Education
B.A (Hons) Photography, University of the West of England (First Class)
Lectures
Autograph
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
The Photographers Gallery, Develop Programme
University of the West of England
London College of Communication
Create Jobs
Kingston University
Canterbury Christ Church University
Plymouth University
Middlesex University
Bath School of Art & Design
Falmouth University
Westminster University
Birmingham City University
Ravensbourne University
Brick Magazine
Photofusion
Experience
Assistant, Zed Nelson (July 2014 - June 2018)
Assistant, Chris Scott (April 2011 - February 2013)
Cian is a London based photographer available for commissions. For print sales, please get in touch via the email below.
Commercial Enquiries
Represented Worldwide by Wyatt-Clarke + Jones
office@wyattclarkejones.com
Editorial & Personal Enquiries
Phone: +44 (0) 7527 606 642
Mail: cian@cianobasmith.co.uk
Instagram: @cianobasmith
Twitter: @cianobasmith
Clients
FT Weekend, Port, Google, Nike, Fader, Guardian Weekend, Now Gallery, M Magazine Le Monde, Facebook, Crack, Airbnb, Push, The Face, Arnolfini, Superdrug, The New Yorker, Netflix, Vice, Shelter, Amazon Prime, BBC Radio 4, Sweet, Tacit Design, C4 Random Acts, The Telegraph
Features
Paper Journal, Pylot, iGNANT, Creative Review, The Guardian, British Journal of Photography, It's Nice That, Dazed & Confused, Wonderland, Splash & Grab, Another Place, Wandering Bears, Humble Arts Foundation, Left A Bit, Despite The Illusion, Houston Centre for Photography, Trip, This Is Paper, The Ones We Love, Posi+Tive, Accidental Zine, Under Pressure, Joia, Perdiz
Awards
The Photographers Gallery New Talent Award - Winner (2023)
Ampersand/Photoworks Fellowship - Longlist (2023)
Foam Paul Huf Award - Nominee (2023)
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize - Peoples Pick Winner (2022)
Portrait of Humanity - Selected (2020)
Foam Paul Huf Award - Nominee (2020)
Lightwork Artist-In-Residence (AIR) Program - Selected (2019)
Portrait Salon - Selected (2018)
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize - Selected (2017)
Magenta Flash Forward - Winner (2017)
BJP Breakthrough Award - Graduate Single Image, Runner Up (2017)
I.P.F Photo Prize - Winner, 1st Prize (2017)
Magnum Photos Graduate Award - Shortlist (2017)
D&AD Next Photographer Award - Shortlist (2017)
Feature Shoot Emerging Photographer Award - Winner (2017)
Magnum & Photo London Graduate Award - Shortlist (2016)
Magnum & Hiive Faces of a Vibrant Economy Grant - Shortlist (2016)
D&AD New Blood Award (I-D Brief) - Winner (2015)
Magnum & Photo London Graduate Award - Shortlist (2015)
Ideastap Photographic Award with Magnum Photos - Shortlist (2014)
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital Bursary - Winner (2014)
International Street Photography Awards - Student Category, First Prize (2014)
Exhibitions
Sennen Summer Fayre, Faraway House (Sennen, 2023)
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery (Edinburgh, 2023)
Notes on a Native Son: After Baldwin, Peckham 24, Copeland Park Gallery (London, 2023)
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, Cromwell Place Gallery (London, 2022)
The Unexposed, Rua de Miguel Bombarda (Porto, 2022)
PhotoEast, Waterfront Billboards (Ipswich, 2018)
PortraitSalon, Peckham Levels (London, 2018)
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery (London, 2017)
Negative Feedback Exhibition, The Print Space (London, 2017)
Negative Feedback Issue #3 Launch, Kamio (London, 2017)
I.P.F Photo Prize Exhibition, House of Vans (London, 2017)
D&AD Next Photographer Exhibition, Truman Brewery (London, 2017)
Ian Parry Scholarship Exhibition, Mother (London, 2016)
Intimate Spaces, Now Gallery (London, 2016)
Splash & Grab #2, The Print Space (London, 2015)
MIND, Centrespace Gallery (Bristol, 2015)
International Street Photography Awards Exhibition, 71a Gallery (London, 2014)
