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National Portrait Gallery Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2022

November 01, 2022

Being included in this exhibition has been a goal of mine since I started this journey. To be included in this year’s selection is beyond a dream and feels like the most wonderful validation of both my own effort and Ivan’s lived experience. Thank you National Portrait Gallery!

To see the full selection of images from the exhibition click here.

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    • May 12, 2025 Man from Mumbai May 12, 2025
    • May 11, 2025 Lady from Ukraine May 11, 2025
    • May 10, 2025 Adolescence May 10, 2025
    • May 6, 2025 Qai & Charlotte May 6, 2025
    • May 4, 2025 Ivan May 4, 2025
  • April 2025
    • Apr 23, 2025 XX, XY and Everything in Between Apr 23, 2025
    • Apr 14, 2025 String Theory Apr 14, 2025
    • Apr 13, 2025 Gen Z Apr 13, 2025
    • Apr 5, 2025 The Optician Apr 5, 2025
  • March 2025
    • Mar 29, 2025 The Breakfast Club Mar 29, 2025
    • Mar 28, 2025 Freya and Jacob Mar 28, 2025
    • Mar 27, 2025 Guy with a pearl earing Mar 27, 2025
    • Mar 24, 2025 When we're old and grey Mar 24, 2025
    • Mar 18, 2025 American Football Mar 18, 2025
    • Mar 17, 2025 Lost in a twirling reverie Mar 17, 2025
    • Mar 15, 2025 It was their birthday Mar 15, 2025
    • Mar 14, 2025 Almond Eyes Mar 14, 2025
    • Mar 14, 2025 Mar 14, 2025
    • Mar 13, 2025 Hoops Mar 13, 2025
    • Mar 12, 2025 Patience Mar 12, 2025
    • Mar 11, 2025 The Light Outside pt2 Mar 11, 2025
    • Mar 10, 2025 Oh my god the light outside! Mar 10, 2025
    • Mar 9, 2025 School Boy Error Mar 9, 2025
    • Mar 8, 2025 Design for Life Mar 8, 2025
    • Mar 8, 2025 First Date Mar 8, 2025
    • Mar 4, 2025 Aleshia - Washington Park Mar 4, 2025
    • Mar 2, 2025 Summer in Victoria Park Mar 2, 2025
    • Mar 1, 2025 Resting easy Mar 1, 2025
    • Mar 1, 2025 Summer in Victoria Park Mar 1, 2025
    • Mar 1, 2025 Girls who want boys Who like boys to be girls Mar 1, 2025
  • February 2025
    • Feb 27, 2025 Ellie - Clapham Common Feb 27, 2025
    • Feb 26, 2025 Under the Banks of the Thames Feb 26, 2025
  • June 2024
    • Jun 23, 2024 Roller Derby Jun 23, 2024
    • Jun 22, 2024 Rosie Jun 22, 2024
    • Jun 21, 2024 Girl in a Red Tracksuit in Victoria Park Jun 21, 2024
    • Jun 20, 2024 Rebecca Jun 20, 2024
    • Jun 18, 2024 Mum Jun 18, 2024
    • Jun 16, 2024 The Clown Jun 16, 2024
    • Jun 16, 2024 Dan - Labourer Jun 16, 2024
    • Jun 15, 2024 Insterstial Space Jun 15, 2024
    • Jun 14, 2024 Interstial Space Jun 14, 2024
    • Jun 12, 2024 There but for the grace of God. Jun 12, 2024
    • Jun 8, 2024 Interstitial Space Jun 8, 2024
    • Jun 7, 2024 Isis Jun 7, 2024
    • Jun 7, 2024 First Date Jun 7, 2024
    • Jun 6, 2024 Regal Jun 6, 2024
  • May 2024
    • May 28, 2024 A Triangle of Sadness May 28, 2024
    • May 27, 2024 Mozza & Sparky May 27, 2024
    • May 26, 2024 Puck May 26, 2024
    • May 26, 2024 Kenny May 26, 2024
    • May 25, 2024 Gangsta May 25, 2024
    • May 23, 2024 Scott and Isabella May 23, 2024
    • May 22, 2024 Angelica & Kyra; Lea Valley Navigation. May 22, 2024
    • May 21, 2024 Olly & Lexi May 21, 2024
    • May 21, 2024 Psychogeography May 21, 2024
  • April 2024
    • Apr 22, 2024 Thin Negative Apr 22, 2024
    • Apr 20, 2024 Before Temple Apr 20, 2024
    • Apr 20, 2024 Purgatorial Shadows Apr 20, 2024
  • August 2023
    • Aug 14, 2023 My Boy Aug 14, 2023
    • Aug 12, 2023 Bonnie & Clyde Aug 12, 2023
