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Ffoton Wales
by Ffoton Wales
Since February 2015, Ffoton Wales has been shining a spotlight on the diverse and dynamic photography scene across Wales, bringing you intimate conversations with talented photographers. Each episode delves deep into the stories behind career paths, practice and images, as photographers share their creative processes, professional lessons learned, and the unique perspectives that shape their work. Spanning regions from north, mid and south Wales, from documentary photography to fine art, Ffoton discussions offer an independent, grass-roots exploration of the full spectrum of contemporary photographic expression in Wales. Whether you're a photography enthusiast, student, a working professional, or simply curious about the visual arts, Ffoton Wales offers an authentic and informative insight on talented photographers based, or making work, in Wales. Join Ffoton founders Brian Carroll and Emyr Young, along with other guest hosts, as they track established and
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Walter Waygood
WALTER WAYGOOD IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL MERTHYR 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...
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Roo Lewis
ROO LEWIS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG LONDON, 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...
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Mark McNulty
MARK McNULTY IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG DENBIGH, 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....
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Steve Benbow – Part 3
STEVE BENBOW IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL CHEPSTOW, AUGUST 2023 (released on the Ffoton podcast 31 December 2023) Part 3 of 3 Steve Benbow trained in photography under David Hurn on the original Newport Documentary Photography course in the mid-1970s, after which he was a founding member of...
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Steve Benbow – Part 2
STEVE BENBOW IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL CHEPSTOW, AUGUST 2023 (released on the Ffoton podcast 18 November 2023) Part 2 of 3 Steve Benbow trained in photography under David Hurn on the original Newport Documentary Photography course in the mid-1970s, after which he was a founding member of...
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Steve Benbow – Part 1
STEVE BENBOW IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL CHEPSTOW, AUGUST 2023 (released on the Ffoton podcast 4 November 2023) Part 2 of 3 Steve Benbow trained in photography under David Hurn on the original Newport Documentary Photography course in the mid-1970s, after which he was a founding member of...
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Gabriella Jackson
GABRIELLA JACKSON IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG PENARTH, 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…
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Lorna Cabble
LORNA CABBLE IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG ABERYSTWYTH, 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…
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Huw Alden Davies – Part 2
HUW ALDEN DAVIES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG CARMARTHENSHIRE, JUNE 2021 (released on the Ffoton podcast 20 October 2021) Part 2 of 2 Ffoton talks with Carmarthenshire-based photographer Huw Alden Davies at Carmarthen School of Art where Huw leads the BA Photography course. Having shot fashion...
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Huw Alden Davies – Part 1
HUW ALDEN DAVIES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG CARMARTHENSHIRE, JUNE 2021 (released on the Ffoton podcast 1 October 2021) Part 1 of 2 Ffoton talks with Carmarthenshire-based photographer Huw Alden Davies at Carmarthen School of Art where Huw leads the BA Photography course. Having shot fashion...
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Peter Finnemore – Part 2
PETER FINNEMORE IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG CARMARTHENSHIRE, JUNE 2021 (released on the Ffoton podcast 19 September 2021) Part 2 of 2 Peter Finnemore is a long established, and much respected, Welsh photographic artist based in south-west Wales. His work has long explored memory, family,...
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Peter Finnemore – Part 1
PETER FINNEMORE IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG CARMARTHENSHIRE, JUNE 2021 (released on the Ffoton podcast 1 September 2021) Part 1 of 2 Peter Finnemore is a long established, and much respected, Welsh photographic artist based in south-west Wales. His work has long explored memory, family…
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Martin Parr
MARTIN PARR IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG CARDIFF, 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...
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Nick Wynne
NICK WYNNE IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG COLWYN 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...
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Haydn Denman
HAYDN DENMAN IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG COLWYN 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...
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Amanda Jackson
AMANDA JACKSON IN CONVERSATION WITH ELLIE HOPKINS COLWYN 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...
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Peter Cattrell
PETER CATTRELL IN CONVERSATION WITH PETE DAVIS MACHYNLLETH, 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,...
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Ron McCormick – Part 3
RON McCORMICK IN CONVERSATION WITH PAUL REAS CARDIFF, JUNE 2019 (released on the Ffoton podcast 13 September 2019) Part 3 of 3 Ron McCormick trained as an artist at Liverpool School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools in London before moving across to photography. He played a significant role in...
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Ron McCormick – Part 2
RON McCORMICK IN CONVERSATION WITH PAUL REAS CARDIFF, JUNE 2019 (released on the Ffoton podcast 8 September 2019) Part 2 of 3 Ron McCormick trained as an artist at Liverpool School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools in London before moving across to photography. He played a significant role in...
