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Welcome to the first edition of


Sam Clifford-harding

Dan Douglass

Contents

Nicole Davies

Leah Sian Evans

Christine Xuan

Fiona Osborne

Mike Adkins

George Edwards

Jacob Russel

Sam Clifford-harding

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AWhat is your earliest memory?

I remember being with my dad and mum in our car at

the end of the street we live on, some guy knocked

into us and my dad got out and went mental, police

came, punches were thrown and it resulted in my

mum and I having to walk back to our house, I must

of been about 3 or something, absolute nightmare.

Which living person do you most despise, and

why?

I honestly don’t despise anyone, some people

annoy me and I get frustrated about people that

have a pretentious attitude towards others, if those

characteristics were applied to a single person

combined with them wearing crocs or something I

think that would make me despise them.

If you could have a shoot with any photographer,

who would it be?

I’d love to see how certain photographers work, I love

Stephen Shore’s work and would like to spend a day

with him circa 1972.

Which living person do you most admire

and why?

Sounds lame as fuck but probably my dad, that son

of a bitch has died three times on the op table due

to accidents, got told he would never walk again at

19 and is still around to tell me to give me advice

about my life haha.

What is your greatest fear?

I fucking hate moths, they scare me so much,

I literally run a mile when one the size of a penny

comes at me, that and losing limbs would suck.

Where do you see yourself in ten years time?

If I could do the same shit I do now but get enough

money to live that would be cool.

What are you wearing? What’s your style?

I am currently wearing a pair of undefeated/new

balance 574’s, old as fuck ripped jeans and some

haggard plaid shirt, I feel cool as long as I have a

nice pair of kicks.

Property aside, what’s the most expensive thing

you’ve bought?

I am constantly buying new equipment so it would

have to be photography related, I figure if all else

fails financially I can just rent my equipment out

haha.

Who would play you in a film of your life?

I’d like to think Wesley Snipes, but it would probably

end up being Zach Galifianakis or some shit.

If you could go back in time where would

you go?

Probably back to when I was 13, I used to get

in a lot of trouble when I was younger and I know

it used to upset my folks, I would just go back and

start taking photographs at that age, keep me busy

and out of trouble, plus it would benefit me now

photographically.

What would your super power be?

Invisibility obviously, turn it into a business, ‘invisible

bounty hunter’ I would earn a lot of cake.

What is your most treasured possession?

I don’t so much have treasured possessions but I

have things that I rely on too much, I have this little

contax compact camera that I always carry, I would

be pretty lost without that.

Who or what inspires you?

Friends, family, the usual. I like being surrounded by

people that share the same enthusiasm I do, gets

me motivated.

What is your favourite word and why?

I don’t have favorite words but I have words I say too

much, I swear all the time, bad habit I know but I use

the fact I am from Devon as an excuse.

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What is your guiltiest pleasure?

Lady gaga, I don’t give a fuck, she is our generations

Madonna!

What do you consider your greatest

achievement?

Probably picking myself up when I was younger and

deciding I wanted to do something with my life, I felt

like I had no prospects or

aspirations at one point and it wasn’t until I realised

people liked looking at my photographs that I

decided to pursue that.

Which words do you most overuse?

I say ‘like’ after and before everything, must be

Devon too.

It was a series almost

about self discovery, to

appreciate the things

that I have always taken

for granted about living

where I used to live.

Acknowledging my

surroundings and taking

advantage of them when

I have time.

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The three shots here by Sam were taken on a

Hasselblad camera; the same type of camera used

by NASA when documenting the Moon Landings.

This image was a commission for

the band The Beacons’ promotional

stuff. They are from devon so it

made sense to have farm animals in

the image!

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You can't expect to take a definitive

image in half an hour. It takes

days, often years.

-Fay Godwin

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I think it’s probably when I was either 5 or 6 and had

a birthday party at a quad bike track. I was riding

quad bikes around a track and at one point a kid

about twice my age challenged me to a race. Being

eager to prove myself I accepted, and ended up

tipping my quad onto its side round a corner. I didn’t

really know what to do so just sat there on the quad

until someone lifted me off it.


and why?

Steve Coogan for having created Alan Partridge and

subsequently bringing me endless tears of laughter.


