Ffoton Wales

WALTER 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 Blaenafon, South Wales. His photography provides a commentary of working class life in the area during the 1970‘s. His interest in photography as a form of social commentary led him to make more political statements through his pictures during the miners strike of the 1980’s and he was one of the photographers selected as part of Ffotogallery's 'Valleys Project' in the 1980s.His work is held in the collections of The National Library of Wales, National Museum Wales and The British Library.See more of Walter's work on his website www.walterwaygood.comGallery images © Walter Waygood and used with permission of the photographer.Portrait of the photographer © David Mayne 2024Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

ROO 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 GOST Books.View more of Roo's photography portfolio on his website: www.roolewis.comFollow him on Instagram @roolewisImages © Roo Lewis. Used with permission of the photographer.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

MARK 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 views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

STEVE 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 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 our website and podcast in mid-2014. Mission accomplished.This is the final segment of three parts, and explores Steve’s return to Wales and forming the Photolibrary Wales - a stills stock agency specialising in providing images of Wales to commercial clients, his views on copyright, forming Video Wales in offering moving images and, finally, retirement from photography.Banner image © Brian Carroll 2023.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

STEVE 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 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 our website and podcast in mid-2014. Mission accomplished.This is the second of three parts where Steve recalls a busy period in his career including being shot in Northern Ireland during the Troubles there. After relocating from the UK to New York in the USA where he undertook many big assignments - including his image of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, for the cover of TIME magazine - he and Kate moved to Paris where he took on assignments across Europe for Press titles across the world. The couple then decided to move back to Wales in the UK where he focussed more on Corporate photography - all the while retaining copyright in his images and continued to build a valuable archive of his own images.Banner image © Brian Carroll 2023.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

STEVE 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 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 our website and podcast in mid-2014. Mission accomplished.This is the first of three parts, and explores Steve’s entry into photography, his time on the Newport Documentary Photography course, and the formation of the Ffotogallery in Cardiff.Banner image © Brian Carroll 2023.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

GABRIELLA 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 benefits of assisting in a professional studio before finally setting out on her own from her studio space in Penarth near Cardiff in South Wales.See more of Gabby’s work on her website www.gabriellajackson.comFollow her on Instagram @gabriellajphotoGallery images © Gabriella Jackson and used with permission of the photographer.Banner image © Brian Carroll 2023.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

LORNA 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 exhibited previously in group shows, including one with the Phrame Collective of female photographers in South Wales and a 2021 solo show at the Workers Gallery in Ynyshir titled ‘Funny Little World’ showing a selection of her Burlesque and Cabaret documentary work.See more of Lorna’s work on her website www.lornacphotography.comFollow her on Instagram @lorna_cabbleGallery images © Lorna Cabble and used with permission of the photographer.Banner image © Brian Carroll 2022.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

HUW 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 exhibited; and more recently in 2020 he has self-published a related book titled ‘Scaffold to the Moon’. His new work ‘Xennial (Dreaming in Colour)' is shown as part of the Diffusion 2021 Festival in Cardiff.See more of Huw’s work on his website www.huwdaviesphotography.comFollow him on Instagram @huwaldendaviesGallery images © Huw Alden Davies and used with permission of the photographer.Banner image © Brian Carroll 2021.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

HUW 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 exhibited; and more recently in 2020 he has self-published a related book titled ‘Scaffold to the Moon’. His new work ‘Xennial (Dreaming in Colour)' is shown as part of the Diffusion 2021 Festival in Cardiff.See more of Huw’s work on his website www.huwdaviesphotography.comFollow him on Instagram @huwaldendaviesGallery images © Huw Alden Davies and used with permission of the photographer.Banner image © Brian Carroll 2021.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

