Born in 1986, Will Hartley grew up in the South West of England. In 2005 he went to Newport University in Wales to study documentary photography. Since graduating he won the ‘shots young photographer of the year 2008?, ‘Ag Magazine Brilliant book awards 2010? and ‘Vice Kopperbarg Klash 2010? with his long term project ‘in between dreams’ which followed a group of squatters living in London. The work was exhibited in Candid Arts Trust in London with ‘off the real’ as part of a collective, and a print was selected for the Getty images gallery with the Ian Parry 2010.
He then moved to Bristol and began a long term story of a couple in and out of homelessness, called ‘Lawrence Hill’. Yasmina Reggad from photo festivals curated a projected slideshow called ‘Travelog’ with the project and took it to ‘Paraty em Foco’ in Brazil. The work has since been projected in London, Beirut and Zaragoza photo festival in Spain.
In 2011 he was awarded Honourable Mention in the Magenta Foundation, long-listed for the Terry O’Neil award, exhibited with the Third Floor Gallery in Arles, and became a member of the dice project. He now lives In Cardiff, working as a freelance photographer and on long term personal projects.
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