Thomas Dryden-Kelsey is a British documentary photographer based in the UK. He works on long term projects about family dynamics, fragility and strength. His work is influenced by past experiences, encounters and questioning the physical and cultural landscape of the British Isles.
His work has been selected for Portrait of Britain, Portrait Salon, Magenta Foundation and Kuala Lumpur Portrait awards.
He has exhibited work at Wandsworth Museum, The Maltese Heritage Museum and Palazzo Martinengo Cesaresco Novarino, Brescia, among others.
He worked as a photographer on the Sir Steve McQueen "Year 3 Project" which was exhibited at the Tate Britain 2019/20.
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Awards & Honours
Royal Photographic Society - Selected Artist - IPE 166 2024
Portrait of Britain - Shortlist 2024
Critical Mass Top 200 - 2024
URBANAUTICA INSTITUTE AWARDS 'Soon as the Golden Harvest quits the Plain' - Special Mention 2023
Portrait of Britain - Shortlist 2023
Royal Photographic Society 'Raising Doron Series' - Shortlisted IPE 165 2023
a-n Artists Bursaries 2022-23 - funding to attend Chico Portfolio Review 2023
Athens Photo Festival 'Raising Doron Series' - shortlisted 2022
Royal Photographic Society 'Raising Doron Series' - Shortlisted IPE 164 2022
Huawei Next-Image - 'Raising Doron' Best in Category Winner - Storyteller 2021
Portrait of Britain - Shortlist 2018
Portrait of Britain -Winner 2016
Portrait Salon 2015
Magenta Flash Forward Winner "Lord of Misrule" 2015
AOP Open Awards 2015
British Life Photography Awards Highly Commended (Portrait) 2014
30 under 30 shortlisted ideastap / Magnum Photo Agency 2014
Magenta Flash Forward Honorable Mention 'Series 303 2013
KL PHOTOAWARDS Finalist (Miss Teen Zimbabwe UK) 2013
Magenta Flash Forward Winner 2012 ' The business and daily life of dereliction'
Ideas tap: Magnum Showcase Changing Landscape Runner-up ' The business and daily life of dereliction' 2012
Accademia Apulia Shortlisted 'Hal Far' 2012
Shortlisted War On Want ' The business and daily life of dereliction' 2011
Peter Kirk Memorial Fund ' Hal Far' 2009/2010
Exhibitions
Royal Photographic Society - IPE 166 - Saatchi gallery 2025
FormicaLab PAESAGGI - Cuneo - 'The Byway' 2023
Horizonites at Post Office Projects Adelaide - June 2021 from the series 'The Byway' 2023
INVESTIGATIONS IN INFRASTRUCTURE -Subjectively Objective ' Imagination' 2022
Staff Photographer "Year 3 Project" - Sir Steve McQueen, Tate Britain 2019/2020
Altrove Palazzo Martinengo Cesaresco Novarino, Brescia 'THERE/BACK' 2019
Art on a Postcard, Spiterfields Market Gallery, Street Photography 2019
Portrait of Britain Jcdecaux National Exhibtion 'Horace from the series 303' 2016
Russian Tea Rooms Portrait Salon 2015
The Mall Galleries. British Life photography exhibition 2015
Link Gallery, Winchester "303" 2014
Finalist Exhibition at Galeri Petronas ( KL Photo awards 2013)
Home, My Place In the World. Wandsworth Museum 2013
Foto8 Summer Show ' The business and daily life of dereliction' 2011
Hal Far, Malta Exhibition at Notte Bianca, Malta Heritage Museum 2010
Publication, Interviews and Reviews
Portrait of Britain Vol.7 - Bluecoat Press - 2024
Portrait of Britain Vol.6 - Bluecoat Press - 2023
Charcoal books - Chico Portfolio Review 2023
Photo Scratch - Imagination (Discussion) 2020
Short Street Stories "THERE/BACK- 2019
Fable&Folk "303" - 2019
Another Place Magazine - "303" 2019
Portrait of Britain - Hoxton Mini Press - 2018
Splash and Grab Issue #2 2015
Despite the illusion "303" 2015
International Street Photography Magazine "The Fans Project issue September / October 2014
F-stop Magazine "On The Road Issue" 2014
London Street Photography Published on LEFT A BIT BLOG 2014
Trip Magazine 'The Business and daily life of dereliction' 2013
Interview for ONEGIANTARM MAGAZINE 2013
F8Magazine 'Hal Far' - 2011