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Leeds College of Art BA(Hons) Photography 2009-2012
∞ Foreword Adrian Davies Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer iaculis leo in lectus egestas congue. Duis ultrices est ut orci gravida sit amet accumsan lorem rhoncus. Aliquam turpis dolor, molestie vel rutrum vel, porta vitae justo. Etiam eu velit enim. Donec vitae augue at ante elementum hendrerit. Duis blandit purus erat. Proin sit amet elementum ante. Quisque imperdiet ante eu tortor dictum et varius augue eleifend. Vivamus nec odio massa, ac aliquam elit. Sed metus mauris, luctus ac vulputate non, congue eu neque. Fusce tincidunt mollis ultricies. Integer massa velit, commodo sit amet rutrum sed, dictum in purus. Curabitur id augue nec ante ultricies feugiat quis vel tortor. Duis quis nulla non diam ultricies ultrices. Aenean laoreet dignissim arcu id laoreet. Phasellus luctus imperdiet magna a facilisis. Nam in leo nibh, vel elementum justo. Aliquam ornare magna aliquam mi tempus molestie. Maecenas at ultricies felis. Morbi id auctor tortor. Aenean pharetra nisl eget tellus accumsan eget sodales neque elementum. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Aliquam lectus velit, porta eget suscipit vitae, lobortis sit amet tortor. Quisque ultrices condimentum nunc vitae consectetur. In dui tortor, ornare quis cursus hendrerit, pulvinar eu nulla. Duis nisi quam, blandit faucibus posuere aliquam, sagittis ut elit. Aliquam sit amet mi mauris. Phasellus vitae leo ut nisl adipiscing vulputate ut mollis lectus. Sed in dui at neque bibendum scelerisque. Curabitur consequat tincidunt tempor. Morbi aliquam scelerisque nibh quis elementum. Maecenas interdum molestie magna, at imperdiet dui interdum sit amet. Vivamus nec nibh leo. Etiam libero magna, dapibus ac adipiscing id, luctus eu odio. Praesent placerat sem non sem bibendum ornare. Duis sit amet urna sed nulla tristique pellentesque quis ac lectus. Morbi faucibus vestibulum nunc et gravida. Quisque a eros ac justo pharetra euismod at a metus. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Fusce sodales nibh eu nulla pellentesque in auctor nulla blandit. Integer auctor accumsan pulvinar. Aenean interdum nisi justo, ut mollis nisi. Nam eleifend ante a sapien bibendum posuere. Vivamus enim sapien, dapibus vitae accumsan egestas, mollis at massa. Phasellus ac neque elit, nec luctus dolor. Nullam. (Up to 350)
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Emily Bailey George Beck Sofia Coombs Rory Doyle Charys Elmer Daniele Fitzgerald Mindy Goose Aisha Greenidge-Noorgat Katherine Gregory Alice Hall Aaron Hargreaves James Hawley Chris Jackson Stuart Leckenby James Lester Michaela Lynskey Tim Mellin Susan Newton Hannah Reynolds Scott Salt Claire Sawdon Benjamin P. Smith Catherine Smith Jack Turner
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Emily Bailey Untitled embphotography.co.uk emilynicollebailey@hotmail.co.uk +44 (0)7738 307813
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George Beck Untitled georgebeckphoto.co.uk geobeck796@gmail.com 07572617556
George Beck’s practice lies primarily within the field of conceptual and editorial portraiture. The Youth Support project focuses on the users of youth support services, who are in the transitory stage between childhood and adulthood, a period in life where they are often overlooked or demonised by wider society.
Here by association, Beck also brings to light the importance of these services (although set up by local authorities, largely run by charities) within our communities; the fact that their work largely goes unnoticed does no justice to their importance in guiding young people towards a successful start in adult life.
