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The Association of photographers asked to go to their members through their archives during the lockdown and find a single photo that changed her career.

Here is a selection of career-photography.

Kristina Varaksina

"The Work was born, as I Yana, a very special Young Woman met, which has its uniqueness and is proud of who she is.

"I thought a cat would beauty strengthen Janas, special, procured it and photographed it.

"today's visual culture can be very superficial and people are sometimes too demanding towards yourself and others.

"So I wanted to show that every physical appearance is to be accepted, and a person should be valued for who you are.

"As a visual artist I see to show my task, what is really important, honest and valuable.

"And I feel like this work has achieved that. "

Helen Roscoe Rutter

"Dave (my husband) and I moved to Manchester in 2014, and we had tried to us as photographers with local businesses and organizations.

"We had Breakfast about an hour with Bill Turnbull after his last show, to take a photograph of him, in front of a background, And Then behind-the-scenes, around-the-BBC.

"I love The Combination of happiness and thoughtfulness, maybe The Range of emotions he had experienced shows That Day .

"It was a real pleasure to be a part of this Commission.

"And see it later in print in the Radio Times was amazing.

"In terms of support for our small photographic business to be a little more visible to the commissioners, that was one of the me shoots really helped us on our way. "

Arnhel De Serra

"The photo was shot of the cake judges in the Hampshire and New Forest County Show in 2004.

"she was a beautiful lady that has been designed to assess at the Last Minute , all the entries in the cake competitions.

"of course, she had thrown herself into The Role .

"And this is a beautiful example of the kind of gentle Humor I was to develop the beginning, in my practice, influenced by My Love of Jacques Tati .

"Humor is the cornerstone on which I built my practice. "

Sam Ivin

"This is an image of the end of ghosts-series is from my Residence.

"The Work began in a refugee drop-in centre in Cardiff, in 2013 and later extended across the UK.

"After a month of volunteering and talk with the people at the drop-in, I found that many of the application for the granting of refugee status have been deeply affected by an inefficient immigration system.

"The Portraits in the series are scratched, to show The Loss of identity and the frustration that the people feel, while you anonymous, for your own safety.

"was This portrait of major awards and functions.

"But The Breakthrough was The Green lady on The Cover of The British Journal of Photography" is the topic of the migration in 2016. "

Josh, Adam Jones

"In 2018, I started my XO, a project about expatriates living in Oman, and their relationship to local Omanis.

"Driven by The Desire to challenge My Own perspective, which is influenced by the Western media, I wanted a positive news story," a counterpoint to some of the Western misconceptions of the Middle East .

"This particular image from the series was in The British Embassy in Oman, with some of the expatriate maintenance personnel.

"It was a great privilege to be invited there, considering I was still a student at The Time .

"And I remember, to reflect, that it felt like everything came together. "

Michael Wharley

"When I took this picture, I'd been a photographer for Six Years , mainly shooting actors head shots, portraits, help you get auditions.

"I was working from the beginning to explore my creative side by shooting personal work, and search advertising for theatre and film companies.

"But to be honest, I saw myself as a sound technician.

"I don't have a lot of artistic confidence.

"And Then , One Day , a Commission from English Touring Theatre to shoot, a poster-motive for its revival of Conor Mcpherson 's haunting play The Weir .

"Come to The Shoot day I was nervous, but confident, because of our preparation.

"And everything went better than I hoped.

"I love to shoot.

"The customer was delighted with the finished images.

"And I got to see the poster around the country, when The Show went On Tour .

"is Even better, Nine Months later, I have the full set of pictures in The British Institute of Professional Photography's annual awards, and only gold in the category of portrait is not won, but also The Photographer of the year 2018 award as well. "

Simon Thorpe

"I had the privilege of being trusted enough to in the form of a unique, historical collaboration between an artist and a military commander, in fulfillment of a conceptual structure of The Work is the investigation of one of The World 's longest unresolved disputes - a career-defining moment, not for commercial or financial milestone, but in The Moment , when trust and authenticity are bypassed Everything Else in The Process of making the images, the challenged together, political anchoring, Documentary 'standards' of conflict photography, as well as The Perception of photography's acceptance as authentic and true.

"The Project that resulted from this collaboration, the Toy Soldiers , The War games of Non-resolution in Western Sahara was. "

Brendan Duffy

"This recording was. in the year 1999 for the Irish rock-band Aslan, and features singer Christy Dignam ' s hands and feet

"I was just taking pictures in my career as a photographer, when I was approached by Aslan management, a series of images of The Band members used, as on the stage artwork for a live concert of The Band were recording in Dublin.

"The concert is a live album, Made, was published in Dublin.

"this picture was chosen for The Cover .

"grew up in Ireland listening to Aslan in the 1980s, chosen to photograph The Band and have one of my images selected for your album cover, I really felt like a big milestone early in my career that I had found me.

"I am extremely proud that my image on The Cover and a part of the Irish rock history. "

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