Walter Waygood Exhibition
- Jessica Emanuel
- Sep 29, 2017
- 1 min read
This Friday, some of the Foundation Degree Photography students visited Big Pit in Blaenavon, where well-known Welsh Photographer Walter Waygood was exhibiting his photographic series, 'Family of Blaenafon and Family of Miners'.
Walter Waygood has been a visiting guest speaker at Coleg Y Cymoedd for a number of years, in which he engages and inspires students, talking about his experiences in producing documentary photographs of the Welsh landscape, home life, society, work, religion, mining and youth in Blaenafon from the 1970s onwards.
The stories that he shares are thought provoking, captivating and give a real sense of nostalgia.
The Exhibition runs from: 1 September 2017–28 January 2018, 9.30am-5pm, see the link for further details...
https://museum.wales/bigpit/whatson/9642/Family-of-Blaenafon-and-Family-of-Miners/ In October, there will also be an exhibition at Cyfarthfa Castle Museum called 'The Family of Merthyr'.
Image courtesy of April Wright. Walter Waygood talking about his work at Big Pit.
Image courtesy of April Wright. Year 3 Student Beverly Jones exploring the Family of Miners Exhibition at Big Pit.
© Copyright Walter Waygood.
© Copyright Walter Waygood.
© Copyright Walter Waygood.
© Copyright Walter Waygood.
© Copyright Walter Waygood.
© Copyright Walter Waygood.