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Sofia Coombs Untitled sofiacoombs.co.uk sofia.coombs@hotmail.co.uk 07864660441
A documentary and editorial photographer, whose work draws inspiration from everyday life, Sofia Coombs uses image making to gain a greater understanding of the unfamiliar and the observed behaviour of others. In this series, she documents her intimate yet strained relationship to her mother, with whom she is naturally
close, despite past issues causing an extended estrangement. The project is an observation of her mother’s life in an attempt to comprehend why she is the way she is. A serious and complex subject, approached with an innate sensitivity and the well considered, thoughtfulness of a person studying a loved one.
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Ruairi Eoin Untitled rawreylostinthought.tumblr.com rory.doyle_91@hotmail.com 07889465947
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Daniele Fitzgerald Untitled danielefitzgeraldphoto.com danielefitzgeraldphotography@hotmail.co.uk 07746713715
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Mindy Goose Untitled mindygoose.co.uk mindy_goose@yahoo.co.uk 07969647027
Mindy Goose is a photographer as well as a community workshop leader, whose use of photography extends to self-discovery, social inclusion and education. The Well-being project examines her daily life, capturing the seemingly mundane objects, landscapes, journeys and routines in a manner that seeks
to present them as beautiful, unusual and unique. Her intent here, is to let her images act as a lens through which the viewer has the opportunity to see the everyday world in a more enriching way and in so doing, to inspire her audience to take notice of the beauty in the familiar themselves.
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Aisha Greenidge-Noorgat Untitled aisha_milk@live.com 07572617556
Greenidge-Noorgat’s Playhouse acts a photographic exploration of a personally traumatic space, the room in which she suffered sexual abuse as a child. Delving into painful memories, the family sitting room becomes a place shrouded in darkness, the aesthetic of the images reflects the resultant turmoil as well as,
with their soft focus, referencing the process of recalling events. Although the very fabric of the space itself has become forever intertwined with a painful past, a gloomy, emotional void; through this cathartic body of work, GreenidgeNoorgat sets the door ajar, airing the space, the images absorbing a part of her anguish.
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Katherine Gregory Untitled katherinegregoryphotography.com kategregoryphotography@hotmail.co.uk 07581277270
‘Northern Soul’, with its rich, Rhythm and Soul influenced, musical and dance culture has its roots firmly in Northern, industrial Britain and originally centred around legendary nightclubs such as Wigan Casino. As well as its distinctive and unique forms of dance, it is also responsible for the formation and development
its own fashion movement and as such, can be considered an important aspect of cultural heritage in the UK. Katherine Gregory’s hometown of Wigan is also home to this scene and through her series, she documents the present day styles and personalities, focusing on themes of identity and culture.
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Alice Hall Untitled alicehall.eu alicehall83@hotmail.com 07920011441
Alice Hall’s work takes its form and inspiration from the beauty and fragility of flowers, her subtle and often abstract, images focus on the simplicity and delicacy of the shapes and colours of the petals. Photographing primarily on analogue formats, Hall’s experimentation with a range of methods for image making
and printing, seeks to craft a technique that accentuates both her subject and the imagined tangibility of the medium. Her organic and alluring photographs resonate with a strong emotional involvement and attempt to depict the true and unique beauty of natural forms, while inspiring her own wonder in the viewer.
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Aaron Hargreaves Untitled aaronhargreaves.com info@aaronhargreaves.com 07590903788
The series Discernment unveils a side to the catholic Church that often goes unnoticed and is unmentioned in popular discourse; the positive communities that can be created when the Church opens itself to less dogmatic doctrine. When Hargreaves’ sexuality met his family’s preconceived ideas of faith, a schism was created,
ultimately causing him, as it does for many others, to reject his faith altogether. Curious, last year he attended Mass at All Hallows Church in Leeds, an openly inclusive Church that celebrates diversity. The subsequent photographs document and explore his reunion with faith, and the accepting community that facilitated it.
