Rob Law

FESTIVAL SPEAKER

Rob Law is a photographer based in North Wales in the UK. His practice concerns documentary photography, capturing both rural and urban environments and the people within them.

Robert is a contributor to Millennium Images, London and was shortlisted for Portrait of Britain 2019 and the British Photography Awards 2019. He founded The North Wales Project in 2019 to encourage and show the best documentary photography in the region.

“Law’s approach to documentary has resulted in a distinctive visual style that honours the search for the reality and truth of a place.” — Creative Review

Exhibited/Awards:

RPS International Exhibition 2024. Shortlisted final 237 from over 8,000 entries, September, 2024.
Gareth Gardner Gallery - Close to the Hedge. Image included in group exhibition, London, April 2024.
Urbanautica Awards 2023, portfolio awarded Special Mention in the Anthropology and Territories category. (announced March, 2024).
The Coastal Path. Group exhibition at Oriel Canvas, Cardiff, where Rob collaborates with award-winning author, Jon Gower who responds to images from his project ‘Holyhead - Sea Change’. March 18th, 2023 onwards.
Urbanautica Institute Awards 2021, portfolio shortlisted in ‘Anthropology & Territories’ category. (Announced March 2022).
Invisible Britain - This Separated Isle, Ffotogallery, Cardiff, February 2022.
‘Deffrwch Cymru Cysglyd’ (Awaken Sleepy Wales) a joint collaboration with Ethan Beswick, hosted online by the ESPY Photography Award and supported by Arts Council Wales. June 2021.
Urbanautica Institute Awards 2020 - portfolio shortlisted ‘People and Communities’ category. (Announced March 2021).
Ffotogallery, Cardiff: 20 images from ‘Holyhead - Sea Change?’ as part of ‘Many Voices One Nation’, a major national exhibition, funded by Arts Council Wales, plus accompanying book. Dec. 2020.