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Leonie Hampton

In the Shadow of Things
About Leonie Hampton

I began my trade age six with a pink and purple point and push Le Clic camera. I am presently based in London and have upgraded to a serious looking camera.

Awards:
February 09 Winner of the KLM Paul Huf Award 2009
October 08 Winner of the F Award 2008
June 07 Selected by the Magenta Foundation 2007
Jan 07 Winner of the Arts Foundation Fellowship for photography
Apr 06 Selected for the Joop Swart World Press Masterclass 2006
Dec 05 Awarded 15 month scholarship from Fabrica, Italy, to collaborate on the ‘Les Yeux Ouvert’ exhibition at The Pompidou Centre, Paris.
Dec 04 Winner of a Jerwood Photography Award
Mar 04 Selected as one of the Photo District News 30 emerging photographers
Sept 03 Winner of the Tom Webster Award
Jul 03 Winner of the Ian Parry Memorial Scholarship
Jun 03 Winner of the Metro Bursary Award

Featured on LensCulture
  • In the Shadow of Things
    Leonie Hampton
    A strange and wonderful book about a difficult subject: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). The work is a product of the months that photographer Léonie Hampton spent with her mother as they tried to tackle the irrational rituals and behaviors that were dominating the mother’s life.
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