honorable mention
Debbie Todd united kingdom
title
The meaning of being different
Inspired by old master paintings and contemporary photographers, she creates fine art images that engage the viewer to enable them to understand the story, and promote diversity and inclusion.
A mature student, Debbie graduated from the northern school of art with a first class honours degree in photographic practice and is currently studying her masters.
Debbie has been shortlisted and won several awards in 2022 and has been featured in the media.
She has exhibited in the UK and internationally and self published a book of fine art portraits alongside speaking at events.
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entry description
This series of images is based around proverbs and idioms that affect/surround people with various differences and lifestyles. They have been created to allow people to engage with the subject and consider the use of language and how it affects others, especially those affected by the sayings. The images represent a diverse range of people who are often excluded from mainstream media and fashion images because of prejudices about how they look/act or their lifestyle. The idioms and sayings are connected to that person’s condition which will help to raise awareness and promote inclusiveness and equality and make others feel more represented. They make more sense when accompanied by the sayings and their conditions which is detailed in their title.about the photographer
Debbie Todd is a portrait photographer based in the UK. Her practice concentrates on telling stories of marginalised people mainly from working class backgrounds.Inspired by old master paintings and contemporary photographers, she creates fine art images that engage the viewer to enable them to understand the story, and promote diversity and inclusion.
A mature student, Debbie graduated from the northern school of art with a first class honours degree in photographic practice and is currently studying her masters.
Debbie has been shortlisted and won several awards in 2022 and has been featured in the media.
She has exhibited in the UK and internationally and self published a book of fine art portraits alongside speaking at events.
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