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I’m happy to share that my work is included in Metropolis, a group exhibition by BA (Hons) Photography students from the University of West London, reflecting on London over the past ten years.

The exhibition runs from 19 May – 11 June 2026 at Hogarth’s House, London.
Private View: Tuesday 19 May, 5.30–7.30pm.

It would be lovely to see you at the opening, or anytime during the exhibition.

#metropolis #exibition #uwlphotography #photography #art

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Step into Paragon House this week and discover the borough through new eyes.

From today, Monday 23 to Friday 27 June, the @uniwestlondon hosts two compelling exhibitions as part of the @londonfestivalofarchitecture and you’re invited.

‘10 Years and A4/M4 Heading West’ presents a decade of architectural photography from students and staff, alongside @peterbennettphoto haunting study of the Golden Mile — a quiet, cinematic look at the car-centric landscape we often pass but rarely see.

‘Community Works’ by MA Interior Environment Design students reimagines how cultural venues like Barons Court Theatre and Pitzhanger Manor can evolve with their communities. Through imaginative proposals, the exhibition explores how local design can engage and empower.

📍 Paragon House, Boston Manor Road
📅 23–27 June, 8am–8:30pm daily
🎟️ Free entry, booking required (via our 'What's On', link in bio)

Take a moment to slow down and see West London differently.

📸 @jamesorourkephotography ; Riya Chittora

#LondonFestivalOfArchitecture #GoldenMile100 #UWL #ParagonHouse #ArchitectureExhibition #HounslowCulture #BrentfordEvents #CommunityDesign #PhotographyExhibition #SummerOfCulture2025

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Beneath the Fragile

This work was inspired both by the ancient Japanese philosophy of Wabi Sabi, where beauty is seen in the imperfections and in the acceptance of the transience in life, as well as the symbolism of Kintsugi Pottery, where something broken can be fixed and not discarded; made more beautiful than before.

I felt compelled to examine the sense of loss, so as to embrace the process of ageing, accepting my own fragility by exploring body and mind. The need to delve further into this theme was heightened when my mother died, as it made me more aware of my own mortality and the passing of time.

Each image in this series involved digitally manipulating and overlaying three images to create a final one with a new meaning. By Juxtaposing the youthful body with the marks of aging inscribed upon it, I conveyed my struggle. The flower portraits enhanced and reiterated the transience of life and the beauty in the everyday, which is so often overlooked. By using cut flowers, which are short-lived and demonstrate their own beauty in aging, it was a further reminder of the temporality to be found both in nature and in life.

This series was exhibited at the Coningsby Gallery, as part of the University of West London’s BA (Hons) Photography degree show.

The banner was printed on Hahnemühle Rice Paper, with the texture of the paper enhancing the skin tones and the organic feel. The framed pictures were printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Pearl, bringing out the colours, whilst imitating the sheen found on the glaze of the Kintsugi pottery. Being able to print on such high quality paper made all the difference!

#fineartphotography #hahnemühle #hahnemühlepaper #fineartprint #kintsugipottery #wabisabi

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Suspended in Time

This series of self-portraits explores the fragile and constantly shifting nature of identity, using a vintage wedding dress as a symbolic object. Once belonging to another life, the dress carries memory, ritual, and a sense of loss. It becomes a threshold — a space between past and future selves, between endings and beginnings.

The photographs take place in a forest. Each image reflects a moment of inner transformation. The forest is both womb and grave — a symbolic place where the self dissolves, disappears, and sometimes re-emerges. Through long exposure, the body becomes blurred and merges with the landscape. This visual softness expresses the uncertainty between life and absence, between body and spirit.

The wedding dress represents cultural expectations, but also the possibility of escaping or reshaping them. In these images, identity is not fixed or complete; it is something that is always dying and being born again. This work is not only about who we are, but about who we become through what we lose.

As Marcel Proust wrote, “A person scattered in space and time is no longer a woman, but a series of events… a series of insoluble problems.”

This series reflects a quiet and intimate ritual of birth, death, and rebirth — a personal cycle of disappearance, transformation, and return.

The framed prints were brought to life on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Pearl, while the banners floated delicately on Hahnemühle FineArt Smooth Rice Paper (100 GSM).
These materials were essential in capturing the poetic and dreamlike quality of the work.

