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Ffoton WalesWalter WaygoodWALTER WAYGOOD IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLLMERTHYR TYDFIL, MAY 2024(Published on Ffoton YouTube channel 13 August 2024)Walter Waygood studied Fine Art at Newport College of Art in the 1970s where he was introduced to the large format camera and, from that point onwards, has incorporated photography into his art, design and photomontage disciplines.Waygood's work was inspired by the German portrait documentary photographer August Sander and the American photographers of the 1930’s Farm Security Administration. Here in Wales, he continues to be inspired by the landscape and people of his home environment Bl...2025-01-141h 21
Ffoton WalesRoo LewisROO LEWIS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGLONDON, APRIL 2024(released on Ffoton 10 July 2024)Ffoton talks with London-based commercial photographer Roo Lewis.Memories of trips to Wales to visit his grandfather in Pembrokeshire had a lasting impact on Lewis - including those passing the vast steel works in Port Talbot located just off the M4 motorway. Now a busy professional photographer, Lewis has documented the town and people in recent years, creating an intimate portrait of the town, its landscape and eccentric characters – published in 2023 in his photobook 'Port Talbot UFO Investigation Club' by...2024-07-101h 15
Ffoton WalesMark McNultyMARK McNULTY IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGDENBIGH, FEBRUARY 2024(released on Ffoton 5 May 2024)Ffoton talks with Liverpool-born and now North Wales-based photographer Mark McNulty.Mark is an accomplished photographer and has covered music and popular culture across the UK during his career. View more of Mark's extensive photography portfolio on his website www.markmcnulty.co.ukFollow him on Instagram @markmcnultyImages © Mark McNulty. Used with permission of the photographer.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the vi...2024-05-0547 min
Ffoton WalesSteve Benbow – Part 3STEVE BENBOW IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLLCHEPSTOW, AUGUST 2023(released on the Ffoton podcast 31 December 2023)Part 3 of 3Steve 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...2023-12-3151 min
Ffoton WalesSteve Benbow – Part 2STEVE BENBOW IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLLCHEPSTOW, AUGUST 2023(released on the Ffoton podcast 18 November 2023)Part 2 of 3Steve 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...2023-11-1954 min
Ffoton WalesSteve Benbow – Part 1STEVE BENBOW IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLLCHEPSTOW, AUGUST 2023(released on the Ffoton podcast 4 November 2023)Part 2 of 3Steve 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...2023-11-041h 01
Ffoton WalesGabriella JacksonGABRIELLA JACKSON IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGPENARTH, MARCH 2023(released on the Ffoton podcast 19 May 2023)Gabriella Jackson is a professional still life and product photographer creating advertising and promotional images for Brands and businesses of all sizes.Ffoton talked with her about her journey to date in professional photography and discuss the competitive and high pressure market for product photography working with clients in and beyond 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...2023-05-1943 min
Ffoton WalesLorna CabbleLORNA CABBLE IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGABERYSTWYTH, OCTOBER 2022(released on the Ffoton podcast 9 December 2022)Lorna Cabble is a Cardiff-based photographer holding a first class BA Degree after graduating in Photojournalism and an MFA in Documentary Photography, both from the University of South Wales.She is currently one of two full-time specialist Stills Officers managing and commissioning stills photography within the Digital and Marketing Department at Welsh Television Broadcaster S4C.Lorna’s impressive and ongoing personal photography projects explore themes in theatre, performance and collaboration. Her work has been ex...2022-12-0928 min
Ffoton WalesHuw Alden Davies – Part 2HUW ALDEN DAVIES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCARMARTHENSHIRE, JUNE 2021(released on the Ffoton podcast 20 October 2021)Part 2 of 2Ffoton talks with Carmarthenshire-based photographer Huw Alden Davies at Carmarthen School of Art where Huw leads the BA Photography course.Having shot fashion and editorial work early in his career, Huw’s personal work has come to the fore in recent years through his exploration of family and the close-knit communities in the area of Tumble where he grew up.His ‘Prince’ project on his father has been published and exhibi...2021-10-2032 minFfoton WalesHuw Alden Davies – Part 1HUW ALDEN DAVIES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCARMARTHENSHIRE, JUNE 2021(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 October 2021)Part 1 of 2Ffoton talks with Carmarthenshire-based photographer Huw Alden Davies at Carmarthen School of Art where Huw leads the BA Photography course.Having shot fashion and editorial work early in his career, Huw’s personal work has come to the fore in recent years through his exploration of family and the close-knit communities in the area of Tumble where he grew up.His ‘Prince’ project on his father has been published and exhibi...2021-10-0153 min