FAILING AS A PHOTOGRAPHER!

Which living person do you most despise,

and why?

George Bush ranks pretty high.


who would it be?

I would say w, but she never really had “shoots”, her

photos are more on a personal level. I’d therefore

have to opt for a U.K based photographer called Josh

Cole, who photographs the darker side of London.


President of the United States of America. You

heard it here first.


Some cargo pants and a striped tee. If I had to

classify my style it’d probably fit into the “streetwear”

category. I buy too many trainers.


you’ve bought?

Probably my laptop.


Larry David. The guy’s a genius. I wish I was as

socially ruthless as he is in Curb Your Enthusiasm

and actually had the balls to tell people what they’re

doing wrong.

If you could go back in time where would you

go?

1980’s New York. Everything was crazy back

then, kids were breakdancing on every project

street corner, subway trains were graffed up all

multicoloured. The city was a playground of youth.

Martha Cooper’s photographs illustrate what I mean

really well.


The ability to stop time. Imagine the photographic

possibilities!


It may sound a bit ridiculous but I love my bike.


Creatively, I’m really digging Tyrone Lebon’s work

right now.


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I lean close to a documentary style of

photography, with a keen interest in portraiture,

trying to capture real moments with my camera

for people to observe at a later date.

I’m very much a fan of Magnum, their

photographers are the artists that really got me

interested in photography.

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I honestly don’t think I have one


Mcdonalds. I hate that I eat it.


achievement?

Managing to do a decent job of learning French

when I moved over to France aged twelve.


“Sick”

Where would you most like to be right now?

I’d love to go back to Brazil and see more of Rio de

Janeiro. I’d love to be on the rooftop of the hotel

we stayed in. It had a view over all of Copacobana

beach. If I could, I’d be sitting there, catching up with

my friend Roman, who I originally went there with,

over an Itaipava beer.

If your house was burning down, what two

things would you save and why?

My bike and my computer. I don’t really have

anything of great sentimental value here with me at

University.

What really annoys you?

Too much to list, literally.

If you could bring something extinct back to

life, what would it be, why?

Some sort of Plesiosaur. Those things looked

incredible.

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My desire is to preserve the sense of

peoples’ lives, to endow them with the

strength and beauty I see in them. I want

the people in my pictures to stare back.

I want to show exactly what my world

looks like, without glamorization, without

glorification.

- Nan Goldin

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Swan, I like to reference and take influence from films when taking my

photographs. I wanted to do a beauty shoot, but not just look at the make up but focus on the story that would go

along with it.

What is your earliest memory?

One of my earliest memory was of when me and my

family were in spain. We had an apartment out there

so I spent a lot of my childhood there. My clearest

memory is of the bakery that was on the grounds.

I always used to have a chocolate cake with a flake

on the top and the owner of the bakery would always

try and teach me a Spanish word every time I went in

there. I think I was around ¾ years old.


Michelle Mone is someone which I admire. From

leaving school at 15 she went on to building a multi

million pound lingerie company; ultimo. Successful

people that start from nothing and make it to the top

are always inspiration.


Being buried alive.


and why?

Jeremy kyle, he drives me crazy.he just shouts at

everyone and doesn’t actually solve anything. The

rant could go on!!


who would it be?

As im sure many other people will choose, it has to

be tim walker. His innovative and bold photo shoots

really inspire me. Being able to be part of creating

those incredible photographs and seeing how the

sets are put together would be amazing.


My dream for in ten years time would be working

for a production company in a foreign country,

preferable in Australia. I don’t see myself still living

in the UK. I’ve always wanted to have a career in

which I could see the world.


Well, im currently in joggers and a top. But normally

I tend to have clothes that have skulls on them or

feathers. I would say in quite a surfy girl at heart.


you’ve bought?

I would have to say it would be my first camera I

bought. It was so long ago now, but I think it was

£500 I saved my pocket money for so long! ha.


I would want Cameron Diaz to play me. I love her. In

a lot of her film she plays this fun, easygoing, bubbly

party girl. I think that is a good representation of me.


you go?

I would go back to the 60’s, I don’t have a specific

date, but I would of loved to of lived in the 60’s. It

would be amazing to be a hippy.


