About Exhibition:
InFocus is an exhibition by 3rd-year photography students at the University of Lincoln. This exhibition is a collective form of projects and themes, ranging from motorsports, football, landscapes, wildlife, bowling, abstract and more. There is something for everyone to enjoy. This exhibition is open to the public from 19th May 2026, and the main opening event will take place on 22nd May 2026 from 6 to 8pm.
More about the exhibition and behind the scenes can be seen on the main Instagram page. See the link below.
Location:
The exhibition is located in the Nicola de la Haye (NDH) building. In the photography studio rooms 0003 and 0004. The studio entrance is next to the art shop, down the small corridor. Which can be seen directly forward when walking through the main doors in NDH.
NDH 0003 and 0004
Photographers/Exhibitors
Adrian Challis, Ailis Finnegan, Alanya Wright, Amelie Cutler, Bea Cromarty, Charlie Baxter, Colin Genet, Daisy Rae, Ella Cunningham, Emily Geeves, Emma Bedford, Ewan Bell, Ffion Cooper, George Breed, George Long, Holly Marshall, Jake Scarth, Joseph Lewis, Kaitlyn Russell, Liberty Armond, Louise Darlington, Lucy Gill Kimber, Lucy Moyes, Niall Meadows, Orson Honer, Poppy Bellamy, Poppy Halliwell, Poppy Scadgell, Rebeka Radics, Robert Patterson, William Ball, Will Pryor.
Full name: Adrian Challis Title of project: Virtual War
Description: Wars from the past serve as a reminder of the atrocities that humanity can commit, this series will reflect on how war is represented within the virtual world. To what extent is war shown and how brutal is it shown to be?
Social Media: @apc_photography23
Full Name: Ailis Finnegan Title of Project: Photographing Bondi Description: Created as a response to losing my beloved dog, this work is a meditation on the universal nature of grief, loss, and love; asking the question is there more to documenting these spaces and moments than what only exists visually or physically? The empty gaps and spaces, the flickers of light, and the sunny spots where there should be my Bondi. Social Media: @aki_snapss
Full Name: Alanya Wright Title of Project: The Devils in the Detail: United in the Streets Description: This is a documentary project that explores the culture and match day experience of being a Manchester United fan, not inside the stadium, but in the streets. Social Media: @alanyawrightphotography
Full Name: Amelie Cutler Title of Project: I Held My Place Description: Through minimal compositions, this work unveils architectural details habitually overlooked and the silent relationship between people and places as they pass through. Capturing the serenity of natural light and shadow, it accentuates elements quietly awaiting recognition, inviting viewers to adopt a more attentive gaze to what surrounds them. Social Media: @ameliejphotos
Full Name: Bea Cromarty Title of Project: A distorted view Description: Utilising the unique aspects of film photography, this project will explore derealisation. The work visualises a detached and unreal experience that feels very isolating. Within distorted environments the audience can find comfort in the connection of mutual experience, knowing that others go through something similar. Social Media: @hhoneybeaa_photog
Full Name: Charlie Baxter Title of Project: Do You Hear Us? Description: Music, fashion and identity have always made bridges to one another. The project ‘Do You Hear Us?’ illustrates how individuals expresses themselves based on a particular music genres. Social Media: @charliebaxter.photography
Full Name: Colin Genet Title of Project: Comic Description: In this project I make a short story into a comic book using photographs and prints. Social Media: @loscameraman
Full Name: Daisy Rae Title of Project: Cosplay: Turning costume into an art form Description: From in character performances to DIY crafted props, Cosplay (Costume Play) is an activity that allows anyone to express their interests and skills in a form of costume art. This project showcases this activity in a series of studio shot photos of different cosplayers. Social Media: @daisyblossom.png
Full Name: Ella Cunningham Title of Project: City, Unscripted Description: Photographed around the busy streets of London and Amsterdam, this project captures frozen moments in time, presenting the self of everyday life. These images portray that people are products of their culture and the characteristics shown connect you with strangers from across the world. Social Media: @ella.c.photos
Full Name: Emily Geeves Title of Project: Heritage on Show Description: This photographic series explores stereotypical ‘Britishness’, through public events and displays of performed identity. Adopting a flâneur approach, I revisit the nostalgia evoked from my childhood experiences, re-evaluating familiar and new traditions. Whilst documenting and uncovering the histories, that in some, foster a collective sense of belonging. Social Media: @ejgvs
Full Name: Emma Bedford Title of Project: Against the Apex - Girls on Track! Description: This work was inspired to showcase the talented women of the motorsports industry that predominately get underrepresented and taken less seriously. These photos are based on the incredible all female kart racing team that allowed me to capture behind the scenes of an energetic competitive race day. Social Media: @embedford.photography
Full Name: Ewan Bell Title of Project: British Landscapes Description: For this project is a display of sublime, picturesque and the melancholy landscapes of England, Wales and Scotland. This project primarily focuses on mountain terrain looking through the beauty and power of the UK in black and white. Social Media: @be11_photo
Full Name: Ffion Cooper Title of Project: The art of Product Photography Description: Collaborating with a beauty brand has allowed me to create impactful visuals that highlight both design and functionality of a product whilst keeping the theme authentic and in relation to the brands identity. Incorporating semiotic thinking ultimately drove concept to create both sleek e-commerce imagery as well as visual storytelling. Social Media: @ffphotographyx
Full Name: Georgia Breed Title of Project: Off stage, on brand. Description: A short photo project capturing Taylor Swift fans, capturing their passion through their style. Documenting their creativity, dedication and self-expression through their concert outfits and day to day merch! Social Media: @georgiahollyphotography
Full Name: Holly Elizabeth Marshall Title of Project: Women Bleed Blue Description: The photographs in this series contain religious symbolism to unpack the presence of purity culture in modern advertising., Alongside this I have used a cold dystopian atmosphere, and a repetitive use of colours to represent the shame and stigma surrounding the menstrual cycle and women's bodies in general, and to explore and document women's complicated relationships with faith, specifically Christianity. Social Media: @h0llym4rshallph0tos
