Photo: Ali Murfitt
Statement
I'm a photographer working between documentary and art practice, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
I'm a photographer working between documentary and art practice, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
My work explores themes ranging from social history and cultural heritage to landscape, architecture and the natural world.
I use both digital and analogue media and equipment. The use of different printmaking processes (including Toyobo, cyanotype and digital printmaking) and book-making are important aspects of my work.
Biography
I grew up, lived and worked in Yorkshire, Shropshire and Cambridgeshire before moving to Edinburgh in 2020. I became interested in photography at a very young age and began to take a more serious interest in my early 20s.
I completed a BA (Hons) in Photography at Cambridge School of Art in 2013, followed by an MA in Documentary Photography & Photojournalism at the University of Westminster in 2019.
I have worked professionally as a cultural heritage photographer for artists, galleries and museums since 2013.
Contact
If you have any questions about my work, print enquiries or ideas for a project or commission, you can get in touch with me via the contact page on this site, or through social media using the links on this page.
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Education
2019 ∙ MA Documentary Photography and Photojournalism ∙ University of Westminster ∙ London
2013 ∙ BA (Hons) Photography ∙ Anglia Ruskin University ∙ Cambridge
2019 ∙ MA Documentary Photography and Photojournalism ∙ University of Westminster ∙ London
2013 ∙ BA (Hons) Photography ∙ Anglia Ruskin University ∙ Cambridge
Employment
2024 - 2025 ∙ Lead Photographer (Maternity Cover) ∙ National Museums Scotland ∙ Edinburgh
2013 - 2024 ∙ Freelance Photographer ∙ Josh Murfitt Photography ∙ Edinburgh and Cambridge
2021 - 2024 ∙ Gallery Attendant ∙ National Galleries of Scotland ∙ Edinburgh
2016 - 2019 ∙ Photo Collections Assistant ∙ Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology ∙ Cambridge
2015 - 2016 ∙ Studio and Digitisation Assistant ∙ Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology ∙ Cambridge
2014 - 2015 ∙ Digitisation Assistant ∙ Cambridge University Library ∙ Cambridge
2013 - 2014 ∙ Studio Practice Supervisor ∙ Anglia Ruskin University ∙ Cambridge
Employment
2024 - 2025 ∙ Lead Photographer (Maternity Cover) ∙ National Museums Scotland ∙ Edinburgh
2013 - 2024 ∙ Freelance Photographer ∙ Josh Murfitt Photography ∙ Edinburgh and Cambridge
2021 - 2024 ∙ Gallery Attendant ∙ National Galleries of Scotland ∙ Edinburgh
2016 - 2019 ∙ Photo Collections Assistant ∙ Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology ∙ Cambridge
2015 - 2016 ∙ Studio and Digitisation Assistant ∙ Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology ∙ Cambridge
2014 - 2015 ∙ Digitisation Assistant ∙ Cambridge University Library ∙ Cambridge
2013 - 2014 ∙ Studio Practice Supervisor ∙ Anglia Ruskin University ∙ Cambridge
Voluntary Work
2023 - 2024 ∙ Volunteer Collections Researcher ∙ National Museums Scotland ∙ Edinburgh
2020 - 2021 ∙ Volunteer Gallery Attendant ∙ Inverleith House ∙ Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
2020 ∙ Voluntary Art Guardian ∙ Jupiter Artland ∙ Edinburgh
2020 ∙ Book Cataloguing Volunteer ∙ National Galleries of Scotland ∙ Edinburgh
2013 ∙ Studio Assistant Intern ∙ Green Lens Studios ∙ London
2010 - 2012 ∙ Volunteer Video Editor (PR) ∙ Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ∙ Sandy
Solo Exhibitions
2018 ∙ Islands of Birds ∙ The Edge Café ∙ Cambridge
2017 ∙ Level Ground: Cambridge Pinhole Photography ∙ The Edge Café ∙ Cambridge
2017 ∙ Land, Sea and Sky: Photographs from the Shetland Islands ∙ Hot Numbers Coffee ∙ Cambridge
2013 ∙ Private View: Photography by Josh Murfitt ∙ Green Lens Studios ∙ London
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 ∙ Persevere ∙ Cyan Clayworks ∙ Edinburgh
2024 ∙ Society of Scottish Artists 126th Annual Exhibition ∙ The Royal Scottish Academy ∙ Edinburgh
2024 ∙ Summer Salon ∙ Detail Gallery ∙ Edinburgh
2022 - 2023 ∙ Artists at Work 2 ∙ Scottish National Portrait Gallery ∙ Edinburgh
2022 ∙ Reformulations ∙ London Gallery West ∙ University of Westminster
2020 ∙ All Art is Photography ∙ Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie ∙ Kunstverein Ludwigshafen
2019 ∙ That Was Now: MA Degree Show ∙ Ambika P3 ∙ London
2019 ∙ Everything, All the Time: MA Interim Exhibition ∙ The Street Gallery ∙ University of Westminster
2017 ∙ Orientation: MA Interim Exhibition ∙ The Street Gallery ∙ University of Westminster
2016 ∙ Shutter Hub OPEN ∙ Hot Numbers Coffee ∙ Cambridge
2014 ∙ Art Language Location: Shelf Life ∙ Waterstones ∙ Cambridge
2014 ∙ UX Cambridge ∙ Churchill College ∙ University of Cambridge
2013 ∙ We Surveil ∙ Hoxton Gallery: The Basement ∙ London
2013 ∙ aMUSE: BA Degree Show ∙ Ruskin Gallery ∙ Cambridge School of Art
2012 ∙ (Un) Sustainable? ∙ Ruskin Gallery ∙ Cambridge School of Art
2012 ∙ Bright Sparks ∙ Ruskin Gallery ∙ Cambridge School of Art
2012 ∙ Out of This World ∙ Cambridge Institute of Astronomy
Publications
2023 ∙ Reflect 2023 ∙ Stirling Photography Festival
2022 ∙ YEARBOOK 2022 ∙ Lloyd, Jayne ∙ Shutter Hub
2020 ∙ Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie: The Lives and Loves of Images ∙ Campany, David ∙ Kehrer Verlag
2009 ∙ The Photo Album, Volume 1 ∙ Frankie Magazine ∙ Morrison Media