    • Aug 12, 2023 Adrian & his Daughter Aug 12, 2023
  • November 2022
    • Nov 1, 2022 National Portrait Gallery Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2022 Nov 1, 2022
  • April 2022
    • Apr 23, 2022 Midnight Cowboy Apr 23, 2022
    • Apr 2, 2022 Ivan - The Divided Self: The View from Within Apr 2, 2022
  • March 2022
    • Mar 27, 2022 The Boxxer Mar 27, 2022
    • Mar 27, 2022 Unbridaled Youth Mar 27, 2022
  • February 2022
    • Feb 17, 2022 I'm not a landscape photographer... Feb 17, 2022
  • January 2022
    • Jan 29, 2022 Marcy Jan 29, 2022
  • September 2021
    • Sep 17, 2021 Ogmore by Sea Sep 17, 2021
  • June 2021
    • Jun 20, 2021 There but for the grace of god: Chris Jun 20, 2021
    • Jun 14, 2021 Be More Like Ivan Jun 14, 2021
  • March 2021
    • Mar 12, 2021 Testimony Mar 12, 2021
  • December 2020
    • Dec 30, 2020 The Long Grass Swirled Dec 30, 2020
    • Dec 23, 2020 Ivan - The Divided Self: Violence Dec 23, 2020
    • Dec 22, 2020 Ivan - The Divided Self: Hiding Dec 22, 2020
    • Dec 13, 2020 Ivan - The Divided Self: The Altar Boy Dec 13, 2020
  • November 2020
    • Nov 21, 2020 Our connection to the land Nov 21, 2020
  • October 2020
    • Oct 10, 2020 Bright Young Things Oct 10, 2020
  • September 2020
    • Sep 27, 2020 Uncle; Godfather Sep 27, 2020
  • May 2020
    • May 31, 2020 When I grow up, I want to be a detective May 31, 2020
  • April 2020
    • Apr 16, 2020 Adrian - The Star Garden Apr 16, 2020
    • Apr 15, 2020 The Most Good for the Least Harm Apr 15, 2020
  • March 2020
    • Mar 18, 2020 Ivan - The Star Garden Mar 18, 2020
  • February 2020
    • Feb 25, 2020 Abney Park Feb 25, 2020
    • Feb 15, 2020 My Boys Feb 15, 2020
    • Feb 4, 2020 A Problem Shared Feb 4, 2020
  • January 2020
    • Jan 30, 2020 The Murmuration Jan 30, 2020
    • Jan 30, 2020 This little patch of light outside of St Bartholomew’s Church, Brighton Jan 30, 2020
    • Jan 20, 2020 Tessa Jan 20, 2020
    • Jan 16, 2020 Onesies, Dogs & Geronimo Jan 16, 2020
  • December 2019
    • Dec 29, 2019 The Shadow - Jerry Dec 29, 2019
    • Dec 2, 2019 The Congregation of St Bartholomew's Chhurch Dec 2, 2019
  • November 2019
    • Nov 27, 2019 Digital or Analogue - Why do You Care? Nov 27, 2019
    • Nov 26, 2019 Eloise Nov 26, 2019
    • Nov 18, 2019 Yoga & Economics Nov 18, 2019
    • Nov 17, 2019 Freida - St Bartholomews Church Nov 17, 2019
  • October 2019
    • Oct 31, 2019 He Is My Neighbour Oct 31, 2019
    • Oct 28, 2019 Body Positive - (warning contains potentially upsetting images of the artist without a shirt on) Oct 28, 2019
    • Oct 28, 2019 Application Oct 28, 2019
    • Oct 18, 2019 Bowen Island Residents Oct 18, 2019
    • Oct 1, 2019 "In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer." — Albert Camus Oct 1, 2019
  • September 2019
    • Sep 28, 2019 On Being Vulnerable Sep 28, 2019
    • Sep 28, 2019 Emergent Talent Sep 28, 2019
  • August 2019
    • Aug 26, 2019 Of rivers, rafts and rope swings and camp fires and pirates. Aug 26, 2019
    • Aug 21, 2019 Louis Aug 21, 2019
    • Aug 16, 2019 Gregory - From the Greek word Gregorius Meaning Watchful and Alert Aug 16, 2019
    • Aug 9, 2019 The Anima Aug 9, 2019
  • July 2019
    • Jul 25, 2019 Dad Bod Jul 25, 2019
  • June 2019
    • Jun 3, 2019 Valerie - Brighton Pier Jun 3, 2019
  • May 2019
    • May 27, 2019 Grab n Go - Dreamland, Margate May 27, 2019
    • May 19, 2019 On Becoming a Father May 19, 2019
    • May 13, 2019 Venus Emerging from the Sea May 13, 2019
