Ffoton Wales

DANIEL MEADOWS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
MONMOUTHSHIRE, MAY 2017
(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 July 2017)

“I am a Documentarist. I have spent a lifetime recording British society, challenging the status quo by working in a collaborative way to capture extraordinary aspects of ordinary life, principally through photography but also with audio recordings and short movies.” — Daniel Meadows

Studying photography alongside Martin Parr at Manchester Polytechnic in the early 1970's, Daniel Meadows has remained passionate about social documentary photography, education and storytelling ever since. His photography archive, held in the Library of Birmingham, is an important record of British society through the 1970's and 80's - and his influence can be seen in contemporary photography in the UK and further afield.

Following our interview, Daniel's important archive moved to the Bodleian Library in Oxford in 2019.

Kick back and listen to our full conversation with Daniel.
View more of Daniel's photography and Digital Stories on his website www.danielmeadows.co.uk
Gallery images © Daniel Meadows. Used with permission of the photographer.

Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2017.


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CLAIRE THOMAS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
CARMARTHENSHIRE, APRIL 2017
(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 June 2017)

Claire Thomas is a photojournalist hailing from Carmarthenshire but now travelling the world capturing images that document human rights issues and conflict zones.

Self-taught, Claire's photography has been featured in numerous publications including National Geographic Magazine, Geographical Magazine and Al Jazeera English.
Claire is one of a rare breed of young female photojournalists working in dangerous conflict zones such as the Middle East and Palestine.

Ffoton welcomed the opportunity to meet her during a short visit back in Wales before setting off for assignments in Iraq.

View more of Claire's work on her website www.clairethomasphotography.com
Follow her on Twitter @sctphotographer and Instagram @claire_thomas_photography
Gallery images © Claire Thomas. Used with permission of the photographer.

Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2017.

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CHUCK RAPOPORT IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
MERTHYR TYDFIL, SOUTH WALES, SEPTEMBER 2016
(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 May 2017)

American I.C. (Chuck) Rapport had a successful career as a professional photojournalist working for many notable publications known for their outstanding photo essays, such as Life Magazine, Paris Match, Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated and more.

Whilst best known here in Wales for his assignment for LIFE Magazine covering the aftermath of the Aberfan disaster in 1966, Ffoton sat down for a conversation with Chuck to reflect on his start in photojournalism in the late 1950's and experiences through his career. What a great storyteller!

You can find our more about Chuck's experience of covering Aberfan in Ffoton's video recording on our YouTube channel of his unique talk during a return visit to Wales for the Aberfan Symposium at Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies in 2016.
On YouTube: https://youtu.be/72U7N8pfrpg

View more of Chuck's work on his website www.icrapoport.com
Follow him on Twitter @ICRapoport
Gallery images © I.C. Rapoport. Used with permission of the photographer.

Chuck Rapoport portraits and Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2016.

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JILL FURMANOVSKY IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
ABERYSTWYTH, CEREDIGION, OCTOBER 2016
(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 April 2017)

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.

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

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

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 2016.

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SIÂN TRENBERTH IN CONVERSATION WITH GLENN EDWARDS
CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, AUGUST 2016
(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 March 2017)

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 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.

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 2016

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RHODRI JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
ABERYSTWYTH, CEREDIGION, OCTOBER 2016
(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 February 2017)

Ffoton talks with respected documentary photographer Rhodri Jones.
Born in Gwynedd, Wales, Jones 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. 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.
Recorded in Aberystwyth, 1st October 2016 immediately following Rhodri's presentation and talk at the EYE International Photography Festival.

View more of Rhodri's work on his website www.rhodrijones.com
Gallery images © Rhodri Jones. Used with permission of the photographer.

Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2016

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AL BRYDON IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
BRIDGEND, SOUTH WALES, JULY 2016
(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 January 2017)

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.

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 2016

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PETER JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
ABERYSTWYTH, CEREDIGION. AUGUST 2016
(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 December, 2016)

PETER JONES 1947-2017

“I’m just a hick from the sticks” - Peter Jones

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 in decline, 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 who passed away in 2017. Enjoy this in-depth conversation with a very humble but extremely passionate Welsh photographer. 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 on the Ffoton YouTube channel.

Gallery images © Peter Jones. Used with permission of the photographer.
Podcast images © Brian Carroll and Alan Hale 2016

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ROBERT HAINES IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL
HEOLGERRIG, SOUTH WALES, AUGUST 2016
(released on the Ffoton podcast 1 November 2016)

Hailing from the small mining village of Heolgerrig near Merthyr Tydfil, Robert Haines is an award-winning filmmaker 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 its 2014 follow-up 'This Time in Wales' - both recording the close-knit Heolgerrig community where he grew up and still lives to this day.

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
Gallery images © Robert Haines. Used with permission of the photographer.

Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2016.

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GLENN EDWARDS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, JULY 2016
(released on the Ffoton podcast 30 September 2016)

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 under David Hurn 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. He founded and is the Director of The EYE International Photography Festival here in Wales.

View more of Glenn's work on his website www.glennedwardsphotojournalist.com
Follow him on Twitter @GlennEdwardsPJT The EYE Festival: www.theeyefestival.co.uk
Gallery images © Glenn Edwards. Used with permission of the photographer.

Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2016.

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