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Simon Regan

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Simon Regan

SIMON REGAN IN CONVERSATION WITH GLENN EDWARDS
Cardiff, August 2017

SIMON REGAN YN SGWRSIO GYDAG GLENN EDWARDS
Caerdydd, Awst 2017

Audrey Hepburn by Jack Cardiff. Listen to Simon's story of the discovery and restoration of Jack's remarkable negatives. © Jack Cardiff

Audrey Hepburn by Jack Cardiff. Listen to Simon's story of the discovery and restoration of Jack's remarkable negatives. © Jack Cardiff

Simon Regan is a Cardiff-based advertising photographer with over twenty five years experience in stills and, more recently, professional video production for a wide range of commercial clients.

We sat down with Simon alongside friend and fellow photographer Glenn Edwards to discuss his career, staying competitive in the advertising photography genre and extending his skills (and passion) for printing photographs and fine art for himself and others.

Y mae Simon Regan wedi bod yn ffotograffydd hysbysebu masnachol am bum mlynedd ar hugain ond y fwy diweddar fel cynhyrchydd fidio yn delio gydag ystod eang o gleientiaid.

Cawsom sgwrs gyda Simon yr holwr ei gyfaill y Ffotograffydd Glenn Edwards. Mae’r sgwrs yn cynnwys sylwadau ar y byd hysbysebu, sut i gadw’n gystadleuol ac argraffu lluniau personol.

See below for a small selection of Simon's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View more of Simon's work on his website www.simonregan.com
Follow him on Twitter @simonregan on Instagram @itssimonregan and 500px @simonregan

Gallery images © Simon Regan. Used with permission of the photographer.
Audrey Hepburn image used with permission. © Jack Cardiff
Podcast images © Brian Carroll.

Further Reading...
O. Winston Link > LENS / New York Times article
Jack Cardiff > Obituary / The Guardian

JACK CARDIFF...

Jack Cardiff OBE, BSC, Cinematographer. Portrait © Simon Regan

Jack Cardiff icon photography

Find out more about Prism - the Theatre production (6 Sept - 14 Oct) of the last six months of Jack Cardiff's life that Simon mentions in the conversation via the Hampstead Theatre's website

Gallwch gael mwy o wybodaeth am y cynhyrchiad theatr o ‘Prism’ sef hanes 6 mis olaf bywyd Jack Cardiff; sy’n rhedeg rhwng y 6ed o Fedi a Hydref 14 ar wefan yr Hampstead Theatr.

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Harry Borden

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Harry Borden

HARRY BORDEN IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
Cardiff, MAY 2017

HARRY BORDEN YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
Caerdydd, MAI 2017

Harry Borden talking with Ffoton.

Harry Borden speaking at Ffoton Social event, May 2017.

London-based portrait photographer Harry Borden has captured many celebrities during his career - including Robin Williams, Ewan McGregor, Jamie Oliver, Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher.

Ffoton were delighted to bring Harry to Wales to give a guest talk in May 2017 and also welcomed the opportunity to sit down for an in-depth conversation on his love of and approach to photography.

Y mae Harry Borden yn ffotograffydd o Lundain sydd wedi tynnu lluniau nifer o sêr yn ystod ei yrfa gan gynnwys Robin Williams, Ewan McGregor, Jamie Oliver, Tony Blair a Margaret Thatcher.

Yr oeddwn yn falch iawn pan gytunodd i fod yn siaradwr gwadd mewn digwyddiad ffoton ym mis Mai 2017. Yn ogystal â hyn cytunodd i gyfweliad hir lle wnaethon i drafod ei gariad a'i ymdriniaeth o ffotograffiaeth fel cyfrwng.

Spread from 'Survivor' book by Harry Borden.

See below for a small selection of Harry's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View more of Harry's photography on his website www.harryborden.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @harrybordenuk and Instagram @harryborden

Gallery images © Harry Borden. Used with permission of the photographer.
Podcast images © Brian Carroll.

Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.
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Daniel Meadows

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Daniel Meadows

DANIEL MEADOWS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
monmouthshire, MAY 2017

DANIEL MEADOWS YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
SIR FYNWY, MAI 2017

Daniel Meadows talking to Ffoton, May 2017. © Brian Carroll

Daniel Meadows talking with Ffoton's Emyr Young. © Brian Carroll

“I am a Documentarist.
I have spent a lifetime recording British society, challenging the status quo by working in a collaborative way to capture extraordinary aspects of ordinary life, principally through photography but also with audio recordings and short movies.”
— Daniel Meadows

Studying photography alongside Martin Parr at Manchester Polytechnic in the early 1970's, Daniel Meadows has remained passionate about social documentary photography, education and storytelling ever since. His photography archive, held in the Library of Birmingham, is an important record of British society through the 1970's and 80's - and his influence can be seen in contemporary photography in the UK and further afield.

Kick back and listen to our full conversation with Daniel below.

Ffoton also captured a video segment with Daniel where he describes the influential work he did on Digital Storytelling whilst working with the BBC and Cardiff School of Journalism. Watch this special video below...

“Rwy’n berson dogfen.
Rwy ‘di treulio fy mywyd yn cofnodi’r gymdeithas Brydeinig, herio’r ‘status quo’ ac yn gweithio ar bob agwedd o fywyd cyffredin yn bennaf trwy ffotograffiaeth ond hefyd trwy sain a ffilmiau byr.”
— Daniel Meadows

Fe astudiodd Daniel Meadows law yn llaw a Martin Parr ym mholytechnig Manceinion yn y '70 cynnar. Mae e wedi dal yn ddryw yw waith fel ffotograffydd dogfennol cymdeithasol, addysg a'i gariad o adrodd stori

Cedwi'r ei archif personol yn llyfrgell Birmingham ac mae'n record bwysig o fywyd cymdeithasol Prydain yn y '70au a'r '80au.