Ffoton WalesPeter Finnemore – Part 2PETER FINNEMORE IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCARMARTHENSHIRE, JUNE 2021(released on the Ffoton podcast 19 September 2021)Part 2 of 2Peter Finnemore is a long established, and much respected, Welsh photographic artist based in south-west Wales. His work has long explored memory, family, culture and history, and his deeply immersive, thirty-plus year Gwendraeth House project is ongoing.Peter studied photography at both Degree and Post-graduate levels at Glasgow School of Art under Thomas Joshua-Cooper, before gaining a Masters in Fine Art, Photography at the University of Michigan. He represented Wales at the 51st V...2021-09-1941 min
Ffoton WalesPeter Finnemore – Part 1PETER FINNEMORE IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCARMARTHENSHIRE, JUNE 2021(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 September 2021)Part 1 of 2Peter Finnemore is a long established, and much respected, Welsh photographic artist based in south-west Wales. His work has long explored memory, family, culture and history, and his deeply immersive, thirty-plus year Gwendraeth House project is ongoing.Peter studied photography at both Degree and Post-graduate levels at Glasgow School of Art under Thomas Joshua-Cooper, before gaining a Masters in Fine Art, Photography at the University of Michigan. He represented Wales at t...2021-09-0129 min
Ffoton WalesNick WynneNICK WYNNE IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCOLWYN BAY, OCTOBER 2019(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 March 2020)Hailing from Merseyside, Nick Wynne’s life-long passion for photography is evident in his self-initiated projects documenting people and communities - both here in the UK and wider afield.Based in the Wirral not far from the border of the North Wales coast, his passion started in the school darkroom and led him to study photography at Wolverhampton Polytechnic College before being accepted on the Documentary Photography course in Newport. Nick’s early and o...2020-03-0145 min
Ffoton WalesMartin ParrMARTIN PARR IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCARDIFF, NOVEMBER 2019(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 March 2020)Martin Parr is 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 hi...2020-03-0138 min
Ffoton WalesHaydn DenmanHAYDN DENMAN IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCOLWYN BAY, OCTOBER 2019(released on the Ffoton podcast 4 February 2020)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.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...2020-02-0428 min
Ffoton WalesAmanda JacksonAMANDA JACKSON IN CONVERSATION WITH ELLIE HOPKINSCOLWYN BAY, OCTOBER 2019(released on the Ffoton podcast 13 December 2019)Canadian by birth but resident in the UK since 2001, Amanda Jackson is a commercial portrait and lifestyle photographer based just over the Welsh border in Malvern.After studying photography in Hereford she has continued to build a portfolio of work for numerous clients whilst also developing her own personal projects. Her lifestyle work has been featured in various publications including The Observer, The Guardian, The Independent; Marie Claire, In Clover Magazine and Photoworks Annual....2019-12-1345 min
Ffoton WalesPeter CattrellPETER CATTRELL IN CONVERSATION WITH PETE DAVISMACHYNLLETH, SEPTEMBER 2019(released on the Ffoton podcast 7 November 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. These skills as a master printer brought him to the attention of the renowned photographer Faye Godwin who worked with Peter to print her...2019-11-0750 min
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonPeter CattrellPeter Cattrell in conversation with Pete DavisMachynlleth, September 2019Peter Cattrell yn sgwrsio gydag Pete DavisMachynlleth, Medi 2019Born 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...2019-11-0750 min
Ffoton WalesRon McCormick – Part 3RON McCORMICK IN CONVERSATION WITH PAUL REASCARDIFF, JUNE 2019(released on the Ffoton podcast 13 September 2019)Part 3 of 3Ron 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 est...2019-09-1326 minFfoton WalesRon McCormick – Part 2RON McCORMICK IN CONVERSATION WITH PAUL REASCARDIFF, JUNE 2019(released on the Ffoton podcast 8 September 2019)Part 2 of 3Ron 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 est...2019-09-081h 11Ffoton WalesRon McCormick – Part 1RON McCORMICK IN CONVERSATION WITH PAUL REASCARDIFF, JUNE 2019(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 September 2019)Part 1 of 3Ron 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 est...2019-09-011h 02
