Billy Barraclough is a director and photographer based in London.
He is continuously fascinated by the natural world and our place within it. Through image making, Billy both explores and learns about the world. Approaching personal projects and commissioned works with a unique sensitivity and tenderness that spans portraiture, landscape, and still life.
A graduate of the MA Photography programme at Bristol UWE, he was also selected by the British Journal of Photography as one of their 'Ones to Watch' and is a FUTURES Photography talent of 2021.
barracloughbilly@gmail.com
@billybarraclough
(+44) 07757013723
SELECTED CLIENTS
Anima Magazine, AnOther Magazine, Apple, Audible, British Journal of Photography, der Freitag, Ferus Animi, FT Weekend Magazine, The Guardian, Hot Potato, HTSI Magazine, M Le magazine du Monde, Marine Conservation Society, Monocle Magazine, Nanga, New Statesman, PORT Magazine, Story mfg., Suicoke, The New York Times, TOAST, WaterAid, WePresent, Wire Magazine, Wright + Doyle, YMC
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025 | Fellsman, Klättermusen, London UK
2024 | Fodder, Ensō House, London UK
2022 | Murmurations, Serchia Gallery, Bristol UK
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 | Iterations, Ensō House, London UK
2024 | Figure.8, Campbell Works, London UK
2024 | Plants in Parallel, Ensō House, London UK
2022 | Marianne Brandt Award Exhibition, Chemnitz Germany
2022 | Truman Brewery Graduate Show London, UK
2022 | On Birds, Oxford Art Weeks, UK
2021 | Photocopy Club 10 Year Exhibition, Greens Rooms, London UK
2021 | Murmurations Book Launch, Liberty House, Bristol UK
2021 | Read the Room, Serchia Gallery, Bristol UK
2021 | Elective Affinities, Bristol Photo Festival, UK
2021 | Bristol UWE Graduate Showcase Exhibition, Spike Island, Bristol UK
2021 | VICE UK Photography Graduates Exhibition, Photobook Cafe, London UK
2021 | Mass Energy, Bibliotheca Kyiv, London UK
2018 | I Trust in God, Jam Factory, Oxford UK
Publications
2025 | Chasing a Dog Through a Field of Flowers
2022 | Murmurations, second edition, Besides press (Spring 2022)
2021 | Murmurations, first edition, Besides Press (Autumn 2021)
2021 | CATALYST group publication, IC Visual Lab
Awards
2024 | Portrait of Britain, Shortlisted
2024 | Portrait of Humanity, Shortlisted
2022 | Marianne Brandt Award, Shortlisted
2021 | FUTURES Photography, Selected by the British Journal of Photography
2021 | Ones to Watch, British Journal of Photography, Selected
2021 | And Then There Was Us, Selected
2020 | CATALYST mentee
2020 | Palm* Photo Prize, Shortlisted
2025 | Fellsman, Klättermusen, London UK
2024 | Fodder, Ensō House, London UK
2022 | Murmurations, Serchia Gallery, Bristol UK
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 | Iterations, Ensō House, London UK
2024 | Figure.8, Campbell Works, London UK
2024 | Plants in Parallel, Ensō House, London UK
2022 | Marianne Brandt Award Exhibition, Chemnitz Germany
2022 | Truman Brewery Graduate Show London, UK
2022 | On Birds, Oxford Art Weeks, UK
2021 | Photocopy Club 10 Year Exhibition, Greens Rooms, London UK
2021 | Murmurations Book Launch, Liberty House, Bristol UK
2021 | Read the Room, Serchia Gallery, Bristol UK
2021 | Elective Affinities, Bristol Photo Festival, UK
2021 | Bristol UWE Graduate Showcase Exhibition, Spike Island, Bristol UK
2021 | VICE UK Photography Graduates Exhibition, Photobook Cafe, London UK
2021 | Mass Energy, Bibliotheca Kyiv, London UK
2018 | I Trust in God, Jam Factory, Oxford UK
Publications
2025 | Chasing a Dog Through a Field of Flowers
2022 | Murmurations, second edition, Besides press (Spring 2022)
2021 | Murmurations, first edition, Besides Press (Autumn 2021)
2021 | CATALYST group publication, IC Visual Lab
Awards
2024 | Portrait of Britain, Shortlisted
2024 | Portrait of Humanity, Shortlisted
2022 | Marianne Brandt Award, Shortlisted
2021 | FUTURES Photography, Selected by the British Journal of Photography
2021 | Ones to Watch, British Journal of Photography, Selected
2021 | And Then There Was Us, Selected
2020 | CATALYST mentee
2020 | Palm* Photo Prize, Shortlisted
Features
2025 | The Guardian, Fodder
2025 | ATMOS, Fodder
2025 | ICON MENA, Kash Hamam
2024 | WePresent, Ardia
2024 | British Journal of Photography, Kash Hamam
2024 | Camden International Film Festival, CIFF, The Bear
2024 | FOTOFILMIC Journal 20 (print), Kash Hamam
2024 | Fisheye Magazine, Kash Hamam
2024 | Lampoon Magazine, Flowers to Dress the Dead
2024 | Metal Magazine Feature, Flowers to Dress the Dead
2024 | AnOther Magazine Feature, Flowers to Dress the Dead
2022 | Hot Potato (The Fourth One)
2022 | Murmurations review, C4 Journal
2021 | Nowhere Diary Feature
2021 | Creative Review Feature, Murmurations
2021 | Another Place Feature, Murmurations
2021 | Vessel Editions Instagram Takeover
2021 | VICE UK Photography Graduate Showcase (selected)
2021 | Pupilsphere MA Graduate Showcase (selected)
2021 | Black River Issue 2, Ways of Living Zine (selected)
2021 | Bristol UWE Graduate Showcase (online)
2021 | Unveil'd Instagram Takeover
2020 | Document Journal Feature (online)
2017 | Intern Magazine Feature (online)
2025 | The Guardian, Fodder
2025 | ATMOS, Fodder
2025 | ICON MENA, Kash Hamam
2024 | WePresent, Ardia
2024 | British Journal of Photography, Kash Hamam
2024 | Camden International Film Festival, CIFF, The Bear
2024 | FOTOFILMIC Journal 20 (print), Kash Hamam
2024 | Fisheye Magazine, Kash Hamam
2024 | Lampoon Magazine, Flowers to Dress the Dead
2024 | Metal Magazine Feature, Flowers to Dress the Dead
2024 | AnOther Magazine Feature, Flowers to Dress the Dead
2022 | Hot Potato (The Fourth One)
2022 | Murmurations review, C4 Journal
2021 | Nowhere Diary Feature
2021 | Creative Review Feature, Murmurations
2021 | Another Place Feature, Murmurations
2021 | Vessel Editions Instagram Takeover
2021 | VICE UK Photography Graduate Showcase (selected)
2021 | Pupilsphere MA Graduate Showcase (selected)
2021 | Black River Issue 2, Ways of Living Zine (selected)
2021 | Bristol UWE Graduate Showcase (online)
2021 | Unveil'd Instagram Takeover
2020 | Document Journal Feature (online)
2017 | Intern Magazine Feature (online)