PETER 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 Venice Biennale in 2005, and his work has been shown widely in both solo and group exhibitions in the UK and internationally, and in published titles ‘Gwendraeth House’ ,  ‘Zen Gardener,  and ‘Silent Village’.Ffoton was delighted to speak to Peter as our first in-person conversation since the Covid-19 lockdowns in Wales, at Gwendraeth House - his family home, in Carmarthenshire. A very enjoyable day with a very passionate photographer.See more of Peter’s work on his immersive website www.peterfinnemore.comFollow him on Instagram @peter.finnemoreGallery images © Peter Finnemore and used with permission of the photographer.Ffoton images of the photographer © Brian Carroll 2021.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

PETER 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 the 51st Venice Biennale in 2005, and his work has been shown widely in both solo and group exhibitions in the UK and internationally, and in published titles ‘Gwendraeth House’ ,  ‘Zen Gardener,  and ‘Silent Village’.Ffoton was delighted to speak to Peter as our first in-person conversation since the Covid-19 lockdowns in Wales, at Gwendraeth House - his family home, in Carmarthenshire. A very enjoyable day with a very passionate photographer.See more of Peter’s work on his immersive website www.peterfinnemore.comFollow him on Instagram @peter.finnemoreGallery images © Peter Finnemore and used with permission of the photographer.Ffoton images of the photographer © Brian Carroll 2021.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

MARTIN 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 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 remains an active voice within Magnum to this day.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 of Wales in Cardiff. Our thanks to Bronwen Colquhoun, Senior Curator of Photography, National Museum Wales.See more of Martin’s work on the Magnum Photos website www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/martin-parrFind out more about events and exhibitions at The Martin Parr Foundation (and membership) at www.martinparrfoundation.org and follow them on Instagram @martinparrfdnGallery images © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos and used with permission.Banner image © Brian Carroll 2019.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

NICK 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 ongoing work stands out on Instagram - the online platform where he chooses to share examples of his of photography. Early in his study, his close documentation of a Traveller community in Flintshire resulted in a series of strong images that then fuelled a desire travel to America, Romania and more recently, a Syrian refugee camp in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon to document people and communities ‘on the edge’. His Traveller and Romanian images caught the eye of Offline Journal - resulting in a feature article and cover of issue 3 in 2019.Ffoton met up with Nick at the 2019 Northern EYE Photography Festival in Colwyn Bay.See a larger selection of Nick’s ongoing work on Instagram @nicholasthomaswynneGallery images © Nick Wynne and used with permission of the photographer.Banner image © Brian Carroll 2019.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

HAYDN 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 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 more of Haydn’s work on his website www.haydndenman-photography.comFollow his work and travels on Instagram @haydndenmanRead more about ‘Welsh Mod: Our Story’ and buy the book at www.welshmod.co.ukGallery images © Haydn Denman and used with permission of the photographer.Banner image © Brian Carroll 2019.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

AMANDA 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.Her ongoing personal project ‘To Build A Home’ which documents the people and setting of the Lammas Eco Village in Pembrokeshire gained her Arts Council funding in 2013 and making the photographs inspired her to purchase a small plot of land nearby - providing a lure and impetus to revisit the site with her camera. Work from the series has been exhibited in Aberystwyth, The Northern EYE Festival and Ffotogallery and several prints are held in the archive at The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth.Ffoton managed to pin Amanda down at the 2019 Northern EYE Festival in Colwyn Bay to record a conversation with fellow photographer Ellie Hopkins. Our thanks to both.See more of Amanda’s work on her website www.amandajaxn.co.ukFollow her adventures on Instagram @amandajaxnphoto and Twitter @amandajaxnphotoEllie Hopkins is a photographer, PhD researcher and photojournalism tutor at the University of Stirling.View her work on her website www.elliehopkinsphoto.com and follow her adventures on Twitter @ellmhopkinsGallery images © Amanda Jackson and used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2019.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

PETER 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 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 – our thanks to Diane and Geoff - curators at the gallery.Gallery images © Peter Cattrell and used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2019.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

