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April 01, 2017 Jill Furmanovsky

JILL FURMANOVSKY IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
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Jill Furmanovsky speaking at the 2016 EYE International Photography Festival

Jill Furmanovsky in conversation with Eamonn McCabe

Jill Furmanovsky has been a professional photographer since 1972. She is best known for her images of rock bands and in 1972 she became the official photographer for London’s premiere rock venue The Rainbow Theatre. She has photographed all the big names in rock from Led Zeppelin to Oasis and in 1992 won the Jane Bown Observer Portrait award for the portrait of Charlie Watts. In 1998 she established Rockarchive to encourage recognition for the art and protect the rights of rock photographers.

Jill has published two books: The Moment: 25 Years of Rock Photography, 1995; and Was There Then: Oasis - A Photographic Journey, 1997

Ffoton had the great pleasure of meeting and talking with Jill in Aberystwyth at the 2016 EYE International Photography Festival.

Y mae Jill Furmanovsky wedi bod yn ffotograffydd proffesiynol ers 1972. Y mae'n cael ei hadnabod fel tynnwr lluniau bandiau roc ac yn 1972 fe gafodd swydd fel ffotograffydd swyddogol Theatr y Rainbow prif leoliad cyngherddau roc y 70'au yn Llundain. Y mae hi wedi tynnu lluniau mawrion y byd roc o Led Zeppelin i Oasis. Yn 1992 enillodd wobr Jane Bown yr Observer am y portread gwych o Charlie Watts. Yn 1998 fe sefydlodd Rockarchive i ennyn cydnabyddiaeth o'r gelfyddyd o ffotograffiaeth roc ac i amddiffyn hawliau'r ffotograffwyr.

Y mae wedi cyhoeddi dau lyfr: The Moment: 25 Years of Rock Photography, 1995; and Was There Then: Oasis - A Photographic Journey, 1997

Cawsom y fraint o gwrdd a sgwrsio gyda Jill yng Ngwyl Rhyngwladol yr Eye Aberystwyth 2016.

Jill Furmanovsky

Ffoton

See below for a small selection of Jill's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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Joe sings White riot, I wanna riot, white riot, a riot of my own – shortly after there was a riot with the audience smashing up a load of seats!"

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David Gilmour

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I took live pictures of Amy Winehouse for MOJO Magazine at the Union Chapel in 2006. She seemed particularly happy that night and made references to a loved one (Blake) who was in the audience. After the show I asked Amy if she would mind me shooting a quick portrait. The road crew was loading out and a cold wind blew in through the open stage door. Amy didn't mind, she obliged by standing against the wall in the corridor, lifting her head to catch the light while the autumn leaves blew in."

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Ray Davies. © Emyr Young

Here's the photograph of The Kinks' Ray Davies by Emyr Young mentioned in the conversation with Jill.

View more of Jill's work on her website: www.jillfurmanovsky.com
And on Rock Archive: www.rockarchive.com

Gallery images © Jill Furmanovsky. Used with permission of the photographer.
Ray Davies image © Emyr Young
Images of Jill Furmanovsky © Brian Carroll

Links from this conversation:
Rockarchive - beware, you could spend hours on the website! Classic
Rainbow Theatre, London (Wikipedia)
Bob Dylan visiting 'Dave in Crouch End' - true story or Urban Myth? (Guardian website)
Jill Furmanovsky images in The National Portrait Gallery
Was There Then: Vintage Oasis shots (Guardian website)
Jane Bown: a life in photography – in pictures (Guardian website - Jill won the 1992 Jane Bown Observer Portrait award)
Modern Rocks Gallery - more of Jill's work available to view online (and buy)

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Great video from Rockarchive - photographer Jill Furmanovsky in conversation with the late Storm Thorgerson, legendary British designer behind some of the most memorable album covers of all time. © Jill Furmanovsky / Rockarchive.
See more unique Rockarchive videos over on their website www.rockarchive.com/videos

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46 min

March 01, 2017 Sian Trenberth

Sian Trenberth IN CONVERSATION WITH Glenn Edwards
CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, August 2016Sian Trenberth YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Glenn Edwards
CAERDYDD, DE CYMRU, Awst 2016

Photographer Siân Trenberth in her Cardiff studio. Image by Brian Carroll

Siân Trenberth is one of the most respected people photographers in Wales. Based in Cardiff, she photographs performers, creatives, families and business people in a classic, natural and atmospheric style.

