Lauren Forster is a portrait and documentary photographer; her work mainly addresses sociological issues and explores the human condition with her family playing a central role to her work. Her work has been exhibited and published internationally.
Lauren is currently a Senior Lecturer in Photography at The Arts University Bournemouth.
Awards:
2022 – Royal Photographic Society: International Photography Exhibition 163. UK
2021 – Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize. UK
2021 – Winner of Lensculture Portrait Prize. New York
2021 – Finalist Royal Photographic Society IPE 163. UK
2021 – Finalist Head on Portrait Awards. Australia
2021 – BarTur Photo Award, shortlisted
2021 – Finalist Documentary Family Award. Canada
2020 – Finalist Portrait of Britain. London
2020 – Finalist Head on Portrait Awards. Australia
2019 – Finalist Wellcome Photography Prize. UK
2019 – Finalist Portrait Salon. UK
2019 – Finalist Kuala Lumpur International Photography Portrait Award. Kuala Lumpur
2019 – Finalist Royal Photographic Society IPE 161. UK
2018 – Winner Portrait of Britain. UK
2018 – International Photography Awards: Photo Essay and Feature Story, Bronze award
2018 – International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention
2018 – Winner Source Magazine Graduate Photography. UK
2017 – AOP Student Awards, shortlisted, UK
2007 – Finalist Nikon Discovery Awards. UK
2007 – Observer Hodge Photographic Award, shortlisted. UK
Exhibitions:
Lensculture Portrait Prize, Caelum Gallery. New York, 2022
Rotterdam Photo Festival. Holland, 2022
Pingyao International Photography Festival. China, 2022
Guizhou Photography Festival. China, 2022
Taylor Wessing, Cromwell Place. London, 2021
Head on Portrait Awards, Paddington Reservoir Gardens. Sydney, 2021
The Luupe, Group exhibition: 100 Visions of Fatherhood, 2021
Bournemouth Emerging Arts Festival. UK, 2021
Pen Gallery. UK, 2021
Humble Arts Foundation, Group Show 65 ‘Two Way Lens: Portraits as Empathy’ 2020
Photo Oxford: Women and Photography: Ways of Seeing and Being Seen. UK, 2020
Head on Photography Festival. Australia, 2020
Helsinki Photography Festival. Finland, 2020
Yakushima Photography Festival. Japan, 2020
Auckland Festival of Photography. New Zealand, 2020
Wellcome Trust, Lethaby Gallery. UK, 2019
The Royal Photographic Society International Photography Exhibition 161, Municipal Gallery. Dublin, 2019
The Royal Photographic Society International Photography Exhibition 161. UK, 2019
PHOTOLUX Festival. Italy, 2019
209 Women, Open Eye Gallery. UK, 2019
Suwon Photo Festival. Korea, 2019
ILHAM Gallery. Malaysia, 2019
Mt. Rokko International Photography Festival. Japan, 2019
Bournemouth Arts Fringe Festival. UK, 2019
Solo Exhibition, God Has No Favourites, Gallery 101. UK, 2019
209 Women, Houses of Parliament. London, 2018
Beyond the Lens Festival of events: PHOTOBLOCK, The Old Truman Brewery. UK, 2017
AOP Student Awards, Mother. UK, 2017
New York Photography Festival. New York, 2010
Group exhibition, +One, AOP. UK, 2007
The Guardian & Observer archive and visitor Centre, 2007
Group exhibition: Mine, Candid Arts Trust Gallery. London, 2006
Publications:
Portrait of Britain Vol.3 published by Hoxton Mini Press, Worldwide. 2020
The British Journal of Photography, the Strength Issue. 2020
National Geographic. 2020
Featured in On Death, Kris Graves and Humble Arts Foundation. 2019
Portrait of Britain Vol.1 published by Hoxton Mini Press, Worldwide. 2018
Featured in 209 Women. 2018
Lauren is currently a Senior Lecturer in Photography at The Arts University Bournemouth.
Awards:
2022 – Royal Photographic Society: International Photography Exhibition 163. UK
2021 – Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize. UK
2021 – Winner of Lensculture Portrait Prize. New York
2021 – Finalist Royal Photographic Society IPE 163. UK
2021 – Finalist Head on Portrait Awards. Australia
2021 – BarTur Photo Award, shortlisted
2021 – Finalist Documentary Family Award. Canada
2020 – Finalist Portrait of Britain. London
2020 – Finalist Head on Portrait Awards. Australia
2019 – Finalist Wellcome Photography Prize. UK
2019 – Finalist Portrait Salon. UK
2019 – Finalist Kuala Lumpur International Photography Portrait Award. Kuala Lumpur
2019 – Finalist Royal Photographic Society IPE 161. UK
2018 – Winner Portrait of Britain. UK
2018 – International Photography Awards: Photo Essay and Feature Story, Bronze award
2018 – International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention
2018 – Winner Source Magazine Graduate Photography. UK
2017 – AOP Student Awards, shortlisted, UK
2007 – Finalist Nikon Discovery Awards. UK
2007 – Observer Hodge Photographic Award, shortlisted. UK
Exhibitions:
Lensculture Portrait Prize, Caelum Gallery. New York, 2022
Rotterdam Photo Festival. Holland, 2022
Pingyao International Photography Festival. China, 2022
Guizhou Photography Festival. China, 2022
Taylor Wessing, Cromwell Place. London, 2021
Head on Portrait Awards, Paddington Reservoir Gardens. Sydney, 2021
The Luupe, Group exhibition: 100 Visions of Fatherhood, 2021
Bournemouth Emerging Arts Festival. UK, 2021
Pen Gallery. UK, 2021
Humble Arts Foundation, Group Show 65 ‘Two Way Lens: Portraits as Empathy’ 2020
Photo Oxford: Women and Photography: Ways of Seeing and Being Seen. UK, 2020
Head on Photography Festival. Australia, 2020
Helsinki Photography Festival. Finland, 2020
Yakushima Photography Festival. Japan, 2020
Auckland Festival of Photography. New Zealand, 2020
Wellcome Trust, Lethaby Gallery. UK, 2019
The Royal Photographic Society International Photography Exhibition 161, Municipal Gallery. Dublin, 2019
The Royal Photographic Society International Photography Exhibition 161. UK, 2019
PHOTOLUX Festival. Italy, 2019
209 Women, Open Eye Gallery. UK, 2019
Suwon Photo Festival. Korea, 2019
ILHAM Gallery. Malaysia, 2019
Mt. Rokko International Photography Festival. Japan, 2019
Bournemouth Arts Fringe Festival. UK, 2019
Solo Exhibition, God Has No Favourites, Gallery 101. UK, 2019
209 Women, Houses of Parliament. London, 2018
Beyond the Lens Festival of events: PHOTOBLOCK, The Old Truman Brewery. UK, 2017
AOP Student Awards, Mother. UK, 2017
New York Photography Festival. New York, 2010
Group exhibition, +One, AOP. UK, 2007
The Guardian & Observer archive and visitor Centre, 2007
Group exhibition: Mine, Candid Arts Trust Gallery. London, 2006
Publications:
Portrait of Britain Vol.3 published by Hoxton Mini Press, Worldwide. 2020
The British Journal of Photography, the Strength Issue. 2020
National Geographic. 2020
Featured in On Death, Kris Graves and Humble Arts Foundation. 2019
Portrait of Britain Vol.1 published by Hoxton Mini Press, Worldwide. 2018
Featured in 209 Women. 2018