Bio
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John Boaz is an 3x award winning photographer who graduated from Birmingham City University in 2019 with a degree in Visual Communication (Photography). Based in Northamptonshire UK.
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In January 2025 it was announced that John was a winner in the Portrait of Britain Vol 7 portrait award by British Journal of Photography. His portrait was also chosen to be the front cover of the book.
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In August 2025 John will have two of his portraits featured in the Saatchi Gallery in London as part of The Royal Photographic Society IPE 166 exhibition. The two portraits are from his ongoing photo series Rivers Of Living Water, photographing Christianity in Britain.
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'It seems like John is constantly gripped by moments of beauty and poetry, creating contemplative work that perhaps seems closer to the practice of painting than the networked form of photography that has become ubiquitous today. In a sublime, almost pastoral moment, his photographic eye was awakened'. “I was originally captivated by photography on a beautiful evening with the golden hour-light streaming through rolling fields whilst deer were grazing on the field,” John tells It’s Nice That. “I asked one of my friends if I could use their camera. I was so captivated by the beautiful light.” - It's Nice That, Alif Ibrahim.
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Awards
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Royal Photographic Society - IPE 166 (2025)
Final Exhibitor (x2 Portraits)
BJP Portrait Of Britain Vol.7 Award (2025)
Winner x1
Shortlisted x3
Book Front Cover x1
Glasgow Gallery Of Photography - Portrait (2025)
Final Exhibitor (x1 Portraits)
Photographer of the month (May)
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Belfast Photo Festival (2025)
Shortlisted Series
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Booooooom 2024 Photo Awards (2025)
Longlisted x1
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BJP Portrait Of Britain Vol.6 Award (2024)
Winner x1
BJP Portrait Of Britain Vol.5 Award (2023)
Winner x2
Shortlisted x1
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Clients
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Dwell ​, Guardian Saturday Magazine , The Telegraph Magazine , Royal Opera House, Financial Times Magazine (House & Home), Follow The Money, Financial Times (HTSI Magazine), New Statesman , Le Monde, Der Spiegel , Avenue Magazine , Passio, Theos
Exhibitions
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Royal Photographic Society, IPE 166 - Saatchi Gallery (Upcoming in Aug 2025)
Glasgow Gallery Of Photography - Portraits 2025 (May 2025)
BJP Portrait Of Britain Vol.7 Award Exhibition (Jan 2025)
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BJP Portrait Of Britain Vol.6 Award Exhibition (Jan 2024)
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BJP Portrait Of Britain Vol.5 Award Exhibition (Jan 2023)
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Magazine & Online Features: (Links Available)
British Journal of Photography -Blaze 2019