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Haydn Denman

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Haydn Denman

Haydn Denman in conversation with Emyr Young
Colwyn Bay, October 2019

Haydn Denman yn sgwrsio gydag Emyr Young
Machynlleth, Mehefin 2019

Haydn Denman has been a documentary photographer for over twenty years whilst also following his main career as a multi BAFTA award-winning television documentary cameraman and director.

Mod, Eddie Crole, near Rest Bay Beach, Porthcawl, Wales.Filltir Sgwar .Part of the 'Welsh Mods' project.
Image © Haydn Denman

Mod, Adam Lewis, Mumbles Pier, Gower, Wales. Part of the 'Welsh Mods' project 2018.
Image © Haydn Denman

Images from Haydn’s ‘Welsh Mod’ series - now published in the book Welsh Mod: Our Story.

Haydn has received numerous commissions in addition to British Council and Arts Council Awards to document communities and regions here in Wales, but also in other parts of the world including Patagonia, the Arctic, South Africa, Palestine and the U.S.A. His photographs have been shown in numerous exhibitions and publications. Collections of his work are held here in Wales at the National Library of Wales and Ffotogallery.

Recorded at the 2019 Northern EYE Festival in Colwyn Bay, Wales.

See below for a small selection of Haydn'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.

See more of Haydn’s work on his website www.haydndenman-photography.com
Follow his work and travels on Instagram @haydndenman
Read more about ‘Welsh Mod: Our Story’ and buy the book at www.welshmod.co.uk

Gallery images © Haydn Denman and used with permission of the photographer.
Banner images © Brian Carroll

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Alex Boyd : Part 2

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Alex Boyd : Part 2

ALEX BOYD IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
SCOTLAND / WALES, MAY 2018

ALEX BOYD YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
YR ALBAN / CYMRU, MAI 2018

Alex Boyd. Portrait © Laurence Winram

Alex Boyd. Portrait © Laurence Winram

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Alex Boyd is a Scottish photographer with a deep passion for exploring Scottish identity in his raw but beautiful conceptual and figurative landscape photography.

Having admired Alex's for some time, Ffoton were pleased to sit down for a long and fascinating discussion on his photography career, landscape and wider work portfolio to date. This second part of our conversation explores the work in his new book: 'St Kilda: The Silent Islands' published in April 2018 and Alex's preparation for his next big project.

Second of 2 parts. Listen to Part 1

Y mae Alex Boyd yn ffotograffydd o'r Alban a'i fryd ar archwilio ei hunaniaeth ffotograffig Albanaidd trwy ei luniau cignoeth cysyniadol a ffigurol o'r tirlun.

Y mae ffoton wedi edmygu ei waith ers tipyn a da oedd cael cyfle i drafod ei yrfa ffotograffig cyn cyhoeddi ei lyfr newydd am ynys St. Kilda. Cyhoeddwyd y llyfr: The Silent Islands' yn Ebrill 2018. Y mae ail ran y sgwrs yn trafod y gwaith ar ei lyfr newydd: St Kilda: The Silent Islands' a gyhoeddwyd yn Ebrill 2018. Yr ydym hefyd yn trafod ei brosiect newydd a heriol.

Yr 2ail o ddau ran / Gwrandewch ar ran 1

See below for a small selection of Alex'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 Alex's work on his website www.alexboydphotography.com
Follow him on Twitter @AlexBoyd and on Instagram @mralexboyd

Gallery images © Alex Boyd and used with permission of the photographer.
Banner portrait © Pjotr Burlakov

Further reading from this conversation:
Takeshi Shikama: www.shikamaphoto.com
Jason Hicklin: www.jasonhicklin.com
Kyūya Fukada: 'One Hundred Mountains of Japan'

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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Alex Boyd : Part 1

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Alex Boyd : Part 1

ALEX BOYD IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
SCOTLAND / WALES, MAY 2018

ALEX BOYD YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
YR ALBAN / CYMRU, MAI 2018

Alex Boyd in the field. Photograph © Pjotr Burlakov

Alex Boyd in the field. Photograph © Pjotr Burlakov

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Alex Boyd is a Scottish photographer with a deep passion for exploring Scottish identity in his raw but beautiful conceptual and figurative landscape photography.

