Josh Empson is a fine art documentary photographer based in Somerset and the Cotswolds. His practice stems from the loss of his mother, his work reflects the subconscious feelings associated with the grief and memories of her. Empson’s work uses processes of analogue photography to create imagery and relies heavily on the use of large format photography as well as the darkroom to further his knowledge of the photographic narrative.
Available for commissions.
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Education:
Bath Spa University, BA Hons Photography
First class honours
Features, exhibitions and awards:
2023 ‘Grandad’s haircut’ IPE 165, Royal Photographic Society shortlisted. LINK
2023 Emerge summer exhibition, Newark Works, Bath.
2023 Artist in residence at Emerge Studios, Bath, Sion Hill.
2023 ‘Encounters- Ellie, 2021’ IPE 164, Royal Photographic Society finalist. LINK
2022 ‘Encounters’ & ‘The Final Portrait’ IPE 164, Royal Photographic Society shortlisted. LINK
2022 ‘Young in focus’ LINK
2022 ‘Death and Daisies’ Bath Spa University undergraduate degree show, Bath.
2022 ‘Up from here’ The Island, Bristol.
2022 ‘Bawdasher’ Michael Pennie Gallery, COACT, Bath Spa University, Bath.
2021 ‘Encounters, Ellie’ Lensculture Competition Gallery. LINK
2020 ‘Sanctuary’ Locksbrook Road, Bath Spa University, Bath.
2020 ‘The final portrait’ Heal grief organisation. LINK
Talks:
2022 ‘Being an Artist, Being a Photographer’ Panel discussion, The Drawing Rooms, Bath.
Publications:
2022 ‘Death and Daisies’ VIEW
2021 ‘Sanctuary’
2021 ‘Fairy Cave Quarry rocks’
2021 ‘Yanworth farmland trees’
2020 ‘Love You To The Moon And Back.’
Contact:
empson.joshua@outlook.com ︎
Images © Josh Empson
