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BODY OF WATER

Ava Davis @ava.davisphotography

Centered around the true story of L’Inconnue de la Seine, this work explores themes of feminine identity, the naked gure and the link between femininity and death to culminate in the dark narrative presented within the photobook. e subject being a fragmented mannequin, the photographs combine still life and portraiture in various settings to examine the objecti cation and societal expectations placed upon feminine expression. Criticizing the endless portrayals of women as passive objet d’art for the male pleasure within Western art, this body of work conveys a deep sense of uncomfortable con nement and a rejection of traditional perceptions of the Woman.

Fading Gardens Dan O’Reilly

Throughout the year gardens tend to be beautiful and vibrant if well-kept, and allotments yield lots of produce to whoever tends them. But as winter comes, they both fall into obscurity, waiting for the next season. These images are an exploration of these spaces trying to find beautiful and unique aspects of them during this limbo.

Shed, 2022

instagram: @dann.oreilly

Cabbage, 2022

Flowers, 2022

Denude Hannah Hulatt

@elis3_hannah

Denude is a narrative exploring my relationship with religion and female sexuality. I wanted to explore the impact that religion can have on women’s relationships with their bodies and create work that challenges the shame culture embedded in Christianity. This book is full of self-portraits and still life that are fueled with anger and defance and the fnal result is a bold denuding of myself and my beliefs.

‘Bird Of Passage’

Milly Watson

‘Bird of Passage’ is a photo book that takes the viewer on a journey through nature. As you fip between each page you begin to move from scenes of cold and sunny winter mornings, to sunsets, into the dark of the night.

We follow mysterious, faceless characters, travelling through various vast landscapes together. The fgure asking you to join them in appreciating and exploring the beauty of each and every one.

Instagram - Millywatsonn

Where people meet:

My photobook ‘Where people meet:’ is an inspired piece based on the idea of connections through nature and people. roughout the book, the use of archive images, nature and people are all intertwine to show my take on the subject and how these aspects hold a massive clutch on my identity.

By Florence Whyman

Justin Bieber Shirt Faye O’Brien

An exploration into Perception.

A look at how family, friends and people close to me view my persona and the di erence in how I view Myself compared to how they view me.

Instagram: fayeno_

luke 4:13

In my project my goal was to romanticise Christianity and to use it as an aesthetic to show identity. In the beginning I wanted to show how you can be blinded and overwhelmed by ghting temptation. However, the more research I did, it ended up making my photo book about being in powered by giving into ‘temptation’ and owning what you want. Religion has always fascinated me and how people have such trust in something they will never see in their lifetime.

I feel that my nal piece has changed and developed with me as my research has gone on. I am very happy with how it has come out and think that even though it is about becoming powerful, it can be interpreted however the viewer wants.

Instagram: zwp_hotography

As the title alludes, my photo-book is on the theme of mental health (mine speci cally) and the di culties and uncertainties of depression. All of my images are deliberately blurry, street photography inspired photos, representing the lack of happiness in day to day life. I focused on both colour and black and white and o en photographed people’s shadows and silhouettes to connote the feeling of isolation that lots of people go through when experiencing low points.

Sunday’s Child - Evie Hall

My photobook Sunday’s Child is an exploration of my identity and experiences growing up with mental health issues. The book follows my growth into the person I am now, the most in touch with myself I have ever been. Maybe everything will be ok.

Dedicated to Eileen Hall, who has always been my home and has helped me fgure out I am also my home.

Featured on the wall are some spreads from my book, presented this way because I ‘built’ my images in book format through my use of layering.

e deepest shades of grey is a collection of images that narrates my struggle with Anorexia and depression. fractured veiw of the world and how i t into it.

e deepest shades of grey Depression, for me, is to dive head rst into the nothingness

It’s to look at the world around me and see only mundane shades of grey.

ere could be a lively illuminated city or a tropical beach beaming with light, but I wouldn’t see it, I’m living a colourless existence.

e days are foggy, my mind always distracted, yet no clear thoughts form.