As a dance photographer she takes photographs for professional companies, vocational courses and dance school productions. She is equally in demand by Casting agencies, actors and performers for her natural headshot photography. Siân has worked as a professional photographer since 1992 and her credits include: English National Ballet, Channel Four, Ballet Cymru, English National Ballet School, Hello! and TV Times.

An alumni of the original respected Documentary Photography Course at Newport College of Art, she was tutored by Magnum photographer David Hurn. Ffoton asked fellow alumni and long-time friend Glenn Edwards to talk with Siân about her career and reflect on the fast-changing business of commercial photography.

Y mae Siân Trenberth yn fawr eu parch fel ffotograffydd yng Nghymru. Y mae hi'n byw yng Nghaerdydd ac yn tynnu lluniau mewn steil clasurol, naturiol ac mewn steil atmosfferig o berfformwyr, pobl greadigol, teuluoedd a phobl busnes.

Bu'n tynnu lluniau dawnswyr proffesiynol ac mae'n arbenigo tynnu lluniau actorion ar gyfer asiantaethau castio. Mae Siân wedi gweithio fel ffotograffydd proffesiynol ers 1992 i gwmnïau adnabyddus fel: English National Ballet, Channel Four, Ballet Cymru, English National Ballet School, Hello, a'r TV Times.

Cafodd eu haddysg ar gwrs dogfennol gwreiddiol Coleg Celf Casnewydd o dan y ffotograffydd Magnum David Hurn. Gofynnodd Ffoton i Glenn Edwards a'i ffrind mynwesol i sgwrsio gyda Siân am ei gyrfa ac i drafod sut mae'r busnes ffotograffig masnachol yn newid.

Siân Trenberth

Ffoton Wales

See below for a small selection of Siân's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

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View more of Siân's work on her website www.sian-trenberth.com
Follow her on Twitter @siantrenberth

Gallery images © Siân Trenberth. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll.

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February 01, 2017 Rhodri Jones

RHODRI JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
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ABERYSTWYTH, CEREDIGION, Hydref 2016

Rhodri Jones speaking with Eamonn McCabe at the EYE International Photography Festival 2016

Rhodri Jones, born in Gwynedd, Wales, has been based near Bologna, Italy since 2000.

He has worked as a professional photographer on both personal and commissioned projects around the globe since 1989 and has had five personal photographic volumes published; Made in China (Logos Art, Italy 2002), Return/Yn ôl (Seren, Wales 2006), Hinterland (L’Artiere Edizioni, Italy 2010), Scambi Ferroviari (L’Artiere Edizioni, Italy 2011) and COSÌ È (L’Artiere Edizioni, Italy 2015).

Described by Magnum photographer, Philip Jones Griffiths as “a Welsh poet with a camera”, Rhodri has exhibited in China, Eire, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, UK and USA. Distributed by Panos Pictures since 1992, his images have been used by leading magazines, newspapers, NGOs and publishers worldwide. His work is held in several public and private collections.

Ffoton had the great pleasure of meeting and talking with Rhodri in Aberystwyth at the 2016 EYE International Photography Festival.

Rhodri Jones

Ffoton Wales

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Cafodd Rhodri Jones ei eni yng Ngwynedd Cymru ond ers 2000 mae'n byw yn Bologna yn yr Eidal

Mae Rhodri wedi gweithio fel ffotograffydd proffesiynol ers 1989 ac wedi cyhoeddi pum cyfrol ffotograffig bersonol. Made in China (Logos Art, Yr Eidal 2002), Return/Yn ôl (Seren, Cymru 2006), Hinterland (L’Artiere Edizioni, Yr Eidal 2010), Scambi Ferroviari (L’Artiere Edizioni, Yr Eidal 2011) a COSÌ È (L’Artiere Edizioni, Yr Eidal 2015).

