Saesha Ward
Mersey Paradise
Through exploring a subjective sense of identity and image, Mersey Paradise questions whether portraiture can reflect the intimacy of a friendship between photographer and subject. Shooting my peers at home in Manchester, I explored our group identity; one that manifests itself to a wider cultural identity of youth in Northern England. Considerately composed and thoughtfully lit, the portraits reflect the character of the individuals as well as that of myself. The title of the series mirrors that of a well-known song by The Stone Roses, emphasising the significance to me that I explored my self-identity in my home town. Overall, the series is a cooperative piece between my closest friends and is a telling of ourselves together and our relation.
Lucy Cassidy • Annie Evans • Thomas Huw Evans • Vera Hadzhiyska • Annabelle Hall • Aimee Harvey • Ben Hatherly • Sam MacAlpine • Ryan Munday • Archie Munro • Harry Murphy • Robart Nikolchev • Alisha Payer • Robbie Spotswood • Steven St John • Aaron Stewart • Vytaute Trijonyte • Saesha Ward • Cameron Webb • Rhiannon Wiggs •
Bath Spa University
BA (Hons) Photography
Blackpool and the Fylde
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Brighton
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Arts University Bournemouth
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University of Chester
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Cleveland College of Art and Design
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Coventry University
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Dublin Institute of Technology
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Griffith College Dublin
BA Photographic Media
IADT Dun Laoghaire
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Falmouth University
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UCA Farnham
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Hereford College of Arts
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University of Huddersfield
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Leeds College of Art
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Limerick School of Art and Design
BA (Hons) Photography and Lens Based Media
Manchester Metropolitan University
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Middlesex University London
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Open College of the Arts
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National College of Art and Design
Photography and Digital Imaging Certificate
Plymouth College of Art
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University of Portsmouth
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Sheffield Hallam University
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University of South Wales
BA (Hons) Documentary Photography
Swansea College of Art, UWTSD
BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Swansea College of Art, UWTSD
BA (Hons) Photojournalism and Documentary