Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonhttps://ffoton.wales/interviews/Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:43:52 +0000en-GBSite-Server v@build.version@ (http://www.squarespace.com)Ffoton WalesGiving a voice to talented photographers across WalesyesAll material Copyright © Ffoton Walesphotography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsFfoton is on a journey around Wales to seek out both established and aspiring photographers who deserve more recognition in Wales and beyond. The conversations you will hear on Ffoton Wales delve into their practice, style and process.ffotonwales@gmail.comFfoton WalesSteve Benbow - part 3interviewSun, 31 Dec 2023 22:05:57 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2023/11/steve-benbow-354819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:656dbe585390ff308f7460f9Steve Benbow trained in photography under David Hurn on the original Newport Documentary Photography course in the mid-1970s, after which he was a founding member of the Ffotogallery in Cardiff, a founder of the respected London-based ‘Network’ Agency of photojournalists; and international professional photojournalist for over twenty years working with photo agencies in London, Paris and New York.

Along with his wife Kate – a photo editor at The Times and US News and World Report – he returned to Wales and started the Photolibrary Wales for Wales-specific stock stills images; and then Video Wales for video production. Steve is now retired from photography but was one of the top names on Ffoton’s hit list of photographers to interview when planning for the website and podcast started in mid-2014

]]>Steve Benbow trained in photography under David Hurn on the original Newport Documentary Photography course in the mid-1970s, after which he was a founding member of the Ffotogallery in Cardiff, a founder of the respected London-based ‘Network’ Agency of photojournalists; and international professional photojournalist for over twenty years working with photo agencies in London, Paris and New York.

Along with his wife Kate – a photo editor at The Times and US News and World Report – he returned to Wales and started the Photolibrary Wales for Wales-specific stock stills images; and then Video Wales for video production. Steve is now retired from photography but was one of the top names on Ffoton’s hit list of photographers to interview when planning for the website and podcast started in mid-2014

]]>FfotonSteve Benbow - photographer and international photojournalistThis is the third of a three-part conversation. Steve Benbow trained in photography under David Hurn on the original Newport Documentary Photography course in the mid-1970s, after which he was a founding member of the Ffotogallery in Cardiff, a founder of the respected London-based ‘Network’ Agency of photojournalists; and an international professional photojournalist for over twenty years working with photo agencies in London, Paris and New York. Along with his wife Kate – a photo editor at The Times and US News and World Report – he returned to Wales and started the Photolibrary Wales for Wales-specific stock stills images; and then Video Wales for video production. Steve is now retired from photography but was one of the top names on Ffoton’s hit list of photographers to interview when planning for the website and podcast started in mid-2014.false00:51:263Steve Benbow - part 3Steve Benbow - part 3ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsSteve Benbow - part 2interviewSat, 18 Nov 2023 10:31:32 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2023/11/steve-benbow-254819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:65588d913a72a15e2d646672Steve Benbow trained in photography under David Hurn on the original Newport Documentary Photography course in the mid-1970s, after which he was a founding member of the Ffotogallery in Cardiff, a founder of the respected London-based ‘Network’ Agency of photojournalists; and international professional photojournalist for over twenty years working with photo agencies in London, Paris and New York.

Along with his wife Kate – a photo editor at The Times and US News and World Report – he returned to Wales and started the Photolibrary Wales for Wales-specific stock stills images; and then Video Wales for video production. Steve is now retired from photography but was one of the top names on Ffoton’s hit list of photographers to interview when planning for the website and podcast started in mid-2014

]]>Steve Benbow trained in photography under David Hurn on the original Newport Documentary Photography course in the mid-1970s, after which he was a founding member of the Ffotogallery in Cardiff, a founder of the respected London-based ‘Network’ Agency of photojournalists; and international professional photojournalist for over twenty years working with photo agencies in London, Paris and New York.

Along with his wife Kate – a photo editor at The Times and US News and World Report – he returned to Wales and started the Photolibrary Wales for Wales-specific stock stills images; and then Video Wales for video production. Steve is now retired from photography but was one of the top names on Ffoton’s hit list of photographers to interview when planning for the website and podcast started in mid-2014

]]>FfotonSteve Benbow - photographer and international photojournalistThis is the second of a three part conversation. Steve Benbow trained in photography under David Hurn on the original Newport Documentary Photography course in the mid-1970s, after which he was a founding member of the Ffotogallery in Cardiff, a founder of the respected London-based ‘Network’ Agency of photojournalists; and an international professional photojournalist for over twenty years working with photo agencies in London, Paris and New York. Along with his wife Kate – a photo editor at The Times and US News and World Report – he returned to Wales and started the Photolibrary Wales for Wales-specific stock stills images; and then Video Wales for video production. Steve is now retired from photography but was one of the top names on Ffoton’s hit list of photographers to interview when planning for the website and podcast started in mid-2014.false00:54:213Steve Benbow - part 2Steve Benbow - part 2ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsSteve Benbow - part 1interviewSat, 04 Nov 2023 12:06:31 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2023/11/steve-benbow-154819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:65453f682345a035d0baef0cSteve Benbow trained in photography under David Hurn on the original Newport Documentary Photography course in the mid-1970s, after which he was a founding member of the Ffotogallery in Cardiff, a founder of the respected London-based ‘Network’ Agency of photojournalists; and international professional photojournalist for over twenty years working with photo agencies in London, Paris and New York.

Along with his wife Kate – a photo editor at The Times and US News and World Report – he returned to Wales and started the Photolibrary Wales for Wales-specific stock stills images; and then Video Wales for video production. Steve is now retired from photography but was one of the top names on Ffoton’s hit list of photographers to interview when planning for the website and podcast started in mid-2014

]]>Steve Benbow trained in photography under David Hurn on the original Newport Documentary Photography course in the mid-1970s, after which he was a founding member of the Ffotogallery in Cardiff, a founder of the respected London-based ‘Network’ Agency of photojournalists; and international professional photojournalist for over twenty years working with photo agencies in London, Paris and New York.

Along with his wife Kate – a photo editor at The Times and US News and World Report – he returned to Wales and started the Photolibrary Wales for Wales-specific stock stills images; and then Video Wales for video production. Steve is now retired from photography but was one of the top names on Ffoton’s hit list of photographers to interview when planning for the website and podcast started in mid-2014

]]>FfotonSteve Benbow - photographer and international photojournalistSteve Benbow trained in photography under David Hurn on the original Newport Documentary Photography course in the mid-1970s, after which he was a founding member of the Ffotogallery in Cardiff, a founder of the respected London-based ‘Network’ Agency of photojournalists; and an international professional photojournalist for over twenty years working with photo agencies in London, Paris and New York. Along with his wife Kate – a photo editor at The Times and US News and World Report – he returned to Wales and started the Photolibrary Wales for Wales-specific stock stills images; and then Video Wales for video production. Steve is now retired from photography but was one of the top names on Ffoton’s hit list of photographers to interview when planning for the website and podcast started in mid-2014false01:01:043Steve Benbow - part 1Steve Benbow - part 1ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsGabriella JacksoninterviewFri, 19 May 2023 09:45:05 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2023/05/gabriella-jackson54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:6453995fc87c4a6f4d1235e3Gabriella Jackson is a professional still life photographer creating images for Brands and businesses of all sizes. She creates unique images for both commercial and promotional use from her studio space in Penarth near Cardiff in South Wales. Ffoton's conversation with Gabby covers her start in photography, mixed views on her time studying for a Degree at University followed by the benefits of assisting in a professional studio before finally setting out on her own.

]]>Gabriella Jackson is a professional still life photographer creating images for Brands and businesses of all sizes. She creates unique images for both commercial and promotional use from her studio space in Penarth near Cardiff in South Wales. Ffoton's conversation with Gabby covers her start in photography, mixed views on her time studying for a Degree at University followed by the benefits of assisting in a professional studio before finally setting out on her own.

]]>FfotonGabriella Jackson - commercial still life photographerGabriella Jackson is a professional still life photographer creating images for Brands and businesses of all sizes. She creates unique images for both commercial and promotional use from her studio space in Penarth near Cardiff in South Wales. Ffoton's conversation with Gabby covers her start in photography, mixed views on her time studying for a Degree at University followed by the benefits of assisting in a professional studio before finally setting out on her own.false00:43:353Gabriella JacksonGabriella Jacksonffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsLorna CabbleinterviewFri, 09 Dec 2022 11:55:02 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2022/12/lorna-cabble54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:6392fbaaf9561c3cca67976eCardiff-based photographer Lorna Cabble gained her Hours Degree in Photojournalism before going on to achieve a MA in Photography - both at the University of South Wales in Cardiff. Ffoton discuss how both these qualifications in addition to her own ongoing personal projects proved pivitol in gaining her a new full time role as one of two Stills Officers overseeing and commissioning photography for Welsh Broadcaster S4C.

]]>Cardiff-based photographer Lorna Cabble gained her Hours Degree in Photojournalism before going on to achieve a MA in Photography - both at the University of South Wales in Cardiff. Ffoton discuss how both these qualifications in addition to her own ongoing personal projects proved pivitol in gaining her a new full time role as one of two Stills Officers overseeing and commissioning photography for Welsh Broadcaster S4C.

]]>FfotonLorna Cabble - photographer and picture editorCardiff-based photographer Lorna Cabble gained her Hours Degree in Photojournalism before going on to achieve a MA in Photography - both at the University of South Wales in Cardiff. Ffoton discuss how both these qualifications in addition to her own ongoing personal projects proved pivitol in gaining her a new full time role as one of two Stills Officers overseeing and commissioning photography for Welsh Broadcaster S4C.false00:28:473Lorna CabbleLorna Cabbleffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsHuw Alden Davies : Part 2interviewWed, 20 Oct 2021 11:16:40 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2021/10/huw-alden-davies-254819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:616c6bd3c50ff5640a789ceaFfoton talks with Carmarthenshire-based photographer Huw Alden Davies at Carmarthen School of Art where Huw leads the BA Photography course. In this second part of our conversation we discuss his latest projects 'Xennial', working in India with Ffotogallery, the course he leads in Carmarthen and what's next for him. Part 2 of 2

]]>Ffoton talks with Carmarthenshire-based photographer Huw Alden Davies at Carmarthen School of Art where Huw leads the BA Photography course. In this second part of our conversation we discuss his latest projects 'Xennial', working in India with Ffotogallery, the course he leads in Carmarthen and what's next for him. Part 2 of 2

]]>FfotonHuw Alden Davies - photographer and educatorFfoton talks with Carmarthenshire-based photographer Huw Alden Davies at Carmarthen School of Art where Huw leads the BA Photography course. In this second part of our conversation we discuss his latest projects 'Xennial', working in India with Ffotogallery, the course he leads in Carmarthen and what's next for him. Part 2 of 2false00:32:002Huw Alden Davies - Part 2Huw Alden Davies - Part 2ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsHuw Alden Davies : Part 1interviewFri, 01 Oct 2021 17:27:26 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2021/10/huw-alden-davies-154819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:6157174ec4b1876ecaaa6eacFfoton talks with Carmarthenshire-based photographer Huw Alden Davies at Carmarthen School of Art where Huw leads the BA Photography course. Part 1 of 2

]]>Ffoton talks with Carmarthenshire-based photographer Huw Alden Davies at Carmarthen School of Art where Huw leads the BA Photography course. Part 1 of 2

]]>FfotonHuw Alden Davies - photographer and educatorFfoton talks with Carmarthenshire-based photographer Huw Alden Davies at Carmarthen School of Art where Huw leads the BA Photography course. Part 1 of 2false00:53:122Huw Alden Davies - Part 1Huw Alden Davies - Part 1ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsPeter Finnemore : Part 2interviewSun, 19 Sep 2021 20:33:48 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2021/09/peter-finnemore-254819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:6129179b1d18e11d6a1cb002In this first of a new season of conversations with talented photographers working in Wales, Ffoton talks with Welsh photographic artist Peter Finnemore at his home - Gwendraeth House - in south west Wales. Ffoton's Emyr Young explores Finnemore's roots in photography and how the artist's own culture, family and creative roots revolve around his thirty year, and ongoing, historical exploration of his family home as an epicentre for his photography.
Part 2 of 2.
Recorded at Gwendraeth House, 2021.

]]>In this first of a new season of conversations with talented photographers working in Wales, Ffoton talks with Welsh photographic artist Peter Finnemore at his home - Gwendraeth House - in south west Wales. Ffoton's Emyr Young explores Finnemore's roots in photography and how the artist's own culture, family and creative roots revolve around his thirty year, and ongoing, historical exploration of his family home as an epicentre for his photography.
Part 2 of 2.
Recorded at Gwendraeth House, 2021.

]]>FfotonPeter Finnemore - Welsh photographic artistIn this first of a new season of conversations with talented photographers working in Wales, Ffoton talks with Welsh photographic artist Peter Finnemore at his home - Gwendraeth House - in south west Wales. Ffoton's Emyr Young explores Finnemore's roots in photography and how the artist's own culture, family and creative roots revolve around his thirty year, and ongoing, historical exploration of his family home as an epicentre for his photography. Part 2 of 2false00:41:122Peter Finnemore : Part 1Peter Finnemore : Part 1ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsPeter Finnemore : Part 1interviewWed, 01 Sep 2021 19:41:36 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2021/09/peter-finnemore-154819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:612908dd23aa7a4b8832cff5In this first of a new season of conversations with talented photographers working in Wales, Ffoton talks with Welsh photographic artist Peter Finnemore at his home - Gwendraeth House - in south west Wales. Ffoton's Emyr Young explores Finnemore's roots in photography and how the artist's own culture, family and creative roots revolve around his thirty year, and ongoing, historical exploration of his family home as an epicentre for his photography.
Part 1 of 2.
Recorded at Gwendraeth House, 2021.

]]>In this first of a new season of conversations with talented photographers working in Wales, Ffoton talks with Welsh photographic artist Peter Finnemore at his home - Gwendraeth House - in south west Wales. Ffoton's Emyr Young explores Finnemore's roots in photography and how the artist's own culture, family and creative roots revolve around his thirty year, and ongoing, historical exploration of his family home as an epicentre for his photography.
Part 1 of 2.
Recorded at Gwendraeth House, 2021.

]]>FfotonPeter Finnemore - Welsh photographic artistIn this first of a new season of conversations with talented photographers working in Wales, Ffoton talks with Welsh photographic artist Peter Finnemore at his home - Gwendraeth House - in south west Wales. Ffoton's Emyr Young explores Finnemore's roots in photography and how the artist's own culture, family and creative roots revolve around his thirty year, and ongoing, historical exploration of his family home as an epicentre for his photography. Part 1 of 2false00:29:352Peter FinnemorePeter Finnemoreffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsMartin ParrinterviewSun, 01 Mar 2020 08:19:14 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2020/3/martin-parr54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5e57dda295aef63e506eb043Martin Parr in conversation with Emyr Young
CARDIFF, NOVEMber 2019

Martin Parr yn sgwrsio gydag Emyr Young
CAERDYDD, Tachwedd 2019

Martin Parr 1952-2025

Martin Parr was a British documentary photographer with a long relationship with and affection for Wales.

Parr studied photography at Manchester Polytechnic in the early 1970’s alongside peers such as Daniel Meadows and Brian Griffin - both of whom he remains friends with to this day. He became a full member of Magnum Photos in 1988 on achieving the necessary two-thirds vote of other members but not before Welshman Philip Jones Griffiths had pleaded for them to exclude him, stating…
”…His membership would not be a proclamation of diversity but the rejection of those values that have given Magnum the status it has in the world today... Let me state that I have great respect for him as the dedicated enemy of everything I believe in and, I trust, what Magnum still believes in.”

Martin Parr’s Magnum colleagues went on to select him as President of Magnum Photos International in 2014 (a post he held until 2017) and he remained a respected and active voice within Magnum Photos until his death at home in Bristol on 6th December 2025.

Above: Martin Parr giving a guided talk of his work in National Museum Cardiff in November 2019. Images: Brian Carroll

Parr is now one of the world’s most famous names in photography - both in terms of his ongoing raw documentation of society in saturated colour and also his life-long passion for collecting Photobooks and other ephemera. In 2017 he and his dedicated team opened The Martin Parr Foundation in Bristol to archive and exhibit not just his own work but also a rich and important collection of post-war British Documentary photography and archive material by other photographers. The Foundation also houses a world-class collection of Photobooks which is expanding weekly and includes a growing (albeit slowly) collection from Wales.

Recorded at the National Museum in Cardiff. Our thanks to Bronwen Colquhoun, Senior Curator of Photography, National Museum Wales.

See below for a small selection of Martin's work from Wales, Scotland and Ireland, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize LON94011 Nutgrove shopping centre, Dublin, Ireland, 1986.
 View fullsize IRELAND. County Cork. Castletownbere. 1997. © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos
View fullsize GB. Scotland. Inverclyde. Gourock Lido. From A8. 2004. © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos
View fullsize GB. Scotland. Inveraray. 2006. © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos
View fullsize GB. Scotland. Greenock Morton at home. From A8. 2004. © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos
View fullsize IRELAND. County Kerry. Dingle Peninsula. Abandoned Morris Minors. From 'A Fair Day'. 1982. © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos
View fullsize IRELAND. Dublin. O'Connell Bridge. From 'Bad Weather'. October. 1981. © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos
View fullsize LON28011 Snowdonia, Wales, 1989
 View fullsize GB. Wales. Blaenporth. Pickled onions for sale. 2009. © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos
View fullsize GB. Wales. Llantrisant. Llantrisant Working Mens Club. 2009. © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos
View fullsize GB. SCOTLAND. Isle of Mull. 2008. © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos
View fullsize GB. Wales. Llantrisant. Llantrisant Working Mens Club. 2009. © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos

See more of Martin’s work on the Magnum Photos website www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/martin-parr
Find out more about events and exhibitions at The Martin Parr Foundation (and membership) at www.martinparrfoundation.org
Follow them on Twitter @martinparrfdn

Gallery images © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos and used with permission.
Banner images © Brian Carroll

Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.
See our Terms page for more details.

]]>FfotonMagnum photographer Martin Parr in conversation with Ffoton's Emyr Young on his work in Wales and exhibition showing as part of National Museum Cardiff's 2019-2020 season of photography.Magnum photographer Martin Parr in conversation with Ffoton's Emyr Young on his work in Wales and exhibition showing as part of National Museum Cardiff's 2019-2020 season of photography. We ask Martin about his approach to making work in Wales, the Martin Parr Foundation in Bristol and his thoughts on the current photography scene in Wales.false00:38:23Martin ParrMartin Parrffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsHaydn DenmaninterviewTue, 04 Feb 2020 20:30:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2020/2/haydn-denman54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5dc3e664ded97a273c77008aHaydn Denman in conversation with Emyr Young
Colwyn Bay, October 2019

Haydn Denman yn sgwrsio gydag Emyr Young
Machynlleth, Mehefin 2019

Haydn Denman has been a documentary photographer for over twenty years whilst also following his main career as a multi BAFTA award-winning television documentary cameraman and director.

Mod, Eddie Crole, near Rest Bay Beach, Porthcawl, Wales.Filltir Sgwar .Part of the 'Welsh Mods' project.
Image © Haydn Denman

Mod, Adam Lewis, Mumbles Pier, Gower, Wales. Part of the 'Welsh Mods' project 2018.
Image © Haydn Denman

Images from Haydn’s ‘Welsh Mod’ series - now published in the book Welsh Mod: Our Story.

Haydn has received numerous commissions in addition to British Council and Arts Council Awards to document communities and regions here in Wales, but also in other parts of the world including Patagonia, the Arctic, South Africa, Palestine and the U.S.A. His photographs have been shown in numerous exhibitions and publications. Collections of his work are held here in Wales at the National Library of Wales and Ffotogallery.

Recorded at the 2019 Northern EYE Festival in Colwyn Bay, Wales.

See below for a small selection of Haydn's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize Bar Espania, Gaiman, Patagonia, Argentina. © Haydn Denman
View fullsize Eirian Jenkins, Farmer, Gaiman, Patagonia, Argentina, 1993 © Haydn Denman
View fullsize Walrus hunting, near Igloolic, Nunavut Canadian Arctic..1999 © Haydn Denman
View fullsize Bethlehem South Africa. Service at General Faith Assembly Zion Church, a church which originates from Lesotho which lies only a short distance from Bethlehem and borders the Orange State. © Haydn Denman
View fullsize Bethlehem, Palestine. Workers queue to gain entry into Israel each day for work. Nearly 3000 men and 250 women start queuing from 4am each day in order to get through the Israeli checkpoints in time for work. Each day some are turned away. © Haydn D
 View fullsize Bethlehem Palestine children at Arqoub refugee camp, still surrounded by wire fence and isolated in area b. Each area of the West Bank is designated according to Israeli or Palestinian control. © Haydn Denman
View fullsize A470. Wales © Haydn Denman
View fullsize 'Evans' mobile shop Mynydd Llanllwni. Part of the 'Filltir Sgwar' project , 1992 © Haydn Denman
View fullsize 'Capel Soar y Mynydd'. August Bank Holiday Sunday, Wales, 1993 © Haydn Denman
View fullsize Eisteddfod Cwmystwyth, Wales, 2018 © Haydn Denman
View fullsize Llanybydder Evening Ram Sale, Wales, 2019 © Haydn Denman
View fullsize Llanybydder Horse Sale, Wales, 2019 © Haydn Denman

See more of Haydn’s work on his website www.haydndenman-photography.com
Follow his work and travels on Instagram @haydndenman
Read more about ‘Welsh Mod: Our Story’ and buy the book at www.welshmod.co.uk

Gallery images © Haydn Denman and used with permission of the photographer.
Banner images © Brian Carroll

Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.
See our Terms page for more details.

]]>FfotonPhotographer and TV cameraman/director Haydn Denman in conversation with Ffoton's Emyr YoungHaydn Denman has been a documentary photographer for over twenty years whilst also following his main career as a multi BAFTA award-winning television documentary cameraman and director. Haydn has received numerous commissions in addition to British Council and Arts Council Awards to document communities and regions here in Wales, but also in other parts of the world including Patagonia, the Arctic, South Africa, Palestine and the U.S.A. His photographs have been shown in numerous exhibitions and publications and collections of his work are held at the National Library of Wales and Ffotogallery.false00:28:55Haydn DenmanHaydn Denmanffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsNick WynneinterviewWed, 01 Jan 2020 15:15:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2020/1/nick-wynne54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5e07b81831a7876caf4593f7In this Ffoton conversation, photographer Amanda Jackson talks with Ellie Hopkins about her start in and passion for photography and her long-running project documenting eco-friendly and sustainable living in Pembrokeshire.

Recorded at the 2019 Northern EYE Festival.

]]>In this Ffoton conversation, photographer Amanda Jackson talks with Ellie Hopkins about her start in and passion for photography and her long-running project documenting eco-friendly and sustainable living in Pembrokeshire.

Recorded at the 2019 Northern EYE Festival.

]]>FfotonNick Wynne - a documentary photographer based in the Wirral with life-long links to Wales.In this Ffoton conversation, photographer Amanda Jackson talks with Ellie Hopkins about her start in and passion for photography and her long-running project documenting eco-friendly and sustainable living in Pembrokeshire. Recorded at the 2019 Northern EYE Festival.false00:45:31Nick WynneNick Wynneffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsAmanda JacksoninterviewFri, 13 Dec 2019 17:59:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2019/12/amanda-jackson54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5dc54b55e446601ca9a4b4f9In this Ffoton conversation, photographer Amanda Jackson talks with Ellie Hopkins about her start in and passion for photography and her long-running project documenting eco-friendly and sustainable living in Pembrokeshire.

Recorded at the 2019 Northern EYE Festival.

]]>In this Ffoton conversation, photographer Amanda Jackson talks with Ellie Hopkins about her start in and passion for photography and her long-running project documenting eco-friendly and sustainable living in Pembrokeshire.

Recorded at the 2019 Northern EYE Festival.

]]>FfotonAmanda Jackson - a portrait and lifestyle photographer based just over the Welsh border in Malvern - in conversation with guest interviewer Ellie Hopkins.In this Ffoton conversation, photographer Amanda Jackson talks with Ellie Hopkins about her start in and passion for photography and her long-running project documenting eco-friendly and sustainable living in Pembrokeshire. Recorded at the 2019 Northern EYE Festival.false00:45:02Amanda JacksonAmanda Jacksonffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsPeter CattrellinterviewThu, 07 Nov 2019 14:25:52 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2019/11/peter-cattrell54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5dc3e50a83f5b42adb925d0aPeter Cattrell in conversation with Pete Davis
Machynlleth, September 2019

Peter Cattrell yn sgwrsio gydag Pete Davis
Machynlleth, Medi 2019

Born in Glasgow and now based in London, Peter Cattrell studied photography at London College of Printing and has taught photography part time at Central St Martins, Camberwell and London College of Communication.