Cafodd glod gan Philip Jones Griffiths a'i disgrifiodd fel "a Welsh poet with a camera" Mae Rhodri wedi arddangos ei waith yn Tseina, Iwerddon, Ffrainc, Groeg, Yr Eidal, Yr Iseldiroedd, Gwlad Pwyl, Y DU a’r Unol Daleithiau ac mae ei waith wedi ei ddosbarthu gan asiantaeth Panos Pictures ers 1992 a'u cyhoeddi mewn cylchgronau, papurau newydd a chyrff anllywodraethol. Y mae ei waith ar gof a chadw mewn casgliadau cyhoeddus a phreifat.

Cawsom y fraint o gwrdd a sgwrsio gyda Rhodri yng Ngwyl Rhyngwladol yr Eye Aberystwyth 2016.

Rhodri Jones describes his start with the respected independent photography agency Panos Pictures and the agency landscape currently.

Rhodri Jones discusses contemporary Italian photography and the Political situation in Europe (at October 2016).

See below for a small selection of Rhodri's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

Just before he was due to return to Albania for the first time after an exile of 46 years, the poet and dissident, Martin Camaj died in Munchen, Bavaria, where he had been Professor of Albanian studies. His body was buried in Lengries, Germany, however the locals wanted to show their respects by holding a traditional funeral ceremony - clothes were taken from various households and to replace his head they used a photo of him aged 18 and books that had been banned under the Hoxha regime. The Gjemma during the funeral ceremony held in honour of Martin Camaj, at his family home, Telume village. From the Albanian project “Land of the Living Past”.
Image © Rhodri Jones

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A young man cleans his prize possession; a Chinese automatic rifle. Every family has at least one firearm in the home. The 'Kanun' says that that all men of age should have the right to bare arms. In fact the gun was the only possession a man could buy and sell without the head of the family's permission. Malagji village. From the Albanian project “Land of the Living Past”.
Image © Rhodri Jones

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The mountain men, being renowned for their courage have always hired out their services as soldiers or mercenaries. Bardhok was a young army officer shot by deserters in 1997. The women crying around his body are not relatives, only those outside the family may openly show their emotions at a traditional funeral. Kajval village. From the Albanian project “Land of the Living Past”.
Image © Rhodri Jones

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The woman of the household lights the fire early in the morning. Palaj village. From the Albanian project “Land of the Living Past”.
Image © Rhodri Jones

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Land Use Triptych. (Left) Forestry Commission woods near Maentwrog, North Wales. Since WW I large areas of Wales have similar plantations. (Centre) One of many reservoirs in Wales, Trywerin, was built in the sixties to provide water for Liverpool, causing big protests as it involved forcing a Welsh speaking community to move. The city of Liverpool only recently apologized for its actions. (Right) Sheep on Moel Wnion, North Wales, there are still approx 15 million sheep in Wales (population 2.9 Million). From the Welsh project, “Yn Ôl / Return”.
Image © Rhodri Jones

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Steel Press at historical steel works site, Blaenafon, South Wales. Wales was one of the first countries to be heavily industrialized as it had both coal and iron. The social traumas of industrialization from the late 18th Cen and de-industrialization from the late 20th C have been huge. From the Welsh project, “Yn Ôl / Return”.
Image © Rhodri Jones

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Street scene during the “International Brecon Jazz Festival”. Mid Wales. From the Welsh project, “Yn Ôl / Return”.
Image © Rhodri Jones

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Miao peasant in Eastern Guizhou Province which remains one of the poorest and most backward in China today (one third of the population live below the national poverty line, 70% are illiterate and 50% of the villages are not accessible by road). Much to the frustration of local authorities the Miao remain largely self-sufficient and show little interest in assimilation with the Han through discarding their cultural identity. From the “Minorities in China” project.
Image © Rhodri Jones

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Uighur Father and son in the “Chulan” (Cherry) resettlement community. The government hope to move 30,000 “volunteers” to the site that is part of a desert reclamation scheme in southern Xinjiang. The only water supply has its source at a distance of over 600km and passes through several similar communities (which also use it for domestic consumption, irrigation and sewerage) before arriving to “Chulan”. There are also many military camps in this area, which remains closed to all those without permits. From the “Minorities in China” project.
Image © Rhodri Jones

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Designer home, Vleuten, Utrecht, The Netherlands. From the “Europe’s New Edgelands” project.
Image © Rhodri Jones