RON 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 established ‘The Newport Survey’ publication that students worked on as part of their studies - produced over a decade in the 1980s. He was one of the first photographers to be commissioned by Ffotogallery to produce work for the highly regarded ‘Valleys Project’ in the 1980s 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 scenes. 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 DocPhot course leader Paul Reas for organising.A selection of Ron’s books are available via BigCartel on communimedia.bigcartel.comGallery images © Ron McCormick and used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2019.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

RON 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 established ‘The Newport Survey’ publication that students worked on as part of their studies - produced over a decade in the 1980s. He was one of the first photographers to be commissioned by Ffotogallery to produce work for the highly regarded ‘Valleys Project’ in the 1980s 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 scenes. 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 DocPhot course leader Paul Reas for organising.A selection of Ron’s books are available via BigCartel on communimedia.bigcartel.comGallery images © Ron McCormick and used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2019.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

RON 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 established ‘The Newport Survey’ publication that students worked on as part of their studies - produced over a decade in the 1980s. He was one of the first photographers to be commissioned by Ffotogallery to produce work for the highly regarded ‘Valleys Project’ in the 1980s 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 scenes. 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 DocPhot course leader Paul Reas for organising.A selection of Ron’s books are available via BigCartel on communimedia.bigcartel.comGallery images © Ron McCormick and used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2019.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

LUCY 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 more of Lucy's work on her website www.lucypurrington.comFollow her work on Instagram @ljpurrington_artGallery images © Lucy Jane Purrington and used with permission of the photographer.Podcast banner images © Brian Carroll 2019.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in WalesTopics covered in the conversation:Barbara Kruger - www.barbarakruger.comSherman Theatre - www.shermantheatre.co.ukJohn Cage - In a Landscape (via Spotify)Ian Walker - City Gorged with Dreams: Surrealism and Documentary Photography in Interwar Paris (Amazon)

ALED 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 David Jones archive.View more of Aled's work on his website www.aledrhyshughes.co.ukFollow his current adventures on Instagram @aledrhyshughesGallery images © Aled Rhys Hughes and used with permission of the photographer.Banner image © Brian Carroll 2019.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

PETE 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 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.View more of Pete's work on his website www.pete-davis-photography.comFollow his current adventures on Instagram @petedavisphotoGallery images © Pete Davis and used with permission of the photographer.Banner image © Brian Carroll 2019.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

PAUL 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 commissioned by Ffotogallery to contribute to The Valleys Project in 1984.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.Find out more about Paul’s work and new book on his website www.paulreas.comFollow his current adventures on Instagram @paul.reas and Twitter @paulreasGallery images © Paul Reas and used with permission of the photographer.Banner image © Brian Carroll 2019.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

JOANNE 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 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.View more of Joanne's work on her website www.joannecoates.co.ukFollow her current adventures on Instagram @joannercoates and Twitter @JoanneRCoatesGallery images © Joanne Coates and used with permission of the photographer.Banner image © Emyr Young 2019.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

DAFYDD 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 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.View more of Dafydd's work on his website www.dafjones.comFollow his current adventures on Instagram @dafyddjonesphotographerGallery images © Dafydd Jones and used with permission of the photographer.Banner image © Brian Carroll 2019.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

BRIAN 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 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.View more of Brian's work on his website www.briandavidstevens.comFollow him on Instagram @bds1970 and Twitter @driftingcameraGallery images © Brian David Stevens and used with permission of the photographer.Banner image © Brian Carroll 2018.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

HOMER 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 habit.”— Homer SykesFfoton 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.View more of Homer's work on his extensive archive website www.homersykes.photoshelter.comFollow him on Twitter @HomerSykes and on Instagram @homer.sykesGallery images © Homer SykesPortrait of Homer Sykes © Emma Drabble, used with permission.Dewi Lewis Publishing: Homer's unique book ONCE A YEAR: Some Traditional British CustomsPlease note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