Highly regarded for his landscape photography made in Britain and Europe, Peter works primarily with film and fine printing techniques - and these skills as a master printer brought him to the attention of the renowned photographer Faye Godwin who worked with Peter to print her black and white landscapes of the British countryside. In his own work, Peter draws inspiration from locations through historical research and personal association.

His work is held in numerous Collections around the world, including the V&A, London; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; National Galleries of Scotland; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Goldman Sachs, London and National Trust for Scotland.

Spending time when he can in Wales by making new work around Machynlleth and mid Wales area, we caught up with Peter on a recent visit to Ffotogaleri y Gofeb. Ffoton are grateful to Peter and Pete Davis for agreeing to record this conversation and we’re delighted and honoured to have two exceptional analogue landscape photographers featured here.

Recorded at the Ffotogaleri y Gofeb in Machynlleth by Brian Carroll. Our thanks to Diane and Geoff - curators at the gallery.

See below for a small selection of Peter's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize Fence Picket, Frezenburg, 1997
 View fullsize Fenced in Gulley, 1987
 View fullsize Lead flower shrapnel ball, 2012
 View fullsize Maize Cutting, Serre, 1997
 View fullsize Marker Posts, Findhorn, 2003
 View fullsize Newfoundland Park, 2001
 View fullsize River Girvan, 1992
 View fullsize Shot Crow, 1986
 View fullsize Stack, Orkney, 1994
 View fullsize Stubble, Roslin Glen, 2003
 View fullsize Barbed Wire, 2012
 View fullsize Brodgar, Orkney, 1994
 Gallery talk by Peter Cattrell, Scottish fine printer and landscape photographer, who worked closely with Fay Godwin and developed his photographic printing skills through preparing her photographs for exhibition and publication. In this gallery talk that ended the Fay Godwin Conference day, Peter discusses each of the photographs he printed for this part of the exhibition from her original negatives, provided by the British Library.Fought between July and November 1916, the Battle of the Somme was the deadliest military exchange of the First World War. On the first day of the conflict the Sheffield Pals Battalion was all but destroyed, with soldiers from the city amongst almost 60,000 British casualties to fall within 24 hours.

Gallery images © Peter Cattrell and used with permission of the photographer.
Banner images © Brian Carroll

Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.
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]]>FfotonPhotographer Peter Cattrell speaks about his work and career with Pete Davis.Photographer Peter Cattrell speaks about his work and career with Pete Davis. Peter is regarded as one of the UK's master printers of analogue photography and worked previously with Faye Godwin. Born in Scotland, Peter studied photography at London College of Printing. He has exhibited in Britain and the United States and his work is held in the collection of National Galleries Scotland. Recorded in Machynlleth, Walesfalse00:50:02Peter CattrellPeter Cattrellffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsRon McCormick : Part 3interviewFri, 13 Sep 2019 17:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2019/9/ron-mccormick-354819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5d6bd0cbc6d43900015e6d26Ron McCormick in conversation with Paul Reas
Cardiff, June 2019

Ron McCormick yn sgwrsio gydag Paul Reas
Caerdydd, Mehefin 2019

Ron McCormick trained as an artist at Liverpool School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools in London before moving across to photography. He played a significant role in the formation and development of photography galleries across the UK in the 1970’s - including Half Moon Gallery in London, Side Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne and the original Ffotogallery in Cardiff.

Ron taught on the Newport Documentary Photography course alongside David Hurn and established ‘The Newport Survey’ publication that students worked on as part of their studies over a decade in the 1980’s . He was one of the first photographers to be commissioned by Ffotogallery to produce work for the highly regarded ‘Valleys Project’ in the 1980’s and his documentary work of the changing landscape and communities in the south Wales valleys as coal mining disappeared in the region is considered to be some of the best produced.

His work is held in the Arts Council Collection and in private collections. He has lived and worked in Newport since 1977 and continues to be an active member of the Newport art and photography scene. A major exhibition of his south Wales work 'How Green was my Valley' will open at Newport Museum & Art Gallery on 21 September and run through to 14 March 2020.

Recorded at the University of South Wales Atrium campus in Cardiff by Brian Carroll. Our thanks to Paul Reas for organising.

This is Part 3 of 3. Listen to part 1 and 2

Mount Tom Price minesite, Western Australia, 1983
© Ron McCormick, pan54-735-736

See below for a small selection of Ron's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize Tredegar girls day out - Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018
 Tredegar girls day out - Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018 View fullsize Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018
 Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018 View fullsize Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018
 Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018 View fullsize NATO Parade, Cardiff, 2014
 NATO Parade, Cardiff, 2014 View fullsize Iron Ore reclaimers - Port Headland- Western Australia, 1983
 Iron Ore reclaimers - Port Headland- Western Australia, 1983 View fullsize Masonic Hall, Cue township, Western Australia 1983
Masonic Hall, Cue township, Western Australia 1983 View fullsize Chepstow pensioner, 1980
 Chepstow pensioner, 1980 View fullsize Newport, South Wales, Child Cycle Gang pose at Cambrian Way car park, 1980
 Newport, South Wales, Child Cycle Gang pose at Cambrian Way car park, 1980 View fullsize Lewis Merthyr colliery, Trehafod, South Wales, 1984
 Lewis Merthyr colliery, Trehafod, South Wales, 1984 View fullsize Rhiw Parc Road, Abertillery, South Wales, 1977
Rhiw Parc Road, Abertillery, South Wales, 1977 View fullsize Newcastle Arms, Akenside Hill and the Tyne Bridge, Tyneside, 1979
 Newcastle Arms, Akenside Hill and the Tyne Bridge, Tyneside, 1979 View fullsize Wallsend, Tyneside, 1979
 Wallsend, Tyneside, 1979 View fullsize Street musician, Spitalfields, London, 1972
 Street musician, Spitalfields, London, 1972 View fullsize Clockseller, Cheshire street, Spitalfields, London, 1971
 Clockseller, Cheshire street, Spitalfields, London, 1971 View fullsize Maurice, Gents hairdresser, Buxton street, Spitalfields, London, 1971
 Maurice, Gents hairdresser, Buxton street, Spitalfields, London, 1971 View fullsize Mr & Mrs Ali, Brick lane, Spitalfields, London, 1973
 Mr & Mrs Ali, Brick lane, Spitalfields, London, 1973

His latest exhibition ‘How Green was my Valley’ in Newport Museum & Art Gallery runs 21 September 2019 - 14 March 2020.

Keep an eye open for Ron’s new website, currently in development, at www.ronmccormick.com
A selection of Ron’s books are available via BigCartel communimedia.bigcartel.com

Gallery images © Ron McCormick and used with permission of the photographer.
Banner images © Brian Carroll

Further reading from this episode…
Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes : Wikipedia link
Half Moon Gallery and Camerawork : Four Corners Archive link
Camerawork magazine : BJP article
Side Gallery : Amber link
Documentary Photography Course : University of South Wales

Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.
See our Terms page for more details.

]]>FfotonPhotographer Ron McCormick in conversation with Paul Reas. Part 3 of 3In this Ffoton conversation, influential photographer and educator Ron McCormick talks with guest interviewer and former student Paul Reas. In this final part, Ron and Paul focus on 'The Newport Survey' - as series of printed publications produced over a decade by students on the Newport Documentary Photography course.false00:26:04Ron McCormickRon McCormickffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsRon McCormick : Part 2interviewSun, 08 Sep 2019 17:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2019/9/ron-mccormick-254819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5d6bd0b714ca9400018f0e5dRon MCCormick in conversation with Paul Reas
Cardiff, June 2019

Ron McCormick yn sgwrsio gydag Paul Reas
Caerdydd, Mehefin 2019

Ron McCormick trained as an artist at Liverpool School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools in London before moving across to photography. He played a significant role in the formation and development of photography galleries across the UK in the 1970’s - including Half Moon Gallery in London, Side Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne and the original Ffotogallery in Cardiff.

Ron taught on the Newport Documentary Photography course alongside David Hurn and established ‘The Newport Survey’ publication that students worked on as part of their studies over a decade in the 1980’s . He was one of the first photographers to be commissioned by Ffotogallery to produce work for the highly regarded ‘Valleys Project’ in the 1980’s and his documentary work of the changing landscape and communities in the south Wales valleys as coal mining disappeared in the region is considered to be some of the best produced.

His work is held in the Arts Council Collection and in private collections. He has lived and worked in Newport since 1977 and continues to be an active member of the Newport art and photography scene. A major exhibition of his south Wales work 'How Green was my Valley' will open at Newport Museum & Art Gallery on 21 September and run through to 14 March 2020.

Recorded at the University of South Wales Atrium campus in Cardiff by Brian Carroll. Our thanks to Paul Reas for organising.

This is Part 2 of 3. Listen to 1 and 3

Mount Tom Price minesite, Western Australia, 1983
© Ron McCormick, pan54-735-736

See below for a small selection of Ron's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize Tredegar girls day out - Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018
 Tredegar girls day out - Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018 View fullsize Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018
 Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018 View fullsize Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018
 Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018 View fullsize NATO Parade, Cardiff, 2014
 NATO Parade, Cardiff, 2014 View fullsize Iron Ore reclaimers - Port Headland- Western Australia, 1983
 Iron Ore reclaimers - Port Headland- Western Australia, 1983 View fullsize Masonic Hall, Cue township, Western Australia 1983
Masonic Hall, Cue township, Western Australia 1983 View fullsize Chepstow pensioner, 1980
 Chepstow pensioner, 1980 View fullsize Newport, South Wales, Child Cycle Gang pose at Cambrian Way car park, 1980
 Newport, South Wales, Child Cycle Gang pose at Cambrian Way car park, 1980 View fullsize Lewis Merthyr colliery, Trehafod, South Wales, 1984
 Lewis Merthyr colliery, Trehafod, South Wales, 1984 View fullsize Rhiw Parc Road, Abertillery, South Wales, 1977
Rhiw Parc Road, Abertillery, South Wales, 1977 View fullsize Newcastle Arms, Akenside Hill and the Tyne Bridge, Tyneside, 1979
 Newcastle Arms, Akenside Hill and the Tyne Bridge, Tyneside, 1979 View fullsize Wallsend, Tyneside, 1979
 Wallsend, Tyneside, 1979 View fullsize Street musician, Spitalfields, London, 1972
 Street musician, Spitalfields, London, 1972 View fullsize Clockseller, Cheshire street, Spitalfields, London, 1971
 Clockseller, Cheshire street, Spitalfields, London, 1971 View fullsize Maurice, Gents hairdresser, Buxton street, Spitalfields, London, 1971
 Maurice, Gents hairdresser, Buxton street, Spitalfields, London, 1971 View fullsize Mr & Mrs Ali, Brick lane, Spitalfields, London, 1973
 Mr & Mrs Ali, Brick lane, Spitalfields, London, 1973

His latest exhibition ‘How Green was my Valley’ in Newport Museum & Art Gallery runs 21 September 2019 - 14 March 2020.

Keep an eye open for Ron’s new website, currently in development, at www.ronmccormick.com
A selection of Ron’s books are available via BigCartel communimedia.bigcartel.com

Gallery images © Ron McCormick and used with permission of the photographer.
Banner images © Brian Carroll

Further reading from this episode…
John Claridge : website link
Ian Berry : Magnum photographer
New Topographics : Wikipedia link
Walker Evans : ICP website
Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes : Wikipedia link
Half Moon Gallery and Camerawork : Four Corners Archive link
Camerawork magazine : BJP article
Side Gallery : Amber link

Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.
See our Terms page for more details.

]]>FfotonPhotographer Ron McCormick in conversation with Paul Reas. Part 2 of 3In this Ffoton conversation, influential photographer and educator Ron McCormick talks with guest interviewer and former student on the Newport Documentary Photography course, Paul Reas. In this second of three parts, Ron discusses his own work through the 1970's, involvement with Half Moon and Side Galleries; and his work in education in Wales.false01:11:40Ron McCormickRon McCormickffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsRon McCormick : Part 1interviewSun, 01 Sep 2019 16:59:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2019/9/ron-mccormick-154819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5d08aa1123ffb70001a0e7c7Ron McCormick in conversation with Paul Reas
Cardiff, June 2019

Ron McCormick yn sgwrsio gydag Paul Reas
Caerdydd, Mehefin 2019

Mount Tom Price minesite, Western Australia, 1983
© Ron McCormick, pan54-735-736

Ron McCormick trained as an artist at Liverpool School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools in London before moving across to photography. He played a significant role in the formation and development of photography galleries across the UK in the 1970’s - including Half Moon Gallery in London, Side Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne and the original Ffotogallery in Cardiff.

Ron taught on the Newport Documentary Photography course alongside David Hurn and established ‘The Newport Survey’ publication that students worked on as part of their studies - produced over a decade in the 1980’s . He was one of the first photographers to be commissioned by Ffotogallery to produce work for the highly regarded ‘Valleys Project’ in the 1980’s and his documentary work of the changing landscape and communities in the south Wales valleys as coal mining disappeared in the region is considered to be some of the best produced.

His work is held in the Arts Council Collection and in private collections. He has lived and worked in Newport since 1977 and continues to be an active member of the Newport art and photography scene.

A major exhibition of his south Wales work 'How Green was my Valley' will open at Newport Museum & Art Gallery on 21 September and run through to 14 March 2020.

Recorded at the University of South Wales Atrium campus in Cardiff by Brian Carroll. Our thanks to Paul Reas for organising.

Part 1 - listen to part 2 and 3

See below for a small selection of Ron's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize Tredegar girls day out - Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018
 Tredegar girls day out - Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018 View fullsize Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018
 Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018 View fullsize Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018
 Porthcawl, South Wales, 2018 View fullsize NATO Parade, Cardiff, 2014
 NATO Parade, Cardiff, 2014 View fullsize Iron Ore reclaimers - Port Headland- Western Australia, 1983
 Iron Ore reclaimers - Port Headland- Western Australia, 1983 View fullsize Masonic Hall, Cue township, Western Australia 1983
Masonic Hall, Cue township, Western Australia 1983 View fullsize Chepstow pensioner, 1980
 Chepstow pensioner, 1980 View fullsize Newport, South Wales, Child Cycle Gang pose at Cambrian Way car park, 1980
 Newport, South Wales, Child Cycle Gang pose at Cambrian Way car park, 1980 View fullsize Lewis Merthyr colliery, Trehafod, South Wales, 1984
 Lewis Merthyr colliery, Trehafod, South Wales, 1984 View fullsize Rhiw Parc Road, Abertillery, South Wales, 1977
Rhiw Parc Road, Abertillery, South Wales, 1977 View fullsize Newcastle Arms, Akenside Hill and the Tyne Bridge, Tyneside, 1979
 Newcastle Arms, Akenside Hill and the Tyne Bridge, Tyneside, 1979 View fullsize Wallsend, Tyneside, 1979
 Wallsend, Tyneside, 1979 View fullsize Street musician, Spitalfields, London, 1972
 Street musician, Spitalfields, London, 1972 View fullsize Clockseller, Cheshire street, Spitalfields, London, 1971
 Clockseller, Cheshire street, Spitalfields, London, 1971 View fullsize Maurice, Gents hairdresser, Buxton street, Spitalfields, London, 1971
 Maurice, Gents hairdresser, Buxton street, Spitalfields, London, 1971 View fullsize Mr & Mrs Ali, Brick lane, Spitalfields, London, 1973
 Mr & Mrs Ali, Brick lane, Spitalfields, London, 1973

‘How Green was my Valley’ exhibition in Newport Museum & Art Gallery runs 21 September 2019 - 14 March 2020.

Keep an eye open for Ron’s new website, currently in development, at www.ronmccormick.com
A selection of Ron’s books are available via BigCartel communimedia.bigcartel.com

Gallery images © Ron McCormick and used with permission of the photographer.
Banner images © Brian Carroll

Further reading from this episode…
Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes : Wikipedia link
Half Moon Gallery and Camerawork : Four Corners Archive link
Camerawork magazine : BJP article
Side Gallery : Amber link

Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.
See our Terms page for more details.

]]>FfotonPhotographer Ron McCormick in conversation with Paul Reas. Part 1 of 3In this first of a three part Ffoton conversation, influential photographer and educator Ron McCormick talks with guest interviewer and former student Paul Reas. Photographer Ron McCormick in conversation with Paul Reas. Hailing from Liverpool, Ron McCormick moved to Wales in the mid 1970's to teach with David Hurn in Newport.false01:02:26Ron McCormickRon McCormickffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsLucy Jane PurringtoninterviewMon, 01 Jul 2019 15:59:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2019/7/lucy-jane-purrington54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5d06384be53ed50001195fc6Lucy Jane Purrington IN CONVERSATION WITH Paul Cabuts
Pontypridd, June 2019

Lucy Jane Purrington YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Paul Cabuts
Pontypridd, Mehefin 2019

Aled Rhys Hughes speaking at Ffotogaleri y Gofeb in Machynlleth during a John Blakemore event in March 2019. Image © Brian Carroll

Lucy Jane Purrington is a Rhondda-based Artist whose photographic work most often takes on a surreal quality. Her ongoing self-portrait project focusses on themes of identity and mental health whilst at the same time exploring photography as a means of visual storytelling.
Her work has been published in numerous magazines.

Ffoton are delighted to feature Lucy and her work and are grateful to both Lucy and Paul Cabuts for recording this conversation.

See below for a small selection of Lucy's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize Image © Lucy Jane Purrington
View fullsize Image © Lucy Jane Purrington
View fullsize Image © Lucy Jane Purrington
View fullsize Image © Lucy Jane Purrington
View fullsize Image © Lucy Jane Purrington
View fullsize Image © Lucy Jane Purrington
View fullsize Image © Lucy Jane Purrington
View fullsize Image © Lucy Jane Purrington
View fullsize Image © Lucy Jane Purrington
View fullsize Image © Lucy Jane Purrington
View fullsize Image © Lucy Jane Purrington
View fullsize Image © Lucy Jane Purrington

View more of Lucy's work on her website www.lucypurrington.com
Follow her work on Instagram @ljpurrington_art

Gallery images © Lucy Jane Purrington and used with permission of the photographer.
Podcast banner images © Brian Carroll

Topics covered in the conversation:
Barbara Kruger - www.barbarakruger.com
Sherman Theatre - www.shermantheatre.co.uk
John Cage - In a Landscape (via Spotify)
Ian Walker - City Gorged with Dreams: Surrealism and Documentary Photography in Interwar Paris (Amazon)

Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.
See our Terms page for more details.

]]>FfotonPhotographic Artist Lucy Jane Purrington in conversation with Paul CabutsLucy Jane Purrington is a Rhondda-based Artist whose photographic work most often takes on a surreal quality. Her ongoing self-portrait project focusses on themes of identity and mental health whilst at the same time exploring photography as a means of visual storytelling.Her work has been published in numerous magazines. Ffoton are delighted to feature Lucy and her work and are grateful to both Lucy and Paul Cabuts for recording this conversation.false01:04:01Lucy Jane PurringtonLucy Jane Purringtonffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsAled Rhys HughesinterviewTue, 04 Jun 2019 19:52:05 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2019/6/aled-rhys-hughes54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5cf665338914800001139a1cAled Rhys Hughes IN CONVERSATION WITH Emyr Young
Haverfordwest, March 2019

Aled Rhys Hughes YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Emyr Young
Hwlffordd, Mawrth 2019

Aled Rhys Hughes speaking at Ffotogaleri y Gofeb in Machynlleth during a John Blakemore event in March 2019. Image © Brian Carroll

Aled Rhys Hughes was born in the Rhondda and is a photographic artist and lecturer.

He has worked in photography for twenty five years and specialises in large format photography using 10x8 analogue cameras.
He was awarded a gold medal for his fine art photography at the National Eisteddfod in Wales in 2005 for his 'Farewell Rock' series and his ‘Mametz’ series was exhibited in the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth in 2016 alongside items from the David Jones archive.

Y mae Aled Rhys Hughes yn enedigol o'r Rhondda ac yn artist ffotograffig yn ac yn ddarlithydd.

Y mae Aled weddi gweithio yn y byd ffotograffig ers pum mlynedd ar hugain ac yn arbenigo mewn ffotograffiaeth analog trwy ddefnyddio camera 10x8. Fe enillodd y Fedal Aur yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol am ei gyfres 'Farwell Rock' ac fe wnaeth e arddangos ei gyfres 'Mametz Wood' yn y LLyfrgell Genedlaethol Aberystwyth ynghyd ag eitemau o archif David Jones.

See below for a small selection of Aled's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize arfordir-002
 View fullsize arfordir-003
 View fullsize arfordir-004
 View fullsize farewellrock
 View fullsize farewellrock_004
 View fullsize farewellrock_002
 View fullsize mametz-001
 View fullsize mametz-002
 View fullsize mametz-003
 View fullsize mametz-004
 View fullsize mametz-005
 View fullsize mametz-006

View more of Aled's work on his website www.aledrhyshughes.co.uk
Follow his current adventures on Instagram @aledrhyshughes

Gallery images © Aled Rhys Hughes and used with permission of the photographer.
Banner image © Brian Carroll

Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.
See our Terms page for more details.

]]>FfotonPhotographer Aled Rhys Hughes in conversation with Emyr YoungAled Rhys Hughes was born in the Rhondda and is a photographic artist and lecturer. He has worked in photography for twenty five years and specialises in large format photography using 10x8 analogue cameras.He was awarded a gold medal for his fine art photography at the National Eisteddfod in Wales in 2005 for his 'Farewell Rock' series and his ‘Mametz’ series was exhibited in the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth in 2016 alongside items from the David Jones archive.false00:52:20Aled Rhys HughesAled Rhys Hughesffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsPete DavisinterviewWed, 01 May 2019 16:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2019/5/pete-davis54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5c6a7c62ee6eb079bf292c55Pete Davis IN CONVERSATION WITH Geoff Young
Machynlleth, March 2019

Pete Davis YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Geoff Young
Machynlleth, Mawrth 2019

Left: Pete’s 10x8 plate camera setup on location in Penrhyndeudraeth, North Wales. And the man himself in his rather special camera black cloth.

Photographer Pete Davis first wielded a camera when he was eleven years old and has since gone on to hone his craft by being an advertising and fashion photographer and was a senior lecturer in documentary photography at the University of Wales, Newport for eighteen years - nine of which he was the course leader.

Known for his large format landscape documentary photography both here in Wales and abroad, the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth staged a major retrospective exhibition of Pete's photography in 2017 featuring work from across sixty years.

Ffoton are delighted to have recorded Pete in conversation with Geoff Young - co-curator at Ffotogaleri y Gofeb in Machynlleth in March 2109 where Pete’s work was part of a group landscape exhibition ‘Rituals of Intimacy’ - alongside work by John Blakemore, Peter Cattrell, Marian Delyth and Aled Rhys Hughes. This conversation was recorded following a morning event where the photographers gave a public talk at the gallery.

Triptych from Pete’s ongoing ‘Village and memorial Halls’ series. © Pete Davis

See below for a small selection of Pete's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize Splott, Cardiff, 1969
 View fullsize Cardiff, 1972
 View fullsize Morvan, France, 2018
 View fullsize St. Petersburg, Russia, 2016
 View fullsize Iris No. 8, 2018 - Platinum print
 View fullsize Cellan Parish, Ceredigion, 2016
 View fullsize Cambrian Mountains, Ceredigion, 2013
 View fullsize Neuadd Goffa, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, 2016
 View fullsize Vermont, USA, 2004
 View fullsize Barbagia, Sardinia, 2000
 View fullsize Benbulben, Co.Sligo, 1988
 View fullsize Spratt's Bonio, Rhydcymerau, Carmarthenshire, 1984

View more of Pete's work on his website www.pete-davis-photography.com
Follow his current adventures on Instagram @petedavisphoto

Gallery images © Pete Davis and used with permission of the photographer.
Banner image © Brian Carroll

Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.
See our Terms page for more details.

