Ian Howorth is a documentary photographer based in Brighton, UK. His work deals with themes of identity and culture. Through Setanta Books, Ian sold out his first book, Arcadia, in 2019 and published his second, A Country Kind of Silence, in 2023. Ian’s work has been featured in publications including The Guardian, The New York Times, It’s Nice That and Huck.

In episode 248, Ian discusses, among other things:

Striving to spend as much time as possible not compromising
The benefits of having a full-time job
His Instagram strategy
His previous life as a videographer
An early fascination for film stock
Influence of cinema
The contrast between his trips to Peru and Cuba
His first book Arcadia
His origin story in which he lived in 9 homes across 3 countries
His adventurous dad’s influence on him (and his brothers)
Having to adapt to a move from Peru to Miami at 12
His relationship with England and the things he is drawn to photograph there
Combining documentary with fiction and not wanting to feel constricted
His second book A A Country Kind of Silence

Referenced:

Zed Nelson
Phil Toledano
Robbie Lawrence
Max Miechoswski
Stephen Shore
William Eggleston
John Divola
Gregory Crewdson
Sean Tucker
Willam Verbeeck
National Film & Television School
Paris Texas
Tania Franco Klein
Bill Callaghan

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“Wim Wenders and Robby Müller [In Paris Texas] happened to hit on something that made sense artistically but also looks beautiful aesthetically, and that for me is the perfect marriage. Not everyone can achieve it, but that to me became very important. I wasn’t doing that. I wasn’t smart enough to do that. But at the same time I knew the power of colour - I knew what it did, I understood my emotional response to it. And that was enough for me to pursue it at the time, and I would figure it out later.”

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248 - Ian Howorth

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