Life of David Hughes 1926-2020
My father David Hughes died from Covid-19 on 10th April 2020 aged 93 An engaged, curious and funny man, his sense of wonder stayed with him to the…
Climate in February
8th Feb. ‘BP Must Fall’ protest at the British Museum. BP sponsored the Troy exhibition at the BM. Protestors smuggled a trojan horse into the museum’s forecourt and…
Through Positive Eyes
Book and Exhibition I have worked on this project with Gideon Mendel and Prof. David Gere since its inception in 2007. Through Positive Eyes features insider photography by…
In the Shadow of Brexit
The book A commission from Prof. Nando Sigona, at the University of Birmingham, to photograph families with one or more parents from a non-UK EU country. You can…
Hunger
I’m full of admiration for Peter, Marko and Julian who spent 26 days on hunger strike outside Conservative Party HQ, in the run up to the election. They…
Stone Hole
Stone Hole is a collaborative exhibition of large digital photographs by myself, and a timelapse film by Susi Arnott, made in tidal sea-caves along the shoreline of North Cornwall.…
Creating a scene: XR Oct. 2019 Rising
I’m working out how best to photograph Extinction Rebellion. A friend of mine tells me she does not support XR because their disruptions alienate people who need to…
Keepers
What do we keep and what do we cast out? Susi Arnott and I have been working with a portable daylight studio on the Thames foreshore, to produce…
Duck
Duck is a single screen 8.5 min, 16:9 ratio, film with stereo sound for gallery or cinema screening. The film emerges from our collaboration with Prof. Sofia Olhede…
Swimming for The Economist
This autumn Susi Arnott and I worked on a commission for The Economist’s Christmas special on swimming in cold, fresh water. We swam and collected stills, video and…