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James Hawley Untitled jameshawley.co.uk info@jameshawley.co.uk 07962157212
James Hawley’s stripped back approach to fashion photography is designed to allow the model’s personality to become a part of the image. Deemed as of equal importance to the clothes and the photographer, Hawley spends much of his time searching for models with whom he can collaboratively
produce high quality fashion editorials. Naturalistic and minimal in terms of postproduction and artificial lighting, this collection of images comes loaded with a subtle yet pervasive sense of beauty; formed from the triptych of clothing, location and model-photographer relationship.
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Chris Jackson Untitled chrisjacksonphoto.co.uk chris@chrisjacksonphoto.co.uk 07766612342
In this series of still life images, Chris Jackson explores the genre of creative product photography. The theme of motion runs throughout this set, in which the photographer reveals one of the medium’s most formidable abilities; to capture that which the human eye could never see; frozen milliseconds provide a
perspective on the movement of objects forever denied organic observation. Although technically polished, clean and crisp, commercially minded photographs, Jackson looks beyond mere depiction and finds a visual language that gives a life to his subjects, while at the same time reinforcing the power of photography.
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Stuart Leckenby Untitled sleckie68@hotmail.co.uk 07576218260
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James Lester Untitled jameslesterphoto@gmail.com 07906333905
In James Lester’s autobiographical series, he casts himself in the role of long-lost or distant family members, producing a study of hereditary and genetic traits. Through a subtlety of expression and body language, gleaned from old
family photo albums, an evocation is created of the character of those relatives whom Lester has never met. In doing so, the performance based, photographic study forges a link with these individuals that transcends mere blood ties.
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Michaela Lynskey Untitled kyla.lynskey@hotmail.co.uk 07825913576
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Tim Mellin Untitled tim@timmellin.com 07738954062
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Ess Newton Untitled georgebeckphoto.co.uk geobeck796@gmail.com 07572617556
George Beck’s practice lies primarily within the field of conceptual and editorial portraiture. The Youth Support project focuses on the users of youth support services, who are in the transitory stage between childhood and adulthood, a period in life where they are often overlooked or demonised by wider society. Here by association,
Beck also brings to light the importance of these services (although set up by local authorities, largely run by charities) within our communities; the fact that their work largely goes unnoticed does no justice to their importance in guiding young people towards a successful start in adult life.
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Hannah Reynold Untitled photobyhannah@hotmail.co.uk 07846231587
Embarking upon long-term projects, Hannah Reynolds’ practice centres on documenting facets of society and their inherent issues. In her latest body of work, Reynolds investigates the small East Anglian town of Newmarket, internationally renowned as the epicentre of Horse Racing. With one in every three of the fifteen thousand
residents employed on some level of the industry, from stable owners and skilled professionals to semi-itinerant farm hands, Horse Racing is intertwined with every single element of the community. The series seeks to explore the nature and ramifications of this relationship and how it has shaped Newmarket; past, present and future.
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Scott Salt Untitled scottmsaltphotography.com scottmsalt@gmail.com 07864391080
The Behind The Spectacle series seeks to explore the people and personalities behind performers and the act of performance. Famed for the ‘Big Top’, sideshows, menageries of animals and death-defying feats of athleticism, the circus has always been one of the ultimate
spectacles. In this on-going, long term project, Salt takes in not only the more familiar extroversion of the ‘show’ but peers behind the curtain, documenting the off stage individuals and their relationships in both transient and domestic environments.
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Claire Sawdon Untitled clairesawdon.com clairesawdon@hotmail.co.uk 07821213981
Project 01482 takes its name from the area dialling code for the city of Hull, a city for which the telephone became not just a tool of communication but a symbol of independence. Depicting the steady decline of the public telephone kiosk and presenting it as an echo of a death of a wider cultural heritage. Sawdon
acknowledges the technical developments of the 21st Century but through exploring the remaining kiosks, recalls childhood memories of a time before mobile phones, emphasising the role of the past on shaping all of us and, the importance of one town’s history of independence.
