Peter Spurgeon is a documentary photographer based in the UK.
His photographs reveal human stories in the landscape. The projects are informed by research using sources such as maps, archives, online forums and heritage databases.
Exhibitions
2021 Tracks and Traces, Air Gallery, virtual
2019 Photo Scratch, Royal Photographic Society, Bristol
2019 Glasgow Gallery of Photography Pop Up, Savoy Centre, Glasgow
2018 Photograd, Atrium Gallery at The Cass, London Metropolitan University
2018 One Year Revolv, Safehouse 1, London
2018 Absences, Millepiani, Rome
2017 PHOTOMASTERS MA Exhibition, The Old Truman Brewery, London
2017 Photography on a Postcard, theprintspace, London
2017 Encontros da Imagem, Discovery Award collective projection, Braga
2017 Reclaim Photography Festival Autumn Exhibition, Light House Media Centre, Wolverhampton
2017 ESPY Photography Award, elysium gallery, Swansea
2017 Photo Scratch, Hotel Elephant, London
2017 Reclaim Photography Festival, Dudley
2016 LIP Annual Exhibition, Espacio Gallery, London
2016 USW MA Documentary Photography Graduation Show, West Wharf Gallery, Cardiff
Education
2016 MA Documentary Photography (Distinction) - University of South Wales (Newport)
Awards
2019 Belfast Photo Festival, Open Submission, shortlisted
2018 Chromatic Awards Architecture, honourable mention
2018 Zealous Stories, shortlisted
2018 Zealous Emerge Photography Prize, shortlisted
2017 PhotogrVphy Grant (Conceptual), nominated
2017 ESPY Photography Award, specially commended
2017 Remote Photo Festival series competition, shortlisted
2016 Source MA Graduate Photography Online, selected
2020 Photograd Limited Edition Postcard Pack No.2
2019 Tate: The Photograpy Ideas Book, Ilex Press, UK
2017 Shoot Film UK Issue 4: Open Theme
2017 Photography on a Postcard box sets
2017 Encontros da Imagem Discovery Award catalogue
2016 Source Magazine
Media
2020 Black River
2019 Photoscratch Instagram takeover
2019 Togspace
2019 Aesthetica Magazine Artist Profile
2018 SEMI ZINE Instagram residency
2018 Ffotogallery Platform Instagram residency
2018 Itchy Silk
2018 Photoworks
2018 Photograd Photobook Spotlight
2018 PHOTO/FOTO
2018 Untitled Collective
2018 hiive
2017 of the land & us
2017 Shoot Film UK
2017 F-STOP magazine
2017 Lostthenfound
2017 Revolv Collective - online article and Instagram takeover
2017 phosmag
2017 PH Museum
2017 Landscape Stories (tumblr) Landscape Stories (Facebook)
2017 Shoot Film UK
2017 Circuito Off
2016 Source Magazine Graduate Photography
2016 The Pupil Sphere
2016 theprintspace TRAJECTORY
Talks
2017 Illustrated talk about the Decoy project, London Metropolitan Archives
Events
2019 Challenging Photography, Royal Photographic Society, Bristol
2018 ACTIVATING THE ARCHIVE: Contemporary uses of Visual Archives, Arnolfini, Bristol
2017 Magnum Photos & BJP Publishing and Photobooks workshop, London
2017 Portfolio reviews at Belfast Exposed, FORMAT, OFFSPRING Photo Meet and PhotoEspana Descubrimentos
2016 Magnum & BJP Professional Practice Weekend: Exhibitions & the Art Market, London
2016 WHY,HOW & WHY: Stretching exercises before book making with Ania Nelecka, part of Photobook Bristol
2015 Mark Power workshop at Gazebook photobook festival, Sicily
2012 Starting Points for Project Editing: Workshop with Tiffany Jones, Rivington Place, London
2011 Computational Design with Processing/toxiclibs workshop, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
2010 Introduction to Large Format Photography with Nick Lockett workshop, Photofusion, London
2008 Simon Roberts workshop, The Camera Club, London