Wayne Ford
@wayneford.co.uk
Creative Direction and Design / Creative Strategy / Design Management / Visual Consultancy.
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“‘The Europeans’ is just so important… not just because of the pictures, but because of what the project represents” — Clément Chéroux. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/a...
Cartier-Bresson’s Portrait of a Changing Europe, 70 Years On
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January 31, 2026 at 2:54 PM
“‘The Europeans’ is just so important… not just because of the pictures, but because of what the project represents” — Clément Chéroux. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/a...
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Massimo Vignelli, The Melting Pot, 1975 (rejected proposal to celebrate the US Bicentennial)
January 26, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Massimo Vignelli, The Melting Pot, 1975 (rejected proposal to celebrate the US Bicentennial)
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Registration is open for the 2026 Women of Photography conference-athon on 8th March.
Join 72 speakers over 24 hours celebrating International Women’s Day - starting with photography of Antarctica & travelling across the world.
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Join 72 speakers over 24 hours celebrating International Women’s Day - starting with photography of Antarctica & travelling across the world.
womenofphoto.com
Women of Photography
Join us to celebrate the contributions of women practitioners to the history and living present of photography.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Registration is open for the 2026 Women of Photography conference-athon on 8th March.
Join 72 speakers over 24 hours celebrating International Women’s Day - starting with photography of Antarctica & travelling across the world.
womenofphoto.com
Join 72 speakers over 24 hours celebrating International Women’s Day - starting with photography of Antarctica & travelling across the world.
womenofphoto.com
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January 18, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 17, 2026 at 9:07 AM
🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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One of our most important habitats is being destroyed, and it’s time to act.
Ancient peatlands are nature’s heroes. Tell Government we need to protect
them💪 actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal... @peatfree.bsky.social #EndPeatSales
Ancient peatlands are nature’s heroes. Tell Government we need to protect
them💪 actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal... @peatfree.bsky.social #EndPeatSales
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 8:04 AM
One of our most important habitats is being destroyed, and it’s time to act.
Ancient peatlands are nature’s heroes. Tell Government we need to protect
them💪 actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal... @peatfree.bsky.social #EndPeatSales
Ancient peatlands are nature’s heroes. Tell Government we need to protect
them💪 actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal... @peatfree.bsky.social #EndPeatSales
The most memorable illustrations of the year, chosen by art directors at The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/a...
The 40 Best Illustrations of 2025
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December 28, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The most memorable illustrations of the year, chosen by art directors at The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/a...
Very sad to hear of the death of the photography curator and historian Colin Ford (1934-2025). He was always so generous with his time and knowledge.
December 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Very sad to hear of the death of the photography curator and historian Colin Ford (1934-2025). He was always so generous with his time and knowledge.
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Delighted to see the great Lle Friedlander feature in @theobserveruk.bsky.social this weekend - an early Christmas present! observer.co.uk/culture/phot...
Lee Friedlander’s festive fixation | The Observer
The American photographer spent 70 Christmases capturing over-the-top shopfronts, snowy yards and roadside curiosities. He explains why
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December 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Delighted to see the great Lle Friedlander feature in @theobserveruk.bsky.social this weekend - an early Christmas present! observer.co.uk/culture/phot...
“That’s the job left for me before I go — to make the archives complete, to make the negatives valuable. Without enough information on the negatives — without me explaining why and when they were taken, who the subjects are and so on — nobody will know.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/t...
James Barnor Has Photographed Ghana Since the 1940s. He Remembers Everything.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“That’s the job left for me before I go — to make the archives complete, to make the negatives valuable. Without enough information on the negatives — without me explaining why and when they were taken, who the subjects are and so on — nobody will know.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/t...
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The Holsinger Studio Portrait Project is back! A traveling version of our hugely successful 2022-2023 exhibition, Visions of Progress: Portraits of Dignity, Style, and Racial Uplift, will open in mid-January at a well known C-ville church. Stay tuned! (And find us on Instagram at: holsingerstudio.)
December 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The Holsinger Studio Portrait Project is back! A traveling version of our hugely successful 2022-2023 exhibition, Visions of Progress: Portraits of Dignity, Style, and Racial Uplift, will open in mid-January at a well known C-ville church. Stay tuned! (And find us on Instagram at: holsingerstudio.)
