UWE Bristol has announced two new, three-year partnerships - with Bristol Photo Festival and IC Visual Lab; two high reputable Bristol-based photography organisations with national and international reach. The partnerships will open up a wide range of opportunities, experiences and collaborations for both undergraduate and postgraduate photography students at UWE Bristol. Students will also have access to industry talks and events, as well as opportunities to participate in and contribute to prestigious exhibitions at a wide range of prominent venues. In addition, a number of intensive volunteering opportunities will be exclusively available to both MA and BA Photography students at UWE Bristol.
EMRYS THURGOOD: BA 2nd Year student wins Silver award, in Places category, at the AOP Student Awards 2024
Orbit London Degree Show: Annie Collinge gave a talk about her practice as part of the Orbit Degree Show in Copeland Gallery, London
Orbit London Degree Show: Our BA Graduating students had portfolio reviews with many esteemed industry professionals before the opening of their show
Our BA graduating students had their Orbit London Degree Show in Copeland Gallery, displaying their final year work, publications and portfolios, from 13th to 15th of June
UWE Photo BA & MA Degree Shows exhibited in Arnolfini, from 7th to 11th June
LIVE BRIEF: Our students getting feedback on their work for the brief set by the director of photography and curator, Emma Bowkett which focused on the potential of narrative in photography
LIVE BRIEF: BA Year 2 & 3 students work with the curator and art director, Christine Serchia in producing their show 'Human Nature', as part of the brief set by Serchia on contextualising their work
AFRICA BARRERO-ALEXANDER : Our BA 3rd Year student is shortlisted for the 2024 Photo London x Hahnemühle Student Award.
LIVE BRIEF: Our students work with Gordon MacDonald, in editing their folio to produce a group zine as part of the brief set by MacDonald
A silent auction organised by our BA final year students to fundraise for their degree show 'Orbit' in London, which features prints from many incredible photographers, supported by Martin Parr Foundation and Photographique
LIVE BRIEF: The stylist and creative director Karlmond Tang gives feedback to the BA second and third year students on their response to the brief set by him on representing a culture
UWE BA Alumni Lucy Hubbard and Safia Mirzai exhibit their work at the 2024 Women’s Heath Event organised by Pure Sports Medicine
Our BA Photo First year students have an edit session of their work with the photo & picture editor Jodie Michaelides
PALM PHOTO PRIZE: UWE MA Alumni Murray Ballard and Hannah Morgan, UWE BA Alumni George Maund and Lewis Khan are shortlisted for this year’s edition
PHILLIPA KLAIBER & MICHAEL SWANN: 2 UWE MA Alumni receives the inaugural Centre for British Photography Realisation Grant for their project Compost
7 UWE MA Photography students' and MA & BA alumni work featured in a publication by Valentine Editions
SADIE CATT: BA & MA Alumna’s work is acquired by and on show at National Portrait Gallery
EVA WATKINS: UWE BA Alumna's work on show in Paris metro and train stations, as part of a cultural programme by RATP and Fisheye Magazine, looking at the diversity and universalism of sports through images
Alumni Day: BA Alumni Callum O'Keefe, Izzy Pullen, MA Alumni Jade Carr-Daley, Murray Ballard gave talks to UWE Photography students about their careers since graduation
LAUREN KAIGG : MA student receives the Photoworks New Year's Commission 2024
BJP PORTRAIT OF BRITAIN 2023: MA & BA Alumna Ciara Hillyer, BA Alumni Callum O’Keefe and Morton Moss' winning portraits are featured in Portrait of Britain Vol. 6, published in collaboration with Blue Press, and are on show nationwide across JCDecaux UK digital screens
UWE Photography staff & BA L3 students Jasmine Ashley Locke, Gabriella Cowie, Leah Gordon organise ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ residency at Dartmoor centered on nature as a political and creative tool
MORTON MOSS: '23 BA Graduate wins the South West Graduate Photo Prize with his series 'On an Evening of Bright Meteors'. Moss will work on a residency with them supported by Fotonow.