I understand the emotions I should feel, but they never reach me.

No joy or sadness, only the sensation of being numb. e numbness seeps from my mind and into every inch of my body, you would think it’s made of stone, unfeeling of any human touch.

You could speak to me but mentally I’m not here, only my physical form remains. I meet your eyes and try to listen, but I’m not looking at you; rather, through you.

It’s as though there’s a physical barrier blocking me from the outside world and everyone in it, yet I only want to isolate myself even more.

- All e Dark Places, by Frankie Riley

By Eleanor Wynn

Honey Andrews

My work explores life, death and decay through a series of portraits with varying subjects. The initial idea was inspired by a walk I took in a forest, taking photographs of mushrooms. To then using experimental portraits in photo-bursts to place emphasis on elements that are held precious in relation to death itself.

UNDER A BLUE SUN

By Emrys Thurgood

Under a Blue Sun explores an alternate reality without binary divides, specifcally those concerning gender. The story follows an intangible being, Light, as they explore their home, the Forest, with innocent eyes. Existing as pure energy, their form defes biases or preconceptions being placed upon it. Here, their body exists to facilitate boundless potential. Beneath the gentle light of the Moon, Light plays safely and euphorically in their own world.

@nullemrys

‘Mary and Michael’

A Moving Image created by Zoe Dixon (@zoediixonphoto)

Mary and Michael

A study about my Grandparents co-existing within the same space while documenting their different interests through a moving image. They make the spaces in and around their home, their own.

Michael has his offce, flled with family archive, rugby photographs, whereas Mary has her sewing room, full of a wide variety of fabrics she’s collected over the years, their children’s own artworks she’s preciously stored, and the largest button and ribbon collection known. Not to mention the garden which is split into two: Michael is incharge of fruit and veg while Mary cares for the plants and fowers.

In this project I intend to demostratethe fndng comfort in the night. riers thus, creating some kind in touch within our senses

@FFIS

Ffsion

demostratethe embodyment of night. As the sun falls so do our barkind of expansion helping us get senses of intimacy without fear.

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evenfall.

AMITABH SUDHARSHAN

My work explores the time that i spend in a new country and the things that i found to beautiful and pleasing.

instagram :- @amitabh_sudharshan.

Boys Don’t Cry

Moving image piece by Boris

Childerstone

Boys Don’t Cry is a short conceptual art piece exploring the relationship between modern masculinity and the concept of identity and self-expression.

Editha Gatsby

My work is all about appreciating the moments that make you feel something, whether that is nervous, excited, grounded or passionate. Every person has something in their life, a little thing, that makes them feel alive. My video captures those real time moments as they are happening.

‘The Little Things’

This work is very emotional, especailyl for me as i have a personal connection to everyone in this video. The song behind the video was created for my dads wedding and sung by my best friends, My little brother has his frst day at my childhood school and we dance every weeked in our favourite bar from home. It brings forth a combination of nostalgia and love.

A Village

By Barnaby Chinnock

Instagram:Barns_photography

youtube:Barns photog

My video explores how i responded to and interacted with my accommodation as its own landscape, i initially was placed in Newport, Wales and had to travel into Bristol. I felt so isolated and the cold, liminal interior, the impenetrable exterior and chaotic surroundings added to my negative feelings toward the place. I was eventually given a place in Bristol and the second half of the video looks at how my bright expectations for moving weren’t reached as everything still felt and looked alien to me and I longed for a sense of home, warmth.

Phoebe Thomas

My work is an exploration of my hometown. I wanted to capture places and people who have made an impact in my life.

FOOTPRINTS

My projects tend to explore personal aspects of my life, this one following my mother and her experience moving from one country to another.

Oscar Gibson

Blink...

e past few years of my life have been lled with unhealthy coping mechanisms as an attempt to deal with a horrendous downwards spiral triggered by the suicide of my best friend. With “Blink...” I explore the only way I ever managed to save myself; nding beauty within small moments within the world around me, particularly in nature, nally allowing me to end addictions and feel real within my body.

