Clarkes career in photography spans decades, and includes assignments for magazines, music, cinema, books and galleries. His signature genre is portraiture, and style often candidly composed, and many of his works reflect the influence of this approach on his practice.

Here and There focuses on the photographs made while travelling and working in Italy, England and Canada. He has personal and professional ties to these three countries, and they in turn have been critical in forming his artistic sensibility. Clarkes structures the experience of each place through his ability to create a series of photographic impressions that stand alone as individual images, while creating an undeniable narrative feel when read together. The photos in this exhibition, all produced since 2000, reflect Clarkes empathetic engagement with the human experience, and demonstrate how an individual’s style, personality and attitude are determined by their physical and social environment. It is Clarkes ability to enter into these places and engage with those who occupy them in a curious yet respectful way that gives these work their power, resonance, and veracity.

I compose my photographs quickly in the moment. The idea and form of the image is in my head before I use the camera. I ask myself – what does this image say? Does it make sense within the context of my overall body of work? Sometimes it’s an assignment with a content that needs to be featured, or a person or place I’d like to remember, or adopt. Few photographs make the final cut. Keeping my eye focused on opportunities allows me to recognize resonant situations and scenes. Moments are fleeting, they only happen once if one notices. L.C.

Image:
Lincoln Clarkes
Palace Pier, Brighton 2025
LightJet Print, 2025