See below for a small selection of Daniel's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View more of Daniel's photography and Digital Stories on his website www.photobus.co.uk

Gallery images © Daniel Meadows. Used with permission of the photographer.
Podcast images © Brian Carroll.

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Rob Hudson

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Rob Hudson

In conversation with Emyr Young.
BRIDGEND, South Wales, December 2014

YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
Ym Mhen-y-bont ar Ogwr, DE CYMRU, Rhagfyr 2014

Rob Hudson in his Mametz Wood setting.

Rob Hudson in his Mametz Wood setting.

Looking out from Blackmills Wood, the study setting for Rob's Mametz Wood.

Looking out from Blackmills Wood, the study setting for Rob's Mametz Wood.

Rob Hudson and Emyr Young.

Rob Hudson and Emyr Young.

Rob Hudson is a photographer based in Cardiff and was our first interviewee as part of the Ffoton project. We interviewed him on location at BlackMill wood near Bridgend that inspired his enigmatic and poetical work on Mametz Wood: a battle where so many Welsh Soldiers perished during WW1.

It took Rob about 18 months to complete the project and he drew inspiration not only from the wood but from David Jones' 'In Parenthesis' an epic poem about the poet's recollections of World War 1 and the battle of Mametz Wood.

Y mae Rob Hudson yn ffotograffydd sydd yn byw ac yn gweithio yng Nghaerdydd. Rob oedd ein cyfweliad cyntaf a'r unig ffotograffyd inni gyfweld ar leoliad mewn coedwig ger Penybont. Dyma'r lle wnaeth ysbrydoli ei waith enigmatig a barddonol ei naws, 'Coedwig Mametz'. Y mae'r gwaith yn ingol ei naws ac yn ymgais i gyfleu'r frwydr lle lladdwyd cynifer o Gymry yn ystod y rhyfel byd cyntaf.

Bu Rob yn creu'r gwaith ym a dros gyfnod o ddeunaw mis ac fe dynnodd ysbrydoliaeth nid yn unig o goedwig Melin Du Penybont ond o waith David Jones' 'In Parenthesis' sef hanes y rhyfel a brwydr Mametz Wood trwy lygad bardd.

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Rob's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
Visit Rob's Mametz Wood site www.mametzwood.org and his own website www.robhudsonland.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @RobHudsonPhoto

Gallery images © Rob Hudson. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

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Chalkie Davies

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Chalkie Davies

IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, April 2015

YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG.
CAERDYDD, DE CYMRU, Ebrill 2015

Chalkie Davies, Cardiff 2015. © Rebecca Thomas

TODAY... "THE WORST THING IS THE ABILITY TO TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES"

Making a return to Wales from his home in New York to oversee preparations and the launch of his Retrospective exhibition "Chalkie Davies Photographer: The NME Years" in National Museum Wales (running May 9 to September 6, 2015), Sully-native Chalkie kindly took time out of a hectic schedule for a couple of hours to talk with Ffoton Wales.

Respected for his images of famous pop and rock artists from the 1970's and 80's for publications The NME and The Face, Chalkie created some special distinctive work in a special period of music history - and toured with Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney and Thin Lizzy .

But we mutually chose to spend a couple of fascinating hours talking photography, lighting, Art and mentoring new talent. Enjoy.

Chalkie Davies and Cerys Matthews, 2015. ©Rebecca Thomas

Heddiw... "Y peth gwaetha yw'r gallu i dynnu lot o luniau"

Mae Chalkie Davies wedi dychwelyd o'i gartref yn Efrog Newydd i oruchwylio creu a lansio ei arddangosfa Chalkie Davies: ei stamp ar yr NME. Bydd ei arddangosfa yw gweld yn Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Cymru o Fai'r9fed tan y 6ed o Fedi 2015. Mae gwreiddiau Chalkie yn Sili Penarth a diolch yw haelioni er y cyfnod prysur cafodd Ffoton Cymru/Wales dwy awr o'i gwmni yn ddiweddar.

Y mae parch mawr yw luniau du a gwyn o artistiaid roc a pop y 70'ai a'r 80'ai. Fe ymddangosodd lluniau Chalkie Davies yn yr NME a'r Face yn ystod y cyfnod arbennig hwnnw yn hanes cerddoriaeth. Fe deithiodd gyda'r mawrion Elvis Costello Paul McCartney a Thin Lizzy.

Treilliasom dwy awr ddifyr yn ei gwmni yn trafod ffotograffiaeth, goleuo, celf a mentora talent newydd. Mwynhewch!

Chalkie Davies. 2015 © Rebecca Thomas

Chalkie Davies. On stage at Laugharne Weekend 2015. © Brian Carroll

Gallery images © Chalkie Davies and used on Ffoton with permission of the photographer

All content is Copyright FfotonWales and respective images ©Rebecca Thomas - Sunflower Photography South Wales (on Facebook),
©Brian Carroll and ©Emyr Young. No reuse or publishing without prior permission.

Mae'r cynnwys yn hawlfraint Ffoton Cymru/Wales a'r lluniau yn hawlfraint ©Rebecca Thomas - Sunflower Photography South Wales,
©Brian Carroll ac ©Emyr Young. Ni ellir defnyddio na chyhoeddi lluniau heb ganiatâd.

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