“One huge image can fill a spread and stop you in your tracks”

The documentary photographer discusses the realities of shooting amid one of the world’s worst Ebola outbreaks in history
“I am so fortunate to be able to step into someone’s life, enter their world, and experience it, if only for a minute”
In the media “Asian Americans are rarely depicted. If we are, we are often forced into these clichéd tropes: the nerdy Asian, the submissive Asian, the exotic Asian. I am looking to create a genuine representation”
“There is a vast chasm between a lived experience in a place and a photograph that somehow tries to represent that experience”
“It would be cool for someone of the next generation who is fat and self-conscious to see my work and think that they can also take self portraits”
“Getting the train to the studio was nerve wracking; it felt like people stared at my uneven tones and blistered face. After the photoshoot I went to meet my Mum for a drink. I did not cover my skin up, I let it breathe and felt myself do the same”
Winner of BJP’s Fractured Stories commission, Adam is currently based at the Preston New Road site working on an ongoing project
Clément Chapillon spent 10 days immersed in the Californian wilderness. The work he created embodies his journey as much as the people and places he encountered along the way