Having admired Alex's work for some time, Ffoton were pleased to sit down for a relaxed and fascinating discussion on his photography career, landscape and wider work portfolio to date around the time of publication of his new book: 'St Kilda: The Silent Islands' published in April 2018.

Part 1 of 2

Y mae Alex Boyd yn ffotograffydd o'r Alban a'i fryd ar archwilio ei hunaniaeth ffotograffig Albanaidd trwy ei luniau cignoeth cysyniadol a ffigurol o'r tirlun.

Y mae ffoton wedi edmygu ei waith ers tipyn a da oedd cael cyfle i drafod ei yrfa ffotograffig cyn cyhoeddi ei lyfr newydd am ynys St. Kilda. Cyhoeddwyd y llyfr: The Silent Islands' yn Ebrill 2018.

Rhan 1 o 2

See below for a small selection of Alex'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 Alex's work on his website www.alexboydphotography.com
Follow him on Twitter @AlexBoyd and on Instagram @mralexboyd

Gallery images © Alex Boyd and used with permission of the photographer.
Banner portrait © Laurence Winram

Further reading from this conversation:
Takeshi Shikama: www.shikamaphoto.com
Jason Hicklin: www.jasonhicklin.com
Kyūya Fukada: 'One Hundred Mountains of Japan'

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Simon Ridgway

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Simon Ridgway

SIMON RIDGWAY IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
Cardiff, August 2017

SIMON RIDGWAY YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
Caerdydd, Medi 2017

Doctor Who © BBC/Simon Ridgway

Having dropped plans for a career in Engineering and instead making a start in the rough and tumble of photojournalism, self-taught photographer Simon Ridgway now specialises in the exciting genre of Unit Stills photography in Television and Movies. His work for the BBC and it's successful new Doctor Who series in recent years has been seen all over the world.

Ffoton sat down with Simon for a fascinating conversation reflecting on his career, what it takes to be part of a tight studio production team and his plans for the future.

Wedi rhoi'r gorau i yrfa ym mheirianneg cychwynnodd Simon Ridgeway ar yrfa ym myd heriol ffotograffiaeth newyddiadurol. Y mae bellach yn arbenigo mewn tynnu lluniau ar setiau teledu a ffilm. Mae ei waith i'r BBC ar gyfres lwyddiannus Dr. Who i'w weld ar draws y byd.

Cawsom sgwrs ddiddorol gyda Simon sy'n sôn am ei yrfa a'r rhinweddau angenrheidiol sydd angen i weithio mewn stiwdio a'i obeithion am y dyfodol.

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.simonridgway.com
Follow him on Twitter @simonridgway on Instagram @simonridgwayphoto

Gallery images © BBC/Simon Regan. Used with permission of the photographer.
Podcast images © Brian Carroll.

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Peter Jones

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Peter Jones

PETER JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
ABERYSTWYTH, WEST WALES, AUGUST 2016

PETER JONES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
ABERYSTWYTH, CEREDIGION, AWST 2016

Peter Jones talking with Ffoton, August 2016. Image by Brian Carroll

Peter Jones at home. Image by Alan Hale

One of Peter's many hand-crafted sculptures around his home.

And felled tree becomes a handmade chair!

Peter Jones 1947-2017

After studying at Manchester College of Art and Design in the late 1960's, Peter Jones moved into photography as first assistant to London Advertising photographer John Thornton. But the quieter life of West Wales saw Peter return to run the family Farm and put photography aside for 30 years. His body of subsequent photography (much of it still unseen) includes an intimate record of rural life in West Wales, including his 'Welsh Farming Community' project.

With his health declining in recent years, Peter kindly agreed to Ffoton visiting him at home rear Aberystwyth. We're glad we did: not only is Peter a knowledgeable photographer with a wicked sense of humour but also a very talented artist. Enjoy this in-depth conversation with a very humble but extremely passionate Welsh photographer.

 
“I’m just a hick from the sticks”
— Peter Jones
 

See below for a selection of Peter'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.

