About Val

Valerie Mather Photography “I have been passionate about all kinds of photography all of my life. Currently, the focus of that passion is people. I love capturing people in public and private moments. Sharing something of a person's personality in what Henri Cartier- Bresson described as the “Decisive Moment”

Qualifications

Having been mainly self-taught, in 2016 I decided to test my own knowledge of photography and in 2017 I was awarded the Royal Photographic Society Certificate in Photography from the Open University (granted in conjunction with the RPS).

Distinctions

Valerie Mather ARPS In 2018 I was awarded the internationally respected Distinction of Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society (LRPS), which recognises a high standard of both technical and creative skill in photography.

In 2020 I was awarded the higher Associate distinction.

Exhibitions/Publications

My image “Bramham Cross Country” was selected as part of the Hull City of Culture, to be included in the Showcasing Yorkshire Print Exhibition 2017.

In 2018 I have been interviewed online for the RPS Documentary Group in connection with my image of Cuban school children and I have been successful with a Highly Commended image in the RPS Bi-monthly documentary competition [pdf version here]. I was also one of the winners of the RPS 365 competition in August 2018.

I was lucky enough in 2018 to meet and interview David Hurn, the UK’s leading documentary photographer for publication in the RPS online journal: The Decisive Moment [pdf version here].

In December 2018 my photo essay on the Anti-Trump demonstration in London was published in The RPS online journal: The Decisive Moment ( pages 78-85). RPS Anti-Trump photo essay