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From my new book, ‘The Edge of Ruin’
Available to order from my website now.
…
Gorseddau Quarry, Gwynedd
Despite heavy investment in the quarry, Gorseddau had a short lifespan due to its failure to produce slate of quality. Located in one of the six areas that comprise the UNESCO-listed Slate...
Available to order from my website now.
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Gorseddau Quarry, Gwynedd
Despite heavy investment in the quarry, Gorseddau had a short lifespan due to its failure to produce slate of quality. Located in one of the six areas that comprise the UNESCO-listed Slate...
December 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
From my new book, ‘The Edge of Ruin’
Available to order from my website now.
…
Gorseddau Quarry, Gwynedd
Despite heavy investment in the quarry, Gorseddau had a short lifespan due to its failure to produce slate of quality. Located in one of the six areas that comprise the UNESCO-listed Slate...
Available to order from my website now.
…
Gorseddau Quarry, Gwynedd
Despite heavy investment in the quarry, Gorseddau had a short lifespan due to its failure to produce slate of quality. Located in one of the six areas that comprise the UNESCO-listed Slate...
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From my new book, ‘The Edge of Ruin’
Available to order from my website now.
…
Foggintor Quarry and Swelltor Quarry, Devon
Yielding the stone from which Nelson’s Column is hewn, Foggintor is one of Dartmoor’s great granite quarries. Originally known as Royal Oak, Foggintor was in operation for...
Available to order from my website now.
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Foggintor Quarry and Swelltor Quarry, Devon
Yielding the stone from which Nelson’s Column is hewn, Foggintor is one of Dartmoor’s great granite quarries. Originally known as Royal Oak, Foggintor was in operation for...
December 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
From my new book, ‘The Edge of Ruin’
Available to order from my website now.
…
Foggintor Quarry and Swelltor Quarry, Devon
Yielding the stone from which Nelson’s Column is hewn, Foggintor is one of Dartmoor’s great granite quarries. Originally known as Royal Oak, Foggintor was in operation for...
Available to order from my website now.
…
Foggintor Quarry and Swelltor Quarry, Devon
Yielding the stone from which Nelson’s Column is hewn, Foggintor is one of Dartmoor’s great granite quarries. Originally known as Royal Oak, Foggintor was in operation for...
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I am on Substack. I write about women photographers who have inspired me as well as writing about my own work.
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Women Who See | Deborah Parkin | Substack
My personal Substack. Click to read Women Who See, by Deborah Parkin, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I am on Substack. I write about women photographers who have inspired me as well as writing about my own work.
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Grateful thanks to Photo Oxford for recording my recent talk about the photographic and artistic life of Constance Talbot held at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
The talk is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fmB...
The talk is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fmB...
A talk on Constance Talbot, early photographer and lifelong artist by Rose Teanby
YouTube video by Photo Oxford
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December 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Grateful thanks to Photo Oxford for recording my recent talk about the photographic and artistic life of Constance Talbot held at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
The talk is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fmB...
The talk is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fmB...
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Packing books for The Photofusion PhotoBook fair tomorrow.
6 of my 7 books.
A small number of prints also.
Bookmarks.
Stands.
Postcards.
Tablecloth.
Pens.
Card reader.
6 of my 7 books.
A small number of prints also.
Bookmarks.
Stands.
Postcards.
Tablecloth.
Pens.
Card reader.
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Packing books for The Photofusion PhotoBook fair tomorrow.
6 of my 7 books.
A small number of prints also.
Bookmarks.
Stands.
Postcards.
Tablecloth.
Pens.
Card reader.
6 of my 7 books.
A small number of prints also.
Bookmarks.
Stands.
Postcards.
Tablecloth.
Pens.
Card reader.