Ffoton WalesLucy Jane PurringtonLUCY JANE PURRINGTON IN CONVERSATION WITH PAUL CABUTSPONTYPRIDD, JUNE 2019(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 July 2019)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.View m...2019-07-011h 04
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonLucy Jane PurringtonLucy Jane Purrington IN CONVERSATION WITH Paul CabutsPontypridd, June 2019Lucy Jane Purrington YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Paul CabutsPontypridd, 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.2019-07-011h 04
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonAled Rhys HughesAled Rhys Hughes IN CONVERSATION WITH Emyr YoungHaverfordwest, March 2019Aled Rhys Hughes YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Emyr YoungHwlffordd, 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 E...2019-06-0452 min
Ffoton WalesAled Rhys HughesALED RHYS HUGHES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGHAVERFORDWEST, MARCH 2019(released on the Ffoton podcast 4 June 2019)Aled Rhys Hughes was born in the Rhondda and is a photographic artist and lecturer.Aled 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 Davi...2019-06-0452 min
Ffoton WalesPete DavisPETE DAVIS IN CONVERSATION WITH GEOFF YOUNGMACHYNLLETH, MARCH 2019(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 May 2019)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...2019-05-0154 min
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonPete DavisPete Davis IN CONVERSATION WITH Geoff YoungMachynlleth, March 2019Pete Davis YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Geoff YoungMachynlleth, 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 wh...2019-05-0154 min
Ffoton WalesPaul ReasPAUL REAS IN CONVERSATION WITH DAVID HURNTINTERN, FEBRUARY 2019(released on the Ffoton podcast 8 April 2019)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, Martin Parr and Paul Graham. He was one of the first photographers to be commi...2019-04-081h 10
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonPaul ReasPAUL REAS IN CONVERSATION WITH DAVID HURNTintern, February 2019PAUL REAS YN SGWRSIO GYDAG DAVID HURNTintern, 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 th...2019-04-081h 10
Ffoton WalesJoanne CoatesJOANNE COATES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGHAVERFORDWEST, JANUARY 2019(released on the Ffoton podcast 16 March 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 ph...2019-03-161h 00
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonJoanne CoatesJOANNE COATES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGHaverfordwest, January 2019JOANNE COATES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNGHwlffordd, Ionawr 2019Ffoton’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...2019-03-161h 00
Ffoton WalesDafydd JonesDAFYDD JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH MARTIN PARRBRISTOL, JANUARY 2019(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 February 2019)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 an...2019-02-0151 min
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonDafydd JonesDAFYDD JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH MARTIN PARRBristol, January 2019DAFYDD JONES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG MARTIN PARRBryste, 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 Ar...2019-02-0151 min
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonBrian David StevensBrian David Stevens IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCardiff, September 2018Brian David Stevens YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNGCaerdydd, 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 te...2018-10-011h 08
Ffoton WalesBrian David StevensBRIAN DAVID STEVENS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCARDIFF, SEPTEMBER 2018(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 October 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 mo...2018-10-011h 08
Ffoton WalesHomer Sykes_part 2HOMER SYKES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGLONDON, JULY 2018(released on the Ffoton podcast 8 August 2018)Part 2 of 2With 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...2018-08-0838 min
Ffoton WalesHomer Sykes – Part 1HOMER SYKES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGLONDON, JULY 2018(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 August 2018)Part 1 of 2With 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...2018-08-0137 min
Ffoton WalesSkin PhillipsSKIN PHILLIPS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG & DAN WOODSWANSEA, JUNE 2018(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 July 2018)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 Sw...2018-07-0150 min
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonAlex Boyd : Part 2ALEX BOYD IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGSCOTLAND / WALES, MAY 2018ALEX BOYD YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNGYR 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...2018-06-0843 min
