Author: Andrew Mason

MarvW is a London-based photographic artist. Creating striking, highly crafted, large-scale artworks in complete, physical form, (as opposed to sole prints), his works can be best described as “Expressing Beauty in the Utilitarian’. Works feature strong architectural forms in high-use urban environments, portrayed largely devoid of people. This serves as a metaphor for the juxtaposition between our need for connectivity, against the rise of increased feelings of isolation, despite the advancements of digital communication, (and furthered by the recent pandemic). Combining his love of bold colour and high contrasts, MarvW seeks to invoke a primarily emotional response, rather than an intelligible one. This is fuelled by a fundamental desire to break down outdated beliefs of art being elitist, instead encouraging increased accessibility of art, to all.

Jane Craig Walker is an award-winning photographer who has grown up, lived and worked in many different countries around the world. A multicultural global nomad currently living in Houston, Texas, Jane was brought up in Montreal by British parents and calls the UK home. Moving from place to place has given her an understanding of the importance of culture and tradition. Through photography Jane captures the commonplace and the unusual while at the same time recording the traditions, history and spirit of wherever she is living.

I am an Italian-born landscape photographer and traveller currently based in Cambridge, UK.
With focus on quasi-minimal compositions and by using long-exposure and post-processing techniques, I explore the introspective link between wild landscapes and the feeling of peaceful, silent timelessness they evoke. From the snowy Norwegian arctic to the desert plains of Namibia, I am mostly drawn to wide, empty sceneries photographed in the softness of sunset or sunrise.

For me, photography hence becomes the visual representation of a journey celebrating the beauty of the natural world and its elemental forces. Together, they help reminding us of our ephemeral yet privileged place in it.

I discovered my passion for photography on my 8th birthday, while unwrapping a gift from my grandmother. Inside the box, a Minolta film camera. I wasn’t attracted to the object per se, but to what it represented: a possibility. Suddenly, I could tell with an image what I couldn’t with words.
Soon, photography became a way of expressing my love for nature; I would spend afternoons photographing flowers or trying to capture the softness of my bunny’s fur. My camera became the first thing in my suitcase, the one item I couldn’t leave without.
Many film rolls (and SD cards) later, I now gravitate towards landscapes with minimal human presence: these images are for me a symbol of the fragile power of nature, a hymn to the beauty of this planet and a reminder that it is our duty to protect it.

Although I have several photography interests, my main passion is to create fine art photographic portraits that bring out the “who”, “the essence” of the people I photograph. Through my portraits I seek to inspire viewers to place themselves in the shoes of my subjects. With my portraits, I work to capture specific moments on the life-path journeys my subjects are traveling, alone or with others. Finally, I hope by sharing my images that they will invoke not only empathy, but also a sense of wonder for those appearing in the photographs.
All my fine art photography works are mono-chromatics. I call this line of my photographic work “Contemporary Vintage.”
My other photography interests center on macro, architecture and scenic images. Here my focus is to create images that hold viewers interest for more than a passing glance. Plus, I want viewers to be motivated to mentally place themselves within or at the setting I have captured as an image.
I hold an AA Degree in Photography Technology and an AC in Digital Imaging from Washtenaw Community College; a BS Degree in Social Science/Economics from Eastern Michigan University; and an AA Degree in Liberal Arts from Lansing Community College.

I have been taking pictures since I was given my first camera at the age of ten but have only been exhibiting since 2016. A Londoner for over forty years, I now divide my time between there and South-West France.

I held my first exhibition there in 2016 entitled Londres, Jour et Nuit (London, Day and Night). This was my chance to show my personal view of London to the French. I have since held five further exhibitions in France.

For this, my first exhibition in London, I have chosen a selection of my work in both France and the UK, which illustrates my strong attraction to abstract form, colour and light.

Pauline Godwin exhibited at the London Photo Show in 2018 and 2019, and we’re please to say she will be back in 2020.

We caught up with Pauline, to find out a but more about her photography.

Three years ago, after her children had grown up, Pauline developed a passion for photography and now helps run her local camera club.

She loves photographing all things and sees the world through different eyes with a camera in her hand, but British wildlife and landscapes are her favourite subjects. One of her photos was highly commended in British Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2019 and was exhibited at the Mall Gallery and published in a book.

Photographers for all over the world take part in the London Photo Show. In 2019, Paris based photography Guillaume Descamps exhibited at the Bargehouse and he’ll return in 2020.

We found out a little bit about Guillaume and his photography.

1. Tell is a little bit about yourself
I am a Paris based amateur Photographer, working in fashion retail supply chain
for a living. Photography is a long term hobby a hobby up to now, my interest and involvement with it is always growing.

2. What first got you interested in photography?
I got into photography when I moved to London in 2011 and wanted to share
with my new life my family by showing them decent pictures. From then I learn by
myself how to use a DLSR camera, either from other photographers or online.

At the London Photo Show, we feel enriched by the number of talented and engaging photographers that we’ve been lucky enough to meet at the exhibition. Something we love the most is the diversity of backgrounds that our exhibitors come from.

We asked Janet Baylis, who exhibited with us in 2019 and returns in 2020, what her story was, she told us:

I think probably what inspired my photography the most in the beginning was my devotion to dance – I love to see how the power and pattern of dance, and dancer’s shapes can be expressed through images.

Completing a photography project is one thing. Getting people to see it is another. Here is a simple plan that will help you create projects that people want to see.