Creative Forces
I have the honour of meeting some extraordinary creative forces whilst creating the official photographs for the Paul Hamlyn Foundation's esteemed Awards for Artists. Paul Hamlyn Foundation established Awards for Artists in 1994 to provide visual artists and composers with financial assistance at a timely moment in their careers. The awards aim to give artists the freedom to develop their creative ideas and to grow both personally and professionally, reflecting the Foundation’s strong belief in the value of artists to society.
Travelling to meet each of the 10 annual recipients every autumn is something I really look forward to. I like to spend time with each visual artist and composer so that I can observe their favourite space or memorable place, thereby being able to construct portraits that don't necessarily tie them to their working environments but instead show their personalities - hopefully revealing a little of their creativity & vision too. Here follows a few of my favourite photographs from these photographic sessions.
Visual Artist Ingrid Pollard, Finsbury Park London
Composer Kate Young, Scottish Borders
Composer Daniel Kidane, Battersea London
Visual Artist Linder Sterling, Lancaster
Visual Artist Adam Christensen, Deptford London
Visual Artist Sonia Boyce, Chelsea London
Visual Artist Cara Tolmie, Stockholm Sweden
Visual Artist Matt Stokes, Newcastle
Visual Artist Harold Offeh, Cambridgeshire
Composer Shiori Usui, Dundee
Visual Artist Peter Kennard, London Fields London
Composer Heather Leigh, Glasgow
Composer Ailís Ní Ríain, Yorkshire
Visual Artist Steven Claydon, Dalston London
Composer Deidre McKay, Northern Ireland
Visual Artist Larry Achiampong, London
Composer Nathaniel Mann, Nottingham
Visual Artist Linder Sterling, Lancaster
Composer Serafina Steer, Seven Sisters London
Composer Paul Dunmall, deep dark Shropshire
Composer Kate Young, Edinburgh
Composer Mary Hampton, Brighton
Visual Artist Simon Ling, Hackney London
Visual Artist Phoebe Boswell, Deptford London
Composer Laurence Crane, Finsbury Park London
Composer Sarah Angliss, Stockwell London
Visual Artist Emma Hart, London
Visual Artist Adam Christensen, Deptford London
Visual Artist Anthea Hamilton, Vauxhall London
Visual Artist Anne Tallentire, Gospel Oak London
Visual Artist Becky Beasley, Hastings
Visual Artist Rehana Zaman, Walthamstow London
Visual Artist Lucy Skaer, Kings Cross London
Visual Artist Charlotte Prodger, Glasgow
