Lauren Forster is a photographer who was born in Cape Town, South Africa and is currently living in the UK. Her work addresses sociological issues and is predominantly concerned with the human condition with her family playing a central role to her work.

Lauren is currently a Lecturer in Lens Based Media at The Arts University Bournemouth.

Awards:
Portrait Salon. 2019
Wellcome Photography Prize. 2019
Kuala Lumpur International Photography Portrait prize. 2019
Winner of Portrait of Britain. 2018
Royal Photographic Society International Photography Awards. 2018
Winner of the International Photography Awards. 2018
Selectors’ pick for Graduate Photography Online, Source Magazine. 2018
AOP finalist. 2017
AOP finalist. 2018

Publications:
Featured in On Death, Kris Graves and Humble Arts Foundation. 2019
Featured in the first Portrait of Britain book published by Hoxton Mini Press, Worldwide. 2018
Featured in 209 Women. 2018

Exhibitions:
Portrait Salon
Solo Exhibition, God Has No Favorites, Gallery 101, London. 2019
Royal Photographic Society International Photography Exhibition 161, Bristol. 2018
The Royal Photographic Society International Photography Exhibition 161, Municipal Gallery, Dublin
The Royal Photographic Society International Photography Exhibition 161, Bristol. 2018
Portrait of Britain, JCDecaux screens, Nationwide. 2018
209 Women, Houses of Parliament, London
209 Women, Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool.
Photography Now Instagram project led by the Photographers Gallery. 2017
Beyond the Lens Festival: Photoblock, London. 2017
The New York Photography Festival, New York. 2010
AOP Gallery, London. 2009
The Candit Arts Trust, London. 2008
The Guardian & Observer Archive and Visitor Centre, London. 2007

all images © 2018 Lauren Forster