Jem Southam

Southam was born in Bristol. He studied creative photography at the London College of Printing,{{cite news|access-date=2022-10-10|title=Photographer Jem Southam captures the majesty of New Zealand|url=https://www.ft.com/content/430f7758-29a1-11e9-a5ab-ff8ef2b976c7|newspaper=Financial Times|date=8 February 2019}} then worked at Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol from 1976 to 1982. He taught at Falmouth School of Art then taught photography for many years at the University of Plymouth where he is now emeritus Professor of Photography in the School of Art, Design and Architecture.{{cite web|access-date=2022-10-10|title=Professor Jem Southam - University of Plymouth|url=https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/jem-southam|website=www.plymouth.ac.uk}}

Predominantly, "Southam's subject is the rural landscape of the South West of England, where he lives and works." He conducts long-term studies of selected sites, that trace changes over seasons and even several years. His first project, in black and white, was The Floating Harbour: a Landscape History of Bristol City Docks (1977–84). All subsequent series are in colour and include Paintings of the West of Cornwall (1982–86); and The Long White Cloud, made in New Zealand at the end of 2018. He uses an 8×10 large format view camera.{{cite web|access-date=2022-10-14|title=Britain: what lies ahead?|url=https://www.ft.com/content/d52cc4c6-192c-11e0-9311-00144feab49a|website=www.ft.com}}

• The Floating Harbour – A landscape history of Bristol City Docks. Redcliff, 1982. With John Lord.
• The Red River. Manchester: Cornerhouse, 1989. With essays by D.M.Thomas, Frank Turk and Jan Ruhrmund.
• The Raft of Carrots. London: The Photographers' Gallery, 1992. With an essay by David Chandler.
• Rockfalls, Rivermouths and Ponds. Eastbourne: Towner Gallery; Maidstone: Photoworks, 2000. With essays by David Chandler, Ian Jeffrey and Jeremy Millar.
• Landscape Stories. Princeton Architectural Press/Blindspot, 2005. With essays by Andy Grundberg and Gerry Badger. {{ISBN|978-1568985176}}.
• The Painter's Pool. Nazraeli, 2007. With an essay by Chris Cook.
• Clouds Descending. Salford: Lowry, 2008 With essays by Nick Alfrey, Lindsay Brooks, David Chandler, Richard Hamblyn, