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Who Dares Wins
By Stephen Wooldridge
Digital Colour print
289mm x 380mm
Edition of 300
Newspaper
28PP
Project Description:
Who dares wins is a fictional portrayal of four young men preparing for a career with the British Army. The series is a comment on both the Armed Forces and society, politically and socially. Using these autonomous characters, the viewer is prompted to consider these young men as individuals and as a representation of the British Army today. The series is at times absurd, dull and melancholic. Such are the lives of these individuals.
WHO DARES WINS NEWSPAPER LISTED ON THE INDEPENDENT PHOTO BOOK BLOG HERE
Paid a visit to the ‘Out of Focus’ exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery - This print by Mitch Epstein was a treat.
NOW AVAILABLE TO BUY HERE
RECENTLY, I WENT TO THE OPENING FOR RICHARD MOSSE’S EXHIBITION ‘INFRA’ AT OPEN EYE GALLERY,LIVERPOOL. DEFINITELY A MUST SEE, THE PRINTS WERE INCREDIBLE AND RICHARD WAS A REALLY NICE GUY.
ONE OF TWO POSTCARDS MADE FOR THE UPCOMING EXHIBITION - CREATIVE SPARK, SHEFFIELD.
ENDPAPERS TAKE TWO.
BUSY DESIGNING BOOK ENDPAPERS….
“Even the swings looked sad…”
BUTTERFLY OFFERS A VIEW INTO THE ONLINE WORLD OF ‘SELF-EXHIBITIONISM’ THROUGH THE ACT OF SEX, PERFORMED FOR STRANGERS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB. WHEN VIEWING POTENTIAL SUBJECTS ONLINE I CAME TO NOTICE THAT MANY SCENES INCLUDED A BUTTERFLY. BUTTERFLIES ARE GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH REBIRTH, NEW LIFE AND FEAR, I NOW LEAVE OPEN TO QUESTION, THE SUBJECT’S SUBCONSCIOUS DECISION TO SURROUND THEMSELVES WITH BUTTERFLIES AND THEIR REASON FOR PARTAKING IN SUCH ACTIVITIES. THE USERNAMES CHOSEN BY THE PARTICIPANTS ARE PERHAPS AS PERPLEXING AS THE BUTTERFLIES.
VIEW THE FULL SERIES HERE.
There have been lots and lots of top Photo Books 2011 lists.
Here’s my favourites (in no order).
1. Infra, Richard Mosse (Special edition - official release in March 2012).
2. Safety First, Rob Hornstra.
3. Sochi Singers, Rob Hornstra.
4. People in Trouble Laughing Pushed to the Ground, Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin.
5. Redheaded Peckerwood, Christian Patterson.
6. For Every Minute You Are Angry You Lose Sixty Seconds Of Happiness (2011 MACK edition), Julian Germain.
7. Carnal Knowledge, Malerie Marder.
8. Burke + Norfolk: Photographs from the War in Afghanistan by John Burke and Simon Norfolk, Simon Norfolk & John Burke.
9. Paloma al aire, Ricardo Cases.
10. Permanent Error, Pieter Hugo.
Go buy.
Here’s my favourites (in no order).
1. Infra, Richard Mosse (Special edition - official release in March 2012).
2. Safety First, Rob Hornstra.
3. Sochi Singers, Rob Hornstra.
4. People in Trouble Laughing Pushed to the Ground, Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin.
5. Redheaded Peckerwood, Christian Patterson.
6. For Every Minute You Are Angry You Lose Sixty Seconds Of Happiness (2011 MACK edition), Julian Germain.
7. Carnal Knowledge, Malerie Marder.
8. Burke + Norfolk: Photographs from the War in Afghanistan by John Burke and Simon Norfolk, Simon Norfolk & John Burke.
9. Paloma al aire, Ricardo Cases.
10. Permanent Error, Pieter Hugo.
Go buy.
Second image of Nick (George) for my current project WHO DARES WINS.
Luke - Winter training, 2012
Sunshine Apartments.
