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Patrick Shanahan

Falmouth, Cornwall
These photographs are from the ongoing project 'Face In Time'. It explores the social and cultural aspects of modern living, and the aesthetic nature of photographic portraiture itself.
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The project also pays homage to August Sander’s seminal book, Antlitz der Zeit (Face of Our Time), first published in 1929.  

Through portraiture, Sander’s book attempted to convey the complexity of German people and society in the early 20th Century, no matter their ethnicity, religion, wealth, income, social status or occupation.  Like Sander’s project, I also wish to show difference and diversity in our society today.

I usually work on several long-term photography projects at once, often over many years.  Sometimes they are published or exhibited, other times they gestate over long periods before seeing the light of day.

I studied Fine Art at Stourbridge College of Art before going on to complete an MA and PhD in Photography at the Royal College of Art in London.  My work has been published and exhibited widely in the UK and abroad.  I was elected a member of the Newlyn Society of Artists in 2025.

 

Tammy

Calista

Lally

Debbie

Peter

Fraggle

Mick & Julia

Swastika I

Linda

Seagulls

Les Bonnes

Ken

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