HOMER 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 habit.”— Homer SykesFfoton 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.View more of Homer's work on his extensive archive website homersykes.photoshelter.comFollow him on Twitter @HomerSykes and on Instagram @homer.sykesGallery and portrait images © Homer SykesDewi Lewis Publishing: Homer's unique book ONCE A YEAR: Some Traditional British CustomsPlease note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

SKIN 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 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.Portrait image © Matthew Eynon 2018.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

ALEX 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 in April 2018 and Alex's preparation for his next big project.View more of Alex's work on his website www.alexboydphotography.comFollow him on Twitter @AlexBoyd and on Instagram @mralexboydGallery images © Alex Boyd and used with permission of the photographer.Banner portrait © PjotrPlease note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

ALEX 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.View more of Alex's work on his website www.alexboydphotography.comFollow him on Twitter @AlexBoyd and on Instagram @mralexboydGallery images © Alex Boyd and used with permission of the photographer.Banner portrait © Laurence WinramPlease note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in WalesFurther reading from this conversation:Takeshi Shikama: www.shikamaphoto.comJason Hicklin: www.jasonhicklin.comKyūya Fukada: 'One Hundred Mountains of Japan'

PAUL 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 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.View more of Paul's work and read through some of his essays on photography on his website www.paulcabuts.comGallery images © Paul Cabuts and used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2018.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

MICHAEL 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 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 Parr and his team who kindly accommodated us for the recording on a busy day at The Martin Parr Foundation in Bristol.View more of Michael's work on his website www.michaelchristopherbrown.comGallery images © Michael Christopher Brown and used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2018.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

BERNARD 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 project extended to cover the wider arts, literature and photography communities across Wales and continues to this day.A new book titled 'Pieces of a Jigsaw' published in late 2017 presents a selection of images from his ongoing Welsh Arts Archive project. Bernard gifted his archive of photographs of artists and writers of Wales to the Richard Burton Archive at Swansea University in 2016.Ffoton had the great pleasure of speaking with Bernard at his home in early 2018.View more of Bernard's work on his website www.bernardmitchell.co.ukGallery images © Bernard Mitchell are held and supplied by The Richard Burton Archives, Swansea University and used on Ffoton with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2018.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

JOHN 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: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

DAVID 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 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.View more of David's work on his website www.davidwilsonphotography.co.ukFollow him on Twitter @d_wilson_photo on Instagram @david_wilson_photoGallery images © David Wilson. Used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2017.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwalesMade in Wales

SIMON 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 be part of a tight studio production team and his plans for the future.Gallery images © Simon Ridgway and Doctor Who © BBC/Simon Ridgway.Used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2017.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Audio and images Copyright © 2017 Ffoton.No reuse without prior written permission.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwales

SIMON 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 www.simonregan.comFollow him on Twitter @simonregan on Instagram @itssimonregan and 500px @simonreganGallery images © Simon Regan. Used with permission of the photographer.Audrey Hepburn image used with permission. © Jack CardiffPodcast images © Brian Carroll 2017.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Audio and images Copyright © 2017 Ffoton.No reuse without prior written permission.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesGiving a voice to talented photographers across Wales.Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwales

HARRY 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 Twitter @harrybordenuk and Instagram @harrybordenGallery images © Harry Borden. Used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2017.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Audio and images Copyright © 2017 Ffoton.No reuse without prior written permission.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.wales

DANIEL 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 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.Following our interview, Daniel's important archive moved to the Bodleian Library in Oxford in 2019.Kick back and listen to our full conversation with Daniel.View more of Daniel's photography and Digital Stories on his website www.danielmeadows.co.ukGallery images © Daniel Meadows. Used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2017.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Audio and images Copyright © 2016 Ffoton.No reuse without prior written permission.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.wales

