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FINAL DAYS remain to see the current MPF exhibition ➡️ A Fish Called Julie, new documentary #photography by Jon Tonks. CLOSING SUN 22 JUN ⏰ The show included large exhibition prints alongside a fishing boat installation 🛶 and two video pieces. We've also produced a small publication showcasing some of the work in the show, available at MPF Bookshop. Visit the Foundation this weekend for the final chance to see the show 👀 Photos from A Fish Called Julie © Jon Tonks

10 JUL join us for an evening of #photography and music to launch the next MPF exhibition 👉 Fierce: Bristol by Ajamu X Last year MPF commissioned Ajamu to make ten new portraits, adding a #Bristol chapter to the ever-evolving Fierce archive, exploring and providing more context to Black queer histories in Bristol. This new work will be displayed alongside images from Fierce: London and Fierce: Toronto. On the opening night we’ll have the unique Fierce cocktail available alongside Lost and Grounded beers, both complimentary. FREE event / no booking required

ANNOUNCING the winners of the Martin Parr Foundation 2025 bursary 📸 The panel spent a lot of time reviewing the submissions and the quality of work was exceptional. After much discussion, the panel has selected 👇 👯‍♀️ Lucy Werrett for the project Fast and Fusion ⭐️ Danny Jackson for the project Orthodox. Lucy and Danny will each receive £2,500 plus mentorship to help with the development and resolution of the project. What stood out to us in reviewing the projects is the range of important, personal, and ambitious work being made. With this in mind we have added a third highly commended award of £1,000 plus mentorship. The recipient of this is Ashley Bourne for the project Black Country. Link in bio to read more about the bursary and each of the projects that will be developed over the next year. Photo 1 from Fast and Fusion © Lucy Werrett Photo 2 from Orthodox © Danny Jackson Photo 3 - Eric Ashton, Amblecote Cottage, Brierley Hill. From Black Country © Ashley Bourne

#BehindTheScenes 👀 We’ve been busy in the MPF gallery preparing for our next exhibition, A Fish Called Julie by photographer Jon Tonks 🧑‍🎨 Join us TONIGHT / THURS 03 APR for a Lost and Grounded beer to celebrate the opening 🍺

#BehindTheScenes 👀 It’s all hands on deck painting and drilling here in the MPF gallery as we install our next exhibition 👉 A Fish Called July by Jon Tonks 03 APR, 6pm join us for a double exhibition party to mark the opening of the show, held with our friends and neighbours The Royal Photographic Society 💙 and The Gaia Foundation who are exhibiting all 10 stories from We Feed The UK 🌾 FREE EVENT / no booking required. Link in the MPF bio for full event details. See you there 🙌

Martin Parr lived and photographed in #Ireland in the 1980s 🇮🇪 From the #archive 👉 St Patrick’s Day, Sligo, Ireland, 1981 © Martin Parr / #MagnumPhotos The early work Martin made around this time features in many Parr projects, including Bad Weather, A Fair Day and Abandoned Morris Minors, as well as the more recent publication, From the Pope to a Flat White 🙌

📣 Final weeks remain to see our current exhibition, The Creative Body: Photographs 2014 – 2024 by Sian Davey 📸 19 MAR join Siân in the MPF gallery for an artist talk about her photographic practice, set against the backdrop of the exhibition. Link in the MPF bio to book your space to join the conversation 🎟 as Siân shares images from her key series, including Looking For Alice, Martha and The Garden. Siân will also discuss her working philosophy, touching on intimacy, spirituality and building relationships. Photos from the series Martha, 2015-2018 © Siân Davey, courtesy Michael Hoppen Gallery

We’re exhibiting new work by photographer Jon Tonks in the next MPF exhibition 📸 Jon has spent over a year photographing those trying to fish sustainably in waters off Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly for We Feed The UK. This work comes together alongside a fishing boat installation in this new show, A Fish Called Julie. SAVE THE DATE / 03 APR join MPF, The RPS and We Feed The UK for an evening of photography to mark the launch of our next shows in our joint exhibition party. We Feed The UK is a project from The Gaia Foundation using the transformative power of positive storytelling to grow support for nature-friendly food production. Photo 1 - Will, fishing for mackerel, Newlyn © Jon Tonks Photo 2 - David, hauling in the catch, Newlyn Harbour © Jon Tonks

Here is a quick look inside Afropean: A Journal 👀 ahead of the upcoming Johny Pitts MPF artist talk. Followed by a book signing at MPF bookshop 🤓 Link in bio for full event details and to book your ticket ☝️ Afropean: A Journal is published by Mörel Books, 2024.

Final days remain to see the work of Japanese photographer Rinko Kawauchi in a new exhibition - At the Edge of the Everyday World - on display at our #Bristol neighbours @ArnolfiniArts 💜 CLOSING 16 FEB This retrospective show brings together work from three of Rinko's series, made across a period of 20 years 💫 for the 2024 / 2025 edition of Bristol Photo Festival. Rinko's #photography gracefully explores details of the everyday, presenting a peaceful contemplation on life and mortality. Visit the Arnolfini this weekend for the final few days of the show ⌛️ Photos from At the Edge of the Everyday World © Rinko Kawauchi

Tim Richmond spent around 6 years photographing the communities who live around the #Bristol channel for his recent #photobook Love Bites 2014-2020, published by Loose Joints, 2022. This wednesday / 12 FEB join us for the next MPF artist talk where Tim will share an insight into the making and evolution of this work 📸 Link in bio for full details and tickets. The talk will be followed by questions from the floor and a book signing at MPF Bookshop 🤓 Photos from Love Bites 2014-2020 © Tim Richmond

💥 ANNOUNCING a new photographic bursary to help two early career photographers each bring an ongoing project to completion! Link in bio for full details and the submission process ☝️ Two recipients will each receive - £2,500 towards finalising their project - their work featured on the MPF website / social media channels - mentorship from Martin Parr and the MPF team (optional) In return the two recipients will each donate two prints from their finalised project to the MPF collection. MPF will cover the cost of production. ELIGIBILITY Available to early career photographers living and working in Britain or Ireland. The project must be photographed in Britain or Ireland. TIMELINE Applications close on the 2nd March 2025 and the two recipients will be announced early April. SELECTION PANEL Kavi Pujara, photographer and previous MPF Bursary recipient Sara Rumens, Features Picture Editor at The Times Derek Manuel, co-funder of the 2025 Martin Parr Foundation Bursary Martin Parr, photographer and founder of Martin Parr Foundation Visit the MPF website for more details and how to apply 🙌 Photo 1 - Disneyland, Tokyo, Japan, 1998 © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos Photo 2 - Markéta Luskačová print in the MPF collection

WE ARE OPEN 🌟 with our new exhibition by #photographer Siân Davey 📸 Visit the MPF gallery this weekend to be among the first to explore Siân's new show, The Creative Body: Photographs 2014 - 2024, featuring her three key series and more ✨ We're back to our opening times as usual 👉 THURS to SUN, 10am to 5pm. Photos from The Garden, 2021-2023 © Siân Davey, courtesy Michael Hoppen Gallery

We are saddened to hear of the death of one of Britain’s great photographers and print makers, John Blakemore (1936 - 2025), who sadly passed away last week. John Blakemore’s work has had a profound impact on British photography, including his time at Derby University, where he influenced and inspired many students and alumni, teaching there from 1972 to 2001. Just before his passing, John Blakemore donated a collection of 28 prints to the MPF Collection, spanning some of his earliest forays into photography. Here is a look at a selection of the images now housed at the Foundation, which John Blakemore took around his hometown of Coventry in the 1960s. This series observes the people and social conditions of the 1960s, looking at the reconstruction of urban areas following the Second World War, and the blossoming of new communities in post-war britain. ‘John Blakemore was one of the stalwarts of British Photography. We are very happy to have his early work taken in Coventry as part of our collection.’ - Martin Parr

We’re producing a new publication to coincide with the next @MartinParrFDN exhibition 👉 The Creative Body: Photographs 2014 - 2024 by Sian Davey, printed by Taylor Brothers here in #Bristol ⭐️ The #photobook went to press yesterday 👀 here is a #BehindTheScenes look at the production process and colour matching the reference prints with the litho prints 🙌 16 JAN join Sian Davey, Martin Parr and the MPF team for a Lost and Grounded beer and an evening of #photography to launch the new exhibition and publication.