Andy hughes photographer biography books

          His first book, 'Dominant Wave Theory,' was published in This is the first photographic monograph where combined texts from scientists and leading.!

          Andy with Dopper Changemaker Judges, London, 2019

          Andy at Gapado AiR, South Korea, 2022


          Andy Hughes is a British artist whose practice revolves around the littoral zone and the politics of plastic waste.

          Hughes studied fine art at Cardiff University and received a scholarship to study photography at the Royal College of Art, London.

          Image of Dominant Wave Theory.

        1. Books to buy by Andy Hughes including Gyre:The Plastic Ocean and Dominant Wave Theory.
        2. His first book, 'Dominant Wave Theory,' was published in This is the first photographic monograph where combined texts from scientists and leading.
        3. Born in in Castleford, Yorkshire, he developed an interest in the seascape and landscape after learning to surf whilst at Art College in Wales.
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        5. He was the first artist in residence at Tate Gallery St. Ives. For more than 30 years, he has collaborated with scientists, curators, publishers, NGOs, academics, other artists, and many communities sympathetic to those aiming to examine and consider our relationships with plastic and pollution-related matters.

          Recent work aims to move beyond the trope of 'raising awareness’ about plastic pollution in the world's oceans by connecting to weirdness, magic and the writings of Timothy Morton.

          His first book, 'Dominant Wave Theory,' was published in 2006.

          This is the first photographic monograph where combined texts from scientists and leading co