Photography

Cheddar Gorgeous stands on the pavement of peel lane with a field behind her, dressed in a grey gown and veil

Cheddar Gorgeous, Untitled (Madam Mort), 2021

Artist: Cheddar Gorgeous (1984) Title: Untitled (Madam Mort) Year: 2021 Medium: Digital photograph Accession Number: UOS2022-03 Acquisition Info: Drag artist Cheddar Gorgeous uses makeup, costume and performance to ‘create living spectacles and tell stories’ inspired by everything from historical figures to environmental issues. For Rediscovering Salford, Cheddar has been researching the area of Little Hulton and […]

A large predominantly charcoal black artwork hung on a blue wall. This work depicts a park bench on the lower right, grass along the bottom, trees toward the top, and a figure on the left - all of which are in a contrasting white tone emerging from the black.

Lizzie King, Belonging, 2021

A digital photograph shows Jackie Kay, a black woman with short hair, wearing a black and red paterned shirt.

Claudia Alonso, Jackie Kay, 2015

Jackie Kay, Claudia Alonso, 2015.

Joshua Turner, A Seat in the Shade, 2020

A Seat in the Shade, Joshua Turner, 2020.

photograph, documentation, Engel's Beard

Dan Walmsley and Jai Redman, Jai Redman In the Studio (b), 2016

Jai Redman In the Studio (b), Dan Walmsley and Jai Redman, 2016.

Dan Walmsley and Jai Redman, Jai Redman In the Studio (a), 2016

Jai Redman In the Studio (a), Dan Walmsley and Jai Redman, 2016.

Harold Riley, Alice Fairweather, 1960

Alice Fairweather, Harold Riley, 1960.

Glen Onwin, Red Lion – Salt Box and Skimmer – The Recovery of Dissolved Substances, 1976/1977

Red Lion - Salt Box and Skimmer - The Recovery of Dissolved Substances, Glen Onwin, 1976/1977.

Harold Riley, The Passageway Graffiti (Brindle Heath), 1976

Harold Riley The Passageway Graffiti (Brindle Heath) 1976.

Owen Leong, Hole, 2006

Hole,Leong Owen, 2006.

This is a black and white photo depicting a lake.

Liang Yue, untitled and C0011 and C0018, 2018

untitled, Liang Yue, 2018.

The picture depicts a traditional Chinese landscape in navy blue.

Wu Chi-Tsung, Wrinkled Texture 027, 2015

Wrinkled Texture 027,Wu Chi-Tsung,2015.

This is a photograph of a man with his eyes closed and a cigarette in his mouth.

Wang Ningde, Some Days No.03, 2002

Some Days No.03,Wang Ningde,2002.

A colour photograph shows a black person. They have curly hair styled in a bob and are wearing a necklace and earings made from coloured pencil segments, and a dress with a green and yellow floral pattern. They have their nose piereced and visible armpit hair. Their right eye is half obscured by shadow.

Jesse Glazzard, LGBT+ Letters, 2018-19

Jesse Glazzard, LGBT+ Letters, 2018-2019

An intentionally glitched abstract image with multicolour vertical stripes

Thomson & Craighead, Corruption I & II, 2014

A landscape format black rectangle, with a very small image of planet earth in the centre.

Mishka Henner, Selfie, 2017

A CRT TV sites on the edge of a black and pink cabinet. Behind, a thin light net curtain allows a soft glow of light into the room. The TV screen is paused, the bottom half is black, in the upper half a pair of eyes and hat are just visible.

SHARP, Dancing with Elvis, 1999-2021

SHARP, Dancing with Elvis, 2021

This is a black and white photo of a tall building facing the water outside the window.

Luke Ching, Titanic Hotel series, 2017

Titanic Hotel Photographs, Luke Ching, 2017.

This is a black and white photo depicting some machinery on the dock outside the window.

Luke Ching, Titanic Hotel series, 2017

Titanic Hotel Photographs, Luke Ching, 2017.

a photograph of Jackie Kay sitting for a portrait. The typical photographic studio equipment - lights, power cables and a heater - are all visible.

Rory Mullen, Portrait of Chancellor Jackie Kay, 2015

Title, Artist, Year.

A black and white photograph of a younger person. They have short dark hair and a short beard and moustache. They're looking straight towards the camera.

Craig Easton Awais, 16, Nelson, Lancashire 2018

Craig Easton, Awais, 16, Nelson, Lancashire 2018.

an image of a young person, with long way auburn hair. She looks towards the camera.

Craig Easton, Maizi, 16, Runcorn, Cheshire, 2018

A digital rendering of cheese wheels of various sizes, coated in red, yellow and black wax. They are presented against a pale blue background.

Pat Flynn, Cheese, Cheese Selection and Cheese Hole, 2015

An aerial photograph showing an oil and gas facility. From this perspective it resembles a computer chip board.

Mishka Henner, Wasson Oil and Gas Field, Yoakum County, Texas, 2013-2014.

Artist: Mishka Henner (b. 1976) Title: Wasson Oil and Gas Field, Yoakum County, Texas Year: 2013-2014 Medium: Archival pigment print mounted to aluminium Dimensions: H:149cm W:258cm Accession Number: 2015-6 Acquisition info: Purchased in 2015 Henner is one of the UK’s most significant artists working with and interrogating the photographic medium. Based on the collection and […]

an aerial photograph showing an oil field facility. From this perspective the facility becomes abstract, with terrain resembling an abstract expressionist painting.

Mishka Henner, Cedar Point Oil Field, Harris County, Texas, 2013-14

Artist: Mishka Henner (b. 1976) Title: Cedar Point Oil Field, Harris County, Texas Year: 2013 – 14 Medium: Archival pigment print mounted to aluminium Dimensions: 149 x 258 cm Accession Number: US2015-5 Acquisition info: Purchased 2015 Henner is one of the UK’s most significant artists working with and interrogating the photographic medium. Based on the […]