Richard Ansett (born 20 February 1966) is a photographer known for his provocative images. His images are in permanent collections of the

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. His images have been part of major collaborative exhibitions. He won the overall prize for photography at the

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12/13, 1st prize for fine art documentary at Grand Prix de la Decouverte 2013 and received the gold award at Prix de la Photographie'11.Winners
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Early work

Ansett's solo exhibition in 2002, Ron & Roger, consisted of a series of portraits of the first same sex couples to participate in the

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in their home environments. The images were exhibited at The Candid Arts Trust and at the

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turbine hall to celebrate GLA Londoner's Day in 2002; the series is now part of the

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. Image 'Chris & David' from the series was selected for the

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Award exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London in 2002. Inspired by the

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, which at the time was considered as a record of a clandestine betrothal; the images represented a union that was not yet recognised by law and society.

Awards

*Gold award at Prix de la Photographie'11,

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*Overall prize for photography at the

12/13 *1st prize for fine art documentary at Grand Prix de la Decouverte 2013

Collections

Ansett's work is held in the following permanent collections: *

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References

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