Tobacco Farmer, Vinales Valley, Cuba, February 2009 

Mubarek, Camel driver, Ouarzazate, Sahara, November 2008

Villager, near Trinidad du Cuba, February 2009 

Sugar Cane Cutter, Cuba February 2009

Lovers, Havana, Cuba, 2007

Shopkeeper in the Souk, Meknes, Morocco, 2008

Fatah Rally, Aida Refugee Camp, November 2007

Travel and Documentary Photography

My Travel and Documentary photography site complements a companion site www.ianwrightphotography.co.uk which features the wedding, portraiture and event photography of my wife Kitty and myself.  This  site is in a continuous state of development, especially the ongoing Guide to Photography.  In the last 3 months the site has had over 30,000 unique visits.

My travel and documentary work encompasses several overlapping areas:

• Photographic workshops and holidays, many in conjunction with Australian travel company, Intrepid. I have two 15 day workshops in Morocco in September and October 2009 and also took a group from my excellent local camera club in Exeter to Cuba in February 2009 and am currently looking at dates for 2010. For full details - and photos illustrating the itinerary - go to Morocco Workshops. 
• Documentary photography for NGOs like VSO and special projects such as my involvement in the Images for Life project based in Aida Camp, Bethelehem.
• Commissions and promotional brochure photography for travel companies 
• Freelance photo-essay and stock photography projects such as my Street Photography Nepal (March 2006) and a month-long  expedition to Cuba (January-February 2007). Typical selections of Cuban images can be seen in A Gallery of Cuban Images Part 1 and Part 2 and A Gallery of Cuban Street Photography Part 1 and Part 2. My ARPS Associateship of the Royal Photographic Society  was awared for a panel of images of Nepal.
• Images reflecting my own travel experiences, including over 30 trips as an expedition leader -  one of my current activities is leading study tours to the USA. With a background in the teaching of modern history and politics, I am particularly interested in developmental issues and was recently awarded an Associateship of the Royal Photographic Society for a panel of my street photographs in Bhaktapur and Pathan, Nepal.
• Producing a comprehensive Guide to Photography has become a major project and this draws from the whole range of my work and other contributing photographers. The members of the thriving Exeter Camera Club are both a resource and a target for this Guide,  as are participants in my workshops.
• Producing Travelogues - illustrated guides to countries and cities - for example to Cuba.

The site - which will be continuosly enlarged from both my 'back-catalogue' and new projects - is divided into several sections:

The Portfolios section displays individual expeditions, projects and locations and images are presented by both location and subject matter.   For example, images of the  stunning Vinales Valley can be found in both  location folders  (Vinales Valley Part 1 and Part 2) and in the subject folder Cuban Landscapes. 

The Galleries illustrate a small selection from the range of my work - and provide a quick insight into my style and my recent travels.

The Photo Story section  takes individual images and explains the circumstances in which they were created, together with technical data in many cases.

The Tutorial section - soon to be A Guide to Photography -  deals with the subject matter and techniques of photography - with an emphasis on travel photography - through practical examples

The Information section has drop down menus which open up the Monthly Blog, a Cuba Travelogue, a Moroccan Travelogue (in process), a section dedicated to Exeter Camera Club, a Notice Board and a Projects page illustrating my current work. 

The Brochure Photography section illustrates my commercial work for travel companies and a range of other organisations, including everything from location images, hotel interiors and exteriors, action ski, historic sites, museum and gallery shots and panoramas.

I donate both time and a portion of my commercial income to photograph for development agencies like Voluntary Service Overseas and NGOs and charities such as the outstanding Exeter-based cancer organisation, Force. 

Having spent one career teaching government and politics, I have been a full-time professional photographer since the autumn of 2005 and, in creating this showcase, my objectives are not only to promote my own work but to provide a resource for the pooling of information and viewpoints and a platform for travel and documentary photographers from around the world. I hope that visitors will use the Contact facility and eventually I plan to add a resources section and an international register of travel photographers.

I am always interested in new commissions and projects, in freelance assignments and in the ideas and work of other photographers.

Carpet Weavers, Todra Gorge, Morocco, November 2008

Old Lady, Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco, November 2008

Moments later - the same lady, showing her traditional dress

Sugar Cane Cutter, Cuba February 2009 - part of a series

Sugar Cane Cutter, Cuba February 2009 - part of a series

Townscape, Palermo, Sicily, 2004

View from my Rooftop, Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem, November 2007

Aida Refugee Camp, November 2007

Greenwich Village, New York City, 2004

Pottery Square, Bhaktapur 

Below: Venice Carnevale, February 2006 

Nearer home - Clovelly, North Devon 

Fisherman, Clovelly, North Devon

Dartmoor, Devon, above Postbridge

Medieval Graffiti, Wells Cathedral, Somerset, England

The Grant Monument, Washington DC, March 2008

Lower Manhattan, from South Street Seaport, 2003

Guest Photographers

Ken Barrett ARPS a beautifully executed portrait of a sugar cane cutter in Cuba, February 2009

Ken Barrett Death Valley Racetrack USA

Ken Barrett Porth Nanven

Ken Barrett Zion  USA

Below: Brilliant American photography Steve Miller is contributing images to my Guide to Photography. Go to Steve'ss website at: http://slmblackandwhitephotography.com/splash.html and visit the Projects section of this site.

Below: Examples of the fabulous photography of Val Prudkii - lots of examples in the Guide to Photography and

in the Projects section of this site.

Val's site is at: photoandgraphica.com

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