PHOTOGRAPHY Survey WALES 2020 Results
PHOTOGRAPHY Survey WALES 2020 Results
Ffoton are Excited to present the Results of the Photography Survey Wales 2020
The survey was intended to run from 15 February to 31 May 2020 but was extended by a month and closed 30 June 2020 during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK. The survey was open to anyone with an interest in photography in Wales.
This online survey sought to create a ‘snapshot’ of current opinion on photography activity across Wales and gather comments and suggestions on any areas that might be improved. We believe this to be the first photography survey of its kind ever undertaken in Wales: open to all and unaffiliated with any commercial or formal organisation or body.
All contributions by those who completed the survey were treated anonymously as we wanted anyone with an interest in photography to feel they could provide honest feedback and air their views in confidence. Comments by respondents have been included unedited - the only few adjustments were ‘tweaks’ for profanity or disguising personal information submitted.
Structured with an Introduction and three main sections, the survey sought to gain insight and views on the following:
Photography and You - geographic location of respondents; their current interest in photography; aspects most important to them; their favourite way to access photography; and their preferred skillset if working collaboratively.
Photography in Wales now - preferred online engagement; preferred exhibition types; preferred photography Festivals organised in recent years in Wales and preferred photography-specific spaces receiving funding in terms of best value and visiting experience offered.
Photography in Wales going forward - any preferred new exhibition types/locations; preferred publications, workshops and meeting formats; preferred organisation to organise and deliver photography activity in Wales; any preference on how photography activity is funded; and views on photography activity, funding, opportunities and strategy going forward. A final question invited respondents to suggest what would help develop the wider photography community in Wales in the future.
Ffoton has made these survey findings available under a Creative Commons license and the 122 page document is available for free download via the button below.
Have your say!
Have your say!
The page below is a record of the original Survey promotion page that asked people to take part in early 2020
Contribute your views to inform a new discussion on
the future development of photography in Wales!
A BIG discussion requires wide-ranging views, experiences and suggestions from those involved with or interested in photography in Wales. Especially passionate photographers!
Having provided photographers and emerging talent with a platform to talk about their work and careers over the last five years, Ffoton now turns to the wider photography community to ask what should be next for the whole of Wales, where should public funding and support priorities lie and how might they be delivered - in a more focussed and collaborative way.
Whilst there are pockets of excellence in photographic provision, the breadth of activity yet limited funding for photography in Wales does not necessarily share a common purpose. We believe photographers across Wales should have a platform to express their own views and ideas on current and future photography activity. This survey is an attempt to provide such a platform.
All contributions to the survey are treated anonymously!
An email address is only asked for to validate the respondent is a real person and not spam on submission.
Only the anonymised responses to survey questions are used in survey results.
The survey opens 9am 15 February and closes midnight 31 May 2020. A final report of the findings will be unveiled at The EYE International Photography Festival in Aberystwyth on Friday 9 October 2020 and online the same weekend.
You can complete the survey and read the full background and aims in the survey introduction, accessible to all - free - via the link below.
We’d value your input, ideas and encourage you to share the link with others. Let’s gather as many views as possible to start a big and stimulating discussion on photography in Wales!