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Benjamin P. Smith Untitled benjaminpsmithphotography.co.uk benjaminsmith_photography@hotmail.co.uk 07728874753
Benjamin P. Smith is a photographer whose focus lies in documenting movements and groups that overtly or implicitly question socio-political paradigms. Presented here are excerpts from two bodies of work, Signed: The Occupiers and The Camel And The Scorpion. The former, an advocacy based series, deals with communities
of squatters in the UK as the government moves to criminalise trespass; an action that will erode avenues of accommodation for the poorest, protest and culture. The latter takes its title from a Middle Eastern joke and attempts to investigate the situation in Palestine’s West Bank, beyond the standard, politically convenient interpretations.
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Catherine Laura Untitled catherinelaura.com info@catherinelaura.com 07716544050
Specialising in underwater fashion photography, Catherine Laura’s series showcases her oftenwhimsical style, as well as her ability to create themes and narratives. These threads which run through each of her ‘fashion stories’, allow her to anchor each set with a cohesive visual approach, while at the same time, from shoot to shoot,
endless scope to produce diverse and creative images. Her firm understanding of working underwater has allowed Laura to push her creative boundaries, undeterred by challenging environments and has led to her coordination of her own team, from creative and stylists to safety-divers, thus facilitating this collection.
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Jack Turner Untitled jackturner28@gmail.com 07921463968
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∞ Foreword Adrian Davies Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer iaculis leo in lectus egestas congue. Duis ultrices est ut orci gravida sit amet accumsan lorem rhoncus. Aliquam turpis dolor, molestie vel rutrum vel, porta vitae justo. Etiam eu velit enim. Donec vitae augue at ante elementum hendrerit. Duis blandit purus erat. Proin sit amet elementum ante. Quisque imperdiet ante eu tortor dictum et varius augue eleifend. Vivamus nec odio massa, ac aliquam elit. Sed metus mauris, luctus ac vulputate non, congue eu neque. Fusce tincidunt mollis ultricies. Integer massa velit, commodo sit amet rutrum sed, dictum in purus. Curabitur id augue nec ante ultricies feugiat quis vel tortor. Duis quis nulla non diam ultricies ultrices. Aenean laoreet dignissim arcu id laoreet. Phasellus luctus imperdiet magna a facilisis. Nam in leo nibh, vel elementum justo. Aliquam ornare magna aliquam mi tempus molestie. Maecenas at ultricies felis. Morbi id auctor tortor. Aenean pharetra nisl eget tellus accumsan eget sodales neque elementum. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Aliquam lectus velit, porta eget suscipit vitae, lobortis sit amet tortor. Quisque ultrices condimentum nunc vitae consectetur. In dui tortor, ornare quis cursus hendrerit, pulvinar eu nulla. Duis nisi quam, blandit faucibus posuere aliquam, sagittis ut elit. Aliquam sit amet mi mauris. Phasellus vitae leo ut nisl adipiscing vulputate ut mollis lectus. Sed in dui at neque bibendum scelerisque. Curabitur consequat tincidunt tempor. Morbi aliquam scelerisque nibh quis elementum. Maecenas interdum molestie magna, at imperdiet dui interdum sit amet. Vivamus nec nibh leo. Etiam libero magna, dapibus ac adipiscing id, luctus eu odio. Praesent placerat sem non sem bibendum ornare. Duis sit amet urna sed nulla tristique pellentesque quis ac lectus. Morbi faucibus vestibulum nunc et gravida. Quisque a eros ac justo pharetra euismod at a metus. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Fusce sodales nibh eu nulla pellentesque in auctor nulla blandit. Integer auctor accumsan pulvinar. Aenean interdum nisi justo, ut mollis nisi. Nam eleifend ante a sapien bibendum posuere. Vivamus enim sapien, dapibus vitae accumsan egestas, mollis at massa. Phasellus ac neque elit, nec luctus dolor. Nullam. (Up to 350)
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