A Penarth photographer has recently started a new project, taking portraits of local people. His subjects are from all walks of life, from town councillor to butcher. All the pictures are presented in black and white.
Nick Treharne is a freelance who has been working as a photographer for over twenty years. He was inspired by a friend and started to take portraits of people who live and work in Penarth. He called the project as simple as Penarth People. So far it’s been going on for over three months and everyone who’s involved in the project has been very supportive to this idea.
Unlike many people who think it would be difficult to approach people, Nick has sometimes just walked into the door of a shop, asking the barber or whoever is working there whether they would like to have a photograph taken. Since it’s a very small town and almost everybody knows anybody, his project soon got spread out and interesting people are introduced to him by his subjects.
In his spare time, Nick also does work as a musician. He plays guitar with his friends and they sometimes perform in a club he runs. “Music is my life”, Nick says, like photographing, it speaks about who he is as a creative person.
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