Tag Archives: portrait

Gennady | Lowestoft

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Julian Claxton

Gennady kindly posed for a portrait in 2019 as part of the ongoing #portraiture project. Like many of the subjects, his story is both fascinating and incredibly moving. A shortened version is below. Gennady arrived in the UK around 19 years ago, … Continue reading →

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Chantel | Portrait

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Julian Claxton

A portrait of Chantel from my series of people in Suffolk & Norfolk. Spoken in her own words and photographed at her Norfolk home. “I have been in the UK for 11 years, I came via Kamapla, coming to England … Continue reading →

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River Waveney Reed Cutter

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Julian Claxton

Wally Mason | Reed Cutter Throughout the past few years I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and photographing so many incredible people. I’ve been lucky enough to spend a fair amount of time with two inspirational local reed cutters. This … Continue reading →

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Portrait of LTFC Groundsman

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Julian Claxton

From the Portrait Series David is every bit a Lowestoft man. He used to work in one of the towns key industries, spending days and nights out on the North Sea on one of the many fishing trawlers. which frequented … Continue reading →

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Last Day of Portrait. at Skippings Gallery | Great Yarmouth

Posted on September 7, 2019 by Julian Claxton

Today is the final day of Portrait. being shown at the lovely Skippings Gallery – open until 4pm this afternoon. Although I’ve only been at the gallery on a couple of days, I have heard it’s been really well … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes in Norwich

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Julian Claxton

It’s always a pleasure to ‘get behind the scenes’ with access to the amazing work that is undertaken in the fine city of Norwich by the folks in the cancer labs for Norfolk Charity BigC. I spent a couple … Continue reading →

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Portrait | Exhibition @ Skippings Gallery | Norfolk

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Julian Claxton

Only a few weeks until the exhibition of Portrait at Skippings Gallery in Great Yarmouth. The project, part funded by Water, Mills & Marshes, is an ongoing social body of work featuring portraits of interesting & inspiring people that live and … Continue reading →

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Miracle | Uganda

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Julian Claxton

This is 12 year old Miracle. She lives with her grandmother in Southwest Uganda. Sadly her parents both died of HIV and since then her grandmother has looked after her and sells at the local market earning “just enough” to … Continue reading →

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Fabis | South Western Uganda

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Julian Claxton

Fabis. I met this interesting lady last year while visiting some old friends in Western Uganda. I was truly captivated by the muted colours and wilderness of scene that unfolded in front of me. 30 year old Fabis has two … Continue reading →

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Justus | Uganda

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Julian Claxton

Justus, I met Justus last year in Western Uganda and was captivated by his community spirit and commitment to helping other people with HIV. He kindly agreed to become part of my documentary series. Justus is a peer … Continue reading →

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