]]>FfotonPhotographer Pete Davis in conversation with Geoff YoungPhotographer Pete Davis first wielded a camera when he was eleven years old and has since gone on to hone his craft by being an advertising and fashion photographer and was a senior lecturer in documentary photography at the University of Wales, Newport for eighteen years - nine of which he was the course leader. Known for his large format landscape documentary photography both here in Wales and abroad, the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth staged a major retrospective exhibition of Pete's photography in 2017 featuring work from across sixty years. Ffoton are delighted to have recorded Pete in conversation with Geoff Young - co-curator at Ffotogaleri y Gofeb in Machynlleth in March 2109 where Pete’s work was part of a group landscape exhibition alongside work by John Blakemore, Peter Cattrell, Marian Delyth and Aled Rhys Hughes. This conversation was recorded following a morning event where the photographers gave a public talk at the gallery.false00:54:17Pete DavisPete Davisffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsPaul ReasinterviewMon, 08 Apr 2019 09:37:46 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2019/4/paul-reas54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5c6a7c479b747a1be0ec2071PAUL REAS IN CONVERSATION WITH DAVID HURN
Tintern, February 2019

PAUL REAS YN SGWRSIO GYDAG DAVID HURN
Tintern, Chwefror 2019

© Photograph Copyright Paul Reas

Paul Reas has a long career in UK photography during which he has worked as an editorial and advertising photographer before moving into education. Respected for his gritty documentation of the UK’s working class and consumerism, Paul’s colour work is considered part of the new movement in colour during the late 1980’s and early 90’s along with others such as Anna Fox and Paul Graham. Reas was one of the first photographers to be commissioned by Ffotogallery to contribute to The Valleys Project.

Paul has recently published Fables of Faubus, a 30-year retrospective photobook on his work and the title giving a hint to his love of music.

Currently course leader on the respected Documentary Photography course founded by David Hurn in Newport (now delivered at the University of South Wales course in Cardiff), Ffoton are delighted to bring the two friends together for an exclusive conversation on Paul’s work and career.

Contact sheet selection of the final image of the ‘Glowing Man’. © Paul Reas

Contact sheet selection of a considered image from same session with the ‘Glowing Man’. © Paul Reas

See below for a small selection of Paul's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize Day Dreaming
 View fullsize White Man
 View fullsize VW Wedding Ad
 View fullsize Fujicolor Horse Ad
 View fullsize Constable Country
 View fullsize Baby and Video Game
 View fullsize Man With Movie Camera
 View fullsize Wallpaper
 View fullsize Barratt Estate
 View fullsize Red bag
 View fullsize Coke and Smoke
View fullsize British Beef

Find out more about Paul’s new book on his website fablesoffaubus.format.com
Follow his current adventures on Instagram @paul.reas and Twitter @paulreas
Gallery images © Paul Reas and used with permission of the photographer.
Banner image © Brian Carroll

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]]>FfotonPhotographer Paul Reas in conversation with David HurnPaul Reas is a photographer highly regarded for his social documentary and advertising work in Britain in the 1980’s and 90’s and an important name in the new wave of Colour photography of that period along with others such as Anna Fox and Martin Parr. With many exhibitions, awards and books to his name - the latest being his retrospective monograph ‘Fables of Faubus’, Paul is also course leader of the respected documentary photography course at the University of South Wales, established in Newport by David Hurn in the early 1970’s - Ffoton are delighted to bring the long-time friends together for this special conversation on Paul’s career and work.false01:10:34Paul ReasPaul Reasffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsJoanne CoatesinterviewSat, 16 Mar 2019 15:51:36 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2019/3/joanne-coates54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5c6a7c2ee2c48352e133d067JOANNE COATES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
Haverfordwest, January 2019

JOANNE COATES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
Hwlffordd, Ionawr 2019

Ffoton’s Emyr Young in conversation with Joanne Coates - a documentary photographer and founder of Lens Think - a new Social Enterprise based in the north of England promoting diversity in the creative arts. Lens Think organises socials and pop-up exhibitions in locations in and around Yorkshire and helps share artist opportunities.

As a working photographer, Joanne is interested in working life and class inequality - a topic she is passionate about in the profession of photography and evident in her varied portfolio of personal and commissioned work. Her work has been published by Vice, the BBC, The Telegraph and The Guardian.

See below for a small selection of Joanne's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize JoanneCoatesWomenPhotograph.jpg
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Panorama Gallery

View more of Joanne's work on her website www.joannecoates.co.uk
Follow her current adventures on Instagram @joannercoates and Twitter @JoanneRCoates

Gallery images © Joanne Coates and used with permission of the photographer.
Banner image © Emyr Young

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]]>FfotonFfoton talks with with Joanne Coates - a documentary photographer and founder of Lens Think - a new Social Enterprise based in the north of England promoting diversity in the creative arts.Ffoton talks with with Joanne Coates - a documentary photographer and founder of Lens Think - a new Social Enterprise based in the north of England promoting diversity in the creative arts. Lens Think organises socials and pop-up exhibitions in locations in and around Yorkshire and helps share artist opportunities. As a working photographer, Joanne is interested in working life and class inequality - a topic she is passionate about in the profession of photography and evident in her varied portfolio of personal and commissioned work. Her work has been published by Vice, the BBC, The Telegraph and The Guardian.false01:00:43Joanne CoatesJoanne Coatesffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsDafydd JonesinterviewFri, 01 Feb 2019 12:15:50 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2019/1/dafydd-jones54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5c51d3bbbba2233d3a98eb44DAFYDD JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH MARTIN PARR
Bristol, January 2019

DAFYDD JONES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG MARTIN PARR
Bryste, Ionawr 2019

Iris Love and Brooke Astor with Just Desserts and Dolly Astor at a Dachund party. Barbetta, Manhattan, February 1990.
© Photograph Copyright Dafydd Jones

Angelina Jolie arriving at Golden Globes. Beverley Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles 2000
© Photograph Copyright Dafydd Jones

Ffoton is delighted to present a conversation with the very talented and highly respected social and society photographer Dafydd Jones talking to our guest interviewer Martin Parr.

Having studied Fine Art before moving to photography, Dafydd’s professional career has spanned over forty years capturing exclusive behind the scenes images of the rich, famous and entitled in both British and New York societies working for Tatler Magazine and many newspapers. In this stimulating conversation on his career and work, Dafydd discusses his ongoing love of photography and why his extensive archive is now his focus in generating income.

Many thanks again to Martin and his team at The Martin Parr Foundation for their hospitality. Consider supporting the important work they’re doing in building a unique collection of British Documentary photography in Bristol - and attending the monthly talks and exhibitions - by becoming a member.

See below for a small selection of Dafydd's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize Charity Ball, Hammersmith Palais, London. 1981
 View fullsize Burning boat, Oriel. Oxford 1984
 View fullsize Kate Moss & Johnny Depp. Kate Moss book party. New York 1995.
 View fullsize Kips bay Boys and Girls Club Benefit party on roof, 1992
 View fullsize Iris Love and Brooke Astor with Just Desserts and Dolly Astor at a Dachund party.
 View fullsize Mick Jagger, Madonna & Tony Curtis at the Vanity Fair Oscar Night Party
 View fullsize BRAS HANGING FROM TREE
 View fullsize Prince arriving at Steve Tisch & Vanity Fair's Oscar Night Party, 1994.
 View fullsize Crispin Balfour rolling along at the Dangerous Sports Club Tea party, 1981.
 View fullsize THIRD RACE, Cheltenham races, Ladies Day, 2017
 View fullsize Elephants walking through midtown Manhattan at 1. a.m. to the Circus. 1993
 View fullsize Natasha Fraser and Benjamin Fraser leaving a party at dawn given by John Aspinall at Port Lympne, 1981.

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Zoe Wannamaker; Jerry Hall; waiter.
Zoe Wannamaker; Jerry Hall; waiter.

Zoe Wannamaker; Jerry Hall; waiter.
The Vagina Monologues first night at the New Ambassador Theatre and afterwards at the ivy. May 2001.

Photograph © Copyright Dafydd Jones

naked sushi; Amanda from Playtime Platter lying on the table
naked sushi; Amanda from Playtime Platter lying on the table

Amanda from Playtime Platter lying on the table. Andy & Patti Wong's Chinese New Year party to celebrate the year of the Rooster held at the Great Eastern Hotel, Liverpool Street, London.29th January 2005. The theme was a night of hedonism in 1920's Shanghai.

Photograph © Copyright Dafydd Jones

Saskia Boxford dancing. For Tatler magazine
Saskia Boxford dancing. For Tatler magazine

Saskia Boxford dancing, Tatler magazine Little Black Book party, Tramp. Jermyn St. 10 November 2004.

Photograph © Copyright Dafydd Jones

Lisa B. presenting a prize for one of the cars
Lisa B. presenting a prize for one of the cars

Lisa B. presenting a prize for one of the cars. Louis Vuitton Concours d’Elegance, Hurlingham. 8 June 2002.

Photograph © Copyright Dafydd Jones

Val Kilmer and Jade Jagger in the Selfridges storefront window, 2005
Val Kilmer and Jade Jagger in the Selfridges storefront window, 2005

Val Kilmer and Jade Jagger in the Selfridges storefront window. . PARTYPOKER.COM masterclass hosted by poker author Tony Holden. Ultra Lounge, Selfridges. 11 May 2005.

Photograph © Copyright Dafydd Jones

View more of Dafydd's work on his website www.dafjones.com
Follow his current adventures on Instagram @dafyddjonesphotographer

Gallery images © Dafydd Jones and used with permission of the photographer.
Banner image © Brian Carroll

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]]>FfotonMartin Parr in conversation with respected society photographer Dafydd JonesFfoton talks with professional photographer Brian David Stevens about his career and many projects. Based in London, Brian's parents are from the Welsh valleys and still live there. Brian's portrait of Wilko Johnson is held in the National Portrait Gallery and portrait of Jock Scot in the National Galleries of Scotland Collection.false00:51:32Dafydd JonesDafydd Jonesffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsBrian David StevensinterviewMon, 01 Oct 2018 18:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2018/10/brian-david-stevens54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5bade8e9c830256b79f9404aBrian David Stevens IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
Cardiff, September 2018

Brian David Stevens YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
Caerdydd, Medi 2018

Ffoton talks with professional photographer Brian David Stevens about his career and many projects. Brian is based in London but his parents hail from the Welsh valleys where they still reside.

Covering many personal projects in his career, Brian spends long periods of time photographing people and places with an artistic eye and great sensitivity. His well known "They that are left..." : 'Remembrance' portraits of War Veterans’ was produced over a ten year period, and his more recent ‘Beachy Head’ beautifully explores a UK landscape well known for its iconic chalk cliffs but their height also making the area one of the world’s most notorious for suicide.

Brian's portrait of Wilko Johnson is held in the National Portrait Gallery and portrait of Jock Scot in the National Galleries of Scotland Collection.

See below for a small selection of Brian's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize Wilko Johnson
 View fullsize Brighter Later
 View fullsize Brighter Later
 View fullsize Doggerland
 View fullsize Amy Liptrot
 View fullsize Soundsystems
 View fullsize "They that are left..." : 'Remembrance' portraits
View fullsize "They that are left..." : 'Remembrance' portraits
 View fullsize "They that are left..." : 'Remembrance' portraits
View fullsize Beachy Head
 View fullsize Beachy Head
 View fullsize Billy Childish

View more of Brian's work on his website www.briandavidstevens.com
Follow him on Instagram @bds1970 and Twitter @driftingcamera

Gallery images © Brian David Stevens and used with permission of the photographer.
Banner image © Brian Carroll

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]]>FfotonFfoton talks with professional photographer Brian David StevensFfoton talks with professional photographer Brian David Stevens about his career and many projects. Based in London, Brian's parents are from the Welsh valleys and still live there. Brian's portrait of Wilko Johnson is held in the National Portrait Gallery and portrait of Jock Scot in the National Galleries of Scotland Collection.false01:08:02Brian David StevensBrian David Stevensffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsHomer Sykes : Part 2interviewWed, 08 Aug 2018 09:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2018/8/homer-sykes-254819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5b61bcd1f950b7acc838f377HOMER SYKES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
LONDON, JULY 2018

HOMER SYKES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
LLUNDAIN, GORFFENNAF 2018

With a lifetime interest in photography, Homer Sykes made his professional start as a UK photojournalist in the 1970's.
But rather than be a Lemming chasing current new stories, Homer chose to leave photojournalism and document the traditional festivals, events and customs across England and the wider UK and continues to do so nearly 50 years on.

“Photography... I don’t think I’m obsessed any more by it. I just do it because it’s a habit.”
— Homer Sykes

Ffoton had the pleasure of talking with Homer about his long career, his unique and extensive photographic archive and the various methods he exploits to promote and publish his work. In this final part of our discussion we focus on Homer's book publishing, his love of working with Café Royal Books, his use of Social Media and the competitive nature of professional photojournalism.
Part 2 of 2. Listen to part 1

One of Homer's oldest and most well known series of photographs is the 'Biddy Boys' - an ancient festival celebrating the Celtic Saint Brigid in Killorglin, Co Kerry in Southern Ireland. A special book was published of the series and is still available (at time of writing) on Café Royal Books via the link at the bottom of this page.

See below for a small selection of Homer's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize Copy of The King on horse back. Castleton Garland Day, Castleton Derbyshire England. May 29th 1972
 View fullsize Copy of Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England 1973
 View fullsize Copy of Burry Man, South Queensferry, Lothian, Scotland. Second Friday in August 1971.
 View fullsize Copy of Britannia Coconut Dancers. Bacup, Lancashire. 1972
 View fullsize Copy of THE WATERLOO CUP HARE COURSING. ALTCAR, LANCASHIRE, UK
 View fullsize Copy of The Quantock Staghounds.
 View fullsize Copy of Trafalgar Square, London. 1969
 View fullsize Copy of The Quantock Staghounds. A mounted stags head looks down on the revellers who have spilled out of the hunt ball marquee and into Bagborough House. West Bagborough, Somerset.
 View fullsize Copy of Goodwood Festival of Speed. Goodwood Sussex. UK. Yummy Mummy with three children.
 View fullsize Copy of Ebernoe Horn Fair West Sussex, UK 2015. Tea tent lady washing and drying dishes.
 View fullsize Copy of Cartier International Polo at the Guards Club, Smiths Lawn, Windsor Great Park, Egham, Surrey, England. Father and son.
 View fullsize Copy of Village Hall tea after Well Dressing Bisley Gloucestershire UK 2015. Blue latex gloves are for health and hygiene reasons.
 

View more of Homer's work on his extensive archive website homersykes.photoshelter.com
Follow him on Twitter @HomerSykes and on Instagram @homer.sykes

Gallery and banner images © Homer Sykes
Homepage portrait of Homer © Emma Drabble
Images used with permission of the photographers.

Further reading from this conversation:
"Photographers are Lemmings": Guardian interview
Dewi Lewis Publishing: Homer's unique book ONCE A YEAR: Some Traditional British Customs
Café Royal Books: www.caferoyalbooks.com
Ffoton conversation with David Hurn: Our Conversation
Ian Berry: Our news piece on Ian's visit to Cardiff in 2016

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]]>FfotonFfoton talks with respected documentarian and photographer Homer SykesPart 2 of 2. Ffoton talks with respected British documentarian photographer Homer Sykes. Homer has spent over forty years documenting local festivals and traditional customs around Britain and now has an extensive archive of unique images that many consider an important historical document of Britain. We discuss his work, career and his love of producing books form his archive. In this second part of our discussion we focus on book publishing and the competitive nature of professional photojournalism.false00:38:54Homer Sykes : Part 2 of 2Homer Sykes : Part 2 of 2ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsHomer Sykes : Part 1interviewWed, 01 Aug 2018 16:59:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/8/2018/homer-sykes-154819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5b3a469a1ae6cf2ee32b5aa8HOMER SYKES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
LONDON, JULY 2018

HOMER SYKES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
LLUNDAIN, GORFFENNAF 2018

With a lifetime interest in photography, Homer Sykes made his professional start as a UK photojournalist in the 1970's.
But rather than be a Lemming chasing current news stories, Homer chose to leave photojournalism and document the traditional festivals, events and customs across England and the wider UK and continues to do so nearly 50 years on.

“Photography... I don’t think I’m obsessed any more by it. I just do it because it’s a habit.”
— Homer Sykes

Ffoton had the pleasure of talking with Homer about his long career, his unique and extensive photographic archive and the various methods he exploits to promote and publish his work. This first part of our talk explores his start in photography, learning from David Hurn before the original Newport course started, and the ability to use a camera as a Passport into people's homes and lives.
Part 1 of 2. Listen to part 2

See below for a small selection of Homer's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize The King on horse back. Castleton Garland Day, Castleton Derbyshire England. May 29th 1972
 View fullsize Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England 1973
 View fullsize Burry Man, South Queensferry, Lothian, Scotland. Second Friday in August 1971.
 View fullsize Britannia Coconut Dancers. Bacup, Lancashire. 1972
 View fullsize THE WATERLOO CUP HARE COURSING. ALTCAR, LANCASHIRE, UK
 View fullsize The Quantock Staghounds.
 View fullsize Trafalgar Square, London. 1969
 View fullsize The Quantock Staghounds. A mounted stags head looks down on the revellers who have spilled out of the hunt ball marquee and into Bagborough House. West Bagborough, Somerset.
 View fullsize Goodwood Festival of Speed. Goodwood Sussex. UK. Yummy Mummy with three children.
 View fullsize Ebernoe Horn Fair West Sussex, UK 2015. Tea tent lady washing and drying dishes.
 View fullsize Cartier International Polo at the Guards Club, Smiths Lawn, Windsor Great Park, Egham, Surrey, England. Father and son.
 View fullsize Village Hall tea after Well Dressing Bisley Gloucestershire UK 2015. Blue latex gloves are for health and hygiene reasons.
 

View more of Homer's work on his extensive archive website homersykes.photoshelter.com
Follow him on Twitter @HomerSykes and on Instagram @homer.sykes

Gallery and banner images © Homer Sykes
Homepage portrait of Homer © Emma Drabble
Images used with permission of the photographers.

Further reading from this conversation:
Ffoton conversation with David Hurn: Our Conversation
Ian Berry: Our news piece on Ian's visit to Cardiff in 2016
"Photographers are Lemmings": Guardian interview
Dewi Lewis Publishing: Homer's unique book ONCE A YEAR: Some Traditional British Customs

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]]>FfotonFfoton talks with respected documentarian and photographer Homer SykesPart 2 of 2. Ffoton talks with respected British documentarian photographer Homer Sykes. Homer has spent over forty years documenting local festivals and traditional customs around Britain and now has an extensive archive of unique images that many consider an important historical document of Britain. We discuss his work, career and his love of producing books form his archive. In this first part we discuss Homer's long career in photography and his passion for documenting the traditions and festivals of the UK.false00:37:45Homer SykesHomer Sykesffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsSkin PhillipsinterviewSun, 01 Jul 2018 16:59:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2018/7/skin-phillips54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5b33b29d0e2e72fffdf097daSKIN PHILLIPS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG & DAN WOOD
SWANSEA, JUNE 2018

SKIN PHILLIPS YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG & DAN WOOD
ABERTAWE, MEHEFIN 2018

Skin Phillips in Swansea. Image © Matthew Eynon

Skin Phillips talking with Ffoton & Dan Wood. Image © Brian Carroll

Hailing from Swansea and regarded as a legend in world skateboard photography, Skin Phillips has a career in the sport spanning over 30 years.

He’s worked as a photographer and had his images featured in some of the world's leading skate magazines, been editor-in-chief of Transworld magazine and the skate team manager at powerhouse brand Adidas.

Now spending less time in San Diego in California and coming back to his home town of Swansea, we grabbed the opportunity to talk with Skin along with fellow-skater and photographer Dan Wood.

Skin's work will be shown in the upcoming 'Against the Grain: Skate Culture & the Camera' exhibition in London from 7-22 July 2018. More info here: atg-exhibition.com

See below for a small selection of Skin's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

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View fullsize Image © Skin Phillips
 View fullsize Image © Skin Phillips
 View fullsize Image © Skin Phillips
 View fullsize Image © Skin Phillips
 View fullsize Image © Skin Phillips
 View fullsize Image © Skin Phillips
 View fullsize Image © Skin Phillips
 View fullsize Image © Skin Phillips
 View fullsize Image © Skin Phillips
 View fullsize Image © Skin Phillips
 View fullsize Image © Skin Phillips
 View fullsize 'Death of Fawr', 1985

View more of Skin's work and follow him on Instagram @skinphoto

Gallery images © Skin Phillips and used with permission of the photographer.
Banner and shades portrait © Brian Carroll
Street portrait © Matthew Eynon
Big thanks to Mike Scott and Indycube Swansea for hosting our conversation.

Further Skin Skate mojo:
Limited edition prints via paradeworld.com
Transworld Skateboarding: skateboarding.transworld.net
Exist Skatepark, Swansea: existskatepark.com
Tony Hawk Foundation: tonyhawkfoundation.org

DEVOTED - a must-watch documentary on skateboard magazines and media.
Used here with permission of film Director and top guy © Lucas Beaufort

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]]>Ffoton (Note: spicy language throughout)Ffoton and Dan Wood talk with top Skateboarding photographer Skin Phillips in his home city of SwanseaHailing from Swansea and regarded as a legend in skateboard photography, Skin Phillips has a career in the sport spanning over 30 years. He’s worked as a photographer and had his images featured in some of the world's leading skate magazines, been editor-in-chief of Transworld magazine and the skate team manager at powerhouse brand Adidas. Now spending less time in San Diego in California and coming back to his home town of Swansea, we grabbed the opportunity to talk with Skin along with fellow-skater and photographer Dan Wood. Note: spicy language throughouttrue00:50:44Skin Phillips, Skate PhotographerSkin Phillips, Skate Photographerffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsAlex Boyd : Part 2interviewFri, 08 Jun 2018 17:59:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2018/6/alex-boyd-254819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5b116e1103ce64f90c9ab506ALEX BOYD IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
SCOTLAND / WALES, MAY 2018

ALEX BOYD YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
YR ALBAN / CYMRU, MAI 2018

Alex Boyd. Portrait © Laurence Winram

Alex Boyd is a Scottish photographer with a deep passion for exploring Scottish identity in his raw but beautiful conceptual and figurative landscape photography.

Having admired Alex's for some time, Ffoton were pleased to sit down for a long and fascinating discussion on his photography career, landscape and wider work portfolio to date. This second part of our conversation explores the work in his new book: 'St Kilda: The Silent Islands' published in April 2018 and Alex's preparation for his next big project.

Second of 2 parts. Listen to Part 1

Y mae Alex Boyd yn ffotograffydd o'r Alban a'i fryd ar archwilio ei hunaniaeth ffotograffig Albanaidd trwy ei luniau cignoeth cysyniadol a ffigurol o'r tirlun.

Y mae ffoton wedi edmygu ei waith ers tipyn a da oedd cael cyfle i drafod ei yrfa ffotograffig cyn cyhoeddi ei lyfr newydd am ynys St. Kilda. Cyhoeddwyd y llyfr: The Silent Islands' yn Ebrill 2018. Y mae ail ran y sgwrs yn trafod y gwaith ar ei lyfr newydd: St Kilda: The Silent Islands' a gyhoeddwyd yn Ebrill 2018. Yr ydym hefyd yn trafod ei brosiect newydd a heriol.

