About Neil Spence
Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, I studied a Foundation in Art at Leeds College of Art and went on to do a degree in Visual Communication in Bath.
After graduating I moved to London to work as a photographer. I’ve been fortunate enough to have worked with and photographed some of the most exciting and talented people in Britain today.
Photography is an extraordinary medium which allows us to express our imagination and creativity.
For me it is beautiful and a part of my every day.
Exhibitions and Awards
Shortlisted for the RPS International Photography Exhibition 166
Selected to be featured in the Lens Culture Portrait Awards competition gallery. Feb 2024
Nominee in the 16th Annual International Color Awards 2023
Prix de la Photographie Paris 2023, PX3. Honourable Mention for Portrait of Barry Humphries
Awarded Honourable Mention in the Budapest International Foto Awards 2022 for Portrait of ‘Steve’
Prix de la Photographie Paris 2022, PX3. Honourable Mention for Portrait of Norman Scott
Shortlisted for the RPS International Photography Exhibition 164
Honourable Mention in the 15th Annual International Color Awards 2022
Prix de la Photographie Paris 2021, PX3. Honourable Mention for Portrait of Leslie Caron
Awarded Gold at the Moscow International Foto Awards 2021 for portrait of Leslie Caron
Awarded Bronze at the Moscow International Foto Awards 2021 for ‘The Female Eunuch, Fifty Years On’.
Nominee at the 14th International Color Awards 2021 for ‘The Female Eunuch, Fifty Years On’.
Prix de la Photographie Paris 2020, Honourable Mention for Portrait of Michael Palin
Portrait of Michael Palin awarded Bronze at the Moscow International Foto Awards 2020
Awarded Honourable Mention in the Lucie International Photography Awards 2019
Exhibition: Reflets d’âmes, St Ciers du Taillon, France August 2019
Awarded Bronze at the Moscow International Foto Awards 2019
Awarded Honours in the 2019 International Color Awards
Exhibition: Portrait of Dame Shirley Williams selected for the Portrait Salon 2018.
Exhibition: Portrait of Roy Hattersley selected for the Portrait Salon 2017.
Awarded Honourable Mention in the Lucie International Photography Awards 2016
Exhibition: Visages Égarés, Visages Croisé, Amicable Cafe, St Fort Sur Gironde 2013
Exhibition: Où Vivre Sinon, Cloîtrés des Carmes Jonzac, France 1999
Exhibition: Blow Up, TIPP, Blackheath, London, 1998
Exhibition: The Uninvited, Blackheath, London, 1997
Exhibition: Homelessness, F Stop Gallery, Bath 1990
email: neil@neilspencephotography.com
mobile: 07970 018112
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