Niall_McDiarmid

Niall McDiarmid

Niall McDiarmid

Scottish photographer

Niall McDiarmid (born 1967)[1][2] is a Scottish photographer.[3] His work is primarily about documenting the people and landscape of Great Britain.[4][5][6] McDiarmid has had solo exhibitions in the UK at Oriel Colwyn in Colwyn Bay, at Museum of London in London and at the Martin Parr Foundation in Bristol. His work is held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Photography

McDiarmid has published three books of street portraits made in Britain: Crossing Paths (2013), for which he "visited 120 towns and photographed 800 subjects over three years";[6] Via Vauxhall (2015), which "captures passersby traveling through the rapidly changing neighborhood of Vauxhall"[7] in London; and Town to Town (2017) with more portraits from around Britain. Shore (2020) comprises landscapes, portraits and still lives made on the Essex coast. Breakfast (2021) has photographs of his breakfast table made over for the previous four years.[8]

Publications

Publications by McDiarmid

  • Crossing Paths: A Portrait of Britain. London: self-published / Hey Little Heroes, 2013. ISBN 978-0-9926970-0-6. Edition of 500 copies.
  • Via Vauxhall. London: self-published / Hey Little Heroes, 2015. ISBN 978-0992697013. Edition of 350 copies.
  • Town to Town. Bristol: RRB, 2017. ISBN 1999727509. Edition of 1000 copies.
  • Southwestern. London: self-published / Hey Little Heroes, 2019. Edition of 450 copies.
  • Shore. London: self-published / Hey Little Heroes, 2020. ISBN 0992697034. Edition of 500 copies.
  • Breakfast. London: self-published / Hey Little Heroes, 2021. ISBN 0992697042. Edition of 750 copies.[8]

Publications with contributions by McDiarmid

Solo exhibitions

Awards

Collections

McDiarmid's work is held in the following public collection:

References

  1. [1]
    Digital Camera World, 6 April 2018
  2. [2]
    "Niall McDiarmid - Person - National Portrait Gallery". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Show: Niall McDiarmid’s Here and Now London Portraits" Diane Smythe, British Journal of Photography, 15 May 2017. Accessed 29 June 2017
  4. [4]
    Coomes, Phil (13 November 2012). "Crossing Paths with Niall McDiarmid". BBC News. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. [5]
    Coomes, Phil (31 August 2016). "Crossing Paths: Five years, 150 towns, 1,500 British portraits". BBC News. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. [6]
    Orr, Gillian (16 February 2014). "This is Britain: Three years, 120 towns, 800 portraits - how the photographer Niall McDiarmid captured the state of the nation". The Independent. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Spring Photo Books Guide: Kikuji Kawada, Juergen Teller, Gillian Laub, and More" Vogue (magazine). Accessed 29 June 2017
  8. [8]
    "The big picture: Niall McDiarmid's world on a plate". The Guardian. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  9. [9]
    "Niall McDiarmid – British Portraits: 1st September - 14th October" Oriel Colwyn. Accessed 29 June 2017
  10. [10]
    "Here and now: London portraits by Niall McDiarmid" Museum of London. Accessed 29 June 2017
  11. [11]
    "Town to Town by Niall McDiarmid: 31.01.18 — 12.05.18" Martin Parr Foundation. Accessed 3 February 2018
  12. [12]
    "IPA 2012" International Photography Awards. Accessed 29 June 2017
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