“Eschewing prevailing trends, Ruth Thorne-Thomsen embraced the imprecise nature of a handmade pinhole camera to create small, soft-focus images of incongruous tableaux, at once romantic, provocative and incredibly witty.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
Ruth Thorne-Thomsen, Photographer of Dreamlike Tableaux, Dies at 82
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November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“Eschewing prevailing trends, Ruth Thorne-Thomsen embraced the imprecise nature of a handmade pinhole camera to create small, soft-focus images of incongruous tableaux, at once romantic, provocative and incredibly witty.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
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Designing from Home: A new short film by design historian @harrietatkinson.bsky.social & Design Archives Director @suebreakell.bsky.social uncovers the domestic space which shaped the life & work of renowned graphic designer & German-Jewish emigrant FHK Henrion (1914-1990)
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DESIGNING FROM HOME - OFFICIAL TRAILER
Directed by HARRIET ATKINSON & SUE BREAKELL Produced by HUGH HARTFORD ARCHIVE AGI Alliance Graphique Internationale The Estate of Ferenc Berko The…
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November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Designing from Home: A new short film by design historian @harrietatkinson.bsky.social & Design Archives Director @suebreakell.bsky.social uncovers the domestic space which shaped the life & work of renowned graphic designer & German-Jewish emigrant FHK Henrion (1914-1990)
vimeo.com/1133125381?s...
vimeo.com/1133125381?s...
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The Gerry McCann Archive - I’m proud this year to have helped safeguard the #photography #archive and legacy of my late colleague, photographer Gerry McCann. www.jeremysuttonhibbert.com/glasgow-base... #archives #Scotland #photoArchive
Glasgow, Scotland-based documentary, editorial and portrait photographer Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert
The photographic archive, containing approximately 40-years of photography of Scotland and international, by Scottish photojournalist Gerry McCann has been acquired for their library collections by th...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Gerry McCann Archive - I’m proud this year to have helped safeguard the #photography #archive and legacy of my late colleague, photographer Gerry McCann. www.jeremysuttonhibbert.com/glasgow-base... #archives #Scotland #photoArchive
Excellent talk by photojournalist James Hill, who presented an 'An Ethical Journey through the History of Manipulation in Photojournalism’ @orieloxford.bsky.social last night.
November 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Excellent talk by photojournalist James Hill, who presented an 'An Ethical Journey through the History of Manipulation in Photojournalism’ @orieloxford.bsky.social last night.
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Heading home over the sea after a successful 10 days on the road making work & a family road trip.
The photos are always in 4 different places.
Camera card, MacBook, an external drive and when connected online also.
After 3000 miles of driving and 30 miles of walking, I’m a little bit worn out :)
The photos are always in 4 different places.
Camera card, MacBook, an external drive and when connected online also.
After 3000 miles of driving and 30 miles of walking, I’m a little bit worn out :)
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Heading home over the sea after a successful 10 days on the road making work & a family road trip.
The photos are always in 4 different places.
Camera card, MacBook, an external drive and when connected online also.
After 3000 miles of driving and 30 miles of walking, I’m a little bit worn out :)
The photos are always in 4 different places.
Camera card, MacBook, an external drive and when connected online also.
After 3000 miles of driving and 30 miles of walking, I’m a little bit worn out :)
‘Lisette Model sought to show humans with their defenses down — a lesson she passed on to her students, including Larry Fink and Diane Arbus. “Don’t shoot until the subject hits you in the pit of your stomach” was her advice.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...
Pioneering U.S. Street Photography, With Vienna in the Background
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November 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
‘Lisette Model sought to show humans with their defenses down — a lesson she passed on to her students, including Larry Fink and Diane Arbus. “Don’t shoot until the subject hits you in the pit of your stomach” was her advice.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...
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Unseen images revealed from the archive of Nigerian photography legend J.D. Ojeikere
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Unseen images revealed from the archive of Nigerian photography legend J.D. Ojeikere | CNN
The late Nigerian photographer J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere was known internationally for his images of extravagant women’s hairstyles. Now his vast archive is helping to spark pride in his work in his home c...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Unseen images revealed from the archive of Nigerian photography legend J.D. Ojeikere
www.cnn.com/style/unseen...
www.cnn.com/style/unseen...
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Beautiful work and presentation by @marcwilson.co.uk as usual, with this new chapter of his documentary photography with The Edge Of Ruin
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Beautiful work and presentation by @marcwilson.co.uk as usual, with this new chapter of his documentary photography with The Edge Of Ruin