@JohnwongFoto

A photographer looking for impact and contrast behind the lens. Interested in documentary, street and travel using analogue medium.

Far West by John Wong

A invention (as music composition terminology) of social documentary and personal photo essay. From east to west, equally far from both side.

Carbon by Krystian Lenski

We as a species tend to ‘other’ plants due to their seemingly less complex nature, However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. In this set of work, I document trees in their homes during diferent weather conditions, bringing their attributes and textures to the forefront. An exploration of the forest’s characters.

@krystian.lenski

Once upon a time under a bridge

is is a story about a place known as “bridge farm” that o er attachement and meaningful symbols to people.

Stefano Ferrarin @insalatafrescah

My project, ‘Organised Fun’ is an exploration of the places and environments that are seemingly purpose built for entertainment. To me, there is something intriguing and perhaps eerie about such places where our emotions become almost artifcial and constructed. Examples of these spaces includes bingo halls, social clubs, betting shops and holiday resorts. The images featured here show a wedding reception. I saw the wedding day experience as the epitome of what I wanted to capture through this project given its performative and forced nature with underlying feelings of sadness and confict being present also. The image seen below is titled ‘The Entertainer’ and shows the wedding DJ who is presented as this kind of strange provider of joy.

Things

How much do the things we surround ourselvelves with describe us?

My project is about how we relate to the things we surround ourselves with, How much they can describe us and what level of choise we have over how we are viewed.

Eva Frankel

is is 06:49, a photobook all about exploring feelings of solitude and isolation. Every photoshoot was either taken here in Bristol, or back home in Woking. Moving back and forth between both places o en creates a sense of never feeling settled. I decided to explore this feeling within my photography. All of my images from this book are outdoor landscapes, taken in places that i’ve spent a lot of time in, making me feel at ease.

ese two images are of a group of morning swimmers, at 06:49, early november, they were out in the cold swimming in the river. e sun had just risen, hidden behind the clouds, and it was freezing.

By Jodi Huggett

Sacred Nature by

Lana Owen

Instagram @tinxpix

Sacred Nature explores an individual’s practice of modern paganism and connection to nature as she travels across the UK on her canal boat as a freelance artist. It follows how her interests and beliefs have informed her lifestyle. This body of work was documented with a Hasselblad medium format film camera, where I’ve combined still life with environmental portraiture.

REVOLVING DOORS OF CHAOS

An Alternative View of The City

CHEW VALLEY Josephine Sephton

Lucy Bentley

Liminal @lucybentleyphoto lbentley.myportfolio.com

Liminal explores the thresholds between the urban environment and natural landscape of Bristol. The project focuses on the concept of liminal spaces while drawing inspiration from Neo-Romantic traditions which encourage feelings of unease and eeriness in response to these ‘nowhere’ places.

Refections

My Photobook ‘Re ections’ explores my relationship with music and my hometown in the Welsh Valleys, with a collection my own photos and archive photos.

In my book i re ect on my early childhood living in Wales and my family’s Involvement in a traditional Welsh choir. On looking back I realise the importance Wales and music still has in my life.

By Lewis Watkins @Watkins.JPG

Luke Eatherton

‘In Line’

This flm explores the the notion of mundanaeity and our everyday interactions with the unexciting yet the neccessary. Through watching people experience and experiencing these moments myself I began to see and appreciate the beauty while understanding the frustration and fear. generated in these liminal periods. The flm serves to document this exploration.

Neva White - Been A While

This project consists of a number of images that I captured on medium format of my hometown. ‘Time and Place’ was a very broad brief in which I had to consider how both concepts could link to one another. I decided I wanted to capture the simplicity and stillness of my hometown along with strong memories and recollection.

I chose to title my work ‘Been A While’ because on my return visit home, I re-visited places that I had not been to in ages, giving a sense of nostalgia of place and time.