Ffoton WalesAlex Boyd – Part 2ALEX BOYD IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGSCOTLAND / WALES, MAY 2018(released on the Ffoton podcast 8 June 2018)Part 2 of 2Alex 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...2018-06-0843 min
Ffoton WalesAlex Boyd – Part 1ALEX BOYD IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGSCOTLAND / WALES, MAY 2018(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 June 2018)Part 1 of 2Alex 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 work for some time, Ffoton were pleased to sit down for a relaxed and fascinating discussion on his photography career, landscape and wider work portfolio to date around the time of publication of his new book: 'St Kilda: The Silent Islands' published in April 2018.2018-06-0141 min
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonPaul CabutsPAUL CABUTS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, MARCH 2018PAUL CABUTS YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNGCAERDYDD, 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...2018-05-011h 16
Ffoton WalesPaul CabutsPAUL CABUTS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, MARCH 2018(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 May 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...2018-05-011h 16
Ffoton WalesMichael Christopher BrownMICHAEL CHRISTOPHER BROWN IN CONVERSATION WITH RICHARD SAMBROOKBRISTOL, FEBRUARY 2018(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 April 2018)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. He 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...2018-04-0144 min
Ffoton WalesBernard MitchellBERNARD MITCHELL IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGSWANSEA, JANUARY 2018(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 March 2018)After studying photography at Berkshire College of Art in the mid 1960's, Bernard Mitchell began his long career as a photojournalist working for Thomson Regional Newspapers.He returned to Swansea many years later and in 2003 studied for a Masters degree in photography at Swansea Metropolitan University. Back in 1966 as a student, he started a project to document the circle of painters, writers and musicians who had associated with Dylan Thomas in their homes and studios but that...2018-03-0138 min
Ffoton WalesJohn BulmerJOHN BULMER IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLLCARDIFF, OCTOBER 2017(released on the Ffoton podcast 2 February 2018)Ffoton talks with respected UK photojournalist and pioneer of colour in the UK Sunday Supplement magazines, John Bulmer.We discuss John's career, work documenting the streets of the UK and war zones around the world - and his long friendship with some of the UK's leading photographers, including renowned Magnum Photos photographer Philip Jones Griffiths.Gallery images © John Bulmer. Used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2017.Please note: Co...2018-02-0244 min
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonJohn BulmerJOHN BULMER IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLLCARDIFF, OCTOBER 2017JOHN BULMER YN SGWRSIO GYDAG BRIAN CARROLLCAERDYDD, 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 ba...2018-02-021h 22
Ffoton WalesDavid WilsonDAVID WILSON IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGPEMBROKESHIRE, OCTOBER 2017(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 November 2017)“Because of my own personal experiences I do get drawn towards images which perhaps have a darker heart to them.” - David WilsonDavid 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...2017-11-011h 22
Ffoton WalesSimon RidgwaySIMON RIDGWAY IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCardiff, August 2017(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 October, 2017)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...2017-10-011h 18
Ffoton WalesSimon ReganSIMON REGAN IN CONVERSATION WITH GLENN EDWARDSCARDIFF, AUGUST 2017(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 September 2017)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.View more of Simon's work on his website...2017-09-0154 min
Ffoton WalesHarry BordenHARRY BORDEN IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCARDIFF, MAY 2017(released on the Ffoton podcast 2 August 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.View more of Harry's photography on his website www.harryborden.comFollow him on...2017-08-0258 min
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonHarry BordenHARRY BORDEN IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCardiff, MAY 2017HARRY BORDEN YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNGCaerdydd, 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...2017-08-0258 min
Ffoton WalesDANIEL MEADOWSDANIEL MEADOWS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGMONMOUTHSHIRE, MAY 2017(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 July 2017)“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 MeadowsStudying 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...2017-07-011h 05
