Great news from down under with a photograph from the series 'Masala Beach' being selected as a finalist in the Head On Photo Festivals Landscape Prize.
Read More"If everybody had an ocean, across the U-S-A" wrote Brian Wilson in 1963, I wonder if he had any idea of what was to come in the growth and global phenomenon that is now surfing?
Read MoreSpending the day photographing with the children from Reaching Hand in Bangalore.
Read MoreAs with all families one is interested in ones past, where does one come from, what is ones roots, as many of you know I have always joked about "Where are you really from?". I have always been interested in my family and its roots and coming from a multi cultural background this becomes varied and very storied.
Read MoreI have spent a lot of time over the last 6 or 7 years working with and documenting Microfinance institutions and their clients. CGAP is a organisation and thought leader in the field of Financial inclusion that Microfinance plays an important role.
Read MoreFrancis Minien photography is now partnered with ART UpCLOSE for representation of two portfolios: Destined Ethnography and Tourist Tat. The work is also now for sale.
Read MoreNew Year, New Launch, New Look!
Announcing the launch of the new look and newly branded Francis Minien Photography website!
Over the last few months a great deal of time and effort has gone into developing the new site, bringing everything Francis Minien Photography under one roof for your viewing pleasure.
Read MoreAmateur photographer Francis Minien of the UK was presented with the 7th Annual Photography Masters Cup Honorable Mention in the category of Aerial at a prestigious Nomination & Winners Photoshow webcast Saturday, May 3, 2014.
Read MoreGreat news for Francis Minien Photography, not only was he nominated as a finalist for the Fine Art Category in the 2013 Awards, but it was recently announced that he won the Category.
Big celebration on all fronts and a big thank you to all those who supported the exhibition.
Established in 2008, The New York Photo Awards has attracted exceptional work submitted from over 25,000 photographers and visual artistsâ??over 150,000 images uploaded and reviewed by the top names in the genres of photo Fine Art, Documentary, Advertising, Book publishing, and Multimedia industries in the U.S. and abroad.
Read MoreYou can now view all of my photography work on a new app that is avaliable in the Apple store!!! Check out and download Minien Snaps Now!!
After 6 months of collaboration with good friend Adam Wootton, CEO of Zum Fun, Minien Snaps has hit the digital shelves.
Read MoreGood news! Featuring this month in the DC Design House is a photograph from the series Where Did My Toys Go?
This is a result of a collaboration with designer Regan Billingsley who is one of the 21 designers who have been selected for the 2013 DC Design House.
The house is open for a month and is a fundraiser for the Children’s National Medical Center.
Read MoreThere is a philanthropic side to Francis Minien’s photography where for the last 5 years he has been working with Charities, NGO’s and other Non Profits around the world.
As an outlet to promote the work of these non profits he has set up a new organisation called I Wanted To Help, where all projects are on exhibition.
Read MoreGreat news came recently found out from PhotoPhilanthropy that my submission into the 2012 Activist Awards had been nominated for an Activist Award, a great honour!
To view the full project and photo essay please visit Francis Minien’s new Philanthropic website I Wanted to Help!
Read MoreFor the 3rd year in a row Francis Minien has been nominated in the Annual Photography Masters Cup in the category of Still Life at a prestigious Nomination & Winners PhotoShow.
Check out the Nominee’s and Winners here…
Read MoreGround Arts & Art Start are dedicated to empowerment of children through art. Ground.Arts is collaborating with the Art Start family of children in homeless shelter programs.Francis Minien along with other Artists will be interpreting what “Home” Means to them in collaboration with Childrens work from the program.
An exhibition to raise awareness and funds for both Organisations will be held March 7th – 11th.
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 7th, 2012, 6-9pm
Read MoreThe New York Photo Festival is proud yet humbled to present SANDY: Devastation, Document, Drive, a vast visual document of Superstorm Sandy created by photographers of all backgrounds.
Francis Minien is one of the many Photographers who rose to the occasion to help raise funds through this documentary New York Foundation for the Arts Emergency Relief Fund.
Exhibition dates: February 4 – March 1
Read MorefLIP is published three times per year with each issue featuring a unique overarching theme.
The Winter issue themed ‘Routes’, sees the article Exploration by Francis Minien featuring photographs about the last Great Wilderness – Antarctica
This magazine is for the London based community photography organisation, London Independent Photography.
It is available to buy here…
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