Wayne Ford
@wayneford.co.uk
Creative Direction and Design / Creative Strategy / Design Management / Visual Consultancy.
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The most memorable illustrations of the year, chosen by art directors at The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/a...
The 40 Best Illustrations of 2025
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December 28, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The most memorable illustrations of the year, chosen by art directors at The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/a...
Very sad to hear of the death of the photography curator and historian Colin Ford (1934-2025). He was always so generous with his time and knowledge.
December 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Very sad to hear of the death of the photography curator and historian Colin Ford (1934-2025). He was always so generous with his time and knowledge.
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Delighted to see the great Lle Friedlander feature in @theobserveruk.bsky.social this weekend - an early Christmas present! observer.co.uk/culture/phot...
Lee Friedlander’s festive fixation | The Observer
The American photographer spent 70 Christmases capturing over-the-top shopfronts, snowy yards and roadside curiosities. He explains why
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December 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Delighted to see the great Lle Friedlander feature in @theobserveruk.bsky.social this weekend - an early Christmas present! observer.co.uk/culture/phot...
“That’s the job left for me before I go — to make the archives complete, to make the negatives valuable. Without enough information on the negatives — without me explaining why and when they were taken, who the subjects are and so on — nobody will know.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/t...
James Barnor Has Photographed Ghana Since the 1940s. He Remembers Everything.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“That’s the job left for me before I go — to make the archives complete, to make the negatives valuable. Without enough information on the negatives — without me explaining why and when they were taken, who the subjects are and so on — nobody will know.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/t...
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The Holsinger Studio Portrait Project is back! A traveling version of our hugely successful 2022-2023 exhibition, Visions of Progress: Portraits of Dignity, Style, and Racial Uplift, will open in mid-January at a well known C-ville church. Stay tuned! (And find us on Instagram at: holsingerstudio.)
December 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The Holsinger Studio Portrait Project is back! A traveling version of our hugely successful 2022-2023 exhibition, Visions of Progress: Portraits of Dignity, Style, and Racial Uplift, will open in mid-January at a well known C-ville church. Stay tuned! (And find us on Instagram at: holsingerstudio.)
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From my new book, ‘The Edge of Ruin’
Available to order from my website now.
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Gorseddau Quarry, Gwynedd
Despite heavy investment in the quarry, Gorseddau had a short lifespan due to its failure to produce slate of quality. Located in one of the six areas that comprise the UNESCO-listed Slate...
Available to order from my website now.
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Gorseddau Quarry, Gwynedd
Despite heavy investment in the quarry, Gorseddau had a short lifespan due to its failure to produce slate of quality. Located in one of the six areas that comprise the UNESCO-listed Slate...
December 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
From my new book, ‘The Edge of Ruin’
Available to order from my website now.
…
Gorseddau Quarry, Gwynedd
Despite heavy investment in the quarry, Gorseddau had a short lifespan due to its failure to produce slate of quality. Located in one of the six areas that comprise the UNESCO-listed Slate...
Available to order from my website now.
…
Gorseddau Quarry, Gwynedd
Despite heavy investment in the quarry, Gorseddau had a short lifespan due to its failure to produce slate of quality. Located in one of the six areas that comprise the UNESCO-listed Slate...
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From my new book, ‘The Edge of Ruin’
Available to order from my website now.
…
Foggintor Quarry and Swelltor Quarry, Devon
Yielding the stone from which Nelson’s Column is hewn, Foggintor is one of Dartmoor’s great granite quarries. Originally known as Royal Oak, Foggintor was in operation for...
Available to order from my website now.
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Foggintor Quarry and Swelltor Quarry, Devon
Yielding the stone from which Nelson’s Column is hewn, Foggintor is one of Dartmoor’s great granite quarries. Originally known as Royal Oak, Foggintor was in operation for...
December 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
From my new book, ‘The Edge of Ruin’
Available to order from my website now.
…
Foggintor Quarry and Swelltor Quarry, Devon
Yielding the stone from which Nelson’s Column is hewn, Foggintor is one of Dartmoor’s great granite quarries. Originally known as Royal Oak, Foggintor was in operation for...
Available to order from my website now.
…
Foggintor Quarry and Swelltor Quarry, Devon
Yielding the stone from which Nelson’s Column is hewn, Foggintor is one of Dartmoor’s great granite quarries. Originally known as Royal Oak, Foggintor was in operation for...