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Commercial buildings in Noain near Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. From the “Europe’s New Edgelands” project.
Image © Rhodri Jones

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Publicity hoardings, Mauguio near Montpellier, France. From the “Europe’s New Edgelands” project.
Image © Rhodri Jones

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View more of Rhodri's work on his website www.rhodrijones.com
On Panos Pictures www.panos.co.uk

Gallery images © Rhodri Jones. Used with permission of the photographer.
Podcast images © Brian Carroll. Video © Ffoton

Links from this conversation:
Edith Durham (Wikipedia entry)
Albania's Mountain Queen: Edith Durham and the Balkans (Book review)
Philip Jones Griffiths (Magnum)
Nicaraguan Contras (Wikipedia entry)
Return / Yn Ôl (Seren Books)
Hinterland (L'Artiere)
COSÌ È (L'Artiere)

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45 min

January 01, 2017 Al Brydon

AL BRYDON IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
BRIDGEND, SOUTH WALES, JULY 2016AL BRYDON YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
PEN-Y-BONT, DE CYMRU, GORFFENNAF 2016

Al Brydon talking with us during a summer visit to Wales in 2016

Al Brydon is a talented (and deceptively unassuming) photographer based in the North of England.

His deeply personal interpretation of the Landscape where he was brought up continues to produce images of scarred and often abandoned locations with a long history. Al also experiments with multiple and long exposures - including his ongoing and unique Solargraph series.

Al is one of the founding members of the Inside the Outside Landscape Collective and has recently published his stunning image collection of 'Based on a False Story' with Another Place Press.

Y mae Al Brydon yn ffotograffydd talentog diymhongar ac yn frodor o ogledd Lloegr. Y mae'n dehongli'r tirlun, ei filltir sgwâr mewn modd personol iawn. Y mae'r delweddau o dirlun creithiog, angof a hanesyddol. Yn ogystal â'r confensiynol mae Al yn arbrofi gyda ffotograffiaeth gyfansawdd a solargraffs unigryw.

Y mae e yn un o sylfaenwyr cydweithfa Inside the Outside ac mae e newydd gyhoeddi llyfr o luniau rhagorol 'Based on a False Story' wedi ei gyhoeddi gan Another Place Press

Al Brydon

Ffoton Wales

See below for a small selection of Al's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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View more of Al's work on his website www.al-brydon.com
Follow him on Twitter @AlBrydonPhoto
And on Instagram @al_brydon

Gallery images © Al Brydon. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll.
Main Collodion portrait image (right) © and kindly provided by Alastair Cook who we also spoke with.

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December 01, 2016 Peter Jones

PETER JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
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ABERYSTWYTH, CEREDIGION, AWST 2016

Peter Jones talking with Ffoton, August 2016. Image by Brian Carroll

Peter Jones at home. Image by Alan Hale

One of Peter's many hand-crafted sculptures around his home.

And felled tree becomes a handmade chair!

Peter Jones 1947-2017

After studying at Manchester College of Art and Design in the late 1960's, Peter Jones moved into photography as first assistant to London Advertising photographer John Thornton. But the quieter life of West Wales saw Peter return to run the family Farm and put photography aside for 30 years. His body of subsequent photography (much of it still unseen) includes an intimate record of rural life in West Wales, including his 'Welsh Farming Community' project.

With his health declining in recent years, Peter kindly agreed to Ffoton visiting him at home rear Aberystwyth. We're glad we did: not only is Peter a knowledgeable photographer with a wicked sense of humour but also a very talented artist. Enjoy this in-depth conversation with a very humble but extremely passionate Welsh photographer.

“I’m just a hick from the sticks”

— Peter Jones

Peter Jones

Ffoton Wales

See below for a selection of Peter's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

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Currently being populated with images from his archive held in the National Library of Wales, you will soon be able to view more of Peter's work on his website www.peterjones.cymru

You can listen to our recording of Peter's guest talk with Bartosz Nowicki and Peter Evans at Third Floor Gallery in 2015 here >

Gallery images © Peter Jones. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll and © Alan Hale

Links from this conversation:

Tony Ray-Jones

James Ravilious

3rd Floor Gallery

Raymond Moore - On YouTube

John Thornton

William Eggleston

W. Eugene Smith

Raphael - Madonna of the Pinks

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53 min

November 01, 2016 Robert Haines

Robert Haines IN CONVERSATION WITH Brian Carroll
Heolgerrig, SOUTH WALES, August 2016Robert Haines YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Brian Carroll
Heolgerrig, DE CYMRU, Awst 2016

Hailing from the small mining village of Heolgerrig near Merthyr Tydfil, Robert Haines is an award-winning film-maker and photographer.

