Booker T Skelding (she/her)
70s kid, Mother, Carer, LGBTQ Ally
I am a neurodivergent, Welsh and English speaking contemporary photographer and artist. I use the photographic lens to document and process profound life events, exploring how photography can be used to express emotions, to heal and to overcome adversity.
Exhibitions and Awards:
I was commissioned to make work for Disability Arts Cymru (DAC) and DASH and have won several awards including Gold in the Visit Wales Photographic Travel Competition - Year of the Seas 2018.
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I was selected for DAC Arts Prize 2022 - Aildanio. A book and zine of my work was shown at Ffotogallery’s book fair in 2023.
I worked closely with Neurologik, designing, tailoring and facilitating inclusive exhibition tours for ArtesMundi's recent touring exhibition with Amgueddfa Cymru, including the National Museum of Wales.​
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Biography:
The process of taking the camera out and connecting with a scene is a form of therapy, my projects have a very strong personal narrative. From a young age I spent many weekends with my grandfather, watching him make images with his Pentax ME SLR. This fascination with the camera and its results led me to enrol on a photography course at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, after which I built a small dark room in my attic and began developing my own prints.
​In 2015 I left a career in the police service and enrolled at the University of South Wales to study photography, where I was awarded a BA (Hons) 1st class and the Reginald Salisbury Award for Outstanding Achievement in BA Photography. ​​