honorable mention
Kiran Ridley france
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Opera
In 1943, the Welsh National Opera was founded by a group of people from across Wales including miners, teachers and doctors wanting to forge an opera company befitting Wales’ rich reputation as the ‘land of song’.
With Opera worldwide facing a crisis, with a lack of financial support or cultural interest amongst the younger generation, and with Grand Opera threatened with extinction, The Welsh National Opera luckily defies this trend, continuing to tour across the UK, being described by the New York Times as "one of the finest operatic ensembles in Europe".
He has been a finalist in the Association of Photographers ‘Document’ Awards, Highly Commended in the Ian Parry Award and finalist for 'Young Photographer of the Year' in the 'Picture Editor’s Awards'.
He has also been nominated and finalist in two major international awards - The Observer Hodge Award, for his photographic essay on a hospital closure and The Tom Webster Award for his reportage on Hong Kong. Other awards include BBC Music Magazine Photo of the Year, CBAT award, as well as his work in the the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama's prospectus picking up the pretigous UK Silver Heiss Award.
His editorial work has been published in The Sunday Times Magazine, The Times and The Financial Times, Le Figaro, The Washington Post, The Independent on Saturday Magazine, The Independent, The Guardian Magazine, Observer and Guardian newspapers, and in the Economist Magazine.
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entry description
Backstage with the Welsh National Opera's production of La TraviataIn 1943, the Welsh National Opera was founded by a group of people from across Wales including miners, teachers and doctors wanting to forge an opera company befitting Wales’ rich reputation as the ‘land of song’.
With Opera worldwide facing a crisis, with a lack of financial support or cultural interest amongst the younger generation, and with Grand Opera threatened with extinction, The Welsh National Opera luckily defies this trend, continuing to tour across the UK, being described by the New York Times as "one of the finest operatic ensembles in Europe".
about the photographer
Kiran Ridley is an award winning editorial and advertising photographer working out of the UK & Paris.He has been a finalist in the Association of Photographers ‘Document’ Awards, Highly Commended in the Ian Parry Award and finalist for 'Young Photographer of the Year' in the 'Picture Editor’s Awards'.
He has also been nominated and finalist in two major international awards - The Observer Hodge Award, for his photographic essay on a hospital closure and The Tom Webster Award for his reportage on Hong Kong. Other awards include BBC Music Magazine Photo of the Year, CBAT award, as well as his work in the the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama's prospectus picking up the pretigous UK Silver Heiss Award.
His editorial work has been published in The Sunday Times Magazine, The Times and The Financial Times, Le Figaro, The Washington Post, The Independent on Saturday Magazine, The Independent, The Guardian Magazine, Observer and Guardian newspapers, and in the Economist Magazine.
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