Candice Farmer
{{Short description|English underwater photographer}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2013}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Candice Farmer
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1970}}
| birth_place = Uckfield, England
| occupation = Underwater and beauty photographer, environmentalist
| alma_mater = Plymouth College of Art and Design
}}
Candice Farmer (born c. 1970){{cite news|last=Pukas|first=Anna|title=There's something fishy about Kelly Brook|url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/381841/There-s-something-fishy-about-Kelly-Brook|access-date=6 March 2013|newspaper=Daily Express|date=5 March 2013}} is an underwater fashion and beauty photographer,[https://web.archive.org/web/20140407081529/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/article181308.ece "I'm a celebrity: Get me under here"]{{subscription required}}, Katharine Hibbert, The Sunday Times Magazine, 2 July 2006. based in Uckfield, England.{{cite news |url = http://www.theargus.co.uk/magazine/interview/10298402.Underwater_wonders/ | date = 19 March 2013 | access-date = 13 January 2014 | publisher = The Argus (Brighton) | title = Underwater wonders | quote = The Uckfield-based photographer}} She is known professionally by the mononym, Candice.
Photography
Farmer gained a National Diploma and Higher National Diploma in photography at Plymouth College of Art and Design.{{when|date=April 2014}} The course included a module on underwater photography which she has since specialised in. She also studied business studies.{{where|date=January 2014}}
Farmer had her first exhibition in 2001.{{where|date=January 2014}}
She was the recipient of a Shell LiveWIRE award, an enterprise scheme to help support young entrepreneurs into business.{{when|date=April 2014}}
Farmer has worked commercially for British Airways{{Cite web|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/magazine/interview/10298402.Underwater_wonders/?ref=rss|title=Underwater wonders|date=19 March 2013 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ephotozine.com/article/epson-team-up-with-candice-farmer--475|title=Epson team up with Candice Farmer}} and provided fashion stills for a PBS documentary on "How Art Made the World"."How Art Made the World", Episode 1 Production Credits, https://www.pbs.org/howartmadetheworld/series/credits/ "fashion stills" She also worked for the department store Harrods, the skin cream brand Nivea, the supermarket chain Sainsbury's, the British retailer W H Smith, the British retailer FHM, and the fashion magazines Cosmopolitan, GQ, Harper’s & Queen, Vogue, Elle and Marie Claire.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}
Fresh2o
In 2004 Farmer founded the clean drinking water initiative Fresh2o, intended to raise awareness and funding for fresh water projects. As part of her campaign she has created a series of celebrity photographs to highlight the cause,"In pictures: Underwater gallery for fresh-water projects", BBC News, 8 March 2013 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-21718936 including as models Keira Knightley,"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iTX_XmREJc Keira Knightley Underwater Photoshoot for Fresh2o]", YouTube Kelly Brook,"[http://www.stylist.co.uk/people/kelly-brook-fresh-20-campaign#image-rotator-1 Kelly Brook highlights water crisis]", Stylist Magazine, March 2013 Sir Nick Faldo, Nicko McBrain and Tamzin Outhwaite. Supporters also include Janet Jackson, Jay Kay, Will Smith, Ellen Whitaker, Bear Grylls, and Zac Efron.
Personal life
References
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External links
- [http://www.candice.co.uk/ Official Website]
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Category:English women photographers
Category:British fashion photographers
Category:Underwater photographers
Category:British show jumping riders
Category:British underwater divers
Category:English environmentalists
Category:British women environmentalists