Graeme Oxby

Graeme Oxby is Programme Leader for BA Photography and MA Photography at the University of Lincoln and a documentary and portrait photographer who concentrates on class politics, entertainment and religion in the UK and abroad. Graeme is represented worldwide by Institute Artists.

In recent years, he was Artistic Director of The Hull International Photography Festival in 2015 and was commissioned by Hull City of Culture 2017 to deliver the Hull Beermat Photography Festival with winners chosen by Martin Parr.

Graeme is an External Examiner at the University Of The Arts, London and at Cardiff Metropolitan University and an external panel member for a photography degree validation for Open University.

Graeme Contributed a portrait to the 2018 book "Invisible Britain" published by Policy Press and supported by The Young Foundation, a charity that tackles major social challenges by working alongside communities, using the tools of research and social innovation. He also contributed to the book A River Full Of Stories in 2019

Graeme has been regularly published in national and international publications including Stern, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, Vice, Huck Magazine, Metro, BBC, and The Times Literary Supplement.

Graeme’s five year project on Elvis Impersonators entitled "The Kings Of England” was published as a monograph by Bluecoat Press in October 2018

The Kings of England project was selected for exhibition at Format International Photography Festival 2019 where Graeme was also selected as The Photography Show Award winner.

Graeme was part of the group exhibition Photography On A Postcard in Somerset House at Photo London 2019 and selected as one of the images for publication in the 2019 box set.

In 2019 Graeme Oxby began working on a photography and poetry project entitled "Red White & Black" funded by Arts Council England and Hull City Council.

In 2020 Graeme contributed a section to the book "Photography Rules: Essential Dos and Don'ts from Great Photographers" edited by Paul Lowe.

Graeme’s work is held in the collection of the Michael Komechak O.S.B. Art Gallery, Benedictine University in Chicago IL

https://staff.lincoln.ac.uk/goxby