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I am on Substack. I write about women photographers who have inspired me as well as writing about my own work.
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Women Who See | Deborah Parkin | Substack
My personal Substack. Click to read Women Who See, by Deborah Parkin, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I am on Substack. I write about women photographers who have inspired me as well as writing about my own work.
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Grateful thanks to Photo Oxford for recording my recent talk about the photographic and artistic life of Constance Talbot held at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
The talk is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fmB...
The talk is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fmB...
A talk on Constance Talbot, early photographer and lifelong artist by Rose Teanby
YouTube video by Photo Oxford
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December 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Grateful thanks to Photo Oxford for recording my recent talk about the photographic and artistic life of Constance Talbot held at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
The talk is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fmB...
The talk is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fmB...
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Packing books for The Photofusion PhotoBook fair tomorrow.
6 of my 7 books.
A small number of prints also.
Bookmarks.
Stands.
Postcards.
Tablecloth.
Pens.
Card reader.
6 of my 7 books.
A small number of prints also.
Bookmarks.
Stands.
Postcards.
Tablecloth.
Pens.
Card reader.
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Packing books for The Photofusion PhotoBook fair tomorrow.
6 of my 7 books.
A small number of prints also.
Bookmarks.
Stands.
Postcards.
Tablecloth.
Pens.
Card reader.
6 of my 7 books.
A small number of prints also.
Bookmarks.
Stands.
Postcards.
Tablecloth.
Pens.
Card reader.
“Eschewing prevailing trends, Ruth Thorne-Thomsen embraced the imprecise nature of a handmade pinhole camera to create small, soft-focus images of incongruous tableaux, at once romantic, provocative and incredibly witty.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
Ruth Thorne-Thomsen, Photographer of Dreamlike Tableaux, Dies at 82
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November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“Eschewing prevailing trends, Ruth Thorne-Thomsen embraced the imprecise nature of a handmade pinhole camera to create small, soft-focus images of incongruous tableaux, at once romantic, provocative and incredibly witty.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
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Designing from Home: A new short film by design historian @harrietatkinson.bsky.social & Design Archives Director @suebreakell.bsky.social uncovers the domestic space which shaped the life & work of renowned graphic designer & German-Jewish emigrant FHK Henrion (1914-1990)
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DESIGNING FROM HOME - OFFICIAL TRAILER
Directed by HARRIET ATKINSON & SUE BREAKELL Produced by HUGH HARTFORD ARCHIVE AGI Alliance Graphique Internationale The Estate of Ferenc Berko The…
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November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Designing from Home: A new short film by design historian @harrietatkinson.bsky.social & Design Archives Director @suebreakell.bsky.social uncovers the domestic space which shaped the life & work of renowned graphic designer & German-Jewish emigrant FHK Henrion (1914-1990)
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The Gerry McCann Archive - I’m proud this year to have helped safeguard the #photography #archive and legacy of my late colleague, photographer Gerry McCann. www.jeremysuttonhibbert.com/glasgow-base... #archives #Scotland #photoArchive
Glasgow, Scotland-based documentary, editorial and portrait photographer Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert
The photographic archive, containing approximately 40-years of photography of Scotland and international, by Scottish photojournalist Gerry McCann has been acquired for their library collections by th...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Gerry McCann Archive - I’m proud this year to have helped safeguard the #photography #archive and legacy of my late colleague, photographer Gerry McCann. www.jeremysuttonhibbert.com/glasgow-base... #archives #Scotland #photoArchive
Excellent talk by photojournalist James Hill, who presented an 'An Ethical Journey through the History of Manipulation in Photojournalism’ @orieloxford.bsky.social last night.
November 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Excellent talk by photojournalist James Hill, who presented an 'An Ethical Journey through the History of Manipulation in Photojournalism’ @orieloxford.bsky.social last night.
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Heading home over the sea after a successful 10 days on the road making work & a family road trip.
The photos are always in 4 different places.
Camera card, MacBook, an external drive and when connected online also.
After 3000 miles of driving and 30 miles of walking, I’m a little bit worn out :)
The photos are always in 4 different places.
Camera card, MacBook, an external drive and when connected online also.
After 3000 miles of driving and 30 miles of walking, I’m a little bit worn out :)
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Heading home over the sea after a successful 10 days on the road making work & a family road trip.
The photos are always in 4 different places.
Camera card, MacBook, an external drive and when connected online also.