Instagram: Nevawhitephoto

My video work explores how it feels to look at yourself

The fabric of identity

This is a series that explores the use of material as a vessel for identity, an essential narrative tool- cloth falls, drapes and folds like that of a body, embodying provocative abilities.

Molly Taylor

Instagram: picsss.mt

RAYNA GREEN

Hello :)

My name is Rayna and my project is all about people’s opinions on current issues in the world. Each of my images has text written over it, which are parts of conversations had with the public, the photo in the background relates to the matter

Default Network Mode

Eleanor Dean

Default Network Mode is a photo-book about a part of the mind, effecting people when day-dreaming.

Switching between real life and the wandering mind.

ROLT’S

Olllie Morris

INSTAGRAM: @olliemorrisphotos

Focusing on Rolt’s Boatyard on Spike Island, this project explores the changing identity of Bristol, using a long-standing business as a microcosm to represent the mixture of different stages of history that affect the city’s identity in the present day. The organised chaos of the workshop matching the feeling around Bristol.

Hedera

Polly Hardwicke

Hedera is a series of images refecting my Grandad’s relationship to the spaces he shared with my late Grandma. The project explores themes of absence, memory and place. By combining literal and conceptual images, I displayed how my Grandad tends to these spaces and acknowledge the memories of my Grandma that they recall.

Polly is a photographer from London who incorporates a documentary style in her work. She explores themes personal to her, but that can also be applied to a broader audience’s experience.

Instagram: @pollyhardwickephoto

RUPERT TAYLOR

A piece focusing on a relationship between person and space, my video aims to show the relaxing solitary craftsmanship happening in Wesley’s workshop. The wider message is that of the importance of solitary hobbies that the shed is a metaphor for; a space or way to unwind on one’s own from the stresses of day-to-day life.

Strange New Echo

Thomas Green insta - greendoesphotography

Strange New Echo revolves around the human form and its natural beauty. Throughout the book, I link these photos of the body with nature and what is around us. The sky above us opens up to empty nothingness. It lets our imaginations fy whilst the skin beneath our fngers constantly reminds us of our mortality and simple nature. Beauty is simple and all around us, sometimes we just need to look up.

Jack Sanders

My work is based on strange or spooky events in and around Bristol. Here on platform 5 at Temple Meads Station, a pregnant woman was shot dead by her soldier husband after returning from northern France, circa 1917. jacksanders2324@gmail.com

Aeden Cooper Mearns Place.

Closeout

“In surfng, a closeout is a wave formation that does not allow a smooth ridable transitional and optimum trajectory of hydrodynamic wave action from drop in to either left or right.”

this project documents my family and the life we lead in Cornwall. surfng has and will be a part of our lives and i am so grateful to have grown up in such a beautiful part of the country.

all photographs by Evan Kriskovic

Rosie Risdale

‘Finding the way back’

Feelings of isolation and insignifcance, of self-discovery and understanding.

Owen Mogg

@the.dumping.groundz

Owen has previously worked with larger landscapes in his photography which are included in his photo book: looking at the sky sometimes, reminds me i wanted to die once

He has now moved on to working on his project THIS IS JAKE which attempts to explores masculinity and the changing of personal masculine expression.

In an attempt to come to terms with my self body image and insecurities I created the photobook “ erapy”. A visual display of my vulnerabilities and coping mechanisms mixed with metaphors for the external factors that make things okay.

skye pearson

@pearsons.photography

My artwork is often inspired by the internal experience; looking at past and present and the emotions that come with it.

‘ The Art Of Coexistance’

My moving image ‘The Art Of Coexistance’ looks into the complicated relationship myself and my mother have, like many mothers and daughters. i did not want there to be an obvious motherly fgure in my work so i used nature to portray my mother. My piece looks at our relationship from birth to present.; Learning to navigate each other. I wanted there to be an unsettling and disorientating feeling to my work as it emulates the emotions that are and were there. It was not about the recreation of events but the recreation of the emotions of those events.

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