Garish portraits of female Thai kickboxers comprise James Pogson's colourful shots. Pic © James Pogson
Exhibition: Jerwood Photography Award 2008, Impressions Gallery, Bradford, until March 29 2009
Lens lovers have the chance to see the winning works from the prestigious Jerwood Photography Awards, which are on display in Bradford.
People's Park examines bygone Hong Kong. Pic © Kurt Tong
The showcase of snaps by recent UK graduates will run for two months, and feature international work from across the social spectrum by young photographers.
Martina Lindqvist’s Rågskär Island is a series of mysterious and unsettling landscapes of a small island off the coast of Finland which the 27-year-old used to visit each summer. Younger memories also inspire Kurt Tong’s People’s Park, a melancholic and wistful view of deserted communist-era parks from his childhood in China and Hong Kong.
Rågskär Island offers a glimpse of the Finnish coast. Pic © Martina Lindqvist
James Pogson’s colourful Ladykillers, taking its title from an international women’s Thai kickboxing tournament, is a show which admits to being “garish” in line with the assertive combatants picked out.
Children launch themselves into the unknown in work by Alice Myers. Pic © Alice Myers
Alice Myers’s Rocket captures the carefree exhilaration of children launching themselves through water, whilst the minimalist Untitled Series by Nicky Walsh contemplates mass-produced objects and sterile office environments.
Untitled Series adds a more contemplative side to the show. Pic © Nicky Walsh
“Impressions has always supported emerging photographers and shown new talent,” said the award's Director Sarah Read, who is proud of a heritage which saw the likes of Magnum photographer Martin Parr win the award almost 40 years ago.
“We are delighted to have this opportunity to show the work of the five winners at this exciting stage in their career.”
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