Nigel Shafran (born 1964) is a photographerLiz Jobey,
Photographer Nigel Shafran: domestic harmony
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, 23 October 2008. and artist. His work has been exhibited at

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and the

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. In the 1980s Shafran worked as a fashion photographer,Kate Constable,
Fashion: Yours: big shots at a snip
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, 18 November 1993. before turning to

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. Talking to ''

'' journalist Sarah Philips, Shafran described his work as, "a build-up of images, often in sequences. There is a connection between them all. Basically, I'm a one-trick pony: it's all life and death and that's it."Sarah Phillips,
Photographer Nigel Shafran's best shot
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, 21 April 2010.

Publications

*''Ruthbook.'' Self-published, 1995. Supported by Focal Point Gallery. Edition of 600 copies. *''Dad’s Office.'' Self-published, 1999. . Edition of 1000 copies. *''Edited Photographs: Photoworks Monograph.'' Brighton,

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; Göttingen,

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: 2004. . Photographs by Shafran. Edited by Celia Davies, with essays by

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and Paul Elliman, and an interview with Shafran by Charlotte Cotton. *''Flowers for ______.'' London: Koenig, 2008. . Edition of 750 copies. *''Ruth on the phone.'' Roma publications, 2012. . *''Teenage Precinct Shoppers.'' Dashwood Books, 2013. Edition of 500 copies. *''Visitor Figures: Out-takes from the V&A Museum Annual Review 2012-13.'' Self-published, 2015. Edition of 350 copies. *''Dark Rooms.'' London: Mack, 2016. . Co-edited by Liz Jobey. With texts by David Chandler and Paul Elliman. *''The People on the Streets.'' 2018.

Solo exhibitions

*2000: ''Photographs by Nigel Shafran, 1992-2000,'' Taka Ishi Gallery, Japan *2001: ''Washing Up 2000,'' Fig-1, London *2004: ''Nigel Shafran,'' MW projects, London *2008: ''Flowers for ______,''

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, Arles, France *2010: ''Compost pictures, 2008-9,'' Charleston, Firle, East Sussex, UK

Collections

, London *

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References

External links

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