Photography projects
Personal photography projects are vital way for photographers to create work or to explore new subjects and techniques.
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Personal Work Journal features unique photography projects from around the world, and explores the passion projects of photographers, curators, artists and creatives.
Featured Photography Projects
Greg Turner
“The first conversation that I had with myself was, what do I want to say and what kind of photographer do I want to be?”
Greg Turner is a portrait photographer who works in a series of long term projects, lasting months or sometimes years.
His work is intensely personal seeking to reveal as much about himself as to scrutinise the subjects of his images.
Elinor Carucci
“There is a conflict between my sense of liberation – feminist me – and the roles and stereotypes that women are still subject to.”
Israeli American photographer Elinor Carucci has carved out a very successful fine art career in New York City.
Carucci’s latest book Midlife is an exquisitely intimate portrait of the photographer and her family.
Latest Personal Work
Anna Fox shares images from 2 of her new photography projects & discusses collaborating with Karen Knorr
From The Village, 1991NAME Anna Fox JOB Photographer & Prof Photography WEBSITE Anna Fox PROJECT U.S. 1 & CabinetUsually when you ask a photographer to describe their practice you get a short, sometimes terse, answer but not with Anna Fox. As befits an...
With her portraits of autistic women, Rosie Barnes gives voice to an under represented community.
NAME Rosie Barnes JOB Documentary Photographer WEBSITE Rosie Barnes PROJECT No You're NotRosie Barnes is a documentary photographer who has a particular interest in what she terms disability/difference. She has produced work that looks at the experience of autism...
Wendy Aldiss My Father’s Things
NAME Wendy Aldiss JOB Documentary Photographer WEBSITE Wendy Aldiss PROJECT My Father's ThingsWendy Aldiss is a fine art and social documentary photographer who has a particular interest in environmental portraiture, and has she produced a body of work that explores...
A family connection opened the door for Nick Hodgson’s personal project & literally took him deeper into the subject.
NAME Nick Hodgson JOB photographer WEBSITE Nick Hodgson PROJECT Free Mines, Coal Faces You can purchase a copy of Free Mines, Coal Faces on Nick's website.Although he describes himself as a documentary landscape photographer, taking inspiration from Chloe Dewe...
By taking his street photography inside, Paul Harrison has created intriguing relationships between art & the real world.
NAME Paul Harrison JOB London Tour Guide WEBSITE Paul Harrison PROJECT National GalleryI first met Paul Harrison at a protest march that had brought part of central London to a standstill. He rushed up to me and asked if I knew where he could buy another SD card as...
Michael von Graffenried has made the Widelux his own, producing intimate & unsettling images of the ordinary
NAME Michael von Graffenried JOB Photojournalist WEBSITE Michael von Graffenried PROJECT Our TownMichael von Graffenried is a widely published and highly regarded Swiss photojournalist. Graffenried works in series of long-term documentary projects and his photography...
With Hen, Bex Day aims to give older transgender people a presence in 40 portraits of people over 40.
Dan NAME Bex day JOB Fashion & portrait photographer WEBSITE Bex Day PROJECT HenBex Day is a photographer working in fashion and portraiture. Her client list is an impressive roster of magazines such as the New York Times and Vogue Italia, along with brands...
Olga Karlovac turned a bold personal style into a new career & a series of best selling photobooks.
NAME Olga Karlovac JOB Economist WEBSITE Olga Karlovac PROJECT before winterOlga Karlovac is a Croatian photographer based in Zagreb. Originally an economist, she turned to photography as a creative outlet when she became disillusioned with her professional working...
Working alone in the dark Melanie King exposes her film to the ancient light of the stars
NAME Melanie K King JOB Lecturer in Photography & PhD Researcher WEBSITE Melanie King PROJECT Ancient LightMelanie K King is currently working towards her practice based PhD at the Royal College of Art. The project she's sharing with Personal Work Journal is part...
Focusing on Hong Kong’s drag scene enables Kasper Forest to explore conflict at a local & personal level.
Siufung Law, LGBT+ advocate, life coach & bodybuilderNAME Kasper Forest JOB Photographer/Multi-media Artist WEBSITE Kasper Forest PROJECT Immediate SexualityKasper Forest describes himself as a multimedia artist, screen writer and photographer. His work focuses on...
Documentary photographer Ryan Thomas’ self published photobook contrasts protests from the USA, UK & France.
NAME Ryan Thomas JOB MA Graduate WEBSITE Ryan Thomas PROJECT Everything Will Kill YouRyan Thomas is an early career documentary photographer and has just completed an MA in Photojournalism at Swansea. Ryan’s work focuses on protest and he’s recently self-published...
Greg Turner has used a series of intensely personal projects to develop a body of work that is rapidly attracting acclaim & attention
NAME Greg Turner JOB Sales WEBSITE Greg Turner PROJECT The Divided Self Greg Turner is a portrait photographer who works in a series of long term projects, lasting months or sometimes years. His work is intensely personal seeking to reveal as much about himself as to...
Childhood memories & a technique of creative destruction have resulted in a beautiful new photobook for Polaroid photographer Naomi James.
NAME Naomi James JOB Teacher WEBSITE Naomi James PROJECT Lockdown Decay PUBLISHED BY Pannoval Press (£28 - £33)Most photographers have an origin story, perhaps a moment that turned them onto photography or the gift of a camera that sparked a life long obsession. Naomi...
With her photobook, Midlife, art photographer Elinor Carucci presents a searingly personal view on aging and relationships.
Hair dye. 2016NAME Elinor Carucci JOB Art Photographer WEBSITE Elinor Carucci PROJECT MidlifeThere is a conflict between my sense of liberation – feminist me, strong and confident - and the roles and stereotypes that women are still subject to.Interview by Elizabeth...
Legendary documentary photographer Homer Sykes draws on his archive of colour work for his new book,
HOMER SYKES. Blackpool, Lancashire. 1980s. From My British Archive: Colour Works 1980's & 90's © Homer SykesNAME Homer Sykes JOB Documentary Photographer WEBSITE Homer Sykes PROJECT My British Archive: Colour Works the 1980s and 90s SELF PUBLISHING PHOTOGRAPHY...
Personal Work
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Personal work is vital to all creatives. It’s where we get to try things out, follow an obsession or just have fun. Or it’s the work of another artist, someone who inspires or shows the way.
Either way, good work is always personal.
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