Full Name: Jake Scarth Title of Project: DIGITALISM Description: This project dissects the relationship between music and art, interpreting their interaction as a mutual creative language; In guidance of a fictional client, these studies inform the project's visual identity. Bold forms, bright colours, and repurposed imagery communicate the client's identity whose themes surround Digital Technology, Global Awareness, and Connection. Social Media: @jaakescarth
Full Name: Joseph Lewis Title of Project: Learning Curve: Paramedics in Training Description: My project focuses on capturing student paramedics and St John's Ambulance crews training. I have been fortunate enough to have been given some great access, allowing me to detail the type of jobs these often young people show up to. Social Media: @joseph._.photo
Full Name: Liberty Armond Title of Project: Festivals of Spain Description: Photographed over 2 years, Festivals of Spain documents regional and national festivals throughout Spain, showcasing the hidden narratives most foreigners never see. Each festival Tells a different story of local history, bold regional identity and local pride that define Spain beyond postcards and holiday destinations. Social Media: @libertys_lens_
Full Name: Louise Darlington Title of Project: Barnsley Bowl: A Social Space Description: A photographic documentary about the people who orbit Barnsley Bowl. This documentary project explores the relationship between the community and the business, while expressing the different individuals who make up the bowling alley, Barnsley Bowl. These individuals create an exciting and friendly environment and a welcoming atmosphere. Social Media: @darlingtonphotostudio
Full Name: Lucy Gill Kimber Title of Project: Keepers Description: This project focuses on the vital role of zookeepers, ranging from public-facing aspects of animal talks and feedings, to often unseen work of food maintenance, health checks and zoo maintenance. It highlights the human role within animal welfare, and demonstrates the importance of keepers in relation to conservation efforts. Social Media: @lucygkphotography
Full Name: Lucy Moyes Title of Project: The Dream State Description: The Dream State explores the quiet and often overwhelming experience of growing up. The images visualise spaces of escape and moments of retreat into your own head, often used to process emotion and navigate the unknown. It reflects the confusion of identity and uncertainty of adulthood, where reality and the subconscious begin to blur. Social Media: @lucymx.photography
Full Name: Niall James Meadows Title of Project: Hidden Description: This series explores identity and objectivity through mixed media. By taking street portraits of random people, printing them in black and white, and obscuring the subject’s face with spray paint and photo embroidery. I did this to make the viewer think about who the subject is without seeing their face. Social Media: @nialls.photography
Full Name: Orson Honer Title of Project: Simulated Histories / Projected Futures: Japan Description: This series uses virtual photography to explore past and future Japan. Contrasting a historically detailed reconstruction with a stylised futuristic district, it uses contemporary Japanese photographic aesthetics to question how culture, design, and imagination shape understandings of time, identity and what is accepted as historical or speculative truth. Social Media: @orson.photo
Full Name: Poppy Bellamy Title of Project: ''You're too young to have all these health problems' Description: Following the day to day lives of two young adults with chronic illnesses and disabilities, this series explores the daily challenges and adaptations needed to function in an ableist society. Shot in domestic spaces and emotionally intimate moments, the work aims to provoke empathy and understanding and deconstruct reductive stereotypes. Social Media: @poppy.photog
Full Name: Poppy Halliwell Title of Project: Hidden Persona Description: Unveiling the hidden self. This series personifies individual psychological identities, where paper masks become outlets for personal expression assisted through digital editing. The images reflect personas embodied by the masks through physical portrayal and trace, creating an environment for subtle comparison and individual interpretation. Social Media: @p.ki.boo
Full Name: Poppy Scadgell Title of Project: Unfiltered Description: This series is inspired by the perfectionism shown on women’s Instagram depicting nights out. Taking a multi-layered approached and using iPhone cameras and an old Sony Cybershot, this work explores the tension between the ideal and the authentic, inviting us to consider a return to unfiltered, realistic representations. Social Media: @poppyscadgell.photography @theunfilteredphotoproject
Full Name: Rebeka Radics Title of Project: The Distance We Wear Description: This personal body of work is a reflection on the experience of migration and integration into UK culture. Shot in a series of English Stately Homes, showcasing a model dressed in traditional Hungarian folk wear, the images reveal the tensions around the emotional weight of identity, finding home across borders. Social Media: @rebekaspics
Full Name: Robert Patterson Title of Project: Hidden In Plain Sight: A new perspective of nature and landscape Description: Shot in a series of landscapes close to my heart, this project displays in detail themes of repetition and contemplation, revealing my connection to the landscape in a deeper way than typically conveyed. The images invite viewers to take a journey through what they usually see and what is hidden. Social Media: @robert_patterson_photography
Full Name: Will Ball Title of Project: The Steve Steinman Story Description: Photographed throughout the 2026 Vampires Rock: Eternal Love tour, this project documents Steve Steinman’s show from preparation to performance. Combining observational photographs with collected materials, it traces the full process of the production from routine to spectacle, revealing the relentless hard work and the unseen moments of a rockstar on tour. Social Media: @willballphotos
Full Name: Will Pryor Title of Project: Shadows of Industry Description: 'Shadows of Industry' exhibits how once productive sights become spaces of memory, decay and abandonment. Utilising digital and film, these monuments of human ambition are documented and the subsequent decline that follows, displaying the inevitable reclamation nature. ‘Shadows of Industry’ intends viewers to interpret these sites as spaces of reflection. Social Media: @w_frames_