Sarah Palmer is based in Toronto, Canada. Her work straddles the realm of journalism and fine art, questioning the conventional limits that both of these worlds hold for the viewer and artist alike. 'Wish You Were Here' explores vacation culture amidst the climate crisis, and how it plays, often unconsciously, into what's known as last-chance […]
Joanne Coates, a working-class visual artist based in the North East of England, uses photography to explore rurality, hidden histories, and income-based inequalities. Educated in working-class communities before attending London College of Communications (BA Hons Photography), Joanne values community engagement as central to her practice. As a farm labourer focused on nature-friendly methods, her work […]
Photo|Frome returns with the theme ‘inEquality’. Through photography from internationally acclaimed, national and regional artists, we reflect on stories of global and local justice and equality. Our third edition brings another inclusive and thought-provoking perspective on photography to Frome & the South West. The festival includes 12 free exhibitions (indoor and outdoor), talks, workshops, portfolio […]
Projects is staging an exhibition of photos of disempowered communities and refugees from a Frome-based photo collector. Please note: Projects is open 9:30am - 3:30pm on Sundays.
Around 700 million people (that's almost 1 in 10) in the world do not have access to a reliable source of safe clean water. It means they have no choice but to collect dirty water for drinking, cooking and cleaning. It often means a long walk to a river or stream to collect water - […]
Students from Frome College will exhibit a varied selection of images and photographic process on the festival's inEquality theme. Please note: Frome Library is closed on Sundays.
InProgress: Serving as an evocative and thought-provoking group exhibition, InProgress showcases diverse perspectives on inEquality by emerging student photographers on the BA Commercial Photography programme at The Institute of Photography, Falmouth University. Through an array of methods and approaches, these works challenge us to confront the pervasive disparities that shape our world - whether they […]
New for Photo|Frome 2025 is our Open Call exhibition offering photographers the opportunity to explore their thoughts and ideas on the festival's inEquality theme. Successful entries received from across the world, transcending borders, photographic approach, and technical interpretations result in a distinctly varied and thought-provoking exhibition that forms a worthy new addition to the festival […]
Valentina Sinis is a documentary photographer who focuses on unique and unusual stories, often capturing people and communities living on the edges of society. Her work shows a strong connection with her subjects, with a special focus on women, especially in countries where their rights are limited. Valentina's photographs offer a thoughtful and gentle look […]
Sujata Setia is an Indian born British photographer. In 2009, she completed a masters in International Relations from King's Collee London. Seujata has a background in journalism that informs her research based socially engaged practice. She combines traditional artistic interventions and photography to call attention to the boundary of cultural imperialism, a boundary marked not […]
Evgeniya Strygina is a London-based artist who specialises in landscape and architecture photography as she captures urban and natural environments to highlight their relation to and their autonomy from human beings. However, in ‘Home from Home’, Evgeniya tells the stories of people who were forced to leave their homes when the war in Ukraine began in February […]
Canadian photographer Tim Smith has spent 17 years documenting life on the prairies including 15 years photographing the Hutterites; insular Anabaptists who live communally on colonies in Canada and the United States. In addition to long term documentary work, Tim is a passionate speaker on topics relating to slow journalism, photographing sensitive communities or subjects, […]
After approaching two decades of photographing some of our most famous faces, Lucy Sewill came to the realisation that her body of work was still almost exclusively male. As a passionate believer in the power of photography Lucy had to question whether her work was reflecting the status quo or worse, perpetuating inequality through imbalanced […]
Fast Forward: Women in Photography is a research project concerned with women in photography based at University for the Creative Arts, led by acclaimed photographer Anna Fox. Started in 2014, the project questions the way that the established canons have been formed, promoting and engaging with women and non-binary people in photography across the globe. […]
Paul Seawright is a Professor of Photography and Executive Dean of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Ulster. His photographs are held in many museum collections across the world. 'Sectarian Murder', featured at Photo|Frome, revisits the sites of Sectarian attacks during 'troubles' close to where Paul grew up in Belfast. The texts […]
Roland Ramanan is a London based documentary photographer with a background in music and education. In 2012 he started a long term documentary project on the issue-affected group of people who gravitate towards a corner of East London called Gillett Square. The square was the starting point that lead him to many other aspects of […]
Patricia Anne 'Tish' Murtha left home to study at the School of Documentary Photography at The University of Wales, set up by Magnum Photos member David Hurn. After graduating in 1978, she returned to Newcastle and set out to document 'marginalised communities from the inside'. Unlike other photographers who came to document poverty in the […]
Nick Hedges studied photography at Birmingham College of Art. His final project was working with Birmingham Housing Trust on an exhibition about the city's badly housed, setting the tone for his life's work on social issues. On leaving college Nick photographed Shelter's 'National Campaign for the Homeless', helping gain significant public attention to the problem, […]
Jim Brogden's urban landscape project in Bradford looks at the city through a sociological perspective, focusing on the visual contrasts found in marginalised areas where people have to balance their private and public lives. The goal was to capture the mysterious character of these places and the people living there without pushing a specific political […]
Joss Barratt is a professional photographer primarily shooting stills for the film and television industry. Originally a photojournalist, his quick eye for storytelling pictures blends a personal approach with the particular demands of film sets and varied commercial assignments. He has worked with many different directors, including Richard Eyre, Pawel Pawlikowski, Dominic Savage, and has […]
Susan Meiselas is a documentary photographer based in New York. She is the author of Carnival Strippers (1976), Nicaragua (1981), Kurdistan: In the Shadow of History (1997), Pandora's Box (2001), Encounters with the Dani (2003), Prince Street Girls (2016), A Room of Their Own (2017), Tar Beach (2020), and Carnival Strippers Revisited (2022). Photo|Frome is […]
Photo|Frome is delighted to be collaborating with Roseberry Road Studios, Bath, in inviting photographers to submit work exploring the theme of INEQUALITY. Selected pieces will be showcased in a thought-provoking exhibition at our gallery. Entries will be selected by Homer Sykes (Photographer), Toufic Beyhum (Photographer) and Calum Mackenzie (Creative Director at Roseberry Road Studios). Enter […]
Students from the Photography & Print BA at Boomsatsuma, Bristol will exhibit a selection of pieces of work co-curated by Amin Yousefi (Photo|Frome's 2023 student awards winner). This exhibition will represent varied responses looking to interrogate the festival's theme of inEquality.