Currently being populated with images from his archive held in the National Library of Wales, you will soon be able to view more of Peter's work on his website www.peterjones.cymru

You can listen to our recording of Peter's guest talk with Bartosz Nowicki and Peter Evans at Third Floor Gallery in 2015 here >

Gallery images © Peter Jones. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll and © Alan Hale

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Robert Haines

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Robert Haines

Robert Haines IN CONVERSATION WITH Brian Carroll
Heolgerrig, SOUTH WALES, August 2016

Robert Haines YN SGWRSIO GYDAG Brian Carroll
Heolgerrig, DE CYMRU, Awst 2016

Hailing from the small mining village of Heolgerrig near Merthyr Tydfil, Robert Haines is an award-winning film-maker and photographer.

He is best known for his 1970's project 'Once Upon a Time in Wales' which hid away in a box for 35 years and it's 2014 follow-up 'This Time in Wales' - both recording the close-knit Heolgerrig community where he grew up and still lives to this day.

Mae Robert Haines yn hanu o Heolgerrig ger Merthyr. Mae e  wedi ennill sawl gwobr fel gwneuthurwr ffilm a ffotograffydd.

Fe ddaeth i'r amlwg gyda 'Once Upon a Time in Wales'. Tynnodd y lluniau yn y 70au ac fe fu'r gwaith yn gorwedd mewn bocs am 34 mlynedd. Yr oedd dilyniant i'r gwaith yma 'This Time in Wales' cyfrol sy'n adrodd hanes cymuned Heolgerrig lle cafodd Robert ei fagu a'r lle mae e yn dal i fyw heddiw.

See below for a selection of Robert'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.

Gallery: 'Once Upon a Time in Wales'

Gallery: 'This Time in Wales' and Landscape

View more of Robert's work on his website www.roberthaines.com
Follow him on Twitter @roberthaines and view promos of his films on Vimeo

Gallery images © Robert Haines. 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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Links from this conversation:
Creative Camera Magazine (a 'history of' article)
University of Westminster
Redhouse Cymru Exhibition 2016 (Wales Online article)
Dewi Lewis Publishing
Rhubarb-Rhubarb (BJP tribute to founder Rhonda Wilson)
Dominique Charlet (Agent/Gallery in France)
Arles Photography Festival

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Aled Jenkins

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Aled Jenkins

ALED JENKINS IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG
CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, JULY 2016

ALED JENKINS YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
CAERDYDD, DE CYMRU, Gorffennaf 2016

Aled with his X-Pan II - the camera he takes on all filming assignments

Aled with his daily filming tool - a Sony F5 4k camera

Aled's preferred film cameras.

Aled's preferred film cameras.

Aled Jenkins studied Photography and Film at Plymouth College of Art and Design before working as a photojournalist, specialising in covering conflicts around the world. In 1992, he returned to Wales to train as a television cameraman and has been freelance since 1997 - in demand both in the UK and abroad as a skilled cameraman and documentary film maker.

Aled is the recipient of the 2016 BAFTA Cymru award for Best Factual Photography for his work on the BBC series 'Patagonia'.

Ffoton talks with Aled about his career and his ongoing love of stills photography.

Bu Aled Jenkins yn astudio ffotograffiaeth a ffilm yn ysgol Gelf a Dylunio Plymouth cyn gweithio fel newyddiadurwr ffotograffig gan ganolbwyntio ar ohebu mewn gwledydd yn dioddef o wrthdaro a rhyfel led led y byd. Yn 1992 dychwelodd i Gymru ac hyfforddi fel dyn camera a gweithio ym myd teledu. Y mae Aled wedi gweithio yn y maes ers 1997. Y mae'n gweithio'n gyson yn y DU a thramor ac yn cael ei gydnabod fel dyn camera a dogfen medrus iawn.

Yn y sgwrs mae Ffoton  yn trafod ei gariad parhaol o ffotograffiaeth a'r llun llonydd.

See below for a small selection of Aled'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.

Follow him on Twitter @aledjenkins1

Gallery images © Aled Jenkins. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

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Mike Jackson : Part 2

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Mike Jackson : Part 2

Mike Jackson IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
PEMBROKESHIRE, DECEMBER 2015

Mike Jackson YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
SIR BENFRO, RHAGFYR 2015

Michael Jackson is a Visual Artist and talented analogue photographer based in Pembrokeshire in West Wales. Perhaps best known for his beach studies on Poppit Sands, he also enjoys experimenting with light and atmosphere on analogue film away from the landscape genre - including directly onto photographic paper in the darkroom through his continuing series of Luminograms.

