Anne

Anne Maningas (b. 1988, London, England) is a self-taught, internationally-published (mostly film) photographer.

Her work has been featured in a number of public institutions, as well as in publications such as Digital Camera World, and other written press.

She currently resides with her husband (and far too many vintage cameras) in Brentford, West London.


BOOKS & ZINES

  • 2023, Dec - the ghosts that we leave behind (zine, self-published)
  • 2017, Mar - 'For the Love of London' by Conrad Gamble (hardback, Octopus Books) - written word contribution, featuring portrait photograph by Andy Donohoe
  • 2010, May - Caustic Paste: Everyday Memories on Instant Film (hardback/paperback, self-published)
  • 2008 - Slumber Line (hardback/paperback, self-published)

EDUCATION

  • 2017-2021 - Birkbeck, University of London - BA Linguistics with Japanese (Hons)
  • 2015-2017 - Glasgow Caledonian University - DipHE Railway Operations Management (Chartered Institute of Railway Operators)
  • 2012/13 - The Open University - CertHE Psychology

The Work

Anne is inspired by the concept of 'beauty in the every day' and she actively looks to find detail in the mundane; the subtle nature of which she feels is better demonstrated (in today's world of endless scrolling) with the use of analogue photographic equipment that is wholly reliant on being fully tactile with its operation. 

The 'analogue aesthetic', which has made a revival in recent years alongside the nostalgic feelings and personal connections invoked by other analogue mediums (such as music on vinyl), is something Anne hopes to emulate in her unobtrusive style of storytelling.

Recurring themes in Anne's work has been a consequence of both the observation and use of public transportation; the perpetual state of journeying and transit, whether in the physical or conceptual space. In recent times, it is the corresponding journey between the physical use of a vintage object - the film camera - to document the story or  journey put before it, coupled with the slower process that comes with film processing in the lab to produce a final image.


FEATURES & PRINTED MATTER

EXHIBITIONS

  • 2012, Jan/Feb - 'Mega City Photo' (group), Leeds College of Art, Leeds, UK
  • 2011, Sep - 'Out of Uniform' (group), Unit 45, Brixton Village, London, UK
  • 2010, Sep - 'Out of Uniform' (group), 198 Gallery, Brixton Village, London, UK
  • 2007, Feb-May - 'We are all photographers now!' (group),
    Musee de l'Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland

Using Format