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonDaniel MeadowsDANIEL MEADOWS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGmonmouthshire, MAY 2017DANIEL MEADOWS YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNGSIR 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 19...2017-07-011h 04
Ffoton WalesClaire ThomasCLAIRE THOMAS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCARMARTHENSHIRE, APRIL 2017(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 June 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...2017-06-0152 min
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonClaire ThomasCLAIRE THOMAS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCARMARTHENSHIRE, APRIL 2017CLAIRE THOMAS YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNGSIR 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...2017-06-0152 min
Ffoton WalesChuck RapoportCHUCK RAPOPORT IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGMERTHYR TYDFIL, SOUTH WALES, SEPTEMBER 2016(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 May 2017)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...2017-05-011h 09
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonChuck RapoportCHUCK RAPOPORT IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGMERTHYR TYDFIL, SOUTH WALES, SEPTEMBER 2016CHUCK RAPOPORT YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNGMerthyr 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...2017-05-011h 09
Ffoton WalesJill FurmanovskyJILL FURMANOVSKY IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGABERYSTWYTH, CEREDIGION, OCTOBER 2016(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 April 2017)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...2017-04-0145 min
Ffoton WalesSiân TrenberthSIÂN TRENBERTH IN CONVERSATION WITH GLENN EDWARDSCARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, AUGUST 2016(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 March 2017)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 cre...2017-03-0135 min
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonSian TrenberthSian Trenberth IN CONVERSATION WITH Glenn EdwardsCARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, August 2016Sian Trenberth YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Glenn EdwardsCAERDYDD, 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, vocat...2017-03-0135 min
Ffoton WalesRhodri JonesRHODRI JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGABERYSTWYTH, CEREDIGION, OCTOBER 2016(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 February 2017)Ffoton talks with respected documentary photographer Rhodri Jones.Born in Gwynedd, Wales, Jones 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. 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 Pict...2017-02-0144 min
Ffoton WalesAl BrydonAL BRYDON IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGBRIDGEND, SOUTH WALES, JULY 2016(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 January 2017)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...2017-01-011h 12
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonPeter JonesPETER JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGABERYSTWYTH, WEST WALES, AUGUST 2016PETER JONES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNGABERYSTWYTH, 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 1947-2017After 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 J...2016-12-0152 min
Ffoton WalesPeter JonesPETER JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGABERYSTWYTH, CEREDIGION. AUGUST 2016(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 December, 2016)PETER JONES 1947-2017“I’m just a hick from the sticks” - Peter JonesAfter 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...2016-12-0154 min
Ffoton WalesRobert HainesROBERT HAINES IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLLHEOLGERRIG, SOUTH WALES, AUGUST 2016(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 November 2016)Hailing from the small mining village of Heolgerrig near Merthyr Tydfil, Robert Haines is an award-winning filmmaker 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 its 2014 follow-up 'This Time in Wales' - both recording the close-knit Heolgerrig community where he grew up and still lives to this day.View more of Robert's work on his website...2016-11-0154 min
Ffoton WalesGlenn EdwardsGLENN EDWARDS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, JULY 2016(released on the Ffoton podcast 30 September 2016)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 under David Hurn 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. He founded and is the Director o...2016-09-3058 min
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonAled JenkinsALED JENKINS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, JULY 2016ALED JENKINS YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNGCAERDYDD, 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 ca...2016-09-0149 min
