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

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

Links from this conversation:

Tony Ray-Jones

James Ravilious

3rd Floor Gallery

Raymond Moore - On YouTube

John Thornton

William Eggleston

W. Eugene Smith

Raphael - Madonna of the Pinks

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IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
LLANTRISANT, SOUTH WALES, JANUARY 2015

Tim Collier yn sgwrsio gydag Emyr Young
Llantrisant, De Cymru, Ionawr 2015

Tim Collier and Emyr Young browsing Tim's extensive Wildlife book collection. Image by Brian Carroll

Light, solitude and landscape are the amalgam that make Tim Collier tick as a photographer. His ability to see is second to none and his work on the landscape of Wales is stunning and extensive.

Nature has always played an important part in Tim's photography and bird photography has dominated his recent output. His understanding of birds is reflected in his sublime, remarkable and beautiful photographs.

Tim is a superb practitioner in many aspects of photography and Ffoton is proud to announce him as our 1st featured photographer.

Golau, unigedd a'r tirlun yw'r cyfuniad sydd wrth wraidd Tim Collier y ffotograffydd. Mae ei allu i weld yr hyn sydd o'i gwmpas yn ail i neb a'i ddelweddau helaeth o Gymru yn rhagorol.

Mae natur a'r cysylltiad ysbrydol a'r hyn sydd o'i gwmpas yn rhan annatod o waith Tim.

Yn ddiweddar mae tynnu lluniau adar wedi dwyn ei fryd. Mae ei ddealltwriaeth ohonynt yn wych ac yn cael ei fynegi trwy ei luniau rhyfeddol.

Heb os mae Tim Collier yn ffotograffydd o fri ac mae Ffoton yn hynod falch mae ef yw ein ffotograffydd gwadd cyntaf.

Tim Collier in his home studio. Image by Brian Carroll

Some of Tim's photography book collection date back to the early 1900's. Image by Brian Carroll

Photographers and longtime friends, Tim Collier and Emyr Young. Image by Brian Carroll

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Tim's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
Visit his website www.timcollierphotography.com
Follow him on Twitter @timcollier58

Islaw galeri o waith Tim trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd.
Ewch i'w wefan www.timcollierphotography.com
Dilynwch Tim ar Trydar @timcollier58

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