course was incredibly valuable to my personal development as well as my practice, it has given me the understanding of the context within a situation that I am researching. Most recent exhibitions include: ‘Ubuntu’ at Free Range, London in June 2019. ‘Woman in Focus’ at Blackpool in September 2019. The Royal Photographic Society – ‘Hundred Heroines’ Blackpool in September 2019. The Royal photographic Society – ‘Representation on the line: Unframing our identities’ Doncaster in 2019. Reviews from The Royal photographic Society, Roger Ballen, Tom Wood, Sian Davey, Jonathan Beer, Hannah Farrell, Claire Griffiths and Henry Iddon.

Gemma is a portrait, documentary and charity photographer and writer, based in the North West, UK. She is particularly interested in long-term documentary projects, collaborating with individuals to share personal stories connected to a social or human rights issue.

Based in the North West of England, Vicki completed her final year of study and graduated in the summer 2020. Vicki specialises in portraiture photography who's work is formed through self-expression. While empathy is what drives the development of her practice, Vicki describes her work to be creative, explorative and conceptual. Vicki aims to have her work isolate emotions that can paralyse and invite healing whilst opening a path for conversation; concerning the notion of therapeutic photography and how photography can be an aid to mental well-being. Featured on Sky Arts TV (Rankin's 2020) - 2020 2020 - Published in 'Rankin's 2020' Book. 2020 - Published in the 'PhotoEd' Magazine. 2019 - Published in the 'British Institute of Professional Photography' Magazine.

“The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard.” ― William Hazlitt, Selected Essays, 1778-1830 I am a British photographer based in Manchester. I began shooting professionally in 2008/9. I specialise in Portraits and Fashion. Working From Manchester and nationwide. I've worked with a range of Agencies,commercial clients and publications over my time along with doing various private commissions.

Matthew Phillips’s newest work, 'Lodge in', is centred around absence and isolation. Ever since Britain’s mandatory lockdown, commencing the 23rd of March, all non-essential public services were mandated to close under law. In response, Phillips has been piecing together an account from one of the non-essential, businesses effected - a hotel; a place he has been fortuitous enough to call home for the past three months. ‘Lodge In’, focuses on the atypical nuances which in combi allude to the pandemic beyond its walls. Specifically, using natural light, the resulting shadows and the depiction of a human habitat reduced. He has taken inspiration from Donovan Wylie, ‘The Maze’, in his depiction of an empty prison and Stanley Kubrick’s, ‘The Shining.’ The specifics relating to this hotel will remain anonymous in keeping with the owners wishes and in the best interest of the hotel. ‘Lodge In’ will be available soon as an e-book and zine. For any further enquires regarding the project please see attached details.

I am a Candid or Street photographer in the Magnum style. My influences are wide-ranging but if I had to name one photographer that has influenced me above all else it would be Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Internationally exhibited photographer with works in collections throughout the UK and Europe.

Amber Brown is a Northumbrian photographer, printmaker and early-career curator based in Durham. Her work explores notions of place, home and belonging through cultural, political and personal narratives. It is rooted in many slow, ritualistic processes which largely fall under the umbrella of printmaking and large format photography. Amber aims to utilise labour-intensive techniques to investigate the post-industrial landscape, ideas of Northernness and how archives can interact with the contemporary. She graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with a BA (Hons) in Photography and now studies towards an MA in Art Museum and Gallery Studies at Newcastle University, where her areas of interests are artist-run spaces, contemporary and documentary photography and relationships between the latter and ethics. She enjoys working with artists and collaborative spaces outside of her own practice, having co-founded the now disbanded CollectiveF8 in 2017 who have worked with leading Scottish charities on socially-aware projects. She also co-directed and curated Ceremonial, a week long project celebrating artwork exploring tradition with textile artist Isi Williams. Now, she shares a post as Head of Exhibition and Events programming at ALT-D, the Alternative Graduate Showcase for alumni of Edinburgh College of Art and is an Associate Member at The Newbridge Project. Amber has worked under the mentorship of established curators, acting as an Exhibition Assistant for Design Exhibition Scotland. She most recently was an Ambassador for Access to Creative Education Scotland, assisting with education workshops and also a Volunteer Exhibition Assistant at Stills Centre for Photography, where she has given a public talk on their most recent exhibition, Woman Photographers from the AmberSide Collection.

I am currently studying in my third year of a B.A. (HONS) Degree Level programme in Photography at Blackpool School of Art. I am really enjoying my studies and want to expand my skillset by getting some real world experience. I am really interested in the role of Unit Stills Photographer and am eager to get some experience in this field whether that is as a Photographer, Assistant or Runner seen as I currently have no previous experience and feel that time on set will be very valuable to my progression. I have put together some imagery that I have created that best showcase how I can photograph people.

Female photographer working to create memories to treasure forever. Living life through a lens. Foundation degree achieved in 2020, currently completing my BA Hons.

The photographic image is often presented as ‘reality’ intended to communicate concrete facts about the subject depicted. My practice works towards breaking this illusion by revealing itself as construction. Much of my work is created by combining multiple images into new, alternative subjects that don’t exist in the real world and were not present in front of the camera when the image was made. Rather than disguising construction, I often leave individual layers visible, allowing the viewer to recognise how my work is put together. While this may seem an exploration of fabrication, revealing the photographic lie is intended to bring the image closer to truth. My work is an exploration of cultural construction, existence, and identity as fluid and ever-changing. Rather than exploring ‘self’ as unitary or multi-layered, my work questions the authenticity of projected identity. We move through life constructing and reconstructing who we are depending on the situations we face and the different people we interact with. While our identity may seem authentic, everything is construction; reality is defined by the things we choose to believe are real.​​​​​​​ Materiality is very important when it comes to my work. Creating objects using constructed images acknowledges the importance of the physical in this digital world by bringing my non-existent subjects into some kind of existence.