Yr 2ail o ddau ran / Gwrandewch ar ran 1

See below for a small selection of Alex's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize Copy of Toe Head, Isle of Harris
 View fullsize Copy of Artist Tróndur Patursson, with sculpture
 View fullsize Copy of Islands, Isle of Skye
 View fullsize Copy of Maria á Heygum, Vestmanna
 View fullsize Copy of Last Light, Dun Briste
 View fullsize Copy of Hultavolk, Eliana Svøöstein
 View fullsize Copy of The Marriage Stone, St. Kilda
 View fullsize Copy of Radar Installation, Mullach Mór. St. Kilda
 View fullsize Copy of BR008 Stac an Armin with Boreray behind. St. Kilda
 View fullsize Copy of SK081 Military Equipment, Ruabhal. St. Kilda
 View fullsize Copy of SK070 Mist on road to Mullach Mór, St. Kilda
 View fullsize Copy of SK099 Conachair and sea cave from Gob na h-Airde, St. Kilda

View more of Alex's work on his website www.alexboydphotography.com
Follow him on Twitter @AlexBoyd and on Instagram @mralexboyd

Gallery images © Alex Boyd and used with permission of the photographer.
Banner portrait © Pjotr Burlakov

Further reading from this conversation:
Takeshi Shikama: www.shikamaphoto.com
Jason Hicklin: www.jasonhicklin.com
Kyūya Fukada: 'One Hundred Mountains of Japan'

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]]>Ffotonfalse00:43:31Alex Boyd : Part 2Alex Boyd : Part 2ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)ALEX BOYD IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG SCOTLAND / WALES, MAY 2018ALEX BOYD YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG YR ALBAN / CYMRU, MAI 2018 Alex Boyd. Portrait © Laurence Winram Alex Boyd is a Scottish photographer with a deep passion for exploring Scottish identity in his raw but beautiful conceptual and figurative landscape photography.Having admired Alex's for some time, Ffoton were pleased to sit down for a long and fascinating discussion on his photography career, landscape and wider work portfolio to date. This second part of our conversation explores the work in his new book: 'St Kilda: The Silent Islands' published in April 2018 and Alex's preparation for his next big project.Second of 2 parts. Listen to Part 1 Y mae Alex Boyd yn ffotograffydd o'r Alban a'i fryd ar archwilio ei hunaniaeth ffotograffig Albanaidd trwy ei luniau cignoeth cysyniadol a ffigurol o'r tirlun. Y mae ffoton wedi edmygu ei waith ers tipyn a da oedd cael cyfle i drafod ei yrfa ffotograffig cyn cyhoeddi ei lyfr newydd am ynys St. Kilda. Cyhoeddwyd y llyfr: The Silent Islands' yn Ebrill 2018. Y mae ail ran y sgwrs yn trafod y gwaith ar ei lyfr newydd: St Kilda: The Silent Islands' a gyhoeddwyd yn Ebrill 2018. Yr ydym hefyd yn trafod ei brosiect newydd a heriol.Yr 2ail o ddau ran / Gwrandewch ar ran 1 See below for a small selection of Alex's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View more of Alex's work on his website www.alexboydphotography.com Follow him on Twitter @AlexBoyd and on Instagram @mralexboyd Gallery images © Alex Boyd and used with permission of the photographer. Banner portrait © Pjotr BurlakovFurther reading from this conversation: Takeshi Shikama: www.shikamaphoto.com Jason Hicklin: www.jasonhicklin.com Kyūya Fukada: 'One Hundred Mountains of Japan' Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team. See our Terms page for more details. Our RSS FeedALEX BOYD IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG SCOTLAND / WALES, MAY 2018ALEX BOYD YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG YR ALBAN / CYMRU, MAI 2018 Alex Boyd. Portrait © Laurence Winram Alex Boyd is a Scottish photographer with a deep passion for exploring Scottish identity in his raw but beautiful conceptual and figurative landscape photography.Having admired Alex's for some time, Ffoton were pleased to sit down for a long and fascinating discussion on his photography career, landscape and wider work portfolio to date. This second part of our conversation explores the work in his new book: 'St Kilda: The Silent Islands' published in April 2018 and Alex's preparation for his next big project.Second of 2 parts. Listen to Part 1 Y mae Alex Boyd yn ffotograffydd o'r Alban a'i fryd ar archwilio ei hunaniaeth ffotograffig Albanaidd trwy ei luniau cignoeth cysyniadol a ffigurol o'r tirlun. Y mae ffoton wedi edmygu ei waith ers tipyn a da oedd cael cyfle i drafod ei yrfa ffotograffig cyn cyhoeddi ei lyfr newydd am ynys St. Kilda. Cyhoeddwyd y llyfr: The Silent Islands' yn Ebrill 2018. Y mae ail ran y sgwrs yn trafod y gwaith ar ei lyfr newydd: St Kilda: The Silent Islands' a gyhoeddwyd yn Ebrill 2018. Yr ydym hefyd yn trafod ei brosiect newydd a heriol.Yr 2ail o ddau ran / Gwrandewch ar ran 1 See below for a small selection of Alex's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View more of Alex's work on his website www.alexboydphotography.com Follow him on Twitter @AlexBoyd and on Instagram @mralexboyd Gallery images © Alex Boyd and used with permission of the photographer. Banner portrait © Pjotr BurlakovFurther reading from this conversation: Takeshi Shikama: www.shikamaphoto.com Jason Hicklin: www.jasonhicklin.com Kyūya Fukada: 'One Hundred Mountains of Japan' Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team. See our Terms page for more details. Our RSS Feedphotography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsAlex Boyd : Part 1interviewFri, 01 Jun 2018 18:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2018/6/alex-boyd-154819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5af85e956d2a73ca54db7129Ffoton talks with Scottish photographer Alex Boyd.
Having admired Alex's stunning landscape for some time, Ffoton were pleased to sit down for a long and fascinating discussion on his career, landscape and wider work portfolio to date in advance of publication of his new book on St Kilda in April 2018.

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]]>Ffoton talks with Scottish photographer Alex Boyd.
Having admired Alex's stunning landscape for some time, Ffoton were pleased to sit down for a long and fascinating discussion on his career, landscape and wider work portfolio to date in advance of publication of his new book on St Kilda in April 2018.

Part 1 of 2

]]>FfotonFfoton talks with Scottish photographer Alex Boyd.Ffoton talks with Scottish photographer Alex Boyd. Having admired Alex's stunning landscape for some time, Ffoton were pleased to sit down for a long and fascinating discussion on his career, landscape and wider work portfolio to date in advance of publication of his new book on St Kilda in April 2018. Part 1 of 2false00:41:05Alex Boyd : Part 1Alex Boyd : Part 1ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsPaul CabutsinterviewTue, 01 May 2018 17:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2018/5/paul-cabuts54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5ae5a9fb2b6a28c108154d76PAUL CABUTS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, MARCH 2018

PAUL CABUTS YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
CAERDYDD, DE CYMRU, MAWRTH 2018

Ffoton had the pleasure of talking with Welsh photographer, educator and, from 2017 the Honorary Research Fellow at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, Paul Cabuts.

With a long career in photography education in Wales and having returned after two years as Director of the Institute of Photography at Falmouth University, Paul is a respected authority on the development of photography in Wales. We discuss the history and education of photography in Wales to the present day; Paul's book on the legacy of W. Eugene Smith's work in Wales in the 1950's; and his current research at Museum Wales which includes the work of David Hurn.

W. Eugene Smith's iconic image of 3 generations of miners captured in the south Wales valleys in the 1950's

Paul's in-depth and informative book on photography in Wales - available on Amazon

Cafodd Ffoton yr anrhydedd o sgwrsio gyda Paul Cabuts y ffotograffydd, addysgwr ac ers 2017 yn gymrawd ymchwil yn Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Cymru yng Nghaerdydd.

Y mae Paul wedi cael gyrfa hir ym myd addysg ac wedi dychwelyd i Gaerdydd o Brifysgol Falmouth lle'r oedd yn gyfarwyddwr y cwrs ffotograffig. Y mae'n awdurdod ar hanes datblygiad ffotograffiaeth yng Nghymru ac yn ein sgwrs yr ydym yn trafod addysg a hanes y gelfyddyd yng Nghymru a llyfr Paul ar waith W. Eugene Smith ymwelydd â Chymru yn y 50au. Y mae ei waith ymchwil ar hyn o bryd yn cynnwys gwaith David Hurn.

See below for a small selection of Paul's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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View more of Paul's work and read through some of his essays on photography on his website www.paulcabuts.com

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]]>FfotonFfoton talk with Paul Cabuts. - Welsh photographer, educator and from 2017 - The Honorary Research Fellow at the National Museum of Wales.Ffoton talk with Welsh photographer, educator and from 2017 - The Honorary Research Fellow at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff. We discuss the history of photography in Wales to the present, and Paul's book on the legacy of W. Eugene Smith's work in Wales in the 1950's.false01:16:00Paul CabutsPaul Cabutsffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsMichael Christopher BrowninterviewSun, 01 Apr 2018 16:58:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2018/4/michael-christopher-brown54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5aa509369140b73db68f4319MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER BROWN IN CONVERSATION WITH RICHARD SAMBROOK
BRISTOL, FEBRUARY 2018

MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER BROWN YN SGWRSIO GYDAG RICHARD SAMBROOK
Bryste, Chwefror 2018

Image from 'Yo soy Fidel' © Michael Christopher Brown

Michael Christopher Brown is an American photojournalist and documentary photographer who immersed himself in travel and covering foreign assignments - including major conflict zones - professionally from 2006. Michael has been a contributing photographer at National Geographic since 2005 and joined Magnum Photos as a nominee in 2013 and was an associate from 2015 until June 2017.

Probably his best known work to date is his monograph 'Libyan Sugar' which won the Paris Photo First Photobook Award and the International Center of Photography's 2017 Infinity Award for Artist's Book. This unique book demonstrated his skill in using primarily an iPhone to photograph the Libyan Revolution from 2011-2012 where he covered several battles, was ambushed several times and injured twice. He survived the same mortar attack that killed his close friend and photojournalist colleague Tim Hetherington.

Ffoton spoke to Michael in early 2018 during a trip to the UK to plan his next book on Cuba where, as part of his 'Paradiso' project, he's been documenting the electronica music and youth scene in Havana. Whilst working there, he witnessed the national grieving and had exclusive access to the funeral cortege of the late leader Fidel Castro as it travelled from Havana to his grave in Santiago. Michael is currently working on a large documentary project on native Americans.

We were pleased and grateful to have Professor Richard Sambrook conduct the interview - an experienced journalist and ex-Director of News at the BBC who oversaw their coverage of the 2003 Iraq conflict. And thanks also to Martin and his team who kindly accommodated us for the recording on a busy day at The Martin Parr Foundation in Bristol.

See below for a small selection of Michael's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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View more of Michael's work on his website michaelchristopherbrown.com

Gallery images © Michael Christopher Brown and used with permission of the photographer.
Podcast images © Brian Carroll.

Videos on Michael's work

Using the iPhone in photojournalism and collaboration with other creative practitioners. Ffoton on YouTube

'Libyan Sugar'. International Center of Photography on YouTube

Native America Project. DP Review on YouTube

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]]>FfotonFfoton talks with American photojournalist and documentary photographer Michael Christopher BrownFfoton talks with American documentary photographer Michael Christopher Brown during his early 2018 trip to the UK to plan his next book on Cuba where, as part of his 'Paradiso' project, he's been documenting the electronica music and youth scene in Havana. Whilst working there, he had exclusive access to the funeral cortege of the late leader Fidel Castro as it travelled from Havana to his grave in Santiago. Michael has been a contributing photographer at National Geographic since 2005 and joined Magnum Photos as a nominee in 2013 and an associate from 2015 until June 2017. His best known work to date is his monograph 'Libyan Sugar' which won the Paris Photo First Photobook Award and the International Center of Photography's 2017 Infinity Award for Artist's Book. This unique book demonstrated his skill in using primarily an iPhone to photograph the Libyan Revolution from 2011-2012 where he coverered several battles, was ambushed several times and injured twice. He survived the same mortar attack that killed his close friend and photojournalist colleague Tim Heatherington. We were pleased to have Professor Richard Sambrook conduct the interview - an experienced journalist and ex-Director of News at the BBC who oversaw the BBC's coverage of the 2003 Iraq conflict. falseMichael Christopher BrownMichael Christopher Brownffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsBernard MitchellinterviewThu, 01 Mar 2018 18:46:12 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2018/3/bernard-mitchell54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5a85ad54419202322bca8c6eFfoton talks with Welsh photojournalist Bernard Mitchell about his career in Newpapers and his extensive body of work that includes many portraits of artists, writers and photographers. 

]]>Ffoton talks with Welsh photojournalist Bernard Mitchell about his career in Newpapers and his extensive body of work that includes many portraits of artists, writers and photographers. 

]]>FfotonFfoton talks with Welsh photojournalist Bernard Mitchell about his careerFfoton talks with Welsh photojournalist Bernard Mitchell about his careerfalse00:38:19Bernard MitchellBernard Mitchellffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsJohn BulmerinterviewFri, 02 Feb 2018 17:46:04 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2018/2/john-bulmer54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5a650b72652dea6b6a20a879JOHN BULMER IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL
CARDIFF, OCTOBER 2017

JOHN BULMER YN SGWRSIO GYDAG BRIAN CARROLL
CAERDYDD, Hydref 2017

Photographer John Bulmer. © Brian Carroll

One of John Bulmer's images in the David Hurn collection. © John Bulmer

Ffoton talks with respected UK photojournalist and pioneer of colour John Bulmer.

We discuss John's career, work documenting the streets of the UK and warzones around the world - and his long friendship with some of the UK's leading photographers.

Dyma sgwrs ffoton gydag un o ffotograffwyr newyddiadurol mawr ei barch ac arloeswr ym myd lluniau lliw, John Bulmer.

Yr ydym yn trafod gyrfa John yn cofnodi bywyd ar strydoedd  Prydain ac ar feysydd cad o gwmpas y byd a'i gyfeillgarwch a ffotograffwyr blaenllaw Prydain.

See below for a small selection of John's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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View more of John's work on his website www.johnbulmer.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @jbulmerarchive

Gallery images © John Bulmer. Used with permission of the photographer.
Podcast images © Brian Carroll.

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]]>FfotonFfoton talks with respected UK photojournalist John BulmerFfoton talks with respected UK photojournalist and pioneer of colour John Bulmer. We discuss his career, work documenting the streets of the UK and warzones around the world - and his long friendships with some of the UK's leading photographers.false01:22:37ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsDavid WilsoninterviewWed, 01 Nov 2017 18:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2017/11/david-wilson54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:59f87ee40846655cece9cffcDAVID WILSON IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
PEMBROKESHIRE, OCTOBER 2017

DAVID WILSON YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
SIR BENFRO, Hydref 2017

Photographer David Wilson and Ed Thomas, co-creator of Hinterland at the 2018 Cardiff Book Festival. © Brian Carroll

The Hinterland book with photography by David Wilson and Warren Orchard. Published by Graffeg in Wales

“Because of my own personal experiences I do get drawn towards images which perhaps have a darker heart to them.”
— David Wilson

David Wilson is a self-taught landscape photographer based in Pembrokeshire who moved to photography full-time in 2008 after a lifetime love of photography and a desire to leave his day job as a civil servant.

David has worked commercially in recent years with Fine Art print sales and his landscape work being published in a number of books in collaboration with Welsh publisher Graffeg - including the more recent 'Hinterland' with input from the producers of the successful S4C TV crime drama.

“Oherwydd digwyddiadau personol rwy’n cael fy nhynnu tuag at luniau sydd hwyrach a chalon du yn perthyn iddyn nhw.”
— David Wilson

Y mae David Wilson yn ffotograffydd tirlun a ddysgodd y grefft ar ei liwt ei hun ac mae'n byw yn Sir Benfro. Cychwynnodd ar ei yrfa ffotograffig yn 2008 ar ôl gadael ei waith fel gwas sifil er roedd ganddo gariad tuag at ffotograffiaeth ar hyd ei oes.

Y mae David yn gweithio fel ffotograffydd masnachol yn gwerthu lluniau celf gain yn ogystal â chyhoeddi nifer o lyfrau mewn cydweithrediad a'r cyhoeddwr Graffeg. Y mae ei lyfr diweddaraf Hinterland wedi ei gyhoeddi mewn cydweithrediad gyda chynhyrchwyr y gyfres lwyddiannus ar S4C.

See below for a small selection of David's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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View more of David's work on his website www.davidwilsonphotography.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @d_wilson_photo on Instagram @david_wilson_photo

Gallery images © David Wilson. Used with permission of the photographer.
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]]>FfotonFfoton talks with Pembrokeshire landscape photographer David WilsonFfoton talks with Pembrokeshire landscape photographer David Wilson about motorcycle accidents and day job boredom as prompts he needed to move into photography as a full time career. David describes his love of capturing the drama of the Pemrokeshire landscape and success in recent years with book publishing - including the recent 'Hinterland' book that featured the West Wales landscape as an integral part of the highly successful S4C TV series.false01:22:37ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsSimon RidgwayinterviewSun, 01 Oct 2017 17:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2017/10/simon-ridgway54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:59cf74caf14aa130066be3aaSIMON RIDGWAY IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
Cardiff, August 2017

SIMON RIDGWAY YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
Caerdydd, Medi 2017

Doctor Who © BBC/Simon Ridgway

Having dropped plans for a career in Engineering and instead making a start in the rough and tumble of photojournalism, self-taught photographer Simon Ridgway now specialises in the exciting genre of Unit Stills photography in Television and Movies. His work for the BBC and it's successful new Doctor Who series in recent years has been seen all over the world.

Ffoton sat down with Simon for a fascinating conversation reflecting on his career, what it takes to be part of a tight studio production team and his plans for the future.

Wedi rhoi'r gorau i yrfa ym mheirianneg cychwynnodd Simon Ridgeway ar yrfa ym myd heriol ffotograffiaeth newyddiadurol. Y mae bellach yn arbenigo mewn tynnu lluniau ar setiau teledu a ffilm. Mae ei waith i'r BBC ar gyfres lwyddiannus Dr. Who i'w weld ar draws y byd.

Cawsom sgwrs ddiddorol gyda Simon sy'n sôn am ei yrfa a'r rhinweddau angenrheidiol sydd angen i weithio mewn stiwdio a'i obeithion am y dyfodol.

See below for a small selection of Simon's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

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View more of Simon's work on his website www.simonridgway.com
Follow him on Twitter @simonridgway on Instagram @simonridgwayphoto

Gallery images © BBC/Simon Regan. Used with permission of the photographer.
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]]>FfotonFfoton talks with photographer Simon Ridgway who works in the competitive field of commercial Unit stills photography for TV and film 0 including his work on the BBC's Dr WhoFfoton talks with Simon Ridgway who has gained a reputation in recent years for his Unit photography on the more recent Dr Who series for the BBC in the UK. Having earned his stripes by starting as a photojournalist for newspapers, Simon now works commercially across the UK.false01:17:55ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsSimon ReganinterviewFri, 01 Sep 2017 16:59:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2017/9/simon-regan54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:59a691039f8dcef77916a4bfSIMON REGAN IN CONVERSATION WITH GLENN EDWARDS
Cardiff, August 2017

SIMON REGAN YN SGWRSIO GYDAG GLENN EDWARDS
Caerdydd, Awst 2017

Audrey Hepburn by Jack Cardiff. Listen to Simon's story of the discovery and restoration of Jack's remarkable negatives. © Jack Cardiff

Simon Regan is a Cardiff-based advertising photographer with over twenty five years experience in stills and, more recently, professional video production for a wide range of commercial clients.

We sat down with Simon alongside friend and fellow photographer Glenn Edwards to discuss his career, staying competitive in the advertising photography genre and extending his skills (and passion) for printing photographs and fine art for himself and others.

Y mae Simon Regan wedi bod yn ffotograffydd hysbysebu masnachol am bum mlynedd ar hugain ond y fwy diweddar fel cynhyrchydd fidio yn delio gydag ystod eang o gleientiaid.

Cawsom sgwrs gyda Simon yr holwr ei gyfaill y Ffotograffydd Glenn Edwards. Mae’r sgwrs yn cynnwys sylwadau ar y byd hysbysebu, sut i gadw’n gystadleuol ac argraffu lluniau personol.

See below for a small selection of Simon's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

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View more of Simon's work on his website www.simonregan.com
Follow him on Twitter @simonregan on Instagram @itssimonregan and 500px @simonregan

Gallery images © Simon Regan. Used with permission of the photographer.
Audrey Hepburn image used with permission. © Jack Cardiff
Podcast images © Brian Carroll.

Further Reading...
O. Winston Link > LENS / New York Times article
Jack Cardiff > Obituary / The Guardian

JACK CARDIFF...

Jack Cardiff OBE, BSC, Cinematographer. Portrait © Simon Regan

Jack Cardiff icon photography

Find out more about Prism - the Theatre production (6 Sept - 14 Oct) of the last six months of Jack Cardiff's life that Simon mentions in the conversation via the Hampstead Theatre's website

Gallwch gael mwy o wybodaeth am y cynhyrchiad theatr o ‘Prism’ sef hanes 6 mis olaf bywyd Jack Cardiff; sy’n rhedeg rhwng y 6ed o Fedi a Hydref 14 ar wefan yr Hampstead Theatr.

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]]>FfotonFfoton talks with accomplished commercial advertising photographer Simon Regan. Based in Cardiff, Simon has worked in this demanding genre of photography for over twenty five years - retaining loyal clients over the same period, and has diversified into professional video production and printing.Ffoton talks with accomplished commercial advertising photographer Simon Regan. Based in Cardiff, Simon has worked in this demanding genre of photography for over twenty five years - retaining loyal clients over the same period. By extending his expert professional photography and lighting skills into video production and fine art printing, Simon continues to diversify in related areas he enjoys and provide commercial income. Thanks to long-time friend Glenn Edwards for speaking to Simon. Recorded in Cardiff, 25th August 2017.false00:54:31ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsHarry BordeninterviewWed, 02 Aug 2017 07:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2017/8/harry-borden54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:597601c5f7e0ab04b3b5fffbHARRY BORDEN IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
Cardiff, MAY 2017

HARRY BORDEN YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
Caerdydd, MAI 2017

Harry Borden talking with Ffoton.

Harry Borden speaking at Ffoton Social event, May 2017.

London-based portrait photographer Harry Borden has captured many celebrities during his career - including Robin Williams, Ewan McGregor, Jamie Oliver, Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher.

Ffoton were delighted to bring Harry to Wales to give a guest talk in May 2017 and also welcomed the opportunity to sit down for an in-depth conversation on his love of and approach to photography.

Y mae Harry Borden yn ffotograffydd o Lundain sydd wedi tynnu lluniau nifer o sêr yn ystod ei yrfa gan gynnwys Robin Williams, Ewan McGregor, Jamie Oliver, Tony Blair a Margaret Thatcher.

Yr oeddwn yn falch iawn pan gytunodd i fod yn siaradwr gwadd mewn digwyddiad ffoton ym mis Mai 2017. Yn ogystal â hyn cytunodd i gyfweliad hir lle wnaethon i drafod ei gariad a'i ymdriniaeth o ffotograffiaeth fel cyfrwng.

Spread from 'Survivor' book by Harry Borden.

See below for a small selection of Harry's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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View more of Harry's photography on his website www.harryborden.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @harrybordenuk and Instagram @harryborden

Gallery images © Harry Borden. Used with permission of the photographer.
Podcast images © Brian Carroll.

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]]>ffotonFfoton talks with leading celebrity portrait photographer Harry BordenBased in London but working all over the world, Harry Borden is regarded as one of the UK's talents and has photographed many dignitaries and celebrities, including Robin Williams, Ewan McGregor, Jamie Oliver, Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher. Examples of his work are held in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, London and the National Portrait Gallery, Australia. Ffoton invited Harry to Cardiff in May 2017 to give a guest talk at the popular monthly ffoton social event and took the opportunity to sit down and interview Harry prior to the well attended event.false00:58:12ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsDaniel MeadowsinterviewSat, 01 Jul 2017 17:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2017/7/daniel-meadows54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:595622585016e1a2aebc5d52DANIEL MEADOWS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
monmouthshire, MAY 2017

DANIEL MEADOWS YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
SIR FYNWY, MAI 2017

Daniel Meadows talking to Ffoton, May 2017. © Brian Carroll

Daniel Meadows talking with Ffoton's Emyr Young. © Brian Carroll

“I am a Documentarist.
I have spent a lifetime recording British society, challenging the status quo by working in a collaborative way to capture extraordinary aspects of ordinary life, principally through photography but also with audio recordings and short movies.”
— Daniel Meadows

Studying photography alongside Martin Parr at Manchester Polytechnic in the early 1970's, Daniel Meadows has remained passionate about social documentary photography, education and storytelling ever since. His photography archive, held in the Library of Birmingham, is an important record of British society through the 1970's and 80's - and his influence can be seen in contemporary photography in the UK and further afield.

Kick back and listen to our full conversation with Daniel below.

Ffoton also captured a video segment with Daniel where he describes the influential work he did on Digital Storytelling whilst working with the BBC and Cardiff School of Journalism. Watch this special video below...

