Niall McDiarmid explained

Niall McDiarmid (born 1967)^{[1] [2]} is a Scottish photographer.^[3] His work is primarily about documenting the people and landscape of Great Britain.^{[4] [5] [6]} McDiarmid has had solo exhibitions in the UK at Oriel Colwyn in Colwyn Bay, at Museum of London in London and at the Martin Parr Foundation in Bristol. His work is held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Photography

McDiarmid has published three books of street portraits made in Britain: Crossing Paths (2013), for which he "visited 120 towns and photographed 800 subjects over three years"; Via Vauxhall (2015), which "captures passersby traveling through the rapidly changing neighborhood of Vauxhall"^[7] in London; and Town to Town (2017) with more portraits from around Britain. Shore (2020) comprises landscapes, portraits and still lives made on the Essex coast. Breakfast (2021) has photographs of his breakfast table made over for the previous four years.^[8]

Publications

Publications by McDiarmid

• Crossing Paths: A Portrait of Britain. London: self-published / Hey Little Heroes, 2013. . Edition of 500 copies.
• Via Vauxhall. London: self-published / Hey Little Heroes, 2015. . Edition of 350 copies.
• Town to Town. Bristol: RRB, 2017. . Edition of 1000 copies.
• Southwestern. London: self-published / Hey Little Heroes, 2019. Edition of 450 copies.
• Shore. London: self-published / Hey Little Heroes, 2020. . Edition of 500 copies.
• Breakfast. London: self-published / Hey Little Heroes, 2021. . Edition of 750 copies.^[8]

Publications with contributions by McDiarmid

• Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained. Oxford: Focal, 2014. By Grant Scott. . With contributions from McDiarmid, Alicia Bruce, Peter Dench, Chris Floyd, and Jim Mortram.
• London Nights. London: Hoxton Mini Press, 2018. . Published to accompany an exhibition at the Museum of London.

Solo exhibitions

• British Portraits, Oriel Colwyn, Colwyn Bay, UK, 2016^[9]
• Here and Now: London Portraits, Museum of London, London, 2017^[10]
• Town to Town, Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol, UK, January–May 2018.^[11]

Awards

• 2012: International Photography Awards, third place, "Professional: People, Portrait" category, for Crossing Paths - A Portrait Journey Around the UK^[12]

Collections

McDiarmid's work is held in the following public collection:

• National Portrait Gallery, London

3 prints

External links

• • "Crossing Paths: A portrait journey around the UK" at the BBC
• "Interview: Faces of Our Times: The People of London" at Lensculture
• "Crossing Paths - A Portrait of Britain" – 3 minute video on YouTube by Michal Dzierza and McDiarmid
• "Niall McDiarmid: Town to Town" – 7 minute video on Vimeo by Elliott Smith and McDiarmid

Notes and References

1. Digital Camera World, 6 April 2018
2. Web site: 2018-05-16. Niall McDiarmid - Person - National Portrait Gallery. National Portrait Gallery, London.
3. "Show: Niall McDiarmid’s Here and Now London Portraits" Diane Smythe, British Journal of Photography, 15 May 2017. Accessed 29 June 2017
4. News: Crossing Paths with Niall McDiarmid. 13 November 2012 . 29 June 2017 . Phil . Coomes . .
5. News: Crossing Paths: Five years, 150 towns, 1,500 British portraits. 31 August 2016 . 29 June 2017 . Phil . Coomes . .
6. News: This is Britain: Three years, 120 towns, 800 portraits - how the photographer Niall McDiarmid captured the state of the nation. 16 February 2014 . 29 June 2017 . Gillian . Orr . .
7. "Spring Photo Books Guide: Kikuji Kawada, Juergen Teller, Gillian Laub, and More" Vogue (magazine). Accessed 29 June 2017
8. Web site: 2021-06-18. The big picture: Niall McDiarmid’s world on a plate. 13 June 2021. The Guardian.
9. "Niall McDiarmid – British Portraits: 1st September - 14th October" Oriel Colwyn. Accessed 29 June 2017
10. "Here and now: London portraits by Niall McDiarmid" Museum of London. Accessed 29 June 2017
11. "Town to Town by Niall McDiarmid: 31.01.18 — 12.05.18" Martin Parr Foundation. Accessed 3 February 2018
12. "IPA 2012" International Photography Awards. Accessed 29 June 2017