He is best known for his 1970's project 'Once Upon a Time in Wales' which hid away in a box for 35 years and it's 2014 follow-up 'This Time in Wales' - both recording the close-knit Heolgerrig community where he grew up and still lives to this day.

Mae Robert Haines yn hanu o Heolgerrig ger Merthyr. Mae e wedi ennill sawl gwobr fel gwneuthurwr ffilm a ffotograffydd.

Fe ddaeth i'r amlwg gyda 'Once Upon a Time in Wales'. Tynnodd y lluniau yn y 70au ac fe fu'r gwaith yn gorwedd mewn bocs am 34 mlynedd. Yr oedd dilyniant i'r gwaith yma 'This Time in Wales' cyfrol sy'n adrodd hanes cymuned Heolgerrig lle cafodd Robert ei fagu a'r lle mae e yn dal i fyw heddiw.

Robert Haines

Ffoton Wales

See below for a selection of Robert's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

Gallery: 'Once Upon a Time in Wales'

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Gallery: 'This Time in Wales' and Landscape

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View more of Robert's work on his website www.roberthaines.com
Follow him on Twitter @roberthaines and view promos of his films on Vimeo

Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.
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Links from this conversation:
Creative Camera Magazine (a 'history of' article)
University of Westminster
Redhouse Cymru Exhibition 2016 (Wales Online article)
Dewi Lewis Publishing
Rhubarb-Rhubarb (BJP tribute to founder Rhonda Wilson)
Dominique Charlet (Agent/Gallery in France)
Arles Photography Festival

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55 min

September 30, 2016 Glenn Edwards

Glenn Edwards IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, JULY 2016Glenn Edwards YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
CAERDYDD, DE CYMRU, Gorffennaf 2016

Glenn Edwards with fellow photographer and long-time friend Roger Tiley

Glenn Edwards talking to Ffoton in Cardiff

Glenn Edwards is an accomplished and published photojournalist based in Cardiff with clients across the UK and Internationally and a former UK Press Photographer of the Year.

Having studied on the original prestigious Newport photography course, Glenn has gone on to work on projects that convey his passion for Africa and its people, act a part-time lecturer and has led photography workshops for The Thomson Foundation.

Glenn founded and is the Director of The EYE International Photography Festival here in Wales.

Y mae Glenn Edwards yn ffotograffydd newyddiadurol rhagorol o Gaerdydd. Y mae ganddo gwsmeriaid yn rhyngwladol ac ar draws y Deyrnas Unedig. Y mae e'n gyn enillydd yr UK Press Photographer of the Year.

Wedi astudio ffotograffiaeth yng Nghasnewydd fe aeth Glenn i weithio ar brosiectau yn Affrica ac mae ei angerdd a'i gariad tuag at y cyfandir a'i phobol yn amlwg yn ei waith. Y mae'n ddarlithydd rhan amser ac wedi cynnal gweithdai'r Thomson Foundation.

Glenn yw sylfaenydd a chyfarwyddwr gŵyl ryngwladol yr Eye sy'n cael ei gynnal yng Nghymru.

Glenn Edwards

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See below for a small selection of Glenn's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

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View more of Glenn's work on his website www.glennedwardsphotojournalist.com
Follow him on Twitter @GlennEdwardsPJT
The EYE Festival: www.theeyefestival.co.uk

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59 min

September 01, 2016 Aled Jenkins

ALED JENKINS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, JULY 2016ALED JENKINS YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
CAERDYDD, DE CYMRU, Gorffennaf 2016

Aled with his X-Pan II - the camera he takes on all filming assignments

Aled with his daily filming tool - a Sony F5 4k camera

Aled's preferred film cameras.

