Paul Cooklin

In our digital world of 'instant everything', which is mostly mass produced, Paul Cooklin is drawn to analogue film and traditional darkroom printing. His preference for film over digital derives from the nostalgic and timeless 'look' of black and white film, with it's tonal qualities and grain. He is also drawn to the rules of the negative and the traditional printing methods which he finds more rewarding due to the hands-on approach needed to make an individual silver gelatin print.

Cooklin's body of work consists of an eclectic collection of prints, spanning various photographic genres which have featured in numerous publications, including TIME magazine and are represented by fine art publishers and galleries worldwide.

2015

June - ArtPeople Feature
April - Life Force Magazine Feature 'Geometry: Light & Shadows'
January - Xamou Art Feature
January - Featured "10 British Contemporary Artists to Watch" by The Notable Male



2014

September - Photo Vogue Italy
July - 'British Talent' The Wall Breaker Feature
July - GreenVoice's International Photographic Campaign Selection 
June - Invitation to the British Contemporary Art Association (BCAA) initial 11 lifetime members
April - Featured in 'Life as a Human' - Cuba on Film
February - Sea Pictures Gallery Exhibition, Clare, Suffolk 

2013

September - ND Magazine 
August - Featured on Zealous
August - 'Not On The High Street' 
July - Gola Feature - 'Born in Britain'
July - Special Recognition - 15th Annual Landscape Juried Online International Art Exhibition
June - DAAT Photographic Competition - Professional Category: 1st Place
May - 'All the World's a Stage' Gallery Exhibition - Apex Gallery, Bury St. Edmunds
April - 'Through the Lens' - The Gallery Highwaymans Exhibition - Risby, Suffolk
February - PHOTOGRAPHY / Curators selection
January - Photo Professional Magazine Feature

2012

November - Featured Collection ' Sheringham Beach' - Citylab
September - Featured Collection ' North Devon' - Citylab
July - LondonArt Feature
July - Featured Professional Photographer at Ilford Photographic
June - Cuba Collections - Citylab
June - EMERGE Gallery
June - Q&A with PrintedArt.com
May/August - Group Exhibition, Second Floor Studio Arts, London 
April/May - Group Exhibition - Berkeley Gallery, London. Curated by ArtPlatform
February - ANALOGY: Arax 60 by Citylab

2011

November - A collection of images at Gallery 1839, London
October - Interview with Photoshelter - Featured Photographer
October - 'Cuba - on film' Solo Book Publication - Curated by CityPulse 
August - 'Inspriation Speaks' - Book Feature - Produced by ArtPlatform 
March - The International Analogue Photographic Society - Featured Image 
March - Farmboy Fine Arts - Featured Artist 
March - Book Front Cover - 'Den 4 Parallellen' By Kjetil Johnsen - (Composite Digital Art) 
March - Book Front Cover - 'Derby Day' by D.J. Taylor - (Composite) 
January - National Geographic Online Portfolio

2010

October - Collaboration with ArtPlatform Charity - Artist Spotlight 
September - The 'Collections' - Featured Photographer at PurePhoto 
June - Fine Art Exhibition - Gallery Violet - Limited Edition Photographic Prints 
May - Featured Photographer by Professional Film Processing Lab, Peak Imaging 
May - FILE Magazine - ‘A Collection of Unexpected Photography’ - Venice
April - Book Front Cover - 'Angels & Demons' by Dan Brown - (Composite) 
April - Book Front Cover - 'A Reliable Wife' by Robert Goolrick - (Composite) 
April - POR CHILE - Book & Print Fundraiser by CITYPULSE 
February - Latina Magazine - Assignment, Cuba 
February - CITYPULSE Project 

2009

October - Indigo Art - Front Page Feature 
November - TIME Magazine - Featured Image 
July/August – IEEE Computer Graphics – Front Cover (Digital Art) 
July – FILE – ‘A Collection of Unexpected Photography’ - Calm
February – BBC’s QI with Stephen Fry - Featured Image (Digital Art) 

2008

May – Snap Magazine – Editorial Interview - Collection: Flora 
July – Saatchi Gallery - Invitation to exhibit online (Digital Art & Photography) 

2007

May – City Life Magazine - Featured Image (Digital Art) 
April – Picture Business - Feature with Frames4Corners (Digital Art)

Sea Pictures Gallery Exhibition, Clare, Suffolk
'All the World's a Stage' Gallery Exhibition - Apex Gallery, Bury St. Edmunds
'Through the Lens' - The Gallery Highwaymans Exhibition - Risby, Suffolk
Group Exhibition, Second Floor Studio Arts, London
Group Exhibition - Berkeley Gallery, London. Curated by ArtPlatform
Fine Art Exhibition - Gallery Violet - Limited Edition Photographic Prints

Henri Cartier Bresson, Robert Capa, Sebastião Salgado, Bill Brandt, Elliott Erwitt,

black and white, silver gelatin, limited edition , film, monochrome, fine art