Richard Billingham

Professor Richard Billingham is an acclaimed artist, photographer, and filmmaker at the University of Gloucestershire since 2006. His work focuses on landscape, documentary storytelling, and marginalized communities, blending personal history with broader societal themes. He is best known for his 1990s photobook Ray’s a Laugh (revised 2024) and the BAFTA-nominated film Ray & Liz (2019).

• Teaching: Supervises practice-based PhDs emphasizing 'thinking through making' in creative disciplines
• Research: Explores themes of home, place, and marginalization through long-term projects
• Current Projects: Developing a BFI-backed film adaptation of At Hawthorn Time and climate change storytelling funded by Media Cymru/Wales

Recipient of over 20 major awards including the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize (1997), Turner Prize nomination (2001), and multiple film accolades for Ray & Liz.