Glenn Edwards

Photojournalist

 

Award winning Welsh photojournalist, educator and former picture editor

Glenn has worked on over 100 commissions throughout South America, Europe but predominately Africa. Before the sad demise of The Independent/IOS newspapers he was a regular contributor with work also featured in national and international publications.

 His work is held in The National Collection in the National Museum Wales and has been exhibited throughout the UK, Africa and selected to represent Wales at The Interceltique Festival in Lorient, France.

 Due to Covid postponements, his body of work on the African communities in Wales will now be exhibited at The Eye Festival 2022.

 Glenn is a visiting lecturer on photojournalism at University of South Wales, a consultant on photojournalism for The Thomson Foundation and Founder/Director of The Eye International Photography Festival.

For the past 12 months he has been commissioned by the UK Government and NHS documenting the vaccine rollout in Wales.

He will open this years festival on Friday night with Emyr Young in a relaxed discussion / Q&A on his years in photography, culminating in the new exhibition.

www.glennedwardsphotojournalist.com

 

 

 

 

All images © Glenn Edwards. Used here with permission.