Marian Alonso is a Spanish-Catalan photographer and lens-based visual artist who has spent many years living in the creative hub of East London and has over fifteen years of experience in the photography field. Her commercial work is mostly specialized in the areas of portraiture, reportage, fashion and beauty with some of her regular clients being well-known UK brands such as Charles Worthington Salons, Nubian Skin and Royal Central School of Speech & Drama. As part of her freelance practice, she heads the photography department of busy photography and video studio in the heart of West London. Human visage is central in her personal work, conveying meaning and emotion through slights of body language and expression. She holds a master’s degree in Photography from the University of the Arts, London, and is a recipient of the ARCO (Ifema) Photography Award.
http://www.marianalonso.com
Diogo Duarte is a Portuguese artist and photographer based in Edinburgh, with a keen interest in psychological portraiture and self-portraiture, with which he explores identities. Born in Lisbon, he moved to the UK in 2007 to study Psychology and Criminology and then went on to pursue a career in the Psychology field. In 2012, he studied Professional Photography at the London School of Photography and then went on to work for known brands such as Arena, Stella Artois and NFL. Diogo regularly exhibits his Fine Art work in Fine Art Galleries. In 2017, he won the East-West Art Award with his psychological portrait of a Woman. His work has been widely exhibited, including in the UK, Japan, Italy, USA, Canada, Russia and Portugal. His most recent major body of work entitled ‘Caretaking’ made as part of his Masters in Fine Art Practice at The Glasgow School of Art,www.diogo-duarte.com
Derek Lomas is a Still life and Portrait Photographer.After graduating from kent University he became a freelance Assistant to Photographers in London and then went on to set up his own studio .Derek brings a wealth of studio based knowledge to the LSP and continues to work for Clients such as L’oreal, Lancome, Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan. Derek’s favourite things to photograph are cosmetics and Women’s shoes.
www.dereklomas.com