The series was exhibited at Coningsby Gallery, London, as part of the University of West London’s BA Photography Degree Show 2025.

First three photographs taken by @daniel.silas.art

With heartfelt thanks to my tutors, Peter Bennett and Theresa Mikuriya, for their invaluable support and guidance throughout this journey.

Endless thanks to @hahnemuehle_uk @hahnemuehle_imaging @hahnemuehle_global for supporting this series with such integrity and care.
Your papers don’t just hold images — they become part of the story.

#hahnemuhle #fineartprint #fineartphotography #photoragpearl #ricepaperprint

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Our opening was magical – thank you so, so much to everyone who came and shared this moment with us.
Feeling grateful, full, and just getting started. ✨

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If you’d like to see it up close,
We’ll be at @coningsbygallery tomorrow.
Private View: 5PM – 7:30PM
Just a little teaser… the rest is waiting there. 🖤

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📷 Have you seen our latest exhibition at Salisbury Cafe?

🌆 Living London is an exhibition by UWL Photography BA students and staff exploring the idea of living in the capital from a wide range of perspectives. This exhibition explores both the people who inhabit the city and the nature of the urban space itself; from its waterways to its contemporary architecture.

📷 Photographers featured: Carroll Konopacki, Jessie Martin, Paul Halliday, Emma Cardoso, Irina Lamar, Daniel Silas and Alexandra Vigo.

Previously on display at the London Museum of Water and Steam in Brentford, you can now view a selection of these works at Salisbury Cafe in Hounslow during opening hours.

📅 You can also view selected mages from UWL Photography BA students at Gunnersbury Park Museum. The exhibition is open to the public until this Sunday 2 February.

(1) Work by Daniel Silas @daniel.silas.art
(2) Installation view, Salisbury Cafe
(3) installation view at Gunnersbury Park Museum @gunnersburyparkmuseum

🙏 CPP Hounslow has been fortunate to partner with UWL Photography department @uwl_ba_photography on a number of exhibitions as part of our Visual Arts Programme. A big thank you to Peter Bennet @peterbennettphoto and all the students and staff involved.

#londonliving #uwl #uwlphotography #salisburycafe #gunnersburyparkmuseum

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LAUNCH DAY! Issue 5 of WerkHaus Zine is out now. Get your copy from our website - in print or digital editions. It’s a place for photographers and artists to share their work, supporting both new and established artists.

This issue features 30 artists and photographers from the UK to Mexico, Austria to Taiwan. See what they made of the theme “Now. And Again.” - each interpretation bringing new ideas about memory, time, presence, repetition, tradition and more.

Only £7 for a full colour printed edition, with each copy sold going to fund the next edition. Please like, share and tell your friends, the more the merrier!

Link in bio.

#PhotoZine #DIYpublishing #Zine #ZineMaking #photography #UrbanPhotography #FilmIsNotDead

Images show the cover of the zine and two images from inside - one a collage of family photos and one a photo of a purchase from a car boot sale

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SWIPE TO SEE 👀! We are super excited to share the beautiful cover image of our next issue… out tomorrow! We will be officially launching issue 5 of WerkHaus Zine featuring work by 30 global photographers and artists on the theme ‘Now. And Again.’ 📸

This cover image is by Federico Rossi and we loved how the poetic, dreamlike quality it has captures the feeling of the theme in an intriguing way.

What do you think?

#PhotoZine #CoverReveal #ContemporaryPhotography #UrbanPhotography #PhotographyEveryday

Image is the cover of the zine. Photo shows a black man wearing a white vest and jeans, laying back on wooden seats, his body curved in an interesting way, his eyes closed, hand on face and expression peaceful. He looks thoughtful, elegant. Maybe he’s dreaming? Zine cover blocked out with the text Cover Reveal

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Next week! Get your copy of the 5th issue of WerkHaus Zine featuring 30 photographers and artists from all over the world sharing their response to the theme Now. And Again.

#Zine #PhotoZine #ZineMaking #ContemporaryPhotography #UrbanPhotography #FilmIsNotDead

Image: Comjng Soon

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