Marc Wilson (photographer) explained

Marc Wilson (born 1968) is a British photographer, living in Bath.^{[1] [2]} His books include The Last Stand (2014)^{[3] [4]} and A Wounded Landscape (2021).^[5]

Early life and education

Wilson was born in London.^[1] He gained a BSc in sociology from the University of Edinburgh (1992), and a BA (1996) and MA (1999) in photography from London College of Printing.^[6]

Life and work

Wilson lives in Bath, Somerset and works as a professional photographer.^[5]

The Last Stand, made between 2010 and 2014, documents "the physical traces of the second world war on the coastlines of the British Isles and northern Europe". The work shows "how military ruins have become embedded into the landscape, yet still serve as relics of historic events".^[2]

A Wounded Landscape is "a project which has taken him six years, with travel to 130 locations in 20 countries. It tells the stories of 22 individuals, some survivors, some who perished in the Holocaust, whose experiences are relayed by surviving members of their family."^[5]

Publications

• The Last Stand: Northern Europe. UK: Triplekite, 2014. .^[7]
  • Second edition. 2015.
  • Third edition. Expanded, redesigned and revised format. Self-published, 2020. . With an essay by Eliane Wilson, and a foreword by Rox Exley.
• Travelogue 1 – Photographs from Eastern Europe 2015–2020. Self-published. .
• A Wounded Landscape – bearing witness to the Holocaust. Self-published, 2021. With a foreword by James Bulgin. Photographs, 22 story texts, captions and maps.
• Remnants. two&two, 2022. . With an essay by Marco Ferrari and illustrations by Jane Randfield. Edition of 1000 copies.^[8]

Solo exhibitions

• The Last Stand, Royal Armouries, Fort Nelson, Hampshire, 2013;^[9] Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, 2013/14^[10]
• A Wounded Landscape by Marc Wilson, Side Gallery, Newcastle^[11]

Awards

• 2013: Shortlisted, Terry O'Neill Award 2012, for The Last Stand^{[12] [13]}

External links

• • "Fog of war: The Last Stand by Marc Wilson - in pictures" at The Guardian

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-10-21. Marc Wilson. Saatchi Art.
2. Web site: 2021-10-21. Marc Wilson photographs remnants of war in The Last Stand. 30 January 2015. Dezeen.
3. Web site: 2021-10-21. Sands of time: Marc Wilson's ghostly relics of the second world war. 1 November 2013. The Guardian.
4. Web site: 2021-10-21. From World War I to the Rave Scene: Britain's Forgotten Wartime Structures. www.vice.com. 20 January 2015 .
5. Web site: 2021-10-21. A wounded landscape, a photographer's mission. The Jewish Chronicle.
6. Web site: 2021-10-21. Bio. Marc Wilson.
7. News: Alyssa. Coppelman. 2021-10-21. The Ghostly WWII Ruins of Europe's Northern Coasts. Wired. 1059-1028.
8. Web site: 2023-04-07. Marc Wilson photographs remains of war forts in the Italian Alps. 14 November 2022. Dezeen.
9. Web site: 2021-10-21. The Last Stand: Marc Wilson's wartime defences at Royal Armouries Fort Nelson. Culture24.
10. News: 2021-10-21. The Last Stand. BBC News. 4 February 2013.
11. Web site: 2023-04-07. A Wounded Landscape by Marc Wilson. Amber.
12. Web site: 2021-10-21. Alessandro Penso captures the pitiful plight of Greece's teenage migrants. 21 January 2013. The Guardian.
13. News: 2021-10-21. In pictures: Terry O'Neill TAG Award. BBC News. 18 January 2013.