Associate of Royal Photographic Society - ARPS
Member of Disabled Photographic Society
Education
2021: BA (First Class Honours) Photography - University of South Wales
2019: Foundation Degree Photography – Distinction - Coleg Y Cymoedd
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Awards
2022: Shortlisted Royal Photography Society, International Photographic Exhibition (IPE) 164
2021: Shortlisted for Joan Wakelin Bursary - Interviewed by Head of Photography - The Guardian
2021: Reginald Salisbury award for outstanding achievement in Photography - University of South Wales
2019: Overcoming Barriers Award - Coleg Y Cymoedd
2019: 1st Place in Aspiring Class - 'Bars of Penarth' - The Disabled Photographer's Society
2018: Gold for photography travel competition, 'Year of the Sea 2018' - visitwales.com
2018: Higher Education Student of the Year - Coleg Y Cymoedd
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Solo Exhibition
2024: Infrared, Waunifor Arts Centre
2022: Finding My Religion, Garth Olwg Lifelong Learning Centre, Llantwit Fadre, South Wales.
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Group Exhibitions
2024: Disability Pride, Cardiff Central Library.
2022: Our Religion, DAC Arts Prize, G39 Touring Exhibition
2021: Finding My Religion, Agored21, ‘Y Galeri,’ Caernarfon
2021: Finding My Religion, Portal21, Llantarnam Grange, Cwmbran
2019: Protection, Caerphilly Photographers – The Old Library – Caerphilly
2018: South Wales Seascapes, Year of the Seas - visitwales.com - Bangor University
2018: Protection, Timeless - Little Man’s Café -Cardiff
2018: Trust - Hold Me Up - Disabilty Arts Cymru (online)
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Publications
2021: RPS – online and print, publisher/photographer Ethan Beswick April 2021 – featured in ZINE ‘At Home’ (pgs 28,39,41)
2021: ISSUU – online and print - project featured in photobook 2021 ‘Kaleidoscope’ – 'Finding My Religion'
2020: ISSUU Online - https://issuu.com/uswphoto2020/docs/responses_2020 (Pg49)
2019: BAFTA – Annual Awards Ceremony Booklet - documenting making of BAFTA sculpture
2018: Visit Wales.com magazine ‘Year of the Seas'
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In 2021 I was commissioned by DASH to create a portfolio of images documenting the DASH/TATE project, WAIWAV. You can see an interview with myself and DASH Director Mike Laywood, here.
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I work for several charities, using my photography to promote their work and raise awareness and funds and volunteer at Ffotogallery Wales, The Royal Photographic Society and Aber Valley Heritage Museum documenting their annual remembrance services for the mining disasters of 1901 and 1913.
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Recent further education courses completed:
2024: 3D for Small Businesses Level 3
2024: Documentary Photography Level 2
2024: Youth Support Worker Level 2
2023: Smart Phone Film Making Level 3
2023: Creative Drawing including Digital Level 3
All courses studied at Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan College and AGORED Cymru