Aled Jenkins studied Photography and Film at Plymouth College of Art and Design before working as a photojournalist, specialising in covering conflicts around the world. In 1992, he returned to Wales to train as a television cameraman and has been freelance since 1997 - in demand both in the UK and abroad as a skilled cameraman and documentary film maker.

Aled is the recipient of the 2016 BAFTA Cymru award for Best Factual Photography for his work on the BBC series 'Patagonia'.

Ffoton talks with Aled about his career and his ongoing love of stills photography.

Bu Aled Jenkins yn astudio ffotograffiaeth a ffilm yn ysgol Gelf a Dylunio Plymouth cyn gweithio fel newyddiadurwr ffotograffig gan ganolbwyntio ar ohebu mewn gwledydd yn dioddef o wrthdaro a rhyfel led led y byd. Yn 1992 dychwelodd i Gymru ac hyfforddi fel dyn camera a gweithio ym myd teledu. Y mae Aled wedi gweithio yn y maes ers 1997. Y mae'n gweithio'n gyson yn y DU a thramor ac yn cael ei gydnabod fel dyn camera a dogfen medrus iawn.

Yn y sgwrs mae Ffoton yn trafod ei gariad parhaol o ffotograffiaeth a'r llun llonydd.

Aled Jenkins

Ffoton Wales

See below for a small selection of Aled's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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Follow him on Twitter @aledjenkins1

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50 min

August 01, 2016 Marc Vallée

Marc Vallée IN CONVERSATION WITH Emyr Young
CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, MAY 2016Marc Vallée YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Emyr Young
CAERDYDD, DE CYMRU, MAI 2016

Marc Vallée showing his self-published Zines to photojournalism students at the University of South Wales

Marc's 'Vandals and the City' Zine published in 2016

Hanging work in Berlin for launch of the 'Vandals and the City' exhibition, 2016

Starting his photography career in gritty photojournalism, Marc Vallée is a London-based documentary photographer whose work explores the tension between public and private space in the context of contemporary youth culture. His sought-after limited edition Zines are held in the library collections of Tate Britain in London and The Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Ffoton invited Marc to Cardiff in May 2016 as one of our Ffoton Talks guest speakers and we grabbed the opportunity to sit down with him before the public event to dig deeper into his career in photography.

Wedi dechrau ei yfra ym myd ffotograffeg newyddiadurol garw, mae Marc Vallèe bellach yn ffotograffydd dogfen â'i waith yn archwilio'r tensiwn rhwng gofod cyhoeddus a chudd yng ngyd-destun diwylliant ieuenctid. Mae ei argraffiadau cyfyngedig Zines i'w gweld yng nghasgliadau llyfrgell Tate Britain, Llundain ac Amgueddfa Gelf Modern Efrog Newydd.

Rhoddwyd gwahoddiad i Marc ymweld â Chaerdydd ym mis Mai 2016 fel un o siaradwyr gwâdd Ffoton. Bachom ni ar y cyfle i'w holi ymhellach am ei yrfa ym myd ffotograffiaeth.

Marc Vallée

Ffoton Wales

See below for a small selection of Marc's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

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Vandals and the City
latest EXHIBITION & ZINE

View more of Marc's work on his website www.marcvallee.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @marc_vallee Tumblr tumblr.marcvallee.co.uk and Instagram @marcvalleephoto

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49 min

July 08, 2016 Huw Jones : Part 2

HUW JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL
NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES, JUNE 2016HUW JONES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG BRIAN CARROLL
CASNEWYDD, DE CYMRU, MEHEFIN 2016

With a highly specified professional studio and support team situated close to the M4 motorway, experienced food photographer Huw Jones offers top name UK Culinary and Food Service Industry clients an end-to-end service in creating top quality food photography.

Ffoton spoke with Huw and his team on the demanding niche of professional food photography and the skills and resources required to deliver consistently high standard images. In this second of 2 parts, we talk with Huw about his start in photography; move into and approach to video; and advice for aspiring food photographers.

Listen to Part 1 here >

Huw Jones : Part 2

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See below for a small selection of Huw's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

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View more of Huw's work on his website www.hjphoto.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @huwphoto and Instagram @hjphoto

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