“Rwy’n berson dogfen.
Rwy ‘di treulio fy mywyd yn cofnodi’r gymdeithas Brydeinig, herio’r ‘status quo’ ac yn gweithio ar bob agwedd o fywyd cyffredin yn bennaf trwy ffotograffiaeth ond hefyd trwy sain a ffilmiau byr.”
— Daniel Meadows

Fe astudiodd Daniel Meadows law yn llaw a Martin Parr ym mholytechnig Manceinion yn y '70 cynnar. Mae e wedi dal yn ddryw yw waith fel ffotograffydd dogfennol cymdeithasol, addysg a'i gariad o adrodd stori

Cedwi'r ei archif personol yn llyfrgell Birmingham ac mae'n record bwysig o fywyd cymdeithasol Prydain yn y '70au a'r '80au.

See below for a small selection of Daniel's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize Florence Alma Snoad, Southampton, 1974 and 1999
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View more of Daniel's photography and Digital Stories on his website www.photobus.co.uk

Gallery images © Daniel Meadows. Used with permission of the photographer.
Podcast images © Brian Carroll.

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]]>FfotonFfoton talks with photographer, and UK champion of Digital Storytelling, Daniel Meadows.Ffoton talks with photographer, and UK champion of Digital Storytelling, Daniel Meadows. A fellow student at Manchester Poly and close friend of Martin Parr, Daniel is highly repected for his social documentary work across the UK in the 1970-80's and as a teacher at both David Hurn's original Newport course from 1983 and at Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies for several yeard from 1994. Meadows has an important place in the development of photography and Digital Storytelling in Wales and Ffoton were delighted to capture a fantastic conversation with him.false01:04:52ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsClaire ThomasinterviewThu, 01 Jun 2017 17:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2017/6/claire-thomas54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:592dd3dab3db2b61325cef4eCLAIRE THOMAS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
CARMARTHENSHIRE, APRIL 2017

CLAIRE THOMAS YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
SIR GAERFYRDDIN, Ebrill 2017

Claire Thomas is a photojournalist hailing from Carmarthenshire but now travelling the world capturing images that document human rights issues and conflict zones. Self-taught, Claire's photography has been featured in numerous publications including National Geographic Magazine, Geographical Magazine and Al Jazeera English.

Claire is one of a rare breed of young female photojournalists working in dangerous conflict zones such as the Middle East and Palestine. Ffoton welcomed the opportunity to meet her during a short visit back in Wales before setting off for assignments in Iraq.

Y mae Claire Thomas yn newyddiadurwraig  ffotograffig yn hanu o Sir Gaerfyrddin ac yn teithio'r byd yn tynnu lluniau sy'n dogfennu materion yn ymwneud a hawliau dynol ac mewn ardaloedd lle mae gwrthdaro a rhyfel. Y mae gwaith Claire wedi ymddangos mewn sawl cyhoeddiad gan gynnwys National Geographic, Geographic Magazine ac Al Jazeera English.

Y mae Claire yn rhan o grŵp bychan o ferched sy'n gweithio yn ardaloedd peryglus y byd sef y Dwyrain Canol a Palesteina. Fe gafodd Ffoton y fraint o sgwrsio gyda Claire tra ar ymweliad byr yw chartref a chyn iddi fynd ar aseiniad i Irac.

See below for a small selection of Claire's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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View more of Claire's work on her website www.clairethomasphotography.com
Follow her on Twitter @sctphotographer and Instagram @claire_thomas_photography

Gallery images © Claire Thomas. Used with permission of the photographer.
Podcast images © Brian Carroll.

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]]>FfotonFfoton talks with Welsh female photojournalist Claire Thomas about her work in war zonesFfoton talks with Welsh female photojournalist Claire Thomas about her work and the challenges of working in war and conflict zones across the world.false00:52:44ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsChuck RapoportinterviewMon, 01 May 2017 17:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2017/5/chuck-rapoport54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:57f41e5bd1758e4f14599417CHUCK RAPOPORT IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
MERTHYR TYDFIL, SOUTH WALES, SEPTEMBER 2016

CHUCK RAPOPORT YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
Merthyr Tudful, DE CYMRU, Medi 2016

Chuck Rapoport during his visit to Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales in September 2016. © Brian Carroll

American I.C. (Chuck) Rapport had a successful career as a professional photojournalist working for many notable publications known for their outstanding photo essays, such as Life Magazine, Paris Match, Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated and more.

Whilst best known here in Wales for his assignment for LIFE Magazine covering the aftermath of the Aberfan disaster in 1966, Ffoton sat down for a conversation with Chuck to reflect on his start in photojournalism in the late 1950's and experiences through his career. What a great storyteller!

You can find our more about Chuck's experience of covering  Aberfan in our exclusive feature from Autumn 2016 with images, video and audio recordings: https://www.ffoton.wales/news-items/aberfan

Cafodd yr Americanwr I.C.(Chuck) Rapoport lwyddiant ysgubol fel newyddiadurwr ffotograffig tra'n gweithio i nifer o gylchgronau clodwiw oedd yn adnabyddus yn y 50'au a'r 60’au am eu traethodau ffotograffig sef Life, Paris Match, Time a Sports Illustrated ymysg eraill.

Y mae Chuck yn adnabyddus yma yng Nghymru am y gwaith rhagorol wnaeth i gylchgrawn Life wedi trychineb Aberfan yn 1966. Gellir gwrando ar ein sgwrs egscliwsif am Aberfan fan hyn https://www.ffoton.wales/news-items/aberfan

Yn y bennod yma mae Chuck yn sôn am ddechrau ei yrfa yn y 50'au hwyr a'i brofiadau yn ystod gyrfa lwyddiannus. Gwrandewch mae e'n storïwr a hanner. https://www.ffoton.wales/news-items/aberfan

Chuck Rapoport speaking at the Aberfan conference held at Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, 8 September 2016. © Brian Carroll

Chuck Rapoport speaking at the Aberfan conference held at Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, 8 September 2016. © Brian Carroll

See below for a small selection of Chuck's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize Charles Aznavour
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View more of Chuck's work on his website www.icrapoport.com
Follow him on Twitter @ICRapoport 

Gallery images © I.C. Rapoport. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll.

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]]>FfotonFfoton talk with American photojournalist Chuck RapoportFfoton welcomed the opportunity to meet and have a relaxed conversation with Amercian photojournalist and sceenwriter I.C. Rapoport (know as Chuck) on his recent visit to Wales for the opening of his moving digital photography exhibit of his Aberfan work, taken during an assignment for LIFE magazine over 6 weeks in the immediate aftermath of the distster in 1966. For this conversation, we focussed on Chuck's career as a photographer and photojournalist - and it's a real masterclass in working with colleagues and photography subjects in creating meaningful photo essays.false01:09:12ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsJill FurmanovskyinterviewSat, 01 Apr 2017 16:58:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2017/4/jill-furmanovsky54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:57fe405020099e2082ee6291JILL FURMANOVSKY IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
ABERYSTWYTH, CEREDIGION, OCTOBER 2016

JILL FURMANOVSKY YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
ABERYSTWYTH, CEREDIGION, HYDREF 2016

Jill Furmanovsky speaking at the 2016 EYE International Photography Festival

Jill Furmanovsky in conversation with Eamonn McCabe

Jill Furmanovsky has been a professional photographer since 1972. She is best known for her images of rock bands and in 1972 she became the official photographer for London’s premiere rock venue The Rainbow Theatre. She has photographed all the big names in rock from Led Zeppelin to Oasis and in 1992 won the Jane Bown Observer Portrait award for the portrait of Charlie Watts. In 1998 she established Rockarchive to encourage recognition for the art and protect the rights of rock photographers.

Jill has published two books: The Moment: 25 Years of Rock Photography, 1995; and Was There Then: Oasis - A Photographic Journey, 1997

Ffoton had the great pleasure of meeting and talking with Jill in Aberystwyth at the 2016 EYE International Photography Festival.

Y mae Jill Furmanovsky wedi bod yn ffotograffydd proffesiynol ers 1972. Y mae'n cael ei hadnabod fel tynnwr lluniau bandiau roc ac yn 1972 fe gafodd swydd fel ffotograffydd swyddogol Theatr y Rainbow prif leoliad cyngherddau roc y 70'au yn Llundain. Y mae hi wedi tynnu lluniau mawrion y byd roc o Led Zeppelin i Oasis. Yn 1992 enillodd wobr Jane Bown yr Observer am y portread gwych o Charlie Watts. Yn 1998 fe sefydlodd Rockarchive i ennyn cydnabyddiaeth o'r gelfyddyd o ffotograffiaeth roc ac i amddiffyn hawliau'r ffotograffwyr.

Y mae wedi cyhoeddi dau lyfr: The Moment: 25 Years of Rock Photography, 1995; and Was There Then: Oasis - A Photographic Journey, 1997

Cawsom y fraint o gwrdd a sgwrsio gyda Jill yng Ngwyl Rhyngwladol yr Eye Aberystwyth 2016.

See below for a small selection of Jill's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize 1972 Dec MM The Who Tommy cover
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Ray Davies. © Emyr Young

Here's the photograph of The Kinks' Ray Davies by Emyr Young mentioned in the conversation with Jill.

View more of Jill's work on her website: www.jillfurmanovsky.com
And on Rock Archive: www.rockarchive.com

Gallery images © Jill Furmanovsky. Used with permission of the photographer.
Ray Davies image © Emyr Young
Images of Jill Furmanovsky © Brian Carroll

Links from this conversation:
Rockarchive - beware, you could spend hours on the website! Classic
Rainbow Theatre, London (Wikipedia)
Bob Dylan visiting 'Dave in Crouch End' - true story or Urban Myth? (Guardian website)
Jill Furmanovsky images in The National Portrait Gallery
Was There Then: Vintage Oasis shots (Guardian website)
Jane Bown: a life in photography – in pictures (Guardian website - Jill won the 1992 Jane Bown Observer Portrait award)
Modern Rocks Gallery - more of Jill's work available to view online (and buy)

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Great video from Rockarchive - photographer Jill Furmanovsky in conversation with the late Storm Thorgerson, legendary British designer behind some of the most memorable album covers of all time. © Jill Furmanovsky / Rockarchive.
See more unique Rockarchive videos over on their website www.rockarchive.com/videos 

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]]>FfotonFfoton talks with celebrated Rock photographer Jill Furmanovsky.Ffoton talks with the very lovely celebrated rock photographer Jill Furmanovsky. Jill has been a professional photographer since 1972. She is best known for her images of rock bands and in 1972 she became the official photographer for London’s premiere rock venue The Rainbow Theatre. She has photographed all the big names in rock from Led Zeppelin to Oasis and in 1992 won the Jane Bown Observer Portrait award for the portrait of Charlie Watts. In 1998 she established Rockarchive to encourage recognition for the art and protect the rights of rock photographers. Jill has published two books: The Moment: 25 Years of Rock Photography, 1995; and Was There Then Oasis. A Photographic Journey, 1997 Recorded at the 2016 EYE International Photography Festival in Aberystwyth, Wales where Jill was a guest speaker.false00:45:48ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsSian TrenberthinterviewWed, 01 Mar 2017 18:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2017/3/sian-trenberth54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:57b201486a496313553cf770Sian Trenberth IN CONVERSATION WITH Glenn Edwards
CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, August 2016

Sian Trenberth YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Glenn Edwards
CAERDYDD, DE CYMRU, Awst 2016

Photographer Siân Trenberth in her Cardiff studio. Image by Brian Carroll

Photographer Siân Trenberth in her Cardiff studio. Image by Brian Carroll

Siân Trenberth is one of the most respected people photographers in Wales. Based in Cardiff, she photographs performers, creatives, families and business people in a classic, natural and atmospheric style.

As a dance photographer she takes photographs for professional companies, vocational courses and dance school productions. She is equally in demand by Casting agencies, actors and performers for her natural headshot photography. Siân has worked as a professional photographer since 1992 and her credits include: English National Ballet, Channel Four, Ballet Cymru, English National Ballet School, Hello! and TV Times.

An alumni of the original respected Documentary Photography Course at Newport College of Art, she was tutored by Magnum photographer David Hurn. Ffoton asked fellow alumni and long-time friend Glenn Edwards to talk with Siân about her career and reflect on the fast-changing business of commercial photography. 

Y mae Siân Trenberth yn fawr eu parch fel ffotograffydd yng Nghymru. Y mae hi'n byw yng Nghaerdydd ac yn tynnu lluniau mewn steil clasurol, naturiol ac mewn steil atmosfferig o berfformwyr, pobl greadigol, teuluoedd a phobl busnes.

Bu'n tynnu lluniau dawnswyr proffesiynol ac mae'n arbenigo tynnu lluniau actorion ar gyfer asiantaethau castio. Mae Siân wedi gweithio fel ffotograffydd proffesiynol ers 1992 i gwmnïau adnabyddus fel: English National Ballet, Channel Four, Ballet Cymru, English National Ballet School, Hello, a'r TV Times.

Cafodd eu haddysg ar gwrs dogfennol gwreiddiol Coleg Celf Casnewydd o dan y ffotograffydd Magnum David Hurn. Gofynnodd Ffoton i Glenn Edwards a'i ffrind mynwesol i sgwrsio gyda Siân am ei gyrfa ac i drafod sut mae'r busnes ffotograffig masnachol yn newid.

See below for a small selection of Siân's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize © Siân Trenberth
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View more of Siân's work on her website www.sian-trenberth.com
Follow her on Twitter @siantrenberth

Gallery images © Siân Trenberth. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll.

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]]>Ffoton WalesFfoton talks with photographer Siân TrenberthRespected Cardiff-based Wedding and Portrait photographer Sian Trenberth speaks to long-time friend and photojournalist Glenn Edwards about her work and career.false00:35:07ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsRhodri JonesinterviewWed, 01 Feb 2017 18:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2017/2/rhodri-jones54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:57fe3af3e6f2e1489b2dc952RHODRI JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
ABERYSTWYTH, WEST WALES, OCTOBER 2016

RHODRI JONES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
ABERYSTWYTH, CEREDIGION, Hydref 2016

Rhodri Jones speaking with Eamonn McCabe at the EYE International Photography Festival 2016

Rhodri Jones speaking with Eamonn McCabe at the EYE International Photography Festival 2016

Rhodri Jones, born in Gwynedd, Wales, has been based near Bologna, Italy since 2000.

He has worked as a professional photographer on both personal and commissioned projects around the globe since 1989 and has had five personal photographic volumes published; Made in China (Logos Art, Italy 2002), Return/Yn ôl (Seren, Wales 2006), Hinterland (L’Artiere Edizioni, Italy 2010), Scambi Ferroviari (L’Artiere Edizioni, Italy 2011) and COSÌ È (L’Artiere Edizioni, Italy 2015).

Described by Magnum photographer, Philip Jones Griffiths as “a Welsh poet with a camera”, Rhodri has exhibited in China, Eire, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, UK and USA. Distributed by Panos Pictures since 1992, his images have been used by leading magazines, newspapers, NGOs and publishers worldwide. His work is held in several public and private collections.

Ffoton had the great pleasure of meeting and talking with Rhodri in Aberystwyth at the 2016 EYE International Photography Festival.

Cafodd Rhodri Jones ei eni yng Ngwynedd Cymru ond ers 2000 mae'n byw yn Bologna yn yr Eidal

 Mae Rhodri wedi gweithio fel ffotograffydd proffesiynol ers 1989 ac wedi cyhoeddi pum cyfrol ffotograffig bersonol. Made in China (Logos Art, Yr Eidal 2002), Return/Yn ôl (Seren, Cymru 2006), Hinterland (L’Artiere Edizioni, Yr Eidal 2010), Scambi Ferroviari (L’Artiere Edizioni, Yr Eidal 2011) a COSÌ È (L’Artiere Edizioni, Yr Eidal 2015).

Cafodd glod gan Philip Jones Griffiths a'i disgrifiodd fel "a Welsh poet with a camera" Mae Rhodri wedi arddangos ei waith yn Tseina, Iwerddon, Ffrainc, Groeg, Yr Eidal, Yr Iseldiroedd, Gwlad Pwyl, Y DU a’r Unol Daleithiau ac mae ei waith wedi ei ddosbarthu gan asiantaeth Panos Pictures ers 1992 a'u cyhoeddi mewn cylchgronau, papurau newydd a chyrff anllywodraethol. Y mae ei waith ar gof a chadw mewn casgliadau cyhoeddus a phreifat.

Cawsom y fraint o gwrdd a sgwrsio gyda Rhodri yng Ngwyl Rhyngwladol yr Eye Aberystwyth 2016.

Rhodri Jones describes his start with the respected independent photography agency Panos Pictures and the agency landscape currently.

Rhodri Jones discusses contemporary Italian photography and the Political situation in Europe (at October 2016).

See below for a small selection of Rhodri's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize Gjemma during the funeral ceremony held in honour of Martin Camaj, at his family home, Telume village
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 View fullsize Designer home, Vleuten, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
 View fullsize Commercial buildings in Noain near Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
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View more of Rhodri's work on his website www.rhodrijones.com
On Panos Pictures www.panos.co.uk

Gallery images © Rhodri Jones. Used with permission of the photographer.
Podcast images © Brian Carroll. Video © Ffoton

Links from this conversation:
Edith Durham (Wikipedia entry)
Albania's Mountain Queen: Edith Durham and the Balkans (Book review)
Philip Jones Griffiths (Magnum)
Nicaraguan Contras (Wikipedia entry)
Return / Yn Ôl (Seren Books)
Hinterland (L'Artiere)
COSÌ È (L'Artiere)

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]]>Ffoton WalesFfoton Wales in conversation with Documentary photographer Rhodri JonesFfoton Wales talks with documentary photographer Rhodri Jones who has created stunning and intimate studies of small ethnic communities dealing with harsh challenges. Born in North Wales, Rhodri is now based in Bologna, Italy where he plans photography projects which have taken him all over the world. Recorded at the LENS International Photography Festival 2016 in Aberystwyth where Rhodri opened the event as the first guest speaker.true00:44:42ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsAl BrydoninterviewSun, 01 Jan 2017 17:55:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2017/1/al-brydon54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:57fe400cff7c50274b162ba0AL BRYDON IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
BRIDGEND, SOUTH WALES, JULY 2016

AL BRYDON YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
PEN-Y-BONT, DE CYMRU, GORFFENNAF 2016

Al Brydon talking with us during a summer visit to Wales in 2016

Al Brydon is a talented (and deceptively unassuming) photographer based in the North of England.

His deeply personal interpretation of the Landscape where he was brought up continues to produce images of scarred and often abandoned locations with a long history. Al also experiments with multiple and long exposures - including his ongoing and unique Solargraph series.

Al is one of the founding members of the Inside the Outside Landscape Collective and has recently published his stunning image collection of 'Based on a False Story' with Another Place Press.

Y mae Al Brydon yn ffotograffydd talentog diymhongar ac yn frodor o ogledd Lloegr. Y mae'n dehongli'r tirlun, ei filltir sgwâr mewn modd personol iawn. Y mae'r delweddau o dirlun creithiog, angof a hanesyddol. Yn ogystal â'r confensiynol mae Al yn arbrofi gyda ffotograffiaeth gyfansawdd a solargraffs unigryw.

Y mae e yn un o sylfaenwyr cydweithfa Inside the Outside ac mae e newydd gyhoeddi llyfr o luniau rhagorol 'Based on a False Story' wedi ei gyhoeddi gan Another Place Press

See below for a small selection of Al's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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View more of Al's work on his website www.al-brydon.com
Follow him on Twitter @AlBrydonPhoto 
And on Instagram @al_brydon

Gallery images © Al Brydon. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll.
Main Collodion portrait image (right) © and kindly provided by Alastair Cook who we also spoke with.

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]]>Ffoton Walesfalseffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsPeter JonesinterviewThu, 01 Dec 2016 18:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/12/peter-jones54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:57cd5ba32994ca4d3c18dcfdPETER JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
ABERYSTWYTH, WEST WALES, AUGUST 2016

PETER JONES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
ABERYSTWYTH, CEREDIGION, AWST 2016

Peter Jones talking with Ffoton, August 2016. Image by Brian Carroll

Peter Jones at home. Image by Alan Hale

One of Peter's many hand-crafted sculptures around his home.

And felled tree becomes a handmade chair!

Peter Jones 1947-2017

After studying at Manchester College of Art and Design in the late 1960's, Peter Jones moved into photography as first assistant to London Advertising photographer John Thornton. But the quieter life of West Wales saw Peter return to run the family Farm and put photography aside for 30 years. His body of subsequent photography (much of it still unseen) includes an intimate record of rural life in West Wales, including his 'Welsh Farming Community' project.

With his health declining in recent years, Peter kindly agreed to Ffoton visiting him at home rear Aberystwyth. We're glad we did: not only is Peter a knowledgeable photographer with a wicked sense of humour but also a very talented artist. Enjoy this in-depth conversation with a very humble but extremely passionate Welsh photographer.

 
“I’m just a hick from the sticks”
— Peter Jones
 

See below for a selection of Peter's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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Currently being populated with images from his archive held in the National Library of Wales, you will soon be able to view more of Peter's work on his website www.peterjones.cymru

You can listen to our recording of Peter's guest talk with Bartosz Nowicki and Peter Evans at Third Floor Gallery in 2015 here >

Gallery images © Peter Jones. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll and © Alan Hale

Links from this conversation:

Tony Ray-Jones

James Ravilious

3rd Floor Gallery

Raymond Moore - On YouTube 

John Thornton 

William Eggleston 

W. Eugene Smith 

Raphael  - Madonna of the Pinks

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]]>Ffoton WalesFfoton talks photographer Peter Jones about his life and work documenting the farming community of West Wales where he grew up.Ffoton talks with the talented Peter Jones who studied and worked in commercial photography in his younger years and then put his camera away for 30 years to return to his family's farm near Aberystwyth and raise a young family. Peter returned to photography in 2000 and, despite poor health with Parkinsons Disease and terminal Cancer, continues to produce seemingly simple and beautiful photographs in and around the West Wales farming communities where he grew up.false00:52:51ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsRobert HainesinterviewTue, 01 Nov 2016 18:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/11/robert-haines54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:57b1fd176a496313553cb2a3Robert Haines IN CONVERSATION WITH Brian Carroll
Heolgerrig, SOUTH WALES, August 2016

Robert Haines YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Brian Carroll
Heolgerrig, DE CYMRU, Awst 2016

Hailing from the small mining village of Heolgerrig near Merthyr Tydfil, Robert Haines is an award-winning film-maker and photographer.

He is best known for his 1970's project 'Once Upon a Time in Wales' which hid away in a box for 35 years and it's 2014 follow-up 'This Time in Wales' - both recording the close-knit Heolgerrig community where he grew up and still lives to this day.

Mae Robert Haines yn hanu o Heolgerrig ger Merthyr. Mae e  wedi ennill sawl gwobr fel gwneuthurwr ffilm a ffotograffydd.

Fe ddaeth i'r amlwg gyda 'Once Upon a Time in Wales'. Tynnodd y lluniau yn y 70au ac fe fu'r gwaith yn gorwedd mewn bocs am 34 mlynedd. Yr oedd dilyniant i'r gwaith yma 'This Time in Wales' cyfrol sy'n adrodd hanes cymuned Heolgerrig lle cafodd Robert ei fagu a'r lle mae e yn dal i fyw heddiw.

See below for a selection of Robert's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

Gallery: 'Once Upon a Time in Wales'

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Gallery: 'This Time in Wales' and Landscape

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View more of Robert's work on his website www.roberthaines.com
Follow him on Twitter @roberthaines and view promos of his films on Vimeo

Gallery images © Robert Haines. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

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Links from this conversation:
Creative Camera Magazine (a 'history of' article)
University of Westminster
Redhouse Cymru Exhibition 2016 (Wales Online article)
Dewi Lewis Publishing
Rhubarb-Rhubarb (BJP tribute to founder Rhonda Wilson)
Dominique Charlet (Agent/Gallery in France)
Arles Photography Festival

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]]>Ffoton WalesFfoton Wales talks with film-maker and photographer Robert HainesFfoton Wales talks with film-maker and photographer Robert Haines. Known for his unique documentary portraits of the people in and around his home village of Heolgerrig near Merthyr Tydfil back in the early 1970's and again more recently in 2014 , we discuss his route into film and stills photography and his past and current work.false00:54:09ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsGlenn EdwardsinterviewFri, 30 Sep 2016 06:30:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/10/glenn-edwards54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:57725d2d8419c230c86810a2Glenn Edwards IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, JULY 2016

Glenn Edwards YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
CAERDYDD, DE CYMRU, Gorffennaf 2016

Glenn Edwards with fellow photographer and long-time friend Roger Tiley

Glenn Edwards talking to Ffoton in Cardiff

Glenn Edwards is an accomplished and published photojournalist based in Cardiff with clients across the UK and Internationally and a former UK Press Photographer of the Year.

