Pink Portraits 2025
The Iris Prize and Ffotogallery, in partnership with Bad Wolf Ltd, are delighted to announce a new opportunity for an emerging photographer based in Wales.
Following the success of Dylan Lewis Thomas’ Pink Portraits commission in 2023, and Sarah Scorey’s Pink Portraits commission for Transport for Wales in 2024, the successful applicant will be invited to create new portraits of some of the staff at Bad Wolf, who are part of Wales’ LGBTQ+ community.
This opportunity is open to all emerging photographers currently based in Wales who identify as LGBTQ+ or who are supporters and allies of the community.
Submissions are open from 9am on 17 March 2025. Deadline for submissions is 11:59pm on Sunday 20th April. The successful applicants will be informed in late April.
We are hoping to commission one photographer from Wales, with a fee of £1000 to create ten portraits. Travel and other appropriate costs will also be covered.
Pink Portraits – the originals
In 2010 the Iris Prize, together with the UK Film Council, commissioned celebrated Scottish portrait photographer, Donald MacLellan to photograph 20 gay and lesbian professionals working in front and behind the lens. They included Simon Callow, Terence Davies, Stephen Fry, Phyllida Lloyd, Mark Gatiss, Briony Hanson, Sean Mathias, Sir Ian McKellen, Berwyn Rowlands, Sophie Ward and Sir Antony Sher.
Pink Portraits 2024
produced by Iris Prize, supported by Transport for Wales and Ffotogallery
Pink Portraits 2024 was a project showcasing images of LGBTQ+ professionals working for Transport for Wales taken by south Wales-based photographer, Sarah Scorey. The project was made up of 13 portraits of TfW colleagues employed in a variety of job roles.
Please find the collection below:
Mark Jacobs (He/Him)
Senior Planning and Development Manager (TrawsCymru)
The Photographer 2024
Sarah Scorey Announced as the Photographer for the Pink Portraits 2024.
Pink Portraits Revisited!
To mark LGBT+ History month 2023 the Iris Prize in partnership with Cardiff University, Ffotogallery, and University of South Wales were delighted to produce the Pink Portraits Revisited.
In 2023 the theme for LGBT+ History Month was Behind the Lens. This theme provided us with an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the lives and professional achievements of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and the wider queer community.
The Pink Portraits Revisited (The Sitters) can be seen below:
Next gen pink portraits
The Photographer 2023
The next generation of LGBT+ professionals working behind the camera in film and television are celebrated with 10 new Pink Portraits Revisited taken by Welsh photographer Dylan Lewis Thomas.
“Dylan’s portraiture has a gentle touch, revealing glimpses of his sitters’ inner personalities and a strong bond of trust with the photographer. We are excited to see how Dylan will develop his own unique style with this project.”
– Siân Addicott, Director at Ffotogallery
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- Lloyd George Avenue/Hemingway Rd (Bottom) Cardiff CF10 4DR
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