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EXPERIENCE
Freelance
Photographer - 1978 to Present
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Commissioned in the UK and around the world for portraiture,
child photography, industrial, still life and commercial.
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Photography work for a wide variety of magazines, childcare
agencies, promotional and commercial organisations and general
clients.
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Interpret written and oral briefs to effect creative
visualisation. *Session arrangements, liaison with models and
subjects, session direction, use of contact sheets and proofs
and production of selected prints.
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Knowledgeable in the use of a wide range of equipment.
September
1995 - June 1999
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Professor of Photo-Journalism/Special Projects
Photographer/Exhibition Curator. Communication Department,
Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia, USA.
In 1995 I was
working reguarly for magazines and various newspapers. The
offer from Savannah College of Art and Design helped me develop
my curator/exhibition skills. As you can imagine, the Alberto
Diaz Korda exhibition in the USA was very difficult to curate
and organise. Although no embargo exists on 'ART' I had to
struggle with the hostility on both sides. The experience
called on all my learned skills on handling people. I felt the
resulting show was a landmark in cultural exchange, something I
had been working towards since the Chinese experience.
Since leaving the
College, I have travelled extensively throughout the USA, Cuba,
Ireland and Europe promoting 'Cuba Si', making photographs,
writing for 'Black and White' magazine and lecturing.
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
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First living British photographer to exhibit in Havana, Cuba.
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Major retrospective of 50 years of Cuban Photography - 'Cuba Si'
at the Royal National Theatre, London. September - November 2000
-'Cuba Si' exhibited at four other UK locations.
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Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah - purchase of 45 prints for
their archive.
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Cowboys & Indians Magazine, Santa Fe - 'Along the English
Frontier' photo-essay.
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Photo Art International - Cover and seven pages.
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Ten
one-man exhibitions at various galleries including two six week
shows at the Ilford Gallery, London, W1.
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Six
competition prizes, including Portfolio prizes in the South Bank
Festival of Photography, London 1990-1995.
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Honorary Professorship from Guangxi Province University, China.
Lecturer in Fine Arts for one month periods, 1988-1994.
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Adviser to the Children's Palace, Guilin, China, 1992.
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Named 'Fellow Villager' by the Mayor of Guilin City.
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Conceived, designed and produced a book titled
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'Cradle of Prodigies' published in China, 1994.
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Tutor of landscape photography on Photography Workshops, France
1988-1993.
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Contributed cover and major articles in 'The British Journal of
Photography'.
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'Leica Fotografia' magazine, Germany. Six pages in four
languages, featuring the First African Baptist Church, Savannah,
Georgia.
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Photography Officer for the Greenwich Arts; grants and awards.
1987-1990.
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Annual Lecture at the Gallery of Photography, Dublin, Ireland,
1998.
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Magazine, cover and six pages, February 2002 'Aspects of
Childhood'.
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'Black and White Photography' magazine. Articles on the Cuban
experience. Alberto Diaz Korda and Flamenco stories.
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October 2001 and January 2002. Ireland's Bill Doyle 2003
ASSIGNMENTS
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Extensive photography of children for 'Be My Parent' magazine,
published by the British Agency for Adoption and Fostering.
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Publicity and public relations work throughout the UK for the
Catholic Children's Society, 1980-1995.
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Photography for 'The Guardian' and 'The Observer' newspapers and
magazines.
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Working with photo editors for a wide variety of magazines.
Assignments have comprised 10 visits to mainland China, as well
as travel to Tibet, Europe, USA, Russia, Mexico, Ireland and
Cuba.
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Curator and organiser of photographic exhibitions.
EXHIBITIONS
- ONE-MAN SHOWS:
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Flamenco and recent work. Plaza del Armas, Havana, Cuba
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Flamenco Dancers. Cafe Metropole, Savannah, Georgia
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Sidcup Cowboys. West Bank Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
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Race
Against Time. Hales Gallery, London
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East
Enders. Greenwich Festival, London
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China photography. Neal Street, London
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Colour Work. Ilford Gallery, London
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Black & White work. Ilford Gallery, London
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Celebrations - China photographs. Citizen's Gallery, London
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Ireland photographs. Gallery on the Heath, London
OTHER EXHIBITIONS
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Cuba
project. Working closely with Alberto Diaz Korda on his first
American show and the 'Cuba Si' opening at The National Theatre,
September 2000.
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Peopling London -Museum of London, Barbican Centre, London
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First African Baptist Church - Savannah, Georgia. Extensive
photo-essay on the oldest Black church in North America and its
community. Exhibition featured in Atlanta during the Olympics,
1996, and at Photofusion Gallery, London, 1997.
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Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum - Savannah, Georgia.
Permanent exhibition on the African-American experience.
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Dr
Martin Luther King Junior Observance Day Parade - exhibition and
catalogue. Photo-documentary students and myself.
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The
National Trust Guide to Savannah, Roulhac Toledano. Worked with
writer and Historic Preservation Society to photograph
architectural treasures in Savannah.
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Beach Institute. African-American Cultural Centre.
Commissioned by Director Carroll Green to produce an exhibition
on the Ulysess Davis sculpture collection.
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1996
Olympic Yachting Events Project. Organised three MA graduate
students and myself to cover the sailing events in Savannah,
Georgia. Permanent exhibition and book.
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Atlanta Ballet. Photographs from a five month project.
'Backstage' exhibited in Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Savannah Jazz Festival. Students and myself photographing the
events of the Jazz Weekend in Savannah. Exhibition 95 pieces.
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Amish Project. Photography of Amish community, South Carolina,
1997-98.
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Organised and curated the Burt Glinn exhibition (senior Magnum
photographer) at the Fototeca du Cuba, January 2001.
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Writing for Black and White magazine - critiques on
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