South West Graduate Photo Prize 2023 : '23 BA Graduates Larissa Almeida, George Maund, Morton Moss and Weronika Pasadyn are shortlisted, their work will be part of the show curated by Fotonow CIC at the Photobook Cafe
MA Alumnus Jamie Murray will be in conversation about his book Folly with BA Alumnus Tom Booth Woodger at Martin Parr Foundation
DANNII-JO JONES: BA Alumna announced as Silver Winner at AOP Projects' 2023 Emerging Talent Award
MA Student Ciara Hillyer is featured on BBC Points West
BA and MA Photography Degree Shows Exhibited in the Arnolfini June 9th
BA Degree Show 2023 'Fold' featured on B24/7
A selection of work by graduating MA students exhibited at Serchia Gallery, Bristol
L2 BA Photography staff and students organise a residency focused on ‘creative play’ at a Somerset mansion
Second year student Jasmine Ashley Locke wins the Photo North Festival Student Award 2023
ILAYDA AKARCA: '22 BA Graduate wins the Format Festival Shutter Hub Portfolio Prize
PHOTONORTH FEST STUDENT AWARD: 3 UWE BA students shortlisted
PHOTO LONDON X HAHNEMÜHLE STUDENT AWARD: 4 UWE Photography students shortlisted
RWA PHOTO OPEN 2023: 10 UWE BA and MA photography students selected
First year BA photography students successfully install and organise their first exhibition
MA Alumni Sari Soininen interviewed for the Guardian
RPS IPE 164: Third year student Darren Shepherd selected as exhibitor
South West Graduate Photography Prize: Three UWE Graduates featured
SADIE CATT: BA and MA alumni solo exhibition in Serchia Gallery, Bristol
RPS IPE 164 : Twelve UWE Students and Alumni Shortlisted
HARRY SWEENEY : Graduate Work Published by BBC
MAX FERGUSON : Oval Press Launches First Book at Photobook Cafe, London
REUBEN KIDD & ISABELLE SALMON : 2022 Graduates Receive £500 Bursary from The Royal Photographic Society & Spectrum Photographic
LUCIA HIGUERA : MA Student Featured by Women in Photography
BRISTOL & LONDON : Third Year Students Celebrate Two Hugely Successful Graduate Exhibitions
MEGAN WILSON-DE LA MARE : Alumni Shortlisted for Palm Photo Prize '22
FIRST YEAR : Students curate, hang and host successful exhibtion of own work
AMAK MAHMOODIAN : Senior Lecturer shortlisted for Outstanding Teaching Award!
ISABEL SALMON : BA Third Year Announced Winner of Sony World Photography Awards Creative - 2022 Open Competition
TOMMY SUSSEX : Alumni Student launches photobook in support of Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine
MAX FERGUSON : Ba & Ma Alumni launches Photobook Publishing House, Oval Press
BILLY BARRACLOUGH : Besides Press publish second edition of Alumni's Photobook, Murmurations
IZZY DE WATTRIPONT : Alumni begins curating Miniclick Photo Talks at The Royal Photographic Society
TATE COLLECTIVE : Final year students Ethan Bradshaw and Harriet Flint exhibit in London
BJP PORTRAIT OF BRITAIN : Lecturer, Clare Hewitt and alumni, Callum O'keefe selected as winners
ROSIE DALE & AMEENA ROJEE: Selected to exhibit as part of RPS IPA 163
STEPHEN GILL : Workshop with Uwe Photo Students
SADIE CATT : Taylor Wessing '21 Exhibitor
CALLUM O'KEEFE : 1 of 3 UWE Graduates recognised by VICE
BESIDES PRESS : Alumni Launch Publishing Company
JASPER FRY : Alumni exhibits new work at Act One Cinema, London
MARIA MECO : Creative Review's Gradwatch 2021
EVA WATKINS : 2020 Graduate now represented by Darwin Studio
MANON OUIMET : MA Graduate awarded winner of British Photography Award 2021
CHRIS HOARE : MA Graduate's new book features in with Port Magazine
CURRENT STUDENTS : Opportunity to exhibit in upcoming exhibition curated by Liz Hingley
SADIE CATT : New work published by The British Journal of Photography
2021 GRADUATES : coordinate talks at Royal Photographic Society
RUTH BALDRY : 2017 Graduate now represented by Darwin Studio
ALEX INGRHAM : 2016 Graduate now represented by Darwin Studio
BJP Ones to Watch Issue : Featuring a whopping 16 UWE graduates
COHORT 2020-21 : MA graduates launch interactive website and publication rooted in research, in collaboration with Here Press/Ben Weaver.
