Fallen Photograph - Limited Edition of 1

Darren Washington was born in 1977 in Stoke-on-Trent, where he currently lives and works. He left school and worked through most of the 90's in the ceramic industry, working for Masons Ironstone and after the closure moved to Staffordshire Table Ware. Darren moved into photography following the demise of the industry and various other career paths in 2004 Darren set up his company iconic images photography. During which Darren has turned iconic images photography into one of the city's best known brands with a distinct style of what has been reviewed and referred to as cinematic approach to photography. Following his 2008 exhibition Tales from a changing city at Stoke on Trent's major arts venue Airspace with co-artist fictional writer Danny Hill of which was an in-depth look at the city going through regeneration and accompanied by Danny's fictional stories based within the city reaching critical acclaim. Darren moved on to working with a great assortment of artists from film Directors to Graffiti artists. Now in 2011 Darren has reached a whole new audience in turning his photography experience in to producing films, producing a new and unique film based on the famous Spode pottery factory called Memories of Spode. A feature length documentary film of ex-Spode workers coming on to the now closed site and talk about life on the factory, giving a unique perspective of life on the prestigious site and the people whom used to work there, alongside his extensive photographic archive of the site. MEMORIES OF SPODE 1 / 13 Memories of Spode is the result of a 2 year exploration of the famous 10 acre Spode factory, in a feature length film documentary produced and directed by documentary photographer Darren Washington of ex-Spode workers reminiscing about their time at the site. This body of work explores the personal story of Spode ceramic factory, shot in a raw, intimate style allowing the audience to experience each individual's recollections of their time at Spode. In addition to the film Darren has compiled an extensive photography archive of the site as it has stood for just over two years. The photographs follow the approach of the film, focusing on individual workers located on site, where they once worked. The images take us on a journey around the site showing us all the diverse activities involved in the pottery process and each individual's role within this.