Having studied on the original prestigious Newport photography course, Glenn has gone on to work on projects that convey his passion for Africa and its people, act a part-time lecturer and has led photography workshops for The Thomson Foundation.

Glenn founded and is the Director of The EYE International Photography Festival here in Wales.

Y mae Glenn Edwards yn ffotograffydd newyddiadurol rhagorol o Gaerdydd. Y mae ganddo gwsmeriaid yn rhyngwladol ac ar draws y Deyrnas Unedig. Y mae e'n gyn enillydd yr UK Press Photographer of the Year.

Wedi astudio ffotograffiaeth yng Nghasnewydd fe aeth Glenn i weithio ar brosiectau yn Affrica ac mae ei angerdd a'i gariad tuag at y cyfandir a'i phobol yn amlwg yn ei waith. Y mae'n ddarlithydd rhan amser ac wedi cynnal gweithdai'r Thomson Foundation.

Glenn yw sylfaenydd a chyfarwyddwr gŵyl ryngwladol yr Eye sy'n cael ei gynnal yng Nghymru.

See below for a small selection of Glenn's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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View more of Glenn's work on his website www.glennedwardsphotojournalist.com
Follow him on Twitter @GlennEdwardsPJT 
The EYE Festival: www.theeyefestival.co.uk

Gallery images © Glenn Edwards. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll.

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]]>Ffoton WalesFfoton talks with Welsh photojournalist and Director of The EYE International Photography Festival, Glenn EdwardsFfoton talks with seasoned professional photojournalist, educator and Director of The EYE International photography festival Glenn Edwards about his career, projects, love of Africa and the photography industry.false00:58:32ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsAled JenkinsinterviewThu, 01 Sep 2016 17:01:33 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/9/aled-jenkins54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:578f72b7f5e231d1bfffdf7aALED JENKINS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, JULY 2016

ALED JENKINS YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
CAERDYDD, DE CYMRU, Gorffennaf 2016

Aled with his X-Pan II - the camera he takes on all filming assignments

Aled with his daily filming tool - a Sony F5 4k camera

Aled's preferred film cameras.

Aled Jenkins studied Photography and Film at Plymouth College of Art and Design before working as a photojournalist, specialising in covering conflicts around the world. In 1992, he returned to Wales to train as a television cameraman and has been freelance since 1997 - in demand both in the UK and abroad as a skilled cameraman and documentary film maker.

Aled is the recipient of the 2016 BAFTA Cymru award for Best Factual Photography for his work on the BBC series 'Patagonia'.

Ffoton talks with Aled about his career and his ongoing love of stills photography.

Bu Aled Jenkins yn astudio ffotograffiaeth a ffilm yn ysgol Gelf a Dylunio Plymouth cyn gweithio fel newyddiadurwr ffotograffig gan ganolbwyntio ar ohebu mewn gwledydd yn dioddef o wrthdaro a rhyfel led led y byd. Yn 1992 dychwelodd i Gymru ac hyfforddi fel dyn camera a gweithio ym myd teledu. Y mae Aled wedi gweithio yn y maes ers 1997. Y mae'n gweithio'n gyson yn y DU a thramor ac yn cael ei gydnabod fel dyn camera a dogfen medrus iawn.

Yn y sgwrs mae Ffoton  yn trafod ei gariad parhaol o ffotograffiaeth a'r llun llonydd.

See below for a small selection of Aled's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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Follow him on Twitter @aledjenkins1

Gallery images © Aled Jenkins. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

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]]>Ffoton WalesFfoton talks with TV documentary camerman Aled Jenkins about his start in, and continuing love of, stills photography.Ffoton talks with photographer and TV documentary cameraman Aled Jenkins. We discuss his early move into documenting conflicts in stills photography, the switch to video and his continuing love of photography.false00:49:02ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsMarc ValléeinterviewMon, 01 Aug 2016 16:59:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/8/marc-vallee54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:578e4b525016e117b64ac494Marc Vallée IN CONVERSATION WITH Emyr Young
CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, MAY 2016

Marc Vallée YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Emyr Young
CAERDYDD, DE CYMRU, MAI 2016

Marc Vallée showing his self-published Zines to photojournalism students at the University of South Wales

Marc's 'Vandals and the City' Zine published in 2016

Hanging work in Berlin for launch of the 'Vandals and the City' exhibition, 2016

Starting his photography career in gritty photojournalism, Marc Vallée is a London-based documentary photographer whose work explores the tension between public and private space in the context of contemporary youth culture. His sought-after limited edition Zines are held in the library collections of Tate Britain in London and The Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Ffoton invited Marc to Cardiff in May 2016 as one of our Ffoton Talks guest speakers and we grabbed the opportunity to sit down with him before the public event to dig deeper into his career in photography.

Wedi dechrau ei yfra ym myd ffotograffeg newyddiadurol garw, mae Marc Vallèe bellach yn ffotograffydd dogfen â'i waith yn archwilio'r tensiwn rhwng gofod cyhoeddus a chudd yng ngyd-destun diwylliant ieuenctid. Mae ei argraffiadau cyfyngedig Zines i'w gweld yng nghasgliadau llyfrgell Tate Britain, Llundain ac Amgueddfa Gelf Modern Efrog Newydd.

Rhoddwyd gwahoddiad i Marc ymweld â Chaerdydd ym mis Mai 2016 fel un o siaradwyr gwâdd Ffoton. Bachom ni ar y cyfle i'w holi ymhellach am ei yrfa ym myd ffotograffiaeth.

See below for a small selection of Marc's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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View more of Marc's work on his website www.marcvallee.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @marc_vallee Tumblr tumblr.marcvallee.co.uk and Instagram @marcvalleephoto

Gallery images © Marc Vallée. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Emyr Young and Brian Carroll.

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]]>Ffoton WalesFfoton talks with London-based documentary photographer Marc ValléeFfoton talks with London-based documentary photographer Marc Vallée, whose work explores the tension between public and private space in the context of contemporary youth culture. Marc’s pictures, self-published photography zines and photobooks have been published and exhibited worldwide. Tate Britain and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) hold Marc’s work in its library collections. Ffoton brought Marc to Cardiff as a guest speaker during our 3 months of #urbanwales shows and photographer talks April - June 2016.true00:48:36ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsHuw Jones : Part 2commercialfoodStudioFri, 08 Jul 2016 17:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/7/huw-jones-254819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:576a98db6a49637f5144011dHUW JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL
NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES, JUNE 2016

HUW JONES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG BRIAN CARROLL
CASNEWYDD, DE CYMRU, MEHEFIN 2016

With a highly specified professional studio and support team situated close to the M4 motorway, experienced food photographer Huw Jones offers top name UK Culinary and Food Service Industry clients an end-to-end service in creating top quality food photography.

Ffoton spoke with Huw and his team on the demanding niche of professional food photography and the skills and resources required to deliver consistently high standard images. In this second of 2 parts, we talk with Huw about his start in photography; move into and approach to video; and advice for aspiring food photographers.

Listen to Part 1 here >

See below for a small selection of Huw's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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View more of Huw's work on his website www.hjphoto.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @huwphoto and Instagram @hjphoto

Gallery images © Huw Jones. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Glyn Shakeshaft.

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]]>Ffoton WalesFfoton talks with professional food photographer Huw JonesFfoton talks with acclaimed professional Food photographer Huw Jones. In this first of 2 parts, Huw discusses his professional studio setup, equipment preferences, life before food photography and delivering consistently high standards in his work. Staff Chef André Moore discusses what's involved in preparing and styling food in professional food photography. Servicing a wide range of top brands and clients in professional food services, Jones provides the complete workflow that clients demand in top specification food photography: from set-building, food storage, wine cellar, props and chef-specification kitchen. As well as an impressive studio and equipment setup, Huw has a team of assisting chefs, assistants and set prop builders working with him and is in high demand for his professional photography.false00:27:34ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsHuw Jones : Part 1interviewStudiofoodcommercialFri, 01 Jul 2016 16:55:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/7/huw-jones-154819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:576a43c8b3db2b7deca72a35Huw Jones IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL
Newport, SOUTH WALES, June 2016

Huw Jones YN SGWRSIO GYDAG BRIAN CARROLL
Casnewydd, DE CYMRU, MEHEFIN 2016

Food photographer Huw Jones preparing a shot

Chef André making final plate adjustments for a shot

Chef André Moore at work in the Huw Jones studio

Huw Jones is a busy man.

Ffoton spent some time with Huw at his impressive studio just off the M4 in Newport South Wales.

His roster of clients include many national and international companies who require levels of service and image quality of the highest order. Working with a talented team of chefs and retouchers, in a sector of the industry where attention to detail is paramount, Huw and his colleagues have earned a reputation of providing a comprehensive total service which is second to none.

We spoke to Huw of the daily demands and challenges he faces in producing work of such a consistently high standard in a very competitive sector.

Listen to Part 2 of this conversation here >

Y mae Huw Jones yn ffotograffydd bwyd ac yn ddyn prysur.

Mae ei stiwdio nodedig nepell o'r M4 yng Nghasnewydd De Cymru.

Y mae rhestr cleientiaid Huw yn cynnwys cwmniau cenedlaethol a rhyngwladol sydd angen lluniau a gwasanaeth o safon uchel. Y mae Huw yn gweithio gyda thîm arbenigol lle mae sylw i fanylder yn holl bwysig. Y mae Huw a'u gydweithwyr wedi ennill enw da trwy ddarparu gwasanaeth cynhwysfawr.

Bu Ffoton yn sgwrsio gyda Huw am ei waith mewn cilfach arbenigol y byd ffotograffig yn trafod y sgiliau a'r adnoddau sydd angen i greu gwaith o safon a gwaith o safon uchel.

See below for a small selection of Huw's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

© Huw Jones
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View more of Huw's work on his website www.hjphoto.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @huwphoto and Instagram @hjphoto

Gallery images © Huw Jones. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Glyn Shakeshaft.

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]]>Ffoton WalesFfoton talks with professional food photographer Huw JonesFfoton talks with acclaimed professional Food photographer Huw Jones. In this first of 2 parts, Huw discusses his professional studio setup, equipment preferences, life before food photography and delivering consistently high standards in his work. Staff Chef André Moore discusses what's involved in preparing and styling food in professional food photography. Servicing a wide range of top brands and clients in professional food services, Jones provides the complete workflow that clients demand in top specification food photography: from set-building, food storage, wine cellar, props and chef-specification kitchen. As well as an impressive studio and equipment setup, Huw has a team of assisting chefs, assistants and set prop builders working with him and is in high demand for his professional photography.false00:20:32ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsMarian DelythinterviewTue, 31 May 2016 17:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/6/marian-delyth54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:55a93b57e4b0a62c15ddfde0Marian Delyth IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
Blaenplwyf, June 2015

Marian Delyth YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
Blaenplwyf, Mehefin 2015

Emyr Young and Marian Delyth

Marian's studio

Marian Delyth discussing her latest work

A selection of published books using Marian's photography

Marian Delyth has worked as a freelance photographer and designer from her studio in Blaenplwyf since 1982. After college she worked in an advertising studio before returning to teach in Coleg Ceredigion. Her work can be seen in numerous publications and she has won numerous awards for her work. In 2000 photography became a priority and her time is shared between photographic commissions, developing personal projects, conducting workshops and occasional teaching.

Mae Marian Delyth wedi gweithio fel ffotograffydd a dylunydd llaw rydd o'i stiwdio ym Mlaenplwyf ers 1982. Wedi gadael coleg bu'n gweithio mewn stiwdio hysbysebu am gyfnod cyn dychwelyd i Geredigion. Gellir gweld gwaith Marian mewn nifer o gyhoeddiadau ac mae wedi ennill sawr gwobr am ei gwaith. Yn y flwyddyn 2000 penderfynodd ganolbwyntio ar ei gyrfa ffotograffig gan rannu ei hamser rhwng comisiynau, gwaith personol, gweithdai a dysgu yn achlysurol.

See below for a small selection of Marian's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View fullsize My shadow cast upon the rock Carreg y Brenin (also called Carreg Wen ) as the sun rises in early morning.
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Gallery images © Marian Delyth. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll & Glyn Shakeshaft

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]]>Ffoton WalesWest Wales-based photographer Marian Delyth talks to Ffoton WalesMarian Delyth has worked as a freelance photographer and designer from her studio in Blaenplwyf since 1982. After college she worked in an advertising studio before returning to teach in Coleg Ceredigion. Her work can be seen in numerous publications and she has won numerous awards for her work. In 2000 photography became a priority and her time is shared between photographic commissions, developing personal projects, conducting workshops and occasional teaching.false01:07:10ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsNigel PughinterviewnatureSun, 01 May 2016 17:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/5/nigel-pugh54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:566189d5e4b02de873b0d7efNIGEL PUGH IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL.
CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, DECEMBER 2015

NIGEL PUGH YN SGWRSIO GYDAG BRIAN CARROLL.
CAERDYDD, DE CYMRU, RHAGFYR 2015

Based in Cardiff, Nigel Pugh is a Social and Environmental photographer with a passion for documenting and promoting the relationship between people and the ecology of the natural environment in and around their local communities. His event and documentary photography records the tensions between ordinary citizens, activists, State and Business in protecting an ongoing symbiotic relationship with nature and the promotion of a more socially equitable society.

In 2015 he staged his first photography exhibition YOUR NATURE - ‘TO PRESERVE AN EPHEMERAL STATE’ in Cardiff with a percentage of print sales going to Friends of the Earth Cyrmu and Wildlife Trusts Wales.

See below for a small selection of Nigel's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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View more of Nigel's work on his website www.nigelpugh.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @nspugh

Gallery images © Nigel Pugh. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

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]]>Ffoton WalesFfoton Wales in conversation with Cardiff-based Environmental and Social Documentary photographer Nigel PughFfoton Wales in conversation with Cardiff-based Environmental and Social Documentary photographer Nigel Pugh. Highly active as a passionate activist and campaigner for environmental isustainability and conservation, Nigel blends his Art & Design training with his interest in Social Media to now focus on a career as a professional photographer. In this conversation we speak with Nigel about his life-long interest in the natural environment from his childhood growing up in the Welsh market town of Builth Wells, his study of Art and early career in design and marketing, and his subsequent move into photography full time.true01:02:43ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsRoger Tiley : Part 2interviewSat, 09 Apr 2016 12:45:31 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/4/roger-tiley-pt254819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5708f3deab48de71644b82c7Roger Tiley IN CONVERSATION WITH Glenn Edwards.
Ystradgynlais, January 2016

Roger Tiley YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Glenn Edwards.
Ystradgynlais, Ionawr 2016

Analogue tools of the trade.

Roger Tiley in his studio in Ystradgynlais

Documentary photographer and film maker Roger Tiley has lived in the South Wales valleys all of his life. Having studied photography under Magnum photographer David Hurn at Newport, he has worked on numerous commissions for national newspapers and magazines including work published in the Times, Sunday Times, Observer and Guardian newspapers respectively.

We asked Glenn Edwards, a long-time friend, photojournalist and Director of The Eye International Photography Festival to have this Ffoton conversation with Roger.

Listen to Part 1 of our conversation with Roger here >

Y mae'r ffotograffydd a'r gwneuthurwr ffilm Roger Tiley wedi byw yng Nghymru ar hyd ei oes. Wedi astudio ffotograffiaeth o dan ofalaeth David Hurn y ffotograffydd Magnum yng Nghasnewydd fe weithiodd ar nifer o gomisiynau i bapurau newydd a chylchgronau. Cyhoeddwyd ei waith yn y Times, SundayTimes, Observer a'r Guardian.

Fe ofynnodd ffoton i Glenn Edwards ffrind mynwesol sy'n newyddiadurwr ffotograffig ac yn gyfarwyddwr gŵyl ryngwladol The Eye i sgwrsio a Roger.

See below for a small selection of Roger's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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Ffoton Talks - Roger Tiley
Welsh Documentary photographer Roger Tiley speaking at the first of three Ffoton Talks held in Cardiff over April - June 2016 as part of the Ffoton Wales #urbanwales open participatory photography initiative on Instagram and Flickr. Our thanks again to Glenn Edwards for interviewing Roger.

Roger is an accomplished photographer - well known for his intimate coverage of the mining communities and Miners Strikes during the 1980's in South Wales. He studied under Magnum Photographer David Hurn on the original Newport Documentary course and has continued to exhibit his work in the UK and Internationally as well as publish books on his work.

Recorded at The little Man Coffee Co. in Cardiff 21 April 2016.
(Please excuse the audio fizzes and pops - we had a faulty audio cable on one microphone!)

View more of Roger's work on his website www.rogertiley.com
Follow him on Twitter @RogerTileyphoto

Gallery images © Roger Tiley. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

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]]>Ffoton WalesFfoton Wales talk with documentary photographer Roger Tiley. Second of two parts.Photojournalist and long-time friend Glenn Edwards joins Ffoton to talk with photographer Roger Tiley. Famous for his gritty and powerful images of the South Wales mining communities, Roger also captured some of the most powerful and important photography during the Wales Miners strike 1984-85 in the Thatcher era. false00:50:00ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsRoger Tiley : Part 1interviewFri, 01 Apr 2016 20:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/4/roger-tiley-pt154819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:56efccb759827e0c2fe0f961Roger Tiley IN CONVERSATION WITH Glenn Edwards.
Ystradgynlais, January 2016

Roger Tiley YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Glenn Edwards.
Ystradgynlais, IONAWR 2016

Photographer Roger Tiley

Roger Tiley with long-time friend and fellow photographer Glenn Edwards

Documentary photographer and film maker Roger Tiley has lived in the South Wales valleys all of his life. Having studied photography under Magnum photographer David Hurn at Newport, he has worked on numerous commissions for national newspapers and magazines including work published in the Times, Sunday Times, Observer and Guardian newspapers respectively.

We asked Glenn Edwards, a long-time friend, photojournalist and Director of The Eye International Photography Festival to have this Ffoton conversation with Roger.

This is the first of two parts. Listen to Part 2 here >

Y mae'r ffotograffydd a'r gwneuthurwr ffilm Roger Tiley wedi byw yng Nghymru ar hyd ei oes. Wedi astudio ffotograffiaeth o dan ofalaeth David Hurn y ffotograffydd Magnum yng Nghasnewydd fe weithiodd ar nifer o gomisiynau i bapurau newydd a chylchgronau. Cyhoeddwyd ei waith yn y Times, SundayTimes, Observer a'r Guardian.

Fe ofynnodd ffoton i Glenn Edwards ffrind mynwesol sy'n newyddiadurwr ffotograffig ac yn gyfarwyddwr gŵyl ryngwladol The Eye i sgwrsio a Roger.

See below for a small selection of Roger's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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View more of Roger's work on his website www.rogertiley.com
Follow him on Twitter @RogerTileyphoto

Gallery images © Roger Tiley. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

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]]>Ffoton WalesFfoton Wales talk with documentary photographer Roger TileyPhotojournalist and long-time friend Glenn Edwards joins Ffoton to talk with photographer Roger Tiley. Famous for his gritty and powerful images of the South Wales mining communities, Roger also captured some of the most powerful and important photography during the Wales Miners strike 1984-85 in the Thatcher era. false01:19:26ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsMike Jackson : Part 2interviewSat, 05 Mar 2016 18:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/3/mike-jackson-254819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:566fe8291c12100c1147ad90Mike Jackson IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
PEMBROKESHIRE, DECEMBER 2015

Mike Jackson YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
SIR BENFRO, RHAGFYR 2015

Michael Jackson is a Visual Artist and talented analogue photographer based in Pembrokeshire in West Wales. Perhaps best known for his beach studies on Poppit Sands, he also enjoys experimenting with light and atmosphere on analogue film away from the landscape genre - including directly onto photographic paper in the darkroom through his continuing series of Luminograms.

Mike's work is popular amongst collectors and he has exhibited both here in Wales and Internationally. In this second and final part of our conversation with Mike we cover training in photography and dealing with Galleries to have work exhibited.

Listen to Part 1 of our conversation with Mike here >

Y mae Michael Jackson yn artist gweledol ac yn ffotograffydd analog sy'n byw yn Sir Benfro yng Ngorllewin Cymru. Mae e'n adnabyddus am ei gywaith o draeth Poppit. Y mae'n mwynhau arbrofi trwy ddefnyddio golau a ffilm ac yn ddiweddar bu'n creu Luminograms ar bapur ffotograffig yn yr ystafell dywyll.

Y mae gwaith Mike yn boblogaidd ymysg casglwyr ac mae e wedi arddangos ei waith yng Nghymru ac yn rhyngwladol.

See below for a small selection of Mike's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

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View more of Mike's work on his website www.mgjackson.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @MikeGJackson and on Instagram @mgjackson01

Gallery images © Michael Jackson. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

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]]>Ffoton WalesPart 2 of the Ffoton Wales conversation with photographer Mike JacksonBest known for his long running series of image studies of the beach at Poppit Sands in West Wales, visual artist Michael Jackson continues to gain widespread respect for his commitment to analogue photography and darkroom techniques. Ffoton Wales visited Mike to have an in-depth conversation on his route into photography, his approach to long term projects and views on the business of securing places in Galleries worldwide. In this second of part of our conversation with Mike jackson we cover training in photography and dealing with Galleries in having work exhibited.true00:45:30ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsMike Jackson : Part 1interviewTue, 01 Mar 2016 17:59:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/3/mike-jackson-154819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:566fe7ec1c12100c1147abcbMike Jackson IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
PEMBROKESHIRE, DECEMBER 2015

Mike Jackson YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
SIR BENFRO, RHAGFYR 2015

Mike Jackson, Pembrokeshire. Image © Brian Carroll

“I no longer believe that, for me, projects are important - as I feel that all work blends into each other. Ideas rise from ideas.”
— Mike Jackson

Michael Jackson is a Visual Artist and talented analogue photographer based in Pembrokeshire in West Wales. Perhaps best known for his beach studies on Poppit Sands, he also enjoys experimenting with light and atmosphere on analogue film away from the landscape genre - including directly onto photographic paper in the darkroom through his continuing series of Luminograms.

Mike's work is popular amongst collectors and he has exhibited both here in Wales and Internationally.

This is the first of two parts. Listen to Part 2 here >

“Bellach nid wyf yn credu bod prosiectau yn bwysig imi - y mae’r gwaith i gyd yn toddi yn un. Mae syniadau yn codi o’r syniadau”
— Mike Jackson

Y mae Michael Jackson yn artist gweledol ac yn ffotograffydd analog sy'n byw yn Sir Benfro yng Ngorllewin Cymru. Mae e'n adnabyddus am ei gywaith o draeth Poppit. Y mae'n mwynhau arbrofi trwy ddefnyddio golau a ffilm ac yn ddiweddar bu'n creu Luminograms ar bapur ffotograffig yn yr ystafell dywyll.

Y mae gwaith Mike yn boblogaidd ymysg casglwyr ac mae e wedi arddangos ei waith yng Nghymru ac yn rhyngwladol.

Dyma ran 1af ei sgwrs. Yr 2ail fan hyn >

See below for a small selection of Mike's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

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View more of Mike's work on his website www.mgjackson.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @MikeGJackson and on Instagram @mgjackson01

Gallery images © Michael Jackson. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

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]]>Ffoton WalesFfoton Wales talks with photographer and visual artist Michael JacksonBest known for his long running series of image studies of the beach at Poppit Sands in West Wales, visual artist Michael Jackson continues to gain widespread respect for his commitment to analogue photography and darkroom techniques. Ffoton Wales visited Mike to have an in-depth conversation on his route into photography, his approach to long term projects and views on the business of securing places in Galleries worldwide.false00:56:48ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsKevin Mullins : Part 2interviewFri, 05 Feb 2016 18:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/2/kevin-mullins-254819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:566fe80c0ab377e17adae517Kevin Mullins IN CONVERSATION WITH Brian Carroll.
Malmesbury, DECEMBER 2015

Kevin Mullins YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Brian Carroll.
Malmesbury, RHAGFYR 2015

Kevin Mullins. Image © Brian Carroll

Kevin Mullins. Image © Brian Carroll

Kevin Mullins. Image © Brian Carroll

Kevin Mullins is an acclaimed Documentary Wedding Photographer who hails from Newport in South Wales. His interest in people is clear from his candid and photojournalistic style and he was the first UK wedding photographer to be made an official FujiFilm X Photographer for his work created with their mirrorless camera system.