Ffoton WalesAled JenkinsALED JENKINS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, JULY 2016(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 September 2016)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...2016-09-0149 min
Ffoton WalesMarc ValléeMARC VALLÉE IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGCARDIFF, SOUTH WALES. MAY 2016(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 August, 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 an...2016-08-0140 min
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonMarc ValléeMarc Vallée IN CONVERSATION WITH Emyr YoungCARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, MAY 2016Marc Vallée YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Emyr YoungCAERDYDD, 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 co...2016-08-0148 min
Ffoton WalesHuw Jones - Part 2HUW JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL.NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES, JUNE 2016(released on the Ffoton podcast 8 July 2016)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...2016-07-0827 min
Ffoton WalesHuw Jones - Part 1HUW JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL.NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES, JUNE 2016(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 July 2016)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...2016-07-0120 min
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonHuw Jones : Part 1Huw Jones IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLLNewport, SOUTH WALES, June 2016Huw Jones YN SGWRSIO GYDAG BRIAN CARROLLCasnewydd, 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 re...2016-07-0120 min
Ffoton WalesMarian DelythMARIAN DELYTH IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.BLAENPLWYF, CEREDIGION. JUNE 2015(released on the Ffoton podcast 31 May, 2016)Marian Delyth has worked as a freelance photographer and graphic designer from her studio in Blaenplwyf since 1982.She studied graphic design at Newport College of Art where she also took an active interest in photography - sitting in on guest talks arranged by David Hurn for Documentary Photography students. Marian was one of the small but very active group of photographers whose efforts led to the formation of the original Ffotogallery in Cardiff. After college, she...2016-05-311h 07
Ffoton WalesNigel PughNIGEL PUGH IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL.CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, DECEMBER 2015(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 May 2016)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...2016-05-011h 12
Ffoton WalesRoger Tiley - Part 2ROGER TILEY IN CONVERSATION WITH GLENN EDWARDS.YSTRADGYNLAIS, POWYS. JANUARY 2016(released on the Ffoton podcast 9 April, 2016)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.We asked Glenn Edwards, a long-time friend, photojournalist and Director of The Eye International Photography Festival to have this Ffoton conversation with Roger....2016-04-0950 min
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonRoger Tiley : Part 2Roger Tiley IN CONVERSATION WITH Glenn Edwards.Ystradgynlais, January 2016Roger 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 l...2016-04-0950 min
Ffoton Interviews / Cyfweliadau - ffotonRoger Tiley : Part 1Roger Tiley IN CONVERSATION WITH Glenn Edwards.Ystradgynlais, January 2016Roger 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...2016-04-011h 19
Ffoton WalesRoger Tiley - Part 1ROGER TILEY IN CONVERSATION WITH GLENN EDWARDS.YSTRADGYNLAIS, POWYS. JANUARY 2016(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 April, 2016)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.We asked Glenn Edwards, a long-time friend, photojournalist and Director of The Eye International Photography Festival to have this Ffoton conversation with Roger....2016-04-011h 19
Ffoton WalesMike Jackson - Part 2MIKE JACKSON IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.PEMBROKESHIRE, DECEMBER 2015(released on the Ffoton podcast 5 March, 2016)“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 JacksonMichael 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...2016-03-0545 min
Ffoton WalesMike Jackson - Part 1MIKE JACKSON IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.PEMBROKESHIRE, DECEMBER 2015(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 March, 2016)“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 JacksonMichael 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...2016-03-0156 min
Ffoton WalesKevin Mullins - Part 2KEVIN MULLINS IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL.MALMESBURY, ENGLAND. DECEMBER 2015(released on the Ffoton podcast 5 February, 2016)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...2016-02-0536 min
Ffoton WalesKevin Mullins - Part 1KEVIN MULLINS IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL.MALMESBURY, ENGLAND. DECEMBER 2015(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 February, 2016)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...2016-02-011h 19