After 3000 miles of driving and 30 miles of walking, I’m a little bit worn out :)
The photos are always in 4 different places.
Camera card, MacBook, an external drive and when connected online also.
After 3000 miles of driving and 30 miles of walking, I’m a little bit worn out :)
‘Lisette Model sought to show humans with their defenses down — a lesson she passed on to her students, including Larry Fink and Diane Arbus. “Don’t shoot until the subject hits you in the pit of your stomach” was her advice.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...
Pioneering U.S. Street Photography, With Vienna in the Background
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November 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
‘Lisette Model sought to show humans with their defenses down — a lesson she passed on to her students, including Larry Fink and Diane Arbus. “Don’t shoot until the subject hits you in the pit of your stomach” was her advice.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...
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Unseen images revealed from the archive of Nigerian photography legend J.D. Ojeikere
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Unseen images revealed from the archive of Nigerian photography legend J.D. Ojeikere | CNN
The late Nigerian photographer J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere was known internationally for his images of extravagant women’s hairstyles. Now his vast archive is helping to spark pride in his work in his home c...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Unseen images revealed from the archive of Nigerian photography legend J.D. Ojeikere
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Beautiful work and presentation by @marcwilson.co.uk as usual, with this new chapter of his documentary photography with The Edge Of Ruin
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Beautiful work and presentation by @marcwilson.co.uk as usual, with this new chapter of his documentary photography with The Edge Of Ruin
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Packing up another 50 plus books today for the Kickstarter fulfillment to get collected tomorrow, shipping to the EU, US and everywhere else.
Tipping in prints to copies of Travelogue 2 to go with The Edge of Ruin.
All wrapped, packed and shipped with care.
Tipping in prints to copies of Travelogue 2 to go with The Edge of Ruin.
All wrapped, packed and shipped with care.
November 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Packing up another 50 plus books today for the Kickstarter fulfillment to get collected tomorrow, shipping to the EU, US and everywhere else.
Tipping in prints to copies of Travelogue 2 to go with The Edge of Ruin.
All wrapped, packed and shipped with care.
Tipping in prints to copies of Travelogue 2 to go with The Edge of Ruin.
All wrapped, packed and shipped with care.
“I particularly liked Jan Tschichold. He subjected this beautiful classicism to the rigor and rationale of Modernist systems. I kept looking at these classical serif typefaces, thinking they were post-punk…” — Peter Saville. www.pinupmagazine.org/articles/pet...
PIN–UP | PETER SAVILLE WEAVES HIS COLOR CODE IN WOOL FOR KVADRAT
by Rachel Hahn
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November 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“I particularly liked Jan Tschichold. He subjected this beautiful classicism to the rigor and rationale of Modernist systems. I kept looking at these classical serif typefaces, thinking they were post-punk…” — Peter Saville. www.pinupmagazine.org/articles/pet...
I saw this film this evening, and it’s highly recommended… ‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ Review: Tell Me Everything www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/m...
‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ Review: Tell Me Everything
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November 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I saw this film this evening, and it’s highly recommended… ‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ Review: Tell Me Everything www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/m...
Reflecting on some fascinating talks over the past week. @richove.bsky.social in conversation with Joel Meyerowitz, for the Richard Benson Lecture @bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Constance Talbot: Early Photographer and Lifelong Artist by @roseteanby.bsky.social. And Daniel Meadows, Shuttles, Steam and Soot.
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Reflecting on some fascinating talks over the past week. @richove.bsky.social in conversation with Joel Meyerowitz, for the Richard Benson Lecture @bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Constance Talbot: Early Photographer and Lifelong Artist by @roseteanby.bsky.social. And Daniel Meadows, Shuttles, Steam and Soot.
“Sara Terry had a keen sense for protecting people … Her work, was about “going deep, making sure she was retaining the dignity of her subject.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/a...
Sara Terry, Photographer Who Captured War’s Aftermath, Dies at 70
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November 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
“Sara Terry had a keen sense for protecting people … Her work, was about “going deep, making sure she was retaining the dignity of her subject.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/a...
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It’s really great seeing the book starting to arrive with buyers…and their responses to it. Thank you Mark
Although it arrived yesterday, this afternoon was the first chance I’ve had to look at it - it is absolutely beautiful!!
Great work @marcwilson.co.uk
Great work @marcwilson.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It’s really great seeing the book starting to arrive with buyers…and their responses to it. Thank you Mark