SOLID AIR : Launch, Exhibition and Graduate Artist Talks at The Royal Photographic Society x Martin Parr Foundation
COLM MOORE : One of EIGHT alumni to be shortlisted for Royal Photographic Society IPE 163
SOLID AIR : 2021 BA Graduates Launch Publication at Photobook Cafe, London
SADIE CATT & TOMMY SUSSEX : Alumni and current students exhibit alongside big names at Side Gallery
SARI SOININEN : MA Graduate wins Fine Art Silver Medal in Moscow International Foto Awards
TOM GOWER : Current students features in The Guardian
SAMUEL FORDHAM : MA Alumni selected for PHmuseum Solo Show '21
MARIA MECO : Third year student is announced as finalist for Palm Photo Prize 2021
LEIA MORRISON : Recent graduate shoots cover for The View Magazine
ELLIE BURD : Alumni discusses career as photo agent with The British Journal of Photography
TAYLA NEBESKY : Shortlist for Sony World Photography Award 2021
AMAK MAHOODIAN : Lecturer named winner Photo-Text Book Award 2020 by Les Rencontres d'Arles
SARI SOININEN & MICHAEL ALBERRY : Two MA students featured in Loupe Magazine Issue 11
BILLY BARRACLOUGH : Selected by ICVL for Catalyst Mentorship Programme
TOMMY SUSSEX : Selected as cover of Then There Was Us 'AND 2020' Book
ROSIE DALE : 'Ad Astra' selected by Carte Blanche Student 2020
RHIANNON BOWDEN & FRA BEECHER : Two MA Graduates featured by Unveil'd
LEWIS KHAN : Alumni shoots campaign for NHS England
LIZ HINGLEY : Lecturer named amongst single image winners by LensCulture Photography Award 2021
NICOLE BENEWAAH GEHLE : British Journal of Photography's Female Focus Single Image Winner 2020
Nine students features in Photograd’s Online Degree Show
LEWIS KHAN : 'Theatre' named Gold Winner of Association of Photographers 2020
EVA WATKINS : Interviewed about project 'Synchronised Swimming' and UWE experience by Photograd
ALEX INGRAM : ‘The Gatekeepers’ published by The New York Times
ELLIE BURD : Featured on Splash and Grab
CHIP SKINGLEY : shortlisted for Sony World Photo Awards
Seven Students Shortlisted for the Palm Photo Prize
Five Students and Alumni selected for the RPS International Photography Award
ALESHA HICKMANS : commissioned to photograph New York and Paris Fashion Weeks
ISOBEL PERCY & JASMINE BRUNO : Selected for South West Graduate Photography Prize 2019
SAMUEL FORDHAM & CHRIS HOARE : Selected for Carte Blanche
Two AOP Student Award 2018 Finalists
JOSH ADAM JONES : South West Graduate Photography Prize
Two student’s featured in Portrait Salon 2018
Three recent graduates featured in Portrait of Britain 2018
TOM ROCHE : Photograd Graduate Winner 2018
CHARLEY WILLIAMS : Portrait of Britain 2018
Four students shortlisted in Palm* Photo Prize 2019
CHRIS HOARE : Shortlisted for PHmuseum Grant and selected as finalist in Head On Photo Festival
SADIE CATT : ‘Woodstock’ featured by M&C Saatchi’s Little Stories, The British Journal of Photography and Krane Kalman’s Cream Exhibition