Adrian Clarke (photographer)
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Adrian Clarke is an English
photographer. Originally trained and practising as a civil liberties lawyer, Clarke made the switch to photography in 2003.
His work is in a social realist style. His first major set of pictures was Framed, a series of pictures of subjects who had served long prison sentences for crimes they didn't commit. Between 2004 and 2007 he worked in partnership with the County Durham
Drug and Alcohol Action Team photographing a community of abusers of drugs and alcohol in the north east of England. The work was collected in a book, Gary's Friends, named after Gary Crooks a reformed dealer who introduced him to friends and relatives. The work was published in September 2007 and was shown at the Durham
Arts Festival in June 2008.
His most recent work is South Bank a series of portraits of residents of the area between Middlesbrough
and Redcar
and continues the themes explored in his earlier work. The work was displayed at the Python Gallery in Middlesbrough in May and June 2009.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
photographer. Originally trained and practising as a civil liberties lawyer, Clarke made the switch to photography in 2003.
His work is in a social realist style. His first major set of pictures was Framed, a series of pictures of subjects who had served long prison sentences for crimes they didn't commit. Between 2004 and 2007 he worked in partnership with the County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
Drug and Alcohol Action Team photographing a community of abusers of drugs and alcohol in the north east of England. The work was collected in a book, Gary's Friends, named after Gary Crooks a reformed dealer who introduced him to friends and relatives. The work was published in September 2007 and was shown at the Durham
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
Arts Festival in June 2008.
His most recent work is South Bank a series of portraits of residents of the area between Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
and Redcar
Redcar
Redcar is a seaside resort in the north east of England, and a major town in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It lies east-northeast of Middlesbrough by the North Sea coast...
and continues the themes explored in his earlier work. The work was displayed at the Python Gallery in Middlesbrough in May and June 2009.