Mike's work is popular amongst collectors and he has exhibited both here in Wales and Internationally. In this second and final part of our conversation with Mike we cover training in photography and dealing with Galleries to have work exhibited.

Listen to Part 1 of our conversation with Mike here >

Y mae Michael Jackson yn artist gweledol ac yn ffotograffydd analog sy'n byw yn Sir Benfro yng Ngorllewin Cymru. Mae e'n adnabyddus am ei gywaith o draeth Poppit. Y mae'n mwynhau arbrofi trwy ddefnyddio golau a ffilm ac yn ddiweddar bu'n creu Luminograms ar bapur ffotograffig yn yr ystafell dywyll.

Y mae gwaith Mike yn boblogaidd ymysg casglwyr ac mae e wedi arddangos ei waith yng Nghymru ac yn rhyngwladol.

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

View more of Mike's work on his website www.mgjackson.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @MikeGJackson and on Instagram @mgjackson01

Gallery images © Michael Jackson. 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. See our Terms page for more details.

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Mike Jackson : Part 1

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Mike Jackson : Part 1

Mike Jackson IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
PEMBROKESHIRE, DECEMBER 2015

Mike Jackson YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
SIR BENFRO, RHAGFYR 2015

Mike Jackson, Pembrokeshire. Image © Brian Carroll

“I no longer believe that, for me, projects are important - as I feel that all work blends into each other. Ideas rise from ideas.”
— Mike Jackson

Michael Jackson is a Visual Artist and talented analogue photographer based in Pembrokeshire in West Wales. Perhaps best known for his beach studies on Poppit Sands, he also enjoys experimenting with light and atmosphere on analogue film away from the landscape genre - including directly onto photographic paper in the darkroom through his continuing series of Luminograms.

Mike's work is popular amongst collectors and he has exhibited both here in Wales and Internationally.

This is the first of two parts. Listen to Part 2 here >

“Bellach nid wyf yn credu bod prosiectau yn bwysig imi - y mae’r gwaith i gyd yn toddi yn un. Mae syniadau yn codi o’r syniadau”
— Mike Jackson

Y mae Michael Jackson yn artist gweledol ac yn ffotograffydd analog sy'n byw yn Sir Benfro yng Ngorllewin Cymru. Mae e'n adnabyddus am ei gywaith o draeth Poppit. Y mae'n mwynhau arbrofi trwy ddefnyddio golau a ffilm ac yn ddiweddar bu'n creu Luminograms ar bapur ffotograffig yn yr ystafell dywyll.

Y mae gwaith Mike yn boblogaidd ymysg casglwyr ac mae e wedi arddangos ei waith yng Nghymru ac yn rhyngwladol.

Dyma ran 1af ei sgwrs. Yr 2ail fan hyn >

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

View more of Mike's work on his website www.mgjackson.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @MikeGJackson and on Instagram @mgjackson01

Gallery images © Michael Jackson. 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. See our Terms page for more details.

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David Hurn : Part 1

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David Hurn : Part 1

David Hurn IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
Tintern, December 2015

David Hurn YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
Tintern, Rhagfyr 2015

David Hurn at home in Tintern, Wales. © Brian Carroll

David Hurn at home in Tintern, Wales. © Brian Carroll

David Hurn, Magnum Photographer. © Brian Carroll

David Hurn, Magnum Photographer. © Brian Carroll

David Hurn, Magnum Photographer. © Brian Carroll

David Hurn, Magnum Photographer. © Brian Carroll

David Hurn is still working, photographing and publishing at the age of 81 years and is regarded as one of Britain's most important reportage photographers.

A self-taught photographer who began his career in 1955 as an assistant at the Reflex Agency, he gained his reputation with his reportage of the 1956 Hungarian revolution. David became an associate member of Magnum Photo in 1965 and a full member in 1967. Here in Wales, he set up the famous School of Documentary Photography in Newport in 1973 where he remained for 17 years.