I would love to be able to morph. So I would look

at someone and then be able to become them. You

could be anyone you wanted to be.


I have a few, there is a real pearl I got given in

shanghai, my es paradis vip card haha, and a

necklace that my friend made me when times were

a little hard.


The beach inspires me. I have been brought up by

the beach, I love it. I don’t think I could ever be too

far away from it. When ever I want to get inspired for

my work or just re -focus it will always be the beach


‘Yogalates’.. Its just fun to say


Russell Howard… say no more


achievement?

Getting into uni, I never thought I could stay in

education this long. I didn’t get into uni the first time,

but I worked hard and it payed off in the end.


“Alright presh”


Bondi beach, Australia



Mobile and laptop. I could replace everything else

using those two things.


Rude people, manners cost nothing. It really winds

me up when people don’t say there please and

thank yous.



Besides having a pet dinosaur, bring back

adidas poppers, they were so cool haha

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“‘This photograph was the final image of the set to show how the black swan defeated the white swan. I wanted it to be a strong, close cropped shot; that was really striking.’

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I discovered that this camera was the

technical means in photography of

communicating what the world looks

like in a state of heightened awareness.

And it’s that awareness of really looking

at the everyday world with clear and

focused attention that

I’m interested in

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Being at a police station for a demonstration,

standing at the opening of a horsebox, looking up at

a massive dark horse.


and why?

Nadav Kander. As I like the diversity of his work from

portraiture to advertising.


Being submerged in water (as I cant swim).


why?

Rankin as he is an arrogant bastard.


who would it be?

Richard Avedon.


Working with an agency doing editorial and adverting

photography, probably working in London.


Levi’s, T-shirt with a panda illustration on it, Nike

trainers and a Penfield jacket, But the trainers are

the most important thing to me.


you’ve bought?

Apple iMac.


Tom Hanks (co-starring Wilson).


go?

Jimi Hendrix playing at Woodstock.


Controlling time.


My china white mug (it’s the perfect size mug for

tea).


My girlfriend as she is always pushing me to work

harder in life.


I don’t have a favourite.


Lego.

What do you consider your

greatest achievement?

Achieving a place at university, getting my new job

and having my work published in a book.

If a day goes by without my doing

something related to photography, it’s as

though I’ve neglected something essential

to my existence, as though I had forgotten

to wake up.

- Richard Avedon

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there for 5 weeks. The excitement and unfamiliarity of living

and working somewhere I had never encountered before. This

self portrait was taken in my apartment in Chinatown. The

images attempt to portray my emotion felt at that time and they

sit alongside others that document my trip and subtly express

my connection with the city.

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Being told I wasn’t allowed Disney’s ‘The Little

Mermaid’ on VHS because I was too little.


and why?

I was watching Eggheads the other night and there

was a guy on there who I decided was my worst

nightmare.


and why?

I don’t have a specific person I look up to. I can

admire people for the littlest of things. Just the

simplest of gestures can make someone admirable.


who would it be?

William Eggleston for his unique approach to

photographing, Nan Goldin for her intimacy with her

diverse subjects and Lina Scheynius simply because

I adore her work.


Failing to be both happy and content.

Where do you see yourself in ten years

time?

Ideally, I would have achieved a career in what I

love. I would be in the next stage of my life starting

a family and excitedly planing my next creative goal.


High waisted cream skinny jeans, a cropped striped

jumper and a pair of brown brogue heels. I adore

vintage fashion and like to mix old and new pieces

to create a look that’s both contemporary and edgy.

Property aside, what’s the most expensive

thing you’ve bought?

I’m known for being a bargain hunter and spending

‘My New York Affair’

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as little as possible; shopping is more fun that way! It would have to be my car, followed by trips to New

York and Cuba.

Who would play you in a film of

your life?

I’m not sure, but can I cast Jude Law as my boy-

friend?


go?

I would rewind a couple of months back to when I

was living in New York for the Summer. I’d do all the

things I wished I’d done and the things I loved again,

I miss that city.


A Chinese take out.


To be able to travel anywhere I wanted in an instant


I do have a ‘memory box’ that I keep anything that

means something to me in. There’s a lot of treasures

in there.