Ffoton WalesDavid Hurn - Part 2DAVID HURN IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.TINTERN, MONMOUTHSHIRE, DECEMBER 2015(released on the Ffoton Podcast 8 January 2016)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...2016-01-081h 26
Ffoton WalesDavid Hurn - Part 1DAVID HURN IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.TINTERN, MONMOUTHSHIRE, DECEMBER 2015(released on the Ffoton Podcast 1 January 2016)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...2016-01-011h 16
Ffoton WalesSimon Pugh JonesSEIMON PUGH-JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.LAUGHARNE, CARMARTHENSHIRE, APRIL 2015(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 December, 2015)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, advised behind the camera on Steven Spielberg's blockbuster 'Saving Private Ryan' and even advised and appeared on camera (wielding a camera) in Spielberg's and Tom Hanks' acclaimed American war TV miniseries 'Band...2015-12-0154 min
Ffoton WalesRebecca ThomasREBECCA THOMAS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, SEPTEMBER 2015(released on the Ffoton podcast 25 October 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...2015-10-251h 00
Ffoton WalesEleri GriffithsELERI GRIFFITHS & DAVID PADDY IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.LLANRWST, NORTH WALES, APRIL 2015(released on the Ffoton podcast 2 October 2015)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...2015-10-021h 44
Ffoton WalesJack LathamJACK LATHAM IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL.CARDIFF, SEPTEMBER 2015(released on the Ffoton podcast 11 September 2015)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...2015-09-1153 min
Ffoton WalesChris Tancock - part 2 of 2CHRIS TANCOCK IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.PEMBROKESHIRE, JUNE 2015(released on the Ffoton podcast 4 September, 2015)Part 2 of 2"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...2015-09-041h 03
Ffoton WalesChris Tancock - part 1 of 2CHRIS TANCOCK IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.PEMBROKESHIRE, JUNE 2015(released on the Ffoton podcast 29 August, 2015)Part 1 of 2"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...2015-08-291h 00
Ffoton WalesKeith MorrisKEITH MORRIS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.ABERYSTWYTH, WEST WALES, JUNE 2015Keith Morris (1958 - 2019)(released on the Ffoton podcast 31 July 2015)Keith Morris was a commercial photographer who lived and worked in the seaside town of Aberystwyth.His main area of focus was the commercial and news market, deriving a significant amount of income from stock photography. Keith used his expertise, knowledge and understanding of the market to great effect. By his own admission, he did not travel far and worked primarily within a 20-mile radius of Aberystwyth and...2015-07-311h 22
Ffoton WalesDan WoodDAN WOOD IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.BRIDGEND, SOUTH WALES, FEBRUARY 2015(released on the Ffoton podcast 26 June 2015)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.Visit his...2015-06-261h 14
Ffoton WalesRob HudsonROB HUDSON IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.BRIDGEND, SOUTH WALES, DECEMBER 2014(released on the Ffoton podcast 31 May 2015)Rob Hudson is an artist and photographer based in Cardiff and was our first interviewee as part of the Ffoton project.We interviewed Rob on location at BlackMill wood near Bridgend which 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...2015-05-311h 00
Ffoton WalesChalkie DaviesCHALKIE DAVIES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, APRIL 2015(released on the Ffoton podcast 5 May 2015)"Today... the worst thing is the ability to take lots of pictures." - Chalkie DaviesMaking 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...2015-05-051h 37
Ffoton WalesMatt BotwoodMATT BOTWOOD IN CONVERSATION WITH ROB HUDSON.BRECON, SOUTH WALES, JANUARY 2015(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 May 2015)Matt Botwood is a professional landscape photographer based in a remote part of the Brecon Beacons in south Wales.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...2015-05-011h 31
Ffoton WalesJon PountneyJON POUNTNEY IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, DECEMBER 2014(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 April 2015)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 shown on BBC2 Wales in late March 2015. As ever, Jon...2015-04-0151 min
Ffoton WalesKeith DaviesKEITH DAVIES IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL & EMYR YOUNG.CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, JANUARY 2015(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 March 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...2015-03-011h 40
Ffoton WalesTim CollierTIM COLLIER IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.LLANTRISANT, SOUTH WALES, JANUARY 2015(released on the Ffoton podcast 9 February 2015)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...2015-02-091h 26