I’m a photographer based in Bolton. I work across the UK but mainly in Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Cumbria, Yorkshire and Merseyside. About my commercial work I cover: - creative and cultural events (e.g. outdoor arts and heritage, music festivals, workshops) - family photography - small or micro weddings, civil partnerships and elopements - business awards, conferences and parties - private party photography for christenings, anniversaries and other occasions - brand photography for businesses and independent freelancers. About my creative practice I’m a socially engaged photographer and artist interested in people, place, and heritage. I use a combination of documentary and environmental portrait photography and ethnographic research to share the stories and lived experience of participants; often giving a platform for voices who are not usually heard. I collaborate with communities to make ‘useful art’ which typically intends to encourage debate, spark conversation, or raise the profile of societal issues that are important to the people within the places I work. My personal creative practice explores and documents stories of loss and fragility. I often draw on public and personal archives as inspiration for my work, which involves using environmentally conscious cameraless processes – including anthotypes and lumen prints which naturally fade over time until the work has disappeared entirely. I am currently exploring a range of alternative photographic processes and sustainability is core to my practice. I’ve previously been commissioned by Open Eye Gallery Liverpool, Bolton Museum & Art Gallery, Warrington Contemporary Art Festival, Museums Northumberland, and Science Museum London. Recent commissions and exhibitions include: Photographer-in-residence at The Watch Factory, Prescot commissioned by Open Eye Gallery and Community Integrated Care. A R&D micro-commission for Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool, documenting the impact of the loss of green spaces on members of my community in Westhoughton. Bolton Library and Museum Service portrait and stories commission for their exhibition ‘Caring Bolton: the community’s response to Covid-19’. Slap-Bang!, a group exhibition of 20 emerging northwest artists as part of Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival Making of Us, a socially engaged programme co-ordinated by The Turnpike (Leigh, Greater Manchester). Bolton’s Lost Words, a socially engaged project at Westhoughton library, supported by Arts Council England and led by Bolton Library and Museum Service. ‘Hidden Heroes: Meet Northumberland’s Keyworkers solo exhibition for Museums Northumberland. I was awarded a Developing Your Creative Practice grant in May 2021 by Arts Council England, to make a step change in my inclusive socially engaged practice. I'm currently taking on new commissions across both commercial and creative portfolios, and including assitant opportunities where my skill set and values align.

Photographer exploring psychogeography, pilgrimage and relationships with space and place. UCA/OCA degree student.

I've been shooting live music on and off for many years, and have recently returned to this with a clear focus - to capture the raw passion of the performers who have chosen this artform as their means of self expression. Music plays a vital role in all of our lives, music marks special events and relationships, the music of our teenage years defines us, the lyrics gave us words to express our new, unexpected experiences. This is what I am able to bring out of my subjects and then capture to share their energy with you.

Matthew Fleming was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, in 1992. He studied History (BA) at Lancaster University, then E-Business and Innovation (Msc.) at Lancaster University Management School. Specialising in documentary, travel, music, and cycling photography, Matthew is available for commissions- both locally and internationally.

I would describe myself as an experienced and versatile storyteller with a multifaceted career in multimedia. I’ve been lucky to work on projects which have given me the great opportunity to explore new languages, from photofilms to interactive websites. I like to consider my career as a constant “variation on theme” within the visual arts realm – where photography has always played a big role, and in fact an essential one these days, now that I mainly work as a portrait photographer. My sitters include classical conductors, dancers, actors, models, writers and many other creative souls – including fellow photographers, of course. I do portraits because I’ve always been intrigued by the real emotional connection, even very short, between photographer and sitter.

Based in rural North Yorkshire, my personal projects are centred around my local community. I am working to document the everyday activities of people in the area and to try and build an archive of audio stories about the community and local industry.

I am Photographer and Artist based in Cheshire, UK. My practice embraces the camera as a therapeutic tool for self-exploration and links between my personal experiences, societal perceptions and feminist themes. Producing small documentary projects to give visibility and unlock the unconscious parade of thoughts and feelings that shape me. It helps her reflect on the visceral moments of the past and what determine the future. In addition to photography, I am the Co-Founder of the Cheshire Print Fair, which arranges biannual print fairs with an international clientele and provides social action workshops to explore the possibilities of handmade print in photography.

My socially engaged photographic practice often explores themes around my home in Yorkshire's Calder Valley. I am largely self-taught, having taken photographs all my adult life, and completed an MA in Photography at Falmouth University in 2023.

Hi ,I am a Welsh based photographer, with over 20 years of experience who enjoys taking images of landscapes, portraits, food and street photography. I am currently studying at Chester University for a B.A Degree in photography and working freelance.

Exhibitions include Hull International Photography Festival (Hip Fest), HIP gallery, Hull Maritime Museum, inside Scale Lane Bridge in Hull for Open Bridges 2017. Workshop facilitator at HIP Fest, published in Poland’s Ministry of Culture Music in the City Magazine „Muzyka w Mieście”, A River Full of Stories and winner of the Music Industry Yorkshire Photography award 2014.

I am currently studying photography at the University of Salford. I have recently taken up drone photography, but have previously mainly photographed architecture and landscapes.