Macy Ford
ODE
I believe that the female form should be admired and celebrated, not sexualised. In my series ‘Ode’ I honour this belief by photographing women in a raw, natural style within the context of nature, using sunlight as the primary source of lighting with no post-editing of their bodies or skin. In 2021, my body of work ‘Women’ was removed from an exhibition as an image of a woman’s stomach (containing no nudity) was considered ‘inappropriate’. This reaction, which sexualised a simple depiction of a woman's body, deeply angered me and has remained at the forefront of my mind when creating work ever since. A woman’s body should be honoured, not objectified.
Gaia Aldi • Lucy Arscott • Holly Brown • Macy Ford • Alison Gould • Ian McCarthy • Laura Smith •
Bath Spa University
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Brighton
BA (Hons) Photography
Cardiff Metropolitan University
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University of Chester
BA (Hons) Photography
Crawford College of Art and Design
BA (Hons) Fine Art
University of Cumbria
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Griffith College Dublin
BA Photographic Media
TU Dublin
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Edinburgh College
BA Professional Photography
Edinburgh Napier University
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Glasgow School of Art
BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
Glasgow School of Art
BA (Hons) Communication Design
Goldsmiths University of London
BA (Hons) Media and Communications
University of Hertfordshire
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Huddersfield
BA (Hons) Photography
Kingston University London
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Lancashire
BA (Hons) Photography
Leeds Trinity University
BA (Hons) Photography
Limerick School of Art and Design
BA (Hons) Photography and Moving Image
London South Bank University
BA (Hons) Photography
Manchester Metropolitan University
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Greater Manchester
BA (Hons) Photography
Middlesex University
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National College of Art and Design
Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging
Pearse College of Further Education
QQI Level 6 Photography
Arts University Plymouth
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Portsmouth
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University of Salford
BA (Hons) Photography
Sheffield Hallam University
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Suffolk
BA (Hons) Photography
Ulster University
BA (Hons) Photography with Video
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
BA (Hons) Documentary Photography and Visual Activism