‘Sensuous’


I’m often inspired by the mundane. There’s a

strange energy in the overlooked. These are things

we connect ourselves with subconsciously, where

our real emotion lies. Sensitivity and the quieter

moments of life always make me want to explore

them. The most

simplistic thing can be the most inspiring thing; you

just have to look that little bit deeper.


A Chinese take out.

What do you consider your greatest achieve-

ment?

Simply growing into myself and gaining the

confidence and drive I thought I’d never own.


‘Ridiculous’ - life’s more fun when it’s a bit silly.


In the Caribbean. Every time.


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The work is centred around our relationship with our interior surroundings. It looks at the harmony between the two, paying attention to our subconscious connection

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It would have to be photographs: digital and nega-

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Lateness and inconsiderateness.



Lickable stamps.

I am afraid that there are more

people than I can imagine who can go

no further than appreciating a picture

that is a rectangle with an object in the

middle of it

-William Eggleston

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I vaguely remember going to Toys ‘R’ Us once with

my parents, for some reason Thunderbird’s toys

were big at the time and there was a massive stand

of them near the entrance.


and why?

Thomas Joshua Cooper as I really admire the

lengths he goes to in order to make his work.


Probably death as I’ve still got a lot I want to do.


and why?

I would say I can hate actions but not people.


who would it be?

It’s between Joel Sternfeld and Paul Graham, I can’t

decide at the moment.

Where do you see yourself in ten years’ time?

Still image making but I’m unsure what the method

would be by then. I enjoy discussing new work and

ideas so if I could find a job that entails that I think

I would be happy but if was getting paid to make my

own work that would be great too.


I’m not sure if I have one, I like to dress smart but

comfortable.


you’ve bought?

My car closely followed by the insurance.


Denzel Washington


go?

The Victorian era.


The ability to control the elements.


My mobile phone.


General observations, it’s hard to be specific as

anything can trigger an idea.


‘Cornucopia’ as it sounds more interesting than it

actually is.


Probably fantasy movies, I even enjoy the bad ones.



I’m not sure if I’ve done anything warrants

being called that yet.

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Definitely the word: Touché, normally in response to

a quip I can’t beat.


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My computer and negative file as if I lost all my work

I would be devastated.


When I go to take a photograph, the time is right but

when I press the trigger I realise I’ve left the dark

slide in my camera.



Hartebeest as it was the first extinct species I

remember learning about and the reasons for its

extinction seemed unnecessary, I’ve always thought

it was a shame.

I wanted to explore the relationship between notions of the sublime and the land. The work is titled “Breathing Space” as these places allow people to escape from modern life. They appear constant but these seemingly timeless spaces actually show evidence of a subtler history as the cumulative effects of time can be seen through traces and indications left by people who in their appreciation of the landscape also

continue to shape it.

The photography I most respect

pulls something out of the ether

- Paul Graham

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My parents taking me to the park and stopping to

look at some very vivid poppies.

Which living person do you most admire and

why?

David Attenborough, I don’t see how you couldn’t

love him.


I don’t like heights.


why?

I don’t think it’s healthy to despise anyone.


who would it be?

Paolo Roversi seems quite interesting at the

moment.


In ten years time I hope to be earning a decent living

in the arts, hopefully abroad.


I am wearing a jumper my sister just gave me, its

dusty rose and cable knit, I forced her to make it for

me and I love it, teamed with black harem pants and

a pair of grey toms. I don’t have much style, Im not

overly worried about fashion.


you’ve bought?

My Macbook pro, its my baby. Thank god for Steve

Jobs.


I would like it to be someone like Marion Cotillard

or Carey Mulligan, I think they are really elegant

women.


go?

I would to go back to the 50’s.


Invisibility.


Probably my cameras, if something happened to my

Pentax I would be really upset.

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Everything and anyone that gives a shit

about something.


‘Longyfarchiadau’, I just love saying it. It means

‘congratulations’ in Welsh.


Lego Harry Potter on the Wii.


achievement?

My greatest achievement is probably doing a bungee

jump at Lake Taupo in New Zealand, I’m quite afraid

of heights and so overcoming my fear made me feel

quite proud.