Ideastap Photographic Award with Magnum Photos, Finalists Exhibition, Truman Brewery (London, 2014)
Splash & Grab #1, Portobello Photography Gallery (London, 2014)
Fluxure, Bargehouse (London, 2014)
Fluxure, UWE (Bristol, 2014)
SELF, The Island (Bristol, 2014)
Accidentally On Purpose #3 (Leeds, 2014)
Saatchi Screen, Saatchi Gallery (London) 2013
Miscellaneous, The Island (Bristol 2013)
Commercial Enquiries
Represented Worldwide by Wyatt-Clarke + Jones
office@wyattclarkejones.com
Editorial & Personal Enquiries
Phone: +44 (0) 7527 606 642
Mail: cian@cianobasmith.co.uk
Instagram: @cianobasmith
Twitter: @cianobasmith
Clients
FT Weekend, Port, Google, Nike, Fader, Guardian Weekend, Now Gallery, M Magazine Le Monde, Facebook, Crack, Airbnb, Push, The Face, Arnolfini, Superdrug, The New Yorker, Netflix, Vice, Shelter, Amazon Prime, BBC Radio 4, Sweet, Tacit Design, C4 Random Acts, The Telegraph
Features
Paper Journal, Pylot, iGNANT, Creative Review, The Guardian, British Journal of Photography, It's Nice That, Dazed & Confused, Wonderland, Splash & Grab, Another Place, Wandering Bears, Humble Arts Foundation, Left A Bit, Despite The Illusion, Houston Centre for Photography, Trip, This Is Paper, The Ones We Love, Posi+Tive, Accidental Zine, Under Pressure, Joia, Perdiz
Awards
The Photographers Gallery New Talent Award - Winner (2023)
Ampersand/Photoworks Fellowship - Longlist (2023)
Foam Paul Huf Award - Nominee (2023)
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize - Peoples Pick Winner (2022)
Portrait of Humanity - Selected (2020)
Foam Paul Huf Award - Nominee (2020)
Lightwork Artist-In-Residence (AIR) Program - Selected (2019)
Portrait Salon - Selected (2018)
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize - Selected (2017)
Magenta Flash Forward - Winner (2017)
BJP Breakthrough Award - Graduate Single Image, Runner Up (2017)
I.P.F Photo Prize - Winner, 1st Prize (2017)
Magnum Photos Graduate Award - Shortlist (2017)
D&AD Next Photographer Award - Shortlist (2017)
Feature Shoot Emerging Photographer Award - Winner (2017)
Magnum & Photo London Graduate Award - Shortlist (2016)
Magnum & Hiive Faces of a Vibrant Economy Grant - Shortlist (2016)
D&AD New Blood Award (I-D Brief) - Winner (2015)
Magnum & Photo London Graduate Award - Shortlist (2015)
Ideastap Photographic Award with Magnum Photos - Shortlist (2014)
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital Bursary - Winner (2014)
International Street Photography Awards - Student Category, First Prize (2014)
Exhibitions
Sennen Summer Fayre, Faraway House (Sennen, 2023)
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery (Edinburgh, 2023)
Notes on a Native Son: After Baldwin, Peckham 24, Copeland Park Gallery (London, 2023)
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, Cromwell Place Gallery (London, 2022)
The Unexposed, Rua de Miguel Bombarda (Porto, 2022)
PhotoEast, Waterfront Billboards (Ipswich, 2018)
PortraitSalon, Peckham Levels (London, 2018)
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery (London, 2017)
Negative Feedback Exhibition, The Print Space (London, 2017)
Negative Feedback Issue #3 Launch, Kamio (London, 2017)
I.P.F Photo Prize Exhibition, House of Vans (London, 2017)
D&AD Next Photographer Exhibition, Truman Brewery (London, 2017)
Ian Parry Scholarship Exhibition, Mother (London, 2016)
Intimate Spaces, Now Gallery (London, 2016)
Splash & Grab #2, The Print Space (London, 2015)
MIND, Centrespace Gallery (Bristol, 2015)
International Street Photography Awards Exhibition, 71a Gallery (London, 2014)
Ideastap Photographic Award with Magnum Photos, Finalists Exhibition, Truman Brewery (London, 2014)
Splash & Grab #1, Portobello Photography Gallery (London, 2014)
Fluxure, Bargehouse (London, 2014)
Fluxure, UWE (Bristol, 2014)
SELF, The Island (Bristol, 2014)
Accidentally On Purpose #3 (Leeds, 2014)
Saatchi Screen, Saatchi Gallery (London) 2013
Miscellaneous, The Island (Bristol 2013)