We met with David following the publication of a new book 'The 1960s: Photographed by David Hurn' published by Reel Art Press which demonstrates the breadth and strength of iconic images that defined the period. This first part of our in-depth conversation covers David's route into photography, individual style and 'Authorship', being a professional photographer, projects he has covered - including the Aberfan tragedy in the South Wales valleys.

Part 2 of this conversation is available here >

Y mae David Hurn yn 81 ac yn cael ei gydnabod fel un o ffotograffwyr reportage pwysicaf Prydain. Mae e'n dal i weithio fel ffotograffydd ac yn dal i gyhoeddi ei waith.

Cychwynnodd ei yrfa yn 1955 fel cynorthwyydd yn asiantaeth Reflex, Fe dyfodd ei enw da wrth dynnu lluniau yn ystod chwyldro Hwngari. Yn 1965 fe'i derbyniwyd fel aelod cysylltiol Magnum ac yn 1967 fel aelod llawn. Yn 1973 sefydlodd ysgol enwog ffotograffiaeth ddogfennol Casnewydd a bu'n gweithio yna am 17 mlynedd.

Fe wnaethon ni gwrdd â David wedi iddo gyhoeddi ei lyfr diweddaraf 'The 1960's Photographed by David Hurn' Reel Art Press. Y mae'r llyfr yn dangos ystod eang o waith eiconig David o'r cyfnod. Y mae rhan gyntaf y sgwrs yn trafod taith David, ei steil, bod yn ffotograffydd, projectau personol gan gynnwys trasiedi Aberfan.

See below for a gallery of a small selection of David's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
A larger selection of David's work can be viewed on the Magnum Photos website.

Islaw galeri o waith David trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd.

Gallery images © David Hurn / Magnum Photos. Used with permission. 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. See our Terms page for more details.

Links from this conversation:

David Hurn on Magnum Photos
Philip Jones Griffiths on Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson on Magnum Photos
Joseph Koudelka on Magnum Photos and his West Bank 'Wall' studies & video on 'This Place'
Ken Russell - 'A House in Bayswater' (video) on YouTube
Lee Friedlander - selected works on MoMA
Garry Winogrand - great video of him in action on YouTube
August Sander - selected portraits on MoMA
Sergio Larrain on Magnum Photos
Weegee (Arthur Fellig) - selected works on MoMA
Elliott Erwitt on Magnum Photos
Ian Berry on Magnum Photos and his own website

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Dan Wood

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Dan Wood

DAN WOOD IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
BRIDGEND, SOUTH WALES, FEBRUARY 2015

DAN WOOD YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
PEN-Y-BONT, DE CYMRU Chwefror 2015

Dan's roots are in 35mm film. © Brian Carroll

Dan's roots are in 35mm film. © Brian Carroll

Dan Wood is a documentary photographer living in Bridgend, South Wales. Working exclusively in film, Dan is a member of the Documenting Britain Collective and has produced a wide ranging body of work on different themes but his best known, and probably most controversial, is the ongoing detailed study of his hometown in his 'Suicide Machine' project.

We spoke with Dan on his route into photography, his passion for film and Icelandic folklore.

Y mae Dan Wood yn ffotograffydd dogfennol sydd yn byw ac yn gweithio ym Mhen-y-bont de Cymru ac yn gweithio ar ffilm ac yn aelod o gydweithfa Documenting Britain. Y mae e wedi gweithio ar themâu diddorol a'r mwyaf dadlennol ohonynt 'Suicide Machine' sef astudiaeth fanwl o dref Pen-y-bont. 

Cawsom sgwrs gyda Dan ar ei siwrne ffotograffig, ei gariad o ffilm a llen gwerin Gwlad yr Ia.

Dan Wood at home in Bridgend. © Brian Carroll

Dan Wood at home in Bridgend. © Brian Carroll

Dan's current preferred camera is the Mamiya 6 medium format. © Brian Carroll

Dan's current preferred camera is the Mamiya 6 medium format. © Brian Carroll

Special appearance by George the dog

Special appearance by George the dog

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Dan's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
Visit his website www.danwoodphoto.com
Follow Dan on Twitter @danwoodphoto

Islaw galeri o waith Dan trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd.
Ewch i'w wefan www.danwoodphoto.com
Dilynwch Dan ar Trydar @danwoodphoto

Gallery images © Dan Wood. 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. See our Terms page for more details.

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