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Ron McCormick – Part 1
RON McCORMICK IN CONVERSATION WITH PAUL REAS CARDIFF, JUNE 2019 (released on the Ffoton podcast 1 September 2019) Part 1 of 3 Ron McCormick trained as an artist at Liverpool School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools in London before moving across to photography. He played a significant role in...
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Lucy Jane Purrington
LUCY JANE PURRINGTON IN CONVERSATION WITH PAUL CABUTS PONTYPRIDD, 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…
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Aled Rhys Hughes
ALED RHYS HUGHES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG HAVERFORDWEST, 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...
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Pete Davis
PETE DAVIS IN CONVERSATION WITH GEOFF YOUNG MACHYNLLETH, 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...
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Paul Reas
PAUL REAS IN CONVERSATION WITH DAVID HURN TINTERN, 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...
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Joanne Coates
JOANNE COATES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG HAVERFORDWEST, 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...
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Dafydd Jones
DAFYDD JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH MARTIN PARR BRISTOL, 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....
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Brian David Stevens
BRIAN DAVID STEVENS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG CARDIFF, 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…
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Homer Sykes_part 2
HOMER SYKES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG LONDON, JULY 2018 (released on the Ffoton podcast 8 August 2018) Part 2 of 2 With a lifetime interest in photography, Homer Sykes made his professional start as a UK photojournalist in the 1970's. But rather than be a Lemming chasing current news…
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Homer Sykes – Part 1
HOMER SYKES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG LONDON, JULY 2018 (released on the Ffoton podcast 1 August 2018) Part 1 of 2 With a lifetime interest in photography, Homer Sykes made his professional start as a UK photojournalist in the 1970's. But rather than be a Lemming chasing current news…
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Skin Phillips
SKIN PHILLIPS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG & DAN WOOD SWANSEA, 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...
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Alex Boyd – Part 2
ALEX BOYD IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG SCOTLAND / WALES, MAY 2018 (released on the Ffoton podcast 8 June 2018) Part 2 of 2 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...
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Alex Boyd – Part 1
ALEX BOYD IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG SCOTLAND / WALES, MAY 2018 (released on the Ffoton podcast 1 June 2018) Part 1 of 2 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...
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Paul Cabuts
PAUL CABUTS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG CARDIFF, 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...
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Michael Christopher Brown
MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER BROWN IN CONVERSATION WITH RICHARD SAMBROOK BRISTOL, 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...
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Bernard Mitchell
BERNARD MITCHELL IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG SWANSEA, 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...
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John Bulmer
JOHN BULMER IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL CARDIFF, 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...
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David Wilson
DAVID WILSON IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG PEMBROKESHIRE, 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 Wilson David Wilson is a self-taught landscape...
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Simon Ridgway
SIMON RIDGWAY IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG Cardiff, 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...
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Simon Regan
SIMON REGAN IN CONVERSATION WITH GLENN EDWARDS CARDIFF, 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...
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Harry Borden
HARRY BORDEN IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG CARDIFF, 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....
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DANIEL MEADOWS
DANIEL MEADOWS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG MONMOUTHSHIRE, 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...
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Claire Thomas
CLAIRE THOMAS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG CARMARTHENSHIRE, 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,...
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Chuck Rapoport
CHUCK RAPOPORT IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG MERTHYR 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...
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Jill Furmanovsky
JILL FURMANOVSKY IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG ABERYSTWYTH, 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…
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Siân Trenberth
SIÂN TRENBERTH IN CONVERSATION WITH GLENN EDWARDS CARDIFF, 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...
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Rhodri Jones
RHODRI JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG ABERYSTWYTH, 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...
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Al Brydon
AL BRYDON IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG BRIDGEND, 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...
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Peter Jones
PETER JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG ABERYSTWYTH, CEREDIGION. AUGUST 2016 (released on the Ffoton podcast 1 December, 2016) PETER JONES 1947-2017 “I’m just a hick from the sticks” - Peter Jones After studying at Manchester College of Art and Design in the late 1960's, Peter Jones moved…
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Robert Haines
ROBERT HAINES IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL HEOLGERRIG, 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...
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Glenn Edwards
GLENN EDWARDS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG CARDIFF, 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...
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Since February 2015, Ffoton Wales has been shining a spotlight on the diverse and dynamic photography scene across Wales, bringing you intimate conversations with talented photographers.
Each episode delves deep into the stories behind career paths, practice and images, as photographers share their creative processes, professional lessons learned, and the unique perspectives that shape their work. Spanning regions from north, mid and south Wales, from documentary photography to fine art, Ffoton discussions offer an independent, grass-roots exploration of the full spectrum of contemporary photographic expression in Wales.
Whether you're a photography enthusiast, student, a working professional, or simply curious about the visual arts, Ffoton Wales offers an authentic and informative insight on talented photographers based, or making work, in Wales. Join Ffoton founders Brian Carroll and Emyr Young, along with other guest hosts, as they track established and
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