We discuss Kevin's passion for Street photography and how he uses the new, smaller mirrorless cameras to hone his own skills and approach to capturing great Wedding photographs.

Listen to Part 1 of our conversation with Kevin here >

Y mae Kevin Mullins yn ffotograffydd dogfennol a phriodasau o fri sy'n hanu o Gasnewydd. Y mae ei ddiddordeb mewn pobl yn amlwg o edrych ar ei luniau gonest a'r steil newyddiadurol dogfennol. Kevin oedd y ffotograffydd priodas cyntaf i'w ddewis fel ffotograffydd swyddogol FujiFilm X sustem camera heb ddrych. Rhan 1 >

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Kevin's Street Photography work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

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View more of Kevin's work on his website www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk
His work on Kage Collective via www.kagecollective.com
Follow him on Twitter @kevin_mullins

Gallery images © Kevin Mullins. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

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LINKS FROM THIS CONVERSATION:

Rinzi Ruiz - street photographer www.rinziruizphotography.com
Elliott Erwitt - www.elliotterwitt.com
Joel Meyerowitz - www.joelmeyerowitz.com
Kage Collective - www.kagecollective.com
Patrick LaRoque - www.laroquephoto.com
Derek Clark - www.35mmstreet.com

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]]>Ffoton Walesfalseffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsKevin Mullins : Part 1interviewMon, 01 Feb 2016 17:59:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/2/kevin-mullins-154819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:56684399b204d55efa3db3cdKevin Mullins IN CONVERSATION WITH Brian Carroll.
Malmesbury, DECEMBER 2015

Kevin Mullins YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Brian Carroll.
Malmesbury, RHAGFYR 2015

Photographer Kevin Mullins, Malmesbury 2015. Image © Brian Carroll

Photographer Kevin Mullins, Malmesbury 2015. Image © Brian Carroll

Kevin Mullins is an acclaimed Documentary Wedding Photographer who hails from Newport in South Wales. His interest in people is clear from his candid and photojournalistic style and he was the first UK wedding photographer to be made an official FujiFilm X Photographer for his work created with their mirrorless camera system.

We discuss Kevin's business approach to the highly competitive genre of wedding photography and the importance he places on effective marketing to target clients who love his style and approach to capturing their big day.

This is the first of 2 parts - listen to Part 2 here >

Y mae Kevin Mullins yn ffotograffydd dogfennol a phriodasau o fri sy'n hanu o Gasnewydd. Y mae ei ddiddordeb mewn pobl yn amlwg o edrych ar ei luniau gonest a'r steil newyddiadurol dogfennol. Kevin oedd y ffotograffydd priodas cyntaf i'w ddewis fel ffotograffydd swyddogol FujiFilm X sustem camera heb ddrych.

Yn ystod y sgwrs yr ydym yn trafod ei agwedd busnes ym myd cystadleuol y genre lluniau priodasol a sut mae marchnata a thargedu pobl sy'n hoffi ei steil o dynnu lluniau ar y diwrnod mawr mor bwysig.  Rhan 2 >

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Kevin's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

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View more of Kevin's work on his website www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk
His work on Kage Collective via www.kagecollective.com
Follow him on Twitter @kevin_mullins

Gallery images © Kevin Mullins. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

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LINKS FROM THIS CONVERSATION:

Jane Hope Bown CBE - www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Bown
Jeff Ascough - www.jeffascough.com
Photo Mechanic - www.camerabits.com
Adobe Lightroom - lightroom.adobe.com
Neale James - www.nealejames.com
FujiFilm X System - fujifilm-x.com

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]]>Ffoton WalesKevin Mullins - Part 1Ffoton Wales talks with Newport-born Kevin Mullins - one of the UK's renowned documentary wedding photographers and an official Fujifilm X Photographer. The first part of our conversation focusses on Kevin's decision and approach to change career from IT into commercial Wedding photography, his views on the business of photography and his early switch to FujiFilm mirrorless cameras. Some great insight for people starting out or considering a career switch. false01:19:03ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsDavid Hurn : Part 2interviewFri, 08 Jan 2016 18:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/1/david-hurn-254819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:566fe8b50ab377e17adae97eDavid Hurn IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
Tintern, December 2015

David Hurn YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
Tintern, Rhagfyr 2015

David Hurn, Magnum Photographer, at home in Tintern, Wales. © Brian Carroll

David Hurn is still working, photographing and publishing at the age of 81 years and is regarded as one of Britain's most important reportage photographers.

A self-taught photographer who began his career in 1955 as an assistant at the Reflex Agency, he gained his reputation with his reportage of the 1956 Hungarian revolution. David became an associate member of Magnum Photo in 1965 and a full member in 1967. Here in Wales, he set up the famous School of Documentary Photography in Newport in 1973 where he remained for 17 years.

We met with David following the publication of a new book 'The 1960s: Photographed by David Hurn' published by Reel Art Press which demonstrates the breadth and strength of iconic images that defined the period. This second and final part of our in-depth conversation covers David's joining Magnum Photo; establishing the original Documentary Photography course in Newport; and his frank views on photography in Wales and how it's currently represented.

Part 1 of this conversation is available here >

Y mae David Hurn yn 81 ac yn cael ei gydnabod fel un o ffotograffwyr reportage pwysicaf Prydain. Mae e'n dal i weithio fel ffotograffydd ac yn dal i gyhoeddi ei waith.

Cychwynnodd ei yrfa yn 1955 fel cynorthwyydd yn asiantaeth Reflex, Fe dyfodd ei enw da wrth dynnu lluniau yn ystod chwyldro Hwngari. Yn 1965 fe'i derbyniwyd fel aelod cysylltiol Magnum ac yn 1967 fel aelod llawn. Yn 1973 sefydlodd ysgol enwog ffotograffiaeth ddogfennol Casnewydd a bu'n gweithio yna am 17 mlynedd.

Fe wnaethon ni gwrdd â David wedi iddo gyhoeddi ei lyfr diweddaraf 'The 1960s: Photographed by David Hurn'. Fe gyhoeddi'r y llyfr gan Reel Art Press. Y mae'r llyfr yn dangos ehangder a chryfder ei luniau eiconig o'r cyfnod. Y mae ail ran ein sgwrs yn canolbwyntio ar David yn ymuno a Magnum; sefydlu'r cwrs ffotograffiaeth dogfennol yng Nghasnewydd a'i sylwadau di flewyn ar dafod ar sut mae ffotograffiaeth yn cael ei gynrychiolu yng Nghymru heddiw.

See below for a gallery of a small selection of David's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
A larger selection of David's work can be viewed on the Magnum Photos website.

Islaw galeri o waith David trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd.

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Gallery images © David Hurn / Magnum Photos. Used with permission. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team. See our Terms page for more details.

LINKS FROM THIS CONVERSATION:

David Hurn on Magnum Photos
Philip Jones Griffiths on Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson on Magnum Photos
Joseph Koudelka on Magnum Photos and his West Bank 'Wall' studies & video on 'This Place'
Magnum Photos - Education activities
Sergio Larrain on Magnum Photos
University of South Wales - (formerly Newport) Documentary Photography Course
Ffotogallery in Wales - website
Third Floor Gallery - website
Michael Christopher Brown on Magnum Photos and Time interview on use of iPhone in DRC
Magnum Foundation - www.magnumfoundation.org

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]]>Ffoton WalesFfoton Wales in conversation with the highly respected Wales-based Magnum photographer David Hurn.Second of two parts. Ffoton Wales in conversation with the highly respected Wales-based Magnum photographer David Hurn. Born in England but brought up in Wales, David Hurn is one of two critically important Magnum Photo members hailing from Wales: the other being Philip Jones Griffiths. In this final part of a special conversation to mark Ffoton Wales entering its second year, we discuss Magnum Photo; Hurn's role in establishing and running the Documentary Photography course in Newport and why he felt he had to part company; the formation of Ffotogallery in Wales and why Hurn feels it has lost its way; and reflecting back on his career as a photographer. In part one of our conversation we discuss Hurn's route into photography from an early career in the Army, the areas of photography and photographers that interest him - from the 1960's to present day - and the lasting impact of the 1966 Aberfan tragedy that Hurn's photographs recorded graphically but sensitively.false01:26:36ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsDavid Hurn : Part 1interviewFri, 01 Jan 2016 11:59:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/1/david-hurn-154819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:566fe8a02399a3b449fce027David Hurn IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
Tintern, December 2015

David Hurn YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
Tintern, Rhagfyr 2015

David Hurn at home in Tintern, Wales. © Brian Carroll

David Hurn, Magnum Photographer. © Brian Carroll

David Hurn, Magnum Photographer. © Brian Carroll

David Hurn is still working, photographing and publishing at the age of 81 years and is regarded as one of Britain's most important reportage photographers.

A self-taught photographer who began his career in 1955 as an assistant at the Reflex Agency, he gained his reputation with his reportage of the 1956 Hungarian revolution. David became an associate member of Magnum Photo in 1965 and a full member in 1967. Here in Wales, he set up the famous School of Documentary Photography in Newport in 1973 where he remained for 17 years.

We met with David following the publication of a new book 'The 1960s: Photographed by David Hurn' published by Reel Art Press which demonstrates the breadth and strength of iconic images that defined the period. This first part of our in-depth conversation covers David's route into photography, individual style and 'Authorship', being a professional photographer, projects he has covered - including the Aberfan tragedy in the South Wales valleys.

Part 2 of this conversation is available here >

Y mae David Hurn yn 81 ac yn cael ei gydnabod fel un o ffotograffwyr reportage pwysicaf Prydain. Mae e'n dal i weithio fel ffotograffydd ac yn dal i gyhoeddi ei waith.

Cychwynnodd ei yrfa yn 1955 fel cynorthwyydd yn asiantaeth Reflex, Fe dyfodd ei enw da wrth dynnu lluniau yn ystod chwyldro Hwngari. Yn 1965 fe'i derbyniwyd fel aelod cysylltiol Magnum ac yn 1967 fel aelod llawn. Yn 1973 sefydlodd ysgol enwog ffotograffiaeth ddogfennol Casnewydd a bu'n gweithio yna am 17 mlynedd.

Fe wnaethon ni gwrdd â David wedi iddo gyhoeddi ei lyfr diweddaraf 'The 1960's Photographed by David Hurn' Reel Art Press. Y mae'r llyfr yn dangos ystod eang o waith eiconig David o'r cyfnod. Y mae rhan gyntaf y sgwrs yn trafod taith David, ei steil, bod yn ffotograffydd, projectau personol gan gynnwys trasiedi Aberfan.

See below for a gallery of a small selection of David's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
A larger selection of David's work can be viewed on the Magnum Photos website.

Islaw galeri o waith David trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd.

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Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team. See our Terms page for more details.

Links from this conversation:

David Hurn on Magnum Photos
Philip Jones Griffiths on Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson on Magnum Photos
Joseph Koudelka on Magnum Photos and his West Bank 'Wall' studies & video on 'This Place'
Ken Russell - 'A House in Bayswater' (video) on YouTube
Lee Friedlander - selected works on MoMA
Garry Winogrand - great video of him in action on YouTube
August Sander - selected portraits on MoMA
Sergio Larrain on Magnum Photos
Weegee (Arthur Fellig) - selected works on MoMA
Elliott Erwitt on Magnum Photos
Ian Berry on Magnum Photos and his own website

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]]>Ffoton WalesFfoton Wales in conversation with the highly respected Wales-based Magnum photographer David Hurn. Part one of two. Ffoton Wales in conversation with the highly respected Wales-based Magnum photographer David Hurn. Born in England but brought up in Wales, David Hurn is one of two critically important Magnum Photo members hailing from Wales: the other being Philip Jones Griffiths. In this special conversation to mark Ffoton Wales entering its second year, we discuss Hurn's route into photography from an early career in the Army, the areas of photography and photographers that interest him - from the 1960's to present day - and the lasting impact of the 1966 Aberfan tragedy that Hurn's photographs recorded graphically but sensitively. In the second part of our conversation we discuss Magnum Photo; Hurn's role in establishing and running the Documentary Photography course in Newport and why he felt he had to part company; the formation of Ffotogallery in Wales and why Hurn feels it has lost its way; and reflecting back on his career as a photographer.false01:16:39ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsSeimon Pugh-Jonesinterviewre-enactmentTue, 01 Dec 2015 11:05:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2015/12/seimon-pugh-jones54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:55426a2ee4b07d3650afd69eSEIMON PUGH-JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
LAUGHARNE, APRIL 2015

SEIMON PUGH-JONES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
TALACHARN, EBRILL 2015

Seimon Pugh-Jones. Laugharne 2015. Image © Glyn Shakeshaft

Based in the sleepy town of Laugharne in South West Wales, Seimon Pugh-Jones' passions for photography, Militaria and History have combined at various points in his career.

He has worked for the Ministry of Defence in the UK, stills photographer on documentaries for The History Channel, advise behind the camera on Steven Spielberg's blockbuster Saving Private Ryan and even advise and appear on camera (wielding a camera) in Spielberg's and Tom Hanks' acclaimed American war TV miniseries Band of Brothers.

Seimon in conversation with Emyr Young at The Tin Shed Experience in Laugharne

Seimon playing the part of a war cameraman in the award-winning HBO TV miniseries 'Band of Brothers'

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Seimon's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
He can be contacted via www.tinshedexperience.co.uk - a 1940's themed museum he co-runs in Laugharne. Well worth a visit!

Islaw galeri o waith Seimon trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd.
 

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Gallery images © Seimon Pugh-Jones. Podcast images © Brian Carroll & Glyn Shakeshaft

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]]>FfotonFfoton Wales talks with Seimon Pugh-Jones about combining his interest in Militaria and love of photography.Based in the sleepy town of Laugharne in South West Wales, Seimon Pugh-Jones' passions for photography, Militaria and History have combined at various points in his career. He has worked for the Ministry of Defence in the UK, stills photographer on documentaries for The History Channel, advise behind the camera on Steven Spielberg's blockbuster Saving Private Ryan and even advise and appear on camera (wielding a camera) in Spielberg's and Tom Hanks' acclaimed American war TV miniseries Band of Brothers.false00:54:36ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsRebecca ThomasStudiomusicSun, 25 Oct 2015 18:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2015/11/rebecca-thomas54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:554f13e2e4b0fb1f92a43c15Rebecca Thomas IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL.
Cardiff, SOUTH WALES, September 2015

REBECCA THOMAS YN SGWRSIO GYDAG BRIAN CARROLL.
Caerdydd, DE CYMRU, Medi 2015

Rebecca Thomas, Cardiff 2015.

2015 has proven to be a whirlwind of activity and experience for up and coming photographer Rebecca Thomas. Although she's still studying for her photography Degree, Rebecca 'Sunflower Photography' keeps herself immersed in a wide variety of her own photography projects: portraits, shooting bands for Virgin and, more recently, spotted and mentored by renowned 70's Music photographer and Welshman Chalkie Davies.

Ffoton chats with Rebecca on her photography journey so far on a sunny Autumn day by Cardiff's Roath Park Lake. Excuse the ducks and geese!

We're also delighted to help showcase promising new Welsh talent like Rebecca as the fourth and final guest photographer in our month-long exhibition at The Littleman Coffee Co. in Cardiff during October 2015.

You can listen to the Chalkie Davies conversation with Ffoton Wales here >

Rebecca with friend and mentor Chalkie Davies in Cardiff. © Brian Carroll

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Rebecca's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
Visit her website www.rebeccathomas.net
Follow her on Twitter @SunflowerBecca

Islaw galeri o waith Rebecca trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd.
Ymweld â'i gwefan www.rebeccathomas.net
Dilynwch hi ar Twitter @SunflowerBecca

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Gallery images © Rebecca Thomas. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

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]]>Ffoton WalesThe Ffoton Wales conversation with photographer Rebecca Thomas.Early 2015 has proved a whirlwind of activity and experience for up and coming photography student Rebecca Thomas. Although she's still studying photography at College in the South Wales valleys, Rebecca 'Sunflower Photography' keeps herself immersed in a wide variety of her own photography projects: shooting bands for Virgin and, more recently, spotted and mentored by renowned 70's Music photographer and Welshman Chalkie Davies. Ffoton's Brian Carroll chats with Rebecca on her photography journey so far on an Autumn day by Cardiff's Roath Park Lake. Excuse the ducks and geese!false0:35:37ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsEleri Griffiths / Tilt & ShiftinterviewGalleryFri, 02 Oct 2015 11:01:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2015/10/eleri-griffiths54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:55426896e4b09ef2e7f0b138IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
LLANRWST, NORTH WALES, APRIL 2015

YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
LLANRWST, gogledd cymru, EBRILL 2015

Looking in from the street at Tilt & Shift, Llanrwst

Dave 'Paddy', Eleri and Emyr in Tilt & Shift, Llanrwst

Tilt & Shift Photography is a photography collaboration between Eleri Griffiths and David Paddy who run their small gallery, workshop and darkroom in the lovely small town of Llanrwst in North Wales.

Spending the majority of her time as a busy commercial freelance photographer, Eleri maintains a varied list of clients in Publishing, Corporate and Television but still looks out for opportunities to practice Documentary photography in her private work.

With previous careers in both Aerospace and University Education, Dave (he prefers being called Paddy) now focusses on Tilt & Shift Gallery and practicing his love of Fine Art Photography.

Y mae Tilt & Shift Photography yn gydweithrediad rhwng Eleri Griffiths a David Paddy sy'n rhedeg galeri, gweithdy ac ystafell dywyll yn nhref Llanrwst.

Y mae Eleri yn treulio rhan fwyaf o'i hamser fel ffotograffydd masnachol yn gweithio ym myd cyhoeddi, masnach a theledu ond yn dal i wneud gwaith dogfennol personol.

Yr oedd Dave (er mae'n well ganddo gael ei alw'n Paddy) yn arfer gweithio yn y diwydiant awyrofod cyn gweithio fel darlithydd ond mae e nawr yn canolbwyntio ar redeg galeri Tilt and Shift ac fel ffotograffydd cain.

Eleri Griffiths Gallery

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You can view more of Eleri's work on her own website www.elerigriffithsphotography.co.uk and follow her on Twitter @EleriGriffiths

Gallwch weld mwy o waith Eleri ar ei gwefan www.elerigriffithsphotography.co.uk ai dilyn ar trydar @EleriGriffiths

David Paddy Gallery

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You can view more of Dave's work on his personal website www.davepaddyphotography.com 

Gallwch weld gwaith Dave ar ei welaan personol www.davepaddyphotography.com

The above galleries are reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of both photographers.
Visit the Tilt & Shift website at www.tiltandshiftphotography.co.uk
And follow them on Twitter @tiltandshiftph1

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]]>Ffotonfalseffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsJack LathaminterviewFri, 11 Sep 2015 17:45:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2015/9/jack-latham54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:55e7f708e4b0429f7f8a5705JACK LATHAM IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL.
CARDIFF, SEPTEMBER 2015

JACK LATHAM YN SGWRSIO GYDAG BRIAN CARROLL.
SIR BENFRO, MEDI 2015

Jack Latham. Back in Cardiff for the 2015 Diffusion Festival. Image © Brian Carroll

Big spaces ready for painting and hanging of Jack's large prints from 'A Pink Flamingo'. Image © Brian Carroll

Born and raised in Wales, Jack Latham studied Documentary photography at Newport before graduating in 2012 and moving to Brighton where he's now based as a freelance photographer.

As a member of Welsh photography collective, A Fine Beginning, Jack's documentary photography projects have been published in both print and online, and he has just completed his first self-published book 'A Pink Flamingo' based on a long-term American project, also featuring in an exhibition as part of the 2015 'Looking for America' Diffusion Festival in Cardiff.

We spoke to Jack about his approach to photography, his various projects, self-publishing and photography in Wales.

Cafodd Jack Latham ei eni yng Nghymru ac fe astudiodd ffotograffiaeth ddogfennol yng Nghasnewydd. Wedi graddio yn 2012 symudodd i fyw i Brighton lle mae’n gweithio fel ffotograffydd llaw rydd.

Fel aelod o Fine Beginning mae gwaith dogfennol Jack wedi ei gyhoeddi mewn print ac ar lein ac mae e newydd gwblhau a hunan gyhoeddi llyfr am America cywaith hir dymor sy’n dwyn y teitl A Pink Flamingo. Bydd lluniau o’r cywaith yn rhan o ŵyl Diffusion 2015 Looking for America a gynhelir yng Nghaerdydd.

Cafom sgwrs gyda Jack am ei ffotograffiaeth, ei gyweithiau, hunan argraffu a ffotograffiaeth yng Nghymru.

'A Pink Flamingo' on the printing press. Image © Jack Latham

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Jack's work from 'A Pink Flamingo', reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
Visit his website www.jacklatham.com
Follow Jack on Twitter @JackLatham

Islaw galeri o waith Jack trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd.
Ewch i'w wefan www.jacklatham.com
Dilynwch Jack ar Trydar @JackLatham

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FURTHER READING / LINKS FROM THIS CONVERSATION

Iceland video - https://www.vice.com/en_uk/video/picture-perfect-jack-latham-322
A Pink Flamingo - Order the Book
The MiniClick Photo Talks - miniclick.co.uk
A Fine Beginning - Photographer Collective www.afinebeginning.com
Another Escape - http://anotherescape.com/volumes/volume-3
Jane Fulton Alt - The Burn

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]]>Ffoton Walesfalseffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsChris Tancock : Part 2interviewLandscapeFri, 04 Sep 2015 16:59:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2015/8/chris-tancock-254819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:55e2dfb4e4b0dff1e50e8a9dCHRIS TANCOCK IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
PEMBROKESHIRE, JUNE 2015

CHRIS TANCOCK YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
SIR BENFRO, MEHEFIN 2015

Chris Tancock at home in Pembrokeshire. Image © Brian Carroll

This is the second and final part of our conversation with Chris. You can still listen to part one.

"I'm a black and white photographer", says Chris Tancock. Based near the beautiful small City of St Davids in Pembrokeshire, Chris currently works within a five mile radius of his small family cottage which also hosts a gallery with a selection of his work. Popular with collectors and respected by Landscape photographers, the scenes he captures are near-timeless and far more nuanced with the inclusion of workers of the land and details of flora and fauna.

Chris earns his living from his photography: limited edition prints and hand-crafted collectors Folios of his work are available via his website. His intense passion and commitment to his projects is evident from this Ffoton Wales recorded conversation - so much so that we lost track of time and immersed ourselves in a fascinating discussion requiring two parts! We challenge anyone listening to both parts to not reflect on their own approach to their photography projects and series' of images.

You can listen to Part 1 of our conversation with Chris here >

We can also recommend an earlier interview with Chris from 2011 by Rob Hudson on the On Landscape website.

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Chris's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
Visit his website www.christancock.com
Follow Chris on Twitter @tancockchris

Islaw galeri o waith Chris trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd.
Ewch i'w wefan www.christancock.com
Dilynwch Chris ar Trydar @tancockchris

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Gallery images © Chris Tancock. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

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]]>Ffoton WalesThe Ffoton Wales conversation with Pembrokeshire-based photographer Chris Tancock. Part 2 of 2Based near the beautiful small City of St Davids in Pembrokeshire, Chris currently works within a five mile radius of his small family cottage which also hosts a gallery with a selection of his work. Popular with collectors and respected by Landscape photographers, the scenes he captures are near-timeless and far more nuanced with the inclusion of workers of the land and details of flora and fauna. Chris earns his living from his photography: limited edition prints and hand-crafted collectors Folios of his work are available via his website. His intense passion and commitment to his projects is evident from this Ffoton Wales recorded conversation - so much so that we lost track of time and immersed ourselves in a fascinating discussion requiring two parts - this being the second. We challenge anyone listening to both parts to not reflect on their own approach to their photography projects and series' of images.false01:03:57ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsChris Tancock : Part 1LandscapeSat, 29 Aug 2015 10:30:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2015/8/chris-tancock54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:55944c1ee4b0f2448bc16b0fCHRIS TANCOCK IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
PEMBROKESHIRE, JUNE 2015

CHRIS TANCOCK YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
SIR BENFRO, MEHEFIN 2015

Chris Tancock, Pembrokeshire. Image © Brian Carroll

"I'm a black and white photographer", says Chris Tancock. Based near the beautiful small City of St Davids in Pembrokeshire, Chris currently works within a five mile radius of his small family cottage which also hosts a gallery with a selection of his work. Popular with collectors and respected by Landscape photographers, the scenes he captures are near-timeless and far more nuanced with the inclusion of workers of the land and details of flora and fauna.

