teena taylor
photography
Present
Teena continues to work commercially, predominately as a portrait photographer but also shoots animals,reportage,travel. She lives in outer London (NW) which gives her easy access to central London, the home counties and beyond. She also has a base in Manchester giving her easy access to the North West and North East of England.
Recent
Teena has over 10 years commercial experience as a freelance photographer within the fields of, editorial, design and advertising . Clients include - The British Heart Foundation, The Training and Developement Agency, The Royal British Legion, MS Society, Weight Watchers, Orion Publishing, Penguin Publishing, Saturday Times, Mail on Sunday YOU magazine, Guardian Weekend, Observer, Easy Living, Psychologies, Management Today, Grazia, Borsen, Intermedier, Cote Ouest, Zest, John Brown Publishing, Rare Publishing, Alexander Boyd, Thumbnail Guides.
July 2007 - Honorable mention, PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris International Competition.
October 2006 - Six Honorable mentions at the IPA Lucie Awards in the professional categories - nature/flowers, nature/wildlife, people/other, fine art/portrait and book/people.
April 2006 - A selection of “Butterflies” images shown on the opening three days of the International Fotographia Festival at Hadrians Temple, Rome, Italy.
October 2005 - A selection of “Butterflies” images received an honorable mention at the IPA Lucie Awards.
Early
WSCAD Degree show, The Mall Galleries, The Mall, London, England. This colour work explores the various stages in a relationship (eg. marriage, child birth), through staged events using actors.
Exhibited as part of a three-man show at Viewpoint Photography Gallery in Manchester. “The Maloney Family” is black and white social documentary work, resulting from nine months of visiting a family of travellers living on waste land in the centre of Manchester. They welcomed Teena in to their home and allow her to capture their everyday happenings and intimate relationships.
Four images selected from a body of black and white social documentary work shown in the inaugural exhibition at Viewpoint Photography Gallery in Manchester, England. The subject is a community in Eccles, Manchester, living in appalling conditions on a large council estate.