About
I am a focused and confident freelance photographer and lecturer specialising in documentary, editorial and portrait photography.
My work focuses strongly on social issues, from the geo politics and conflicts of the South Caucuses to documenting the hinterlands around my home in Bath.
I graduated from University College Falmouth in 2012 with a First Class Honours degree in Press and Editorial Photography and completed my Masters in Documentary Photography at the University of South Wales in 2018.
As well as working on personal projects and commissions I am a Senior Lecturer on the BA Photography course at Bath Spa University .
Education:
BA Hons: Press & Editorial Photography, University College Falmouth, 2012 (First Class)
MA: Documentary Photography, University of South Wales, 2018 (Merit)
AFHEA: Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2024
Positions:
Senior Lecturer in Photography, Bath Spa University, 2016-present.
Lecturer in Photography, Portsmouth University, 2018-2022.
Associate Lecturer in Photography, Plymouth University, 2017-2018.
I am a focused and confident freelance photographer and lecturer specialising in documentary, editorial and portrait photography.
My work focuses strongly on social issues, from the geo politics and conflicts of the South Caucuses to documenting the hinterlands around my home in Bath.
I graduated from University College Falmouth in 2012 with a First Class Honours degree in Press and Editorial Photography and completed my Masters in Documentary Photography at the University of South Wales in 2018.
As well as working on personal projects and commissions I am a Senior Lecturer on the BA Photography course at Bath Spa University .
Education:
BA Hons: Press & Editorial Photography, University College Falmouth, 2012 (First Class)
MA: Documentary Photography, University of South Wales, 2018 (Merit)
AFHEA: Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2024
Positions:
Senior Lecturer in Photography, Bath Spa University, 2016-present.
Lecturer in Photography, Portsmouth University, 2018-2022.
Associate Lecturer in Photography, Plymouth University, 2017-2018.
Selected Publications & Clients:
The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times Magazine, The Times, HUCK Magazine, The New Statesman, Inquire Magazine, The Daily Telegraph, Saturday Telegraph Magazine, Calvert Journal, Cicero, Libération, The Guardian, Guardian Weekend Magazine, Splash & Grab, The Rory Peck Trust, FOTO8, Loupe Magazine, Time Magazines Photojournalism Links and the British Journal of Photography.
Awards & Grants:
2020: Source Magazine/The Royal Opera House Graduate Program: Shortlisted (TBA)
2018: Jerwood/Photoworks Award: Listed
2018: RPS International Photography Exhibition 161: Shortlisted.
2018: Kolga Tbilisi Photo Festival, Documentary Series Award, Shortlisted.
2016: The Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award, Winner.
2015: Magnum Photos/Ideas Tap Photographer Fund, Shortlisted.
2014: Magnum Photos Top 30 under 30 Award, Shortlisted.
2012: Best Emerging Graduate Talent, British Journal of Photography, Featured.
The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times Magazine, The Times, HUCK Magazine, The New Statesman, Inquire Magazine, The Daily Telegraph, Saturday Telegraph Magazine, Calvert Journal, Cicero, Libération, The Guardian, Guardian Weekend Magazine, Splash & Grab, The Rory Peck Trust, FOTO8, Loupe Magazine, Time Magazines Photojournalism Links and the British Journal of Photography.
Awards & Grants:
2020: Source Magazine/The Royal Opera House Graduate Program: Shortlisted (TBA)
2018: Jerwood/Photoworks Award: Listed
2018: RPS International Photography Exhibition 161: Shortlisted.
2018: Kolga Tbilisi Photo Festival, Documentary Series Award, Shortlisted.
2016: The Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award, Winner.
2015: Magnum Photos/Ideas Tap Photographer Fund, Shortlisted.
2014: Magnum Photos Top 30 under 30 Award, Shortlisted.
2012: Best Emerging Graduate Talent, British Journal of Photography, Featured.
Exhibitions:
2018: Hiraeth (Group) The Truman Brewery London, UK
2018: Adiga, (Group) The Circassians of Israel, Kolga Tbilisi International Photography Festival, Tbilisi, Georgia
2017: Adiga, (Solo) The Circassians of Israel, Tabernacle Art Gallery, London, UK
2015: UNSEEN, (Group) Portobello Rd Photography Gallery, London, UK
2013: NOW, (Group) The Bristol Diving School, Bristol, UK
2013: A War Within, (Solo) Devonport Guildhall, Plymouth, UK
2012: A War Within, (Solo) The Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK
2012: 36, (Group) HOST Gallery, London, UK
Books & Publications:
2021: THIS2, Research publication (PUPRG)
2018: Adiga, Self published edition of 150
2012: A War Within, Self published edition of 100
2018: Hiraeth (Group) The Truman Brewery London, UK
2018: Adiga, (Group) The Circassians of Israel, Kolga Tbilisi International Photography Festival, Tbilisi, Georgia
2017: Adiga, (Solo) The Circassians of Israel, Tabernacle Art Gallery, London, UK
2015: UNSEEN, (Group) Portobello Rd Photography Gallery, London, UK
2013: NOW, (Group) The Bristol Diving School, Bristol, UK
2013: A War Within, (Solo) Devonport Guildhall, Plymouth, UK
2012: A War Within, (Solo) The Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK
2012: 36, (Group) HOST Gallery, London, UK
Books & Publications:
2021: THIS2, Research publication (PUPRG)
2018: Adiga, Self published edition of 150
2012: A War Within, Self published edition of 100
Selected Writing:
2020: Splash & Grab: Profile of Lily Miles: Pink to make the boys wink
2019: Splash & Grab: Profile of Kaitlin Maxwell: Untitled project
2019: Intrepid Camera: Documenting the Hard Lands
2019: Loupe Magazine: Photographic Education with James Arthur Allen
2019: SWC (South West Collective): Mental health in photography
2017: HUCK Magazine: The Bristol Bike Project is transforming lives with the power of two wheels
Research Groups:
2018-2022: Portsmouth University Photography Research Group
Contact:
jamesarthurallen@gmail.com
(+44)7875272198
Image Licensing:
Represented by Kintzing
licensing@kintzing.com
2020: Splash & Grab: Profile of Lily Miles: Pink to make the boys wink
2019: Splash & Grab: Profile of Kaitlin Maxwell: Untitled project
2019: Intrepid Camera: Documenting the Hard Lands
2019: Loupe Magazine: Photographic Education with James Arthur Allen
2019: SWC (South West Collective): Mental health in photography
2017: HUCK Magazine: The Bristol Bike Project is transforming lives with the power of two wheels
Research Groups:
2018-2022: Portsmouth University Photography Research Group
Contact:
jamesarthurallen@gmail.com
(+44)7875272198
Image Licensing:
Represented by Kintzing
licensing@kintzing.com