CLAIRE 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 short visit back in Wales before setting off for assignments in Iraq.View more of Claire's work on her website www.clairethomasphotography.comFollow her on Twitter @sctphotographer and Instagram @claire_thomas_photographyGallery images © Claire Thomas. Used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2017.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Audio and images Copyright © 2016 Ffoton.No reuse without prior written permission.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesMade in Wales

CHUCK 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's and experiences through his career. What a great storyteller!You can find our more about Chuck's experience of covering Aberfan in Ffoton's video recording on our YouTube channel of his unique talk during a return visit to Wales for the Aberfan Symposium at Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies in 2016.On YouTube: https://youtu.be/72U7N8pfrpgView more of Chuck's work on his website www.icrapoport.comFollow him on Twitter @ICRapoportGallery images © I.C. Rapoport. Used with permission of the photographer.Chuck Rapoport portraits and Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2016.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Audio and images Copyright © 2016 Ffoton.No reuse without prior written permission.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesMade in Wales

JILL 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 rock photographers.Ffoton had the great pleasure of meeting and talking with Jill in Aberystwyth at the 2016 EYE International Photography Festival.Jill has published two books: The Moment: 25 Years of Rock Photography, 1995; and Was There Then: Oasis - A Photographic Journey, 1997View more of Jill's work on her website: www.jillfurmanovsky.comAnd on Rock Archive: www.rockarchive.comGallery images © Jill Furmanovsky. Used with permission of the photographer.Ray Davies image © Emyr Young. Images of Jill Furmanovsky © Brian Carroll 2016.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Audio and images Copyright © 2016 Ffoton.No reuse without prior written permission.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesMade in Wales

SIÂN 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 credits include: English National Ballet, Channel Four, Ballet Cymru, English National Ballet School, Hello! and TV Times.An alumni of the original 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.View more of Siân's work on her website www.sian-trenberth.comFollow her on Twitter @siantrenberthGallery images © Siân Trenberth. Used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2016Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Audio and images Copyright © 2016 Ffoton.No reuse without prior written permission.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesMade in Wales

RHODRI 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 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.Recorded in Aberystwyth, 1st October 2016 immediately following Rhodri's presentation and talk at the EYE International Photography Festival.View more of Rhodri's work on his website www.rhodrijones.comGallery images © Rhodri Jones. Used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2016Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Audio and images Copyright © 2016 Ffoton.No reuse without prior written permission.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesMade in Wales

AL 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 his stunning image collection of 'Based on a False Story' with Another Place Press.View more of Al's work on his website www.al-brydon.comFollow him on Twitter @AlBrydonPhoto and on Instagram @al_brydonGallery images © Al Brydon. Used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2016Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Audio and images Copyright © 2016 Ffoton.No reuse without prior written permission.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesMade in Wales

PETER 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 unseen) includes an intimate record of rural life in West Wales, including his 'Welsh Farming Community' project. With his health in decline, 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 who passed away in 2017. Enjoy this in-depth conversation with a very humble but extremely passionate Welsh photographer. 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.cymruYou can listen to our recording of Peter's guest talk with Bartosz Nowicki and Peter Evans at Third Floor Gallery in 2015 on the Ffoton YouTube channel.Gallery images © Peter Jones. Used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll and Alan Hale 2016Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Audio and images Copyright © 2016 Ffoton.No reuse without prior written permission.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesMade in Wales

ROBERT 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 www.roberthaines.comFollow him on Twitter @roberthaines and view promos of his films on VimeoGallery images © Robert Haines. Used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2016.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Audio and images Copyright © 2016 Ffoton.No reuse without prior written permission.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesMade in Wales

GLENN 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 of The EYE International Photography Festival here in Wales.View more of Glenn's work on his website www.glennedwardsphotojournalist.comFollow him on Twitter @GlennEdwardsPJT The EYE Festival: www.theeyefestival.co.ukGallery images © Glenn Edwards. Used with permission of the photographer.Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2016.Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.Audio and images Copyright © 2016 Ffoton.No reuse without prior written permission.Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channelwww.ffoton.walesMade in Wales