Vanessa Winship is a British photographer known for her long-term documentary and portrait projects. Born in rural Lincolnshire, she studied film and photography at the Polytechnic of Central London (now Westminster University) during the 1980s. Her work often explores concepts of borders, national identity, cultural heritage, and collective memory, particularly in Eastern Europe, Turkey, and the United States. She is recognized for her sober black-and-white aesthetic and frontal portraiture. Winship has received numerous accolades, including the Henri Cartier-Bresson (HCB) Award in 2011 and several awards from the World Photography Organisation and National Portrait Gallery.[1,5]
Sweet Nothings2008 · Images en Manoeuvres Editions · book · English, FrenchISBN 9782849951293Documenting schoolgirls in the borderlands of Eastern Anatolia.
Schwarzes Meer2007 · Mare · bookPhotography of the Black Sea.
She Dances on Jackson2013 · Mack · bookPortraits and landscapes of the United States.
Sète#192019 · Le Bec en l’Air Éditions · book
Snow2022 · Deadbeat Club · book
Exhibitions
2019Sète#19ImageSingulières, Sètesolo
2018And Time FoldsBarbican Art Gallery, Londonsolo
