Award-winning & globally recognised photographer representing the issue of marine plastic debris for more than 15 years - awareness leading to action
Leeds, UK
Joined July 2011
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Planning my route to @LaFotoFestival in Sweden, by campervan - delighted to be back exhibiting and speaking about my series STILL (FFS) Opening weekend 4-6 Sept
“…The health of the planet and its seas is at the center of debate. Artists, researchers, and activists are determinedly expressing their point of view. The goal: to save the oceans..." @elledecouritalia
Extremely proud that my project concerning synthetic textile waste has been featured in Italian VOGUE… in a publication ‘considered the world's most influential fashion magazine’ – this is where it matters - for the world to see! vogue.it/article/giornata-de…
So grateful for my book ‘Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Imperfections’ to be highlighted by @Aesthetica as one of five book of 2025 “Each one has something important to say...” aestheticamagazine.com/books…
Delighted to be featured in @Harpersbazaarjapan December - describing work from several series including my recent project ‘Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Imperfections’ Raising awareness about marine #plasticpollution on different platforms around the #world
THE STATE OF PHOTOGRAPHY National Photography Symposium. Celebrating 10 Years of working with Photographers and Communities - Pleased to be part of this conversation - Friday 17th October 2025 - 9.30 am – 5.30 pm @Grain_Projects
COFFEE TABLE CHOICE
One of the early hopes for my recent series of work and book, ‘Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Imperfections’ was that it might end up on a coffee table and lead to discussion… and it has! @theipaper
TODAY is the final day of negotiations in Geneva for the #GlobalPlasticTreaty sadly “the situation looks dire, the proposed text falls short of ensuring human health protection and has been dismissed by a vast majority of countries” action.greenpeace.org.uk/glo…
“Can you look future generations in the eye?”
United Nations negotiation session #INC52 will decide the on a globally binding #PlasticsTreaty -Photographing ONLY marine plastic pollution for the past 16 years I hold my breath for this is a once-in-a generation chance for #change
My outdoor installation of 5 cube frameworks over 3 metres high in "Sistema delle Piazze" in Gibellina, Sicily for @gibellinaphotoroad an air and site-specific festival in Italy - until 20 August. Raising awareness of #plasticpollution on all platforms
Huge thanks to @CollectorDaily & Blake Andrews for the review of ‘Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Imperfections’ who has described it as a “triumph”. I am so grateful for this in-depth and thought provoking review collectordaily.com/mandy-bar…
Incredible opening at Gibellina Photoroad 2025 with my images projected onto the 16-metre giant sphere of the church Chiesa Madre in Gibellina, Sicily. A huge size to show the scale of the problem #plasticpollution
See me creating on the new series of “GO GET ARTY” this Friday, June 20, 2025, at 5:40pm on CBBC, UK, where I will be making my largest ever image alongside an animated paint brush! (plastic-free!) @cbbc catch up on @BBCiPlayer Series 1 Episode 5 #plasticpollution #education #art
Very grateful to have my work featured in @FinancialTimes in print and online for an article to highlight the opening day of the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice this week ft.com/content/4127bf88-fff8…
Finishing touches today on #WorldOceansDay to the outfit I will be wearing for the @royalacademy of Arts Summer Exhibition Varnishing Day tomorrow, created from clothing recovered from the sea to endorse my work on show #cyanotypes #syntheticfibres #plasticpollution
Delighted to speak today on international news @France24_en for the cultural show #Arts24 about my work and plastic ahead of #UNOC3 in Nice next week youtube.com/watch?app=deskto…
Honoured for my cyanotype prints to be exhibited at the @royalacademy Summer Exhibition 2025 - invited by celebrated architect Farshid Moussavi OBE, RA - completely overwhelmed by the response to this series of work by its global reach royalacademy.org.uk/article/…
NO WORDS… for the film OCEAN released today on the 99th birthday of Sir David Attenborough - this is a MUST SEE - an urgent call to action. Happy Birthday! & many thanks for your encouragement over the years!
BOOK SIGNING ‘Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype IMPERFECTIONS’ with @GOSTBooks at @PhotoLondonFair on Friday 16 May at 4pm.
To endorse the book, I will be wearing some of the clothing I recovered from the sea…
TODAY in ‘The Observer’ – ‘Six species within the genus Fast Fashion’ from my new book along with some of the garments recovered from the sea. Order here; mandy-barker.com/books