Im quite passionate, and so I will describe things

with ‘really’ in front of them a lot.


Visiting my brother in New Zealand.

If your house was burning down, what two things

would you save and why?

I would save my film negatives and my housemates.


Lack of manners

If you could bring something extinct back to life,

what would it be, why?

Im a bit worried about Polar Bears, If I could give

them immortality, that would be great.

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The brief was called impossible beauty and the idea was the create a series of images that couldn’t exist in the real world. I was running on the theme of antigravity. The series was all about

colour and space.

It is like a tiny theatre with an empty

stage, a space to be filled, a time yet

to be invented, a proscenium where

everything is possible, no trick

disallowed, where neither seasons,

nor days, not hours exist.

- Paul Graham

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Christine XuanWhat is your earliest memory?

My earliest memory is quite vague but I remember

pushing my younger sister around in a children’s doll

pushchair! I must have been around 4 years old I

think.


why?

I really admire film director Duncan Jones because

his films are just absolutely beautiful and interesting

as they explore really unusual concepts.


Death


why?

I don’t really think despise is the right word, there

are certainly many people who irritate me, mainly for

being famous for not doing anything. It’s a shame

that talented individuals get overlooked.


who would it be?

Solve Sundsbo, his work is just magical!


I’ll hopefully be a successful photographer!


I don’t really think I have a style to be honest, I

just wear whatever I feel comfortable in. I can’t live

without my wedge heels though.


you’ve bought?

It would have to be my Canon camera.


I can’t for the life of me think of anyone, I’d be

flattered with whoever really.


you go?

To my summer holiday when I was 11 as it was

then that I picked up a camera for the first time and

started experimenting with taking photographs.


I’m not quite sure really, maybe the ability to read

people’s thoughts?


A beautiful ring my boyfriend gave to me for our 5

year anniversary.


I’m inspired a lot by the wonderful work of Alfred

Hitchcock. The way he uses lighting and camera

angles to create the perfect mood is just amazing!


I don’t think I have a favourite word, haha!



Probably getting my work published in a few

magazines (print and online) and also getting an

agent just this past summer!


Obnoxious and ridiculous!


Home with my family as I haven’t seen them for a

few months!



That’s difficult! I would have to say my ring and

external hard drive as my ring means so much to me

and my HDD because it has all of my photographic

work on it which I would lose if I left it in the

hypothetically burning house!

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we wanted to push my fashion photograph so experimented with some unusual make up and styling. Conveniently it had snowed outside a few days previously so was perfect to offset the black styling and strong make up. This is one of the series of photographs that I am most proud of as I feel it is quite strong and represents my style the best, which is soft and strong at the same time but

very feminine.

Photography has always reminded

me of the second child.. trying to

prove itself. The fact that it wasn’t

really considered an art.. that it was

considered a craft.. has trapped

almost every serious photographer.

- Richard Avedon

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Being lost in LegoLand for the day


why?

My dad is quite a big inspiration to me through his

own success in work


Death


who would it be?

Antony Spencer, one of the UK’s most renowned

landscape photographers


Hopefully in a job doing something artistic and

creative, with a little online business selling some

of my work as prints


Im currently wearing a pair of jeans and a hoody,

I would say my style is pretty standard, skatey but

fashionable, ofcourse!


you’ve bought?

It would have to be my camera, along with the

equiptment


Owen Wilson


go?

Back to America on holiday


To fly, wherever and whenever you like


Sadly it would have to be my mountain bike or

camera!


Seing people getting stuff done! Spurs me on to do

the same


It’s probably ‘sweet’ but that might just be bacause

I use it too much!


Getting my school things ready the moment I get

home the day before


achievement?

Winning the best handwriting award in year 6 was a

special moment!


‘Alright’ ‘Yes’ ‘No’ ‘Ok’


Somewhere on the coast taking pictures at sunset,

Kimmeridge Bay in Dorset would have to be my

favourite place



My wallet and camera


Things not being neat or organised



A friendly type of dinosour, just to rome around

casually would be very cool to see

George Edwards

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I like to try and capture the mood of the environment that I am photographing. Colour is very important to me as it helps the viewer connect with

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