About — zakwaters

Photographer
Programme Director in Creative Media.
Lecturer in Photography, Film & Multimedia

Founder of CAMERA

Host of WTF-Stop Podcast

Trustee @ Postive View Foundation

Sunderland Till I Die

Selected Clients:
The Guardian - BBC - M&C Saatchi - Sunday Times - Cap Gemini UK - IKEA - Black Star - COI - Schnieder Group - Aricotvert - Helix 3d Ltd - Colas - Parceline - The Independent - General Medical Council - Kingfisher PLC - IBM -Deeper Media - Coca Cola - Peleton - KPMG - Opportunity Now - The MLA - Ideology - Le Point Magazine - Newsweek - CH4 - Stern - Barts NHS - Boodle Hatfield - Surface - Direct Selling Association - Merlin Entertainment Ltd - QVC - Hippodrome Casinos - Addison - MetLife - IBM - Boots - Trend Micro - Springer News - Agence VU - REA - Tyco - TES - Crisis - John Brown Publishing - Addison Group - Action Contre la Faim - Candis - Pearson New Entertainment - IPC Media

Books:

Coal Faces (Image & Reality 2024) Hard & Soft Cover Buy

Life's a Ball 90s (Fistful of Books 2021)Hardcover. Offset colour 140 pages Buy

Birdmen (Bluecoat Press, 2018) Duotone 156p ISBN 9781908457448 Buy

Hold Still: A Portrait of our Nation in 2020 (NPG 2020) Buy

UK at Home (Against All Odds Productions, 2008)

My Sikh Life (Wayland, 1997)

Eating Disorders (Wayland, 1997)

Zines:
Kosovo Crisis Macedonia 1999 (Fistful of Books 2020) Buy

Monkwearmouth Colliery 1991 (Fistful of Books 2020) Buy

Kingsnorth Gardens - Drug Bags (CAMERA 2019) A5 170gsm Colour Silk

#IFoundshoppingLists (CAMERA 2019)
A5 24p 170gsm Colour Silk

#IFoundPost_Its (Camera 2018)
A5 22p 130gsm Colour Gloss

Collections:
Fifty Crows Foundation. San Francisco. Selected Birdmen.
National Portrait Gallery.

Awards:

2022

Develop Your Creative Practice, Arts Council England (UK)
D31 Photography Prize. 1st Place.

2020

EKC Group Folkestone. Outstanding Contribution to the Community during Covid19.
Finalist National Portrait Gallery, Hold Still.

2018

Kent FE Teacher of the Year.

2017

EKC Group Star Award Campus Teacher of the Year.
EKC Student Vote Award.

2016

EKC Student Vote Award.

2010

Digital Camera Photographer of the Year Highly Commended Documentary.
Everyman Pro Photo Contest. Portraiture 2nd and 3rd Place.
London Photographic Awards. Bronze winner in Portraiture.

2009

ePhotozine B&W Photography Award. Shortlisted.
Terry O'Neil Award. Shortlisted.
The Everyman Pro Photo Contest. Honourable Mention.
London Photographic Awards. Bronze winner in Portraiture.

2008

Nominee Black & White Spider Awards.

2007

Terry O'Neil Award. Shortlisted.
Terence Donovan Award, The Royal Photographic Society. Winner.
National Geographic 'All Roads Award'. Nominated.
London Photographic Awards. Highly Recomended - Portraiture.

2006

B&W Photography Magazine. Photographer of the Year.
National Geographic 'All Roads Award'. Nominated.

2005

National Geographic 'All Roads Award' Nominated.

1995

The British Airways Award for Youth Achievment. Shortlisted.

1994

BP Oil Young European Artist. UK Winner.

All images and audio recordings are copyright and may not be copied or reproduced without written permission. All Rights Reserved. ©Zak Waters 2024

All images and audio recordings are copyright and may not be copied or reproduced without written permission.
All Rights Reserved. ©Zak Waters 2024