Chris earns his living from his photography: limited edition prints and hand-crafted collectors Folios of his work are available via his website. His intense passion and commitment to his projects is evident from this Ffoton Wales recorded conversation - so much so that we lost track of time and immersed ourselves in a fascinating discussion requiring two parts! We challenge anyone listening to both parts to not reflect on their own approach to their photography projects and series' of images.

You can listen to Part 2 of this conversation with Chris here >

We can also recommend an earlier interview with Chris from 2011 by Rob Hudson on the On Landscape website.

Emyr Young with Chris Tancock. Image © Brian Carroll

Rose Cottage, gallery and home. Pembrokeshire. Image © Glyn Shakeshaft

The view out to Chris's image hunting ground.

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Chris's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
Visit his website www.christancock.com
Follow Chris on Twitter @tancockchris

Islaw galeri o waith Chris trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd.
Ewch i'w wefan www.christancock.com
Dilynwch Chris ar Trydar @tancockchris

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The Dowrog, Pembrokeshire

The Dowrog, Pembrokeshire
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The Dowrog, Pembrokeshire

The Dowrog, Pembrokeshire
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The Dowrog, Pembrokeshire

The Dowrog, Pembrokeshire
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The Quiet Storm, Pembrokeshire
The Quiet Storm, Pembrokeshire

From 'The Quiet Storm' series
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Further reading / links from this conversation

John Berger - Understanding a Photograph
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]]>Ffoton WalesThe Ffoton Wales conversation with Pembrokeshire-based photographer Chris Tancock. Part 1 of 2Based near the beautiful small City of St Davids in Pembrokeshire, Chris currently works within a five mile radius of his small family cottage which also hosts a gallery with a selection of his work. Popular with collectors and respected by Landscape photographers, the scenes he captures are near-timeless and far more nuanced with the inclusion of workers of the land and details of flora and fauna. Chris earns his living from his photography: limited edition prints and hand-crafted collectors Folios of his work are available via his website. His intense passion and commitment to his projects is evident from this Ffoton Wales recorded conversation - so much so that we lost track of time and immersed ourselves in a fascinating discussion requiring two parts! We challenge anyone listening to both parts to not reflect on their own approach to their photography projects and series' of images.false00:59:56ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsKeith MorriscommercialstockinterviewFri, 31 Jul 2015 14:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2015/8/keith-morris54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:55945d78e4b0f2448bc1dc60KEITH MORRIS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
ABERYSTWYTH, WEST WALES, JUNE 2015

KEITH MORRIS YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
ABERYSTWYTH, CERIDIGION, MEHEFIN 2015

Keith Morris, Aberystwyth. © Brian Carroll

Keith Morris is a commercial photographer living and working in the seaside town of Aberystwyth. His main area of focus is the commercial and news market, deriving a significant amount of income from stock photography. Keith uses his expertise, knowledge and understanding of the market to great effect. By his own admission he does not travel far and works primarily within a 20 mile radius of Aberystwyth and so successful is he at the commercial end of stock, he now runs courses on how to deliver it in an increasingly difficult and competitive area of photography.

His personal work is also geared with the commercial market in mind: he has a long-held passion for working with actors and dancers in theatre and, if the opportunity arises, stills photography for television series are also another source of income. Telling stories is part and parcel of Keith’s raison d'être and he enjoys creating scenarios using actors and models but always with the commercial market in mind. His enthusiasm for his trade is boundless. Sit back and enjoy Keith at his loudest best!

Keith Morris at home in Aberystwyth. © Glyn Shakeshaft

Keith Morris at home in Aberystwyth. © Glyn Shakeshaft

Y mae Keith Morris yn ffotograffydd masnachol sydd yn byw ac yn gweithio yn nhref glan y môr Aberystwyth. Prif ffocws ei waith masnachol yw ffotograffiaeth stoc a newyddion. Mae rhan sylweddol o'i incwm yn dod o'r ddwy ffynhonnell yma. Y mae Keith yn defnyddio ei arbenigedd, a gwybodaeth o'r farchnad mewn modd effeithiol iawn. Nid yw Keith yn teithio yn bell o'i gynefin a cymaint ei arbenigedd o fyd ffotograffiaeth stoc mae e'n rhedeg cyrsiau ar sut i dynnu lluniau mewn byd cystadleuol iawn.

Mae gogwydd masnachol ar ei waith personol ac mae'n gweithio ym myd theatr a dawns ac os bydd cyfle yn codi mae'n hoff o weithio ym myd teledu a ffilm.

Adrodd straeon yw raison d'être Keith ac mae e'n hoff iawn o greu senarios gan ddefnyddio actorion, dawnswyr a modelau ond trwy lygaid masnachol. Mae brwdfrydedd Keith yn ddiben draw. Eisteddwch yn gyffyrddus a gwrandewch ar afiaith y ffotograffydd diddorol yma!

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Keith's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
Visit his website www.artswebwales.com
Follow Keith on Twitter @KeithMorrisAber

Islaw galeri o waith Keith trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd.
Ewch i'w wefan www.artswebwales.com
Dilynwch Dan ar Trydar @KeithMorrisAber

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Gallery images © Keith Morris. Podcast images © Brian Carroll and Glyn Shakeshaft

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]]>Ffoton WalesFfoton Wales in conversation with Aberystwyth-based professional and commercial photographer Keith Morris.During our visit to Aberystwyth for the the opening of the Philip Jones Griffiths exhibition at the national Library of Wales, Ffoton arranged to meet the very busy and prolific commercial photographer Keith Morris. With an interest in several genres, Keith is very direct and focussed in his approach to photography: for him it's the way he makes his living and is constantly trying out areas of photography or related activities to pay himself and keep his family. Well known as a contributor to various Stock agencies - including Alamy here in the UK, Keith specialises in images that capture the latest News and happenings in his home town of Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, West Wales where he also works for a range of commercial and non-commercial clients. You can view a range of Keith's work on his website http://www.artswebwales.com and follow him on Twitter @KeithMorrisAber true01:22:04ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsDan WoodinterviewFri, 26 Jun 2015 07:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2015/7/dan-wood54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:54d8de9de4b04def03ee8110DAN WOOD IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
BRIDGEND, SOUTH WALES, FEBRUARY 2015

DAN WOOD YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
PEN-Y-BONT, DE CYMRU Chwefror 2015

Dan's roots are in 35mm film. © Brian Carroll

Dan Wood is a documentary photographer living in Bridgend, South Wales. Working exclusively in film, Dan is a member of the Documenting Britain Collective and has produced a wide ranging body of work on different themes but his best known, and probably most controversial, is the ongoing detailed study of his hometown in his 'Suicide Machine' project.

We spoke with Dan on his route into photography, his passion for film and Icelandic folklore.

Y mae Dan Wood yn ffotograffydd dogfennol sydd yn byw ac yn gweithio ym Mhen-y-bont de Cymru ac yn gweithio ar ffilm ac yn aelod o gydweithfa Documenting Britain. Y mae e wedi gweithio ar themâu diddorol a'r mwyaf dadlennol ohonynt 'Suicide Machine' sef astudiaeth fanwl o dref Pen-y-bont. 

Cawsom sgwrs gyda Dan ar ei siwrne ffotograffig, ei gariad o ffilm a llen gwerin Gwlad yr Ia.

Dan Wood at home in Bridgend. © Brian Carroll

Dan's current preferred camera is the Mamiya 6 medium format. © Brian Carroll

Special appearance by George the dog

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Dan's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
Visit his website www.danwoodphoto.com
Follow Dan on Twitter @danwoodphoto

Islaw galeri o waith Dan trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd.
Ewch i'w wefan www.danwoodphoto.com
Dilynwch Dan ar Trydar @danwoodphoto

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Gallery images © Dan Wood. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

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]]>Ffotontrue01:14:19ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsRob HudsonLandscapeSun, 31 May 2015 17:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2015/6/rob-hudson54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:54819b57e4b083f708da44a4In conversation with Emyr Young.
BRIDGEND, South Wales, December 2014

YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
Ym Mhen-y-bont ar Ogwr, DE CYMRU, Rhagfyr 2014

Rob Hudson in his Mametz Wood setting.

Looking out from Blackmills Wood, the study setting for Rob's Mametz Wood.

Rob Hudson and Emyr Young.

Rob Hudson is a photographer based in Cardiff and was our first interviewee as part of the Ffoton project. We interviewed him on location at BlackMill wood near Bridgend that inspired his enigmatic and poetical work on Mametz Wood: a battle where so many Welsh Soldiers perished during WW1.

It took Rob about 18 months to complete the project and he drew inspiration not only from the wood but from David Jones' 'In Parenthesis' an epic poem about the poet's recollections of World War 1 and the battle of Mametz Wood.

Y mae Rob Hudson yn ffotograffydd sydd yn byw ac yn gweithio yng Nghaerdydd. Rob oedd ein cyfweliad cyntaf a'r unig ffotograffyd inni gyfweld ar leoliad mewn coedwig ger Penybont. Dyma'r lle wnaeth ysbrydoli ei waith enigmatig a barddonol ei naws, 'Coedwig Mametz'. Y mae'r gwaith yn ingol ei naws ac yn ymgais i gyfleu'r frwydr lle lladdwyd cynifer o Gymry yn ystod y rhyfel byd cyntaf.

Bu Rob yn creu'r gwaith ym a dros gyfnod o ddeunaw mis ac fe dynnodd ysbrydoliaeth nid yn unig o goedwig Melin Du Penybont ond o waith David Jones' 'In Parenthesis' sef hanes y rhyfel a brwydr Mametz Wood trwy lygad bardd.

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See below for a gallery of a small selection of Rob's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
Visit Rob's Mametz Wood site www.mametzwood.org and his own website www.robhudsonland.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @RobHudsonPhoto

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]]>FfotonThe Ffoton Wales conversation with landscape photographer Rob Hudson.Rob Hudson is a photographer based in Cardiff and was our first interviewee as part of the Ffoton project. We interviewed him on location at BlackMill wood near Bridgend that inspired his enigmatic and poetical work on Mametz Wood: a battle where so many Welsh Soldiers perished during World War 1.false01:00:13ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsChalkie DaviesinterviewTue, 05 May 2015 05:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2015/5/chalkie-davies54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:5540dddce4b0086e19af6c87IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, April 2015

YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG.
CAERDYDD, DE CYMRU, Ebrill 2015

Chalkie Davies, Cardiff 2015. © Rebecca Thomas

TODAY... "THE WORST THING IS THE ABILITY TO TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES"

Making a return to Wales from his home in New York to oversee preparations and the launch of his Retrospective exhibition "Chalkie Davies Photographer: The NME Years" in National Museum Wales (running May 9 to September 6, 2015), Sully-native Chalkie kindly took time out of a hectic schedule for a couple of hours to talk with Ffoton Wales.

Respected for his images of famous pop and rock artists from the 1970's and 80's for publications The NME and The Face, Chalkie created some special distinctive work in a special period of music history - and toured with Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney and Thin Lizzy .

But we mutually chose to spend a couple of fascinating hours talking photography, lighting, Art and mentoring new talent. Enjoy.

Chalkie Davies and Cerys Matthews, 2015. ©Rebecca Thomas

Heddiw... "Y peth gwaetha yw'r gallu i dynnu lot o luniau"

Mae Chalkie Davies wedi dychwelyd o'i gartref yn Efrog Newydd i oruchwylio creu a lansio ei arddangosfa Chalkie Davies: ei stamp ar yr NME. Bydd ei arddangosfa yw gweld yn Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Cymru o Fai'r9fed tan y 6ed o Fedi 2015. Mae gwreiddiau Chalkie yn Sili Penarth a diolch yw haelioni er y cyfnod prysur cafodd Ffoton Cymru/Wales dwy awr o'i gwmni yn ddiweddar.

Y mae parch mawr yw luniau du a gwyn o artistiaid roc a pop y 70'ai a'r 80'ai. Fe ymddangosodd lluniau Chalkie Davies yn yr NME a'r Face yn ystod y cyfnod arbennig hwnnw yn hanes cerddoriaeth. Fe deithiodd gyda'r mawrion Elvis Costello Paul McCartney a Thin Lizzy.

Treilliasom dwy awr ddifyr yn ei gwmni yn trafod ffotograffiaeth, goleuo, celf a mentora talent newydd. Mwynhewch!

Chalkie Davies. 2015 © Rebecca Thomas

Chalkie Davies. On stage at Laugharne Weekend 2015. © Brian Carroll

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All content is Copyright FfotonWales and respective images ©Rebecca Thomas - Sunflower Photography South Wales (on Facebook),
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Mae'r cynnwys yn hawlfraint Ffoton Cymru/Wales a'r lluniau yn hawlfraint ©Rebecca Thomas - Sunflower Photography South Wales,
©Brian Carroll ac ©Emyr Young. Ni ellir defnyddio na chyhoeddi lluniau heb ganiatâd.

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]]>FfotonThe exclusive Ffoton interview with renowned music and advertising photographer Chalkie DaviesFfoton had the great pleasure of spending a couple of hours with Chalkie Davies in Late April whilst he took a break from the busy preparations for his 'Chalkie Davies Photographer: The NME Years' retrospective exhibition at the National Museum in Cardiff. Famous for his work in the 1970's and 80's for NME and Face magazines with his portraits of some the most famous names in Pop and Rock such as Bowie, Debbie Harry, Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney; as well as groups like Thin Lizzy, The Specials, The Who - Chalkie then left the UK and moved to America to pursue studio advertising work for big brands such as Apple. We discuss his early days, in-depth lighting techniques and a life-long interest in technology and engineering. We're very proud to have this conversation in the Ffoton Wales collection. Enjoy! true01:37:25ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsMatt BotwoodLandscapeNatural HistoryFri, 01 May 2015 16:58:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2015/5/matt-botwood54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:54b7be86e4b05e2e7fbe3ea3IN CONVERSATION WITH rob hudson.
Brecon, SOUTH WALES, January 2015

yn sgwrsio gyda Rob Hudson.
Aberhonddu de Cymru, Ionawr 2015

Matt Botwood is a professional landscape photographer based in a remote part of the Brecon Beacons.

As someone who scouts and works daily in the landscape where he has based his family home, Matt can justifiably be referred to as a true 'Landscape Photographer's Photographer' and has been recognised by his peers as such in the 2014 Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards.

Ffoton asked photographer Rob Hudson to join us on our trip to Matt's home in early January 2015 and the resulting conversation between the two is fascinating listening for anyone interested in intensive project-based landscape and woodland photography.

The view from Matt's front door in the heart of the Brecon Beacons, Wales

Matt Botwood & Rob Hudson in conversation at Matt's home in the Brecon Beacons, January 2015

Mae Matt Botwood yn ffotograffydd tirlun proffesiynol sy'n byw ym mherfedd Bannau Brycheiniog.

Mae e'n gweithio yn ddyddiol yn y tirlun ac yn byw ei gelfyddyd. Fe gafodd gydnabyddiaeth o'i dalent yng nghystadleuaeth Landscape Photographer of the Year 2014

Gofynnodd Ffoton i'r ffotograffydd Rob Hudson i ymuno a ni ar daith i dy Matt yn gynnar ym mis Ionawr 2015. Y mae'r sgwrs cafodd y ddau yn ddiddorol iawn i unrhyw un sydd â diddordeb mewn prosiectau ffotograffig tirlun/coedwig hir dymor.

Rob Hudson & Matt Botwood, January 2015

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Matt's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
Visit his website www.mattbotwood.com
Follow him on Twitter @mattbotwood
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Photographer Matt Botwood in the Brecon landscape where he lives and works. January 2015

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]]>FfotonFfoton guest interviewer Rob Hudson talks with Brecon-based landscape photographer Matt Botwood.The May 2015 conversation on Ffoton has Brecon-based landscape photographer taking to guest interviewer and fellow photographer Rob Hudson. Ffoton visited Matt in a snowy January deep in the Brecon Beacons where Matt not only lives with his family but is the landscape he works in and photographs daily. Our conversation covers Matt's route into photography, why landscape is his passion, his approach and views on bringing in new photography talent in Wales. You can view Matt's work on his own website www.mattbotwood.com and follow him @mattbotwood on Twitter where he shares current work in progress daily.false01:31:05ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsJon PountneyinterviewWed, 01 Apr 2015 17:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2015/4/jon-pountney54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:548816efe4b051e70e1334cdIN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
Cardiff, SOUTH WALES, DECEMBER 2014

Jon Pountney YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
Caerdydd, De Cymru, Rhagfyr 2014

Commercial and Documentary photographer Jon Pountney is based in South Wales.

With a passion for photography and image culture from the 1970's and 80's, Jon has had the pleasure of rediscovering lost historical images from both Cardiff and the South Wales Valleys that almost mirror his own style of image making.

We spoke to Jon in the late stages of production of his documentary on Valleys photography - show on BBC2 Wales in late March 2015. As ever, Jon was open and frank about his passion for photography in and of Wales.

Mae Jon yn ffotograffydd masnachol a dogfennol sydd yn byw a gweithio yn ne Cymru.

Mae Jon yn hoff o ffotograffiaeth y '70au a'r '80au  Mae e wedi ailddarganfod lluniau hanesyddol o ardal Caerdydd a'r cymoedd ac mae'r gwaith yma yn cael ei adlewyrch yn ei waith personol.

Fe wnaethon ni siarad â Jon tra roedd ynghanol cynhyrchiad yn dogfenni ffotograffiaeth y cymoedd a ymddangosodd ddiwedd mis Mawrth 2015. Mae agwedd Jon tuag at ffotograffiaeth yng Nghymru yn ddigyfaddawd ac heb flewyn ar dafod ac fe glywch hynny yn y sgwrs.

Jon Pountney

Jon's preference for analogue - and slightly more seasoned scrambled eggs!

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Jon's work and a record of the first Fotofringe, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
Visit his websites cardiffbeforecardiff.com / facebook / Fotofringe fotofringe.tumblr.com Follow him on Twitter @C_before_C

Isod mae yna galeri o waith Jon a chofnod wedi ei atgynhyrchu gan Ffoton o'r Fotofringe cyntaf a hyn trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd.
Ymwelwch â gwefannau Jon cardiffbeforecardiff.com / facebook / Fotofringe fotofringe.tumblr.com neu ei ddilyn ar drydar @C_before_C

Gallery 1 - Cardiff before Cardiff

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Gallery images © Jon Pountney and others. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

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]]>FfotonFfoton Wales exclusive interview with Jon Pountney - creator of 'Cardiff before Cardiff' and the Wales FotofringeFfoton Wales had the pleasure of speaking with Jon Pountney about his past and present projects - including the final touches to a BBC 2 Wales documentary film on a large selection of monochrome images he discovered that captured life in the South Wales valleys.false00:51:51ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsKeith DaviesStudioSun, 01 Mar 2015 18:00:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2015/1/keith-davies54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:54c674c9e4b0fbc58f5159fdIN CONVERSATION WITH Brian Carroll & EMYR YOUNG.
CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, January 2015

Yn sgwrsio a Brian Carroll ac Emyr Young
Caerdydd, De Cymru, Ionawr 2015

Keith Davies is a Cardiff-based commercial and advertising photographer.

He studied photography in college then moved to London and worked as an assistant with many talented commercial photographers before changing course and following a course in design and art direction. His love for photography never left him and he returned to the medium with the advent of digital.

We spoke to Keith in his new studio and discussed the challenges and opportunities in a commercial photographic studio and his views on the skills required to be successful.

Y mae Keith Davies yn ffotograffydd hysbysebion a masnach yng Nghaerdydd.

Fe astudiodd ffotograffiaeth yn y coleg ac yna wedi graddio gweithio fel cynorthwyydd i nifer o ffotograffwyr masnachol talentog yn Llundain. Er ei hoffter o ffotograffiaeth penderfynodd newid byd a dilyn gyrfa fel cynllunydd a chyfarwyddwr celf. Yr oedd ei hoffter o ffotograffiaeth yn rhan o'i gyfansoddiad a dychwelodd i'r maes gyda'r datblygiad o ffotograffiaeth ddigidol.

Siaradom a Keith yn ei stiwdio newydd a thrafod yr her a'r cyfleoedd o weithio mewn stiwdio fasnachol a'i sylwadau hefyd ar y sgiliau angenrheidiol sydd angen i fod yn llwyddiannus yn y maes.

Keith making fine position adjustments to a jewellery shoot

Each link on that bracelet has to be positioned just right

Final adjustments before using the big boys/girls toys

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Keith's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
Visit his website www.keith-davies.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @keith_davies

Islaw galeri o waith Keith trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd.
Ewch i'w wefan  www.keith-davies.co.uk
Dilynwch Keith ar Trydar @keith_davies

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Keith Davies, January 2015

Gallery images © Keith Davies. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team. See our Terms page for more details.

]]>FfotonFfoton Wales in conversation with Cardiff-based Commercial and Advertising photographer Keith DaviesCardiff-based Keith Davies is a talented and versatile studio photographer with a very detailed approach to lighting. Footnotes Brian Carroll and Emyr Young spoke with Keith just after his move to a new studio space near Cardiff’s Bay area. Keith reflected on his early career with film and his return to embracing digital photography after a break to pursue design and art direction. He also spoke very frankly on his observations around the poor technical skills of many graduate photographers he’s come across, the benefits of being an assistant and the need for aspiring photographers to get out and practice the craft more.true01:40:41ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stillsTim CollierLandscapeNatural HistoryWildlifeMon, 09 Feb 2015 17:59:00 +0000https://ffoton.wales/interviews/2015/1/tim-collier54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244:54819b39e4b0787f2c762f17:54c3ec0de4b0bad9372e3933IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
LLANTRISANT, SOUTH WALES, JANUARY 2015

Tim Collier yn sgwrsio gydag Emyr Young
Llantrisant, De Cymru, Ionawr 2015

Tim Collier and Emyr Young browsing Tim's extensive Wildlife book collection. Image by Brian Carroll

Light, solitude and landscape are the amalgam that make Tim Collier tick as a photographer. His ability to see is second to none and his work on the landscape of Wales is stunning and extensive.

Nature has always played an important part in Tim's photography and bird photography has dominated his recent output. His understanding of birds is reflected in his sublime, remarkable and beautiful photographs.

Tim is a superb practitioner in many aspects of photography and Ffoton is proud to announce him as our 1st featured photographer. 

Golau, unigedd a'r tirlun yw'r cyfuniad sydd wrth wraidd Tim Collier y ffotograffydd. Mae ei allu i weld yr hyn sydd o'i gwmpas yn ail i neb a'i ddelweddau helaeth o Gymru yn rhagorol.

Mae natur a'r cysylltiad ysbrydol a'r hyn sydd o'i gwmpas yn rhan annatod o waith Tim.

Yn ddiweddar mae tynnu lluniau adar wedi dwyn ei fryd. Mae ei ddealltwriaeth ohonynt yn wych ac yn cael ei fynegi trwy ei luniau rhyfeddol.

Heb os mae Tim Collier yn ffotograffydd o fri ac mae Ffoton yn hynod falch mae ef yw ein ffotograffydd gwadd cyntaf.

Tim Collier in his home studio. Image by Brian Carroll

Some of Tim's photography book collection date back to the early 1900's. Image by Brian Carroll

Photographers and longtime friends, Tim Collier and Emyr Young. Image by Brian Carroll

Tim Collier. Image by Emyr Young

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Tim's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
Visit his website www.timcollierphotography.com
Follow him on Twitter @timcollier58

Islaw galeri o waith Tim trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd.
Ewch i'w wefan www.timcollierphotography.com
Dilynwch Tim ar Trydar @timcollier58

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Gallery images ©Tim Collier. Podcast images © Brian Carroll & Emyr Young

Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team. See our Terms page for more details.

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]]>FfotonFfoton conversation with documentary and natural history photographer and educator Tim Collier.Born in Liverpool and having studied Documentary Photography at West Surrey College of Art and Design, Tim Collier has had a rich and varied career as photographer and educator. Long-time friend and Ffoton co-founder Emyr Young had the pleasure of sitting down for a relaxed conversation with Tim in early 2015 to discuss his route into photography, his passion for wildlife, collaboration on projects and the teaching of photography in recent years.false01:25:51ffotonwales@gmail.com (Ffoton Wales)photography,wales,uk,photography,cymraeg,art,landscape,portrait,camera,stills