    • May 5, 2019 Fatherhood May 5, 2019
    • May 4, 2019 Jerimiah in his Flat May 4, 2019
    • May 1, 2019 The sound and the Fury May 1, 2019
  • March 2019
    • Mar 26, 2019 Who is Guido? Mar 26, 2019
    • Mar 23, 2019 (National) Identity Politics Mar 23, 2019
  • January 2019
    • Jan 13, 2019 "Reality" - A story by Gwen Midwood (11) inspired by a photograph I saw Jan 13, 2019
  • November 2018
    • Nov 18, 2018 Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained Nov 18, 2018
    • Nov 2, 2018 Mick, the Blind Runner Nov 2, 2018
  • September 2018
    • Sep 30, 2018 Still Life with Apples (after Caravaggio) Sep 30, 2018
  • August 2018
    • Aug 22, 2018 Hemingway's Younger Brother Aug 22, 2018
    • Aug 12, 2018 Eulogy for my Father Aug 12, 2018
  • July 2018
    • Jul 18, 2018 The Simplest of Spaces Jul 18, 2018
    • Jul 5, 2018 Touching Strangers Jul 5, 2018
  • June 2018
    • Jun 20, 2018 Nil by Mouth Jun 20, 2018
  • May 2018
    • May 9, 2018 For Display Purposes Only May 9, 2018
  • April 2018
    • Apr 21, 2018 Boy/Girl, Girl/Boy Apr 21, 2018
    • Apr 7, 2018 Transitions Volume Two Apr 7, 2018
  • March 2018
    • Mar 3, 2018 Saturday Morning Mar 3, 2018
    • Mar 3, 2018 It's so cold even the turkeys want in Mar 3, 2018
    • Mar 1, 2018 When is Summer Here? Mar 1, 2018
  • February 2018
    • Feb 15, 2018 The Odd Couple Feb 15, 2018
  • December 2017
    • Dec 10, 2017 Pin Prick Pupils & Polos Dec 10, 2017
    • Dec 9, 2017 George from Clitheroe Dec 9, 2017
    • Dec 7, 2017 "Are you ready for me darling?" Dec 7, 2017
    • Dec 4, 2017 Sant Cugat Dec 4, 2017
  • November 2017
    • Nov 20, 2017 Danny - Champion of the World Nov 20, 2017
    • Nov 18, 2017 Who doesn't like Paris in the Spring? Nov 18, 2017
    • Nov 15, 2017 A middle age, middle class twat from the Home Counties (that's me, not the chap in the picture!) Nov 15, 2017
    • Nov 9, 2017 George - The Wolf Nov 9, 2017
    • Nov 8, 2017 Russell and his dog Nov 8, 2017
  • October 2017
    • Oct 23, 2017 Naked guy on a beach! Oct 23, 2017
  • September 2017
    • Sep 30, 2017 Life is Fleeting; Take a Moment to Look at Yourself Sep 30, 2017
    • Sep 2, 2017 My mind is going. I can feel it. Sep 2, 2017
  • June 2017
    • Jun 17, 2017 Fade Out Jun 17, 2017
    • Jun 15, 2017 Humanity and truth in photography Jun 15, 2017
  • May 2017
    • May 13, 2017 Every photograher's worst nightmare May 13, 2017
    • May 6, 2017 Bright Young Things May 6, 2017
    • May 4, 2017 Competitions Are For Horses May 4, 2017
    • May 3, 2017 The New Masculinity May 3, 2017
  • April 2017
    • Apr 22, 2017 The things you see on Brighton Beach on a Sunday morning at sun rise Apr 22, 2017
  • October 2016
    • Oct 1, 2016 The Picture I Would Run into a Burning House to Save Oct 1, 2016
  • September 2016
    • Sep 30, 2016 B&W Images and Cloying Sentimentality Sep 30, 2016
  • August 2016
    • Aug 4, 2016 Anonymity in Street Portraiture – The Book of Strangers Aug 4, 2016
  • May 2016
    • May 20, 2016 That picture of the guy with his son in the shower May 20, 2016
  • April 2016
    • Apr 26, 2016 Leica Summarit 75mm on the Sony A7rII Apr 26, 2016
    • Apr 3, 2016 You want to know how he's choosing them don't you..... Apr 3, 2016
  • February 2016
    • Feb 20, 2016 Street Portraiture – Composition, Technique and Message Feb 20, 2016
  • January 2016
    • Jan 29, 2016 The Vulnerability of Self Jan 29, 2016
    • Jan 15, 2016 Visual Pleasure and Narative Photography Jan 15, 2016
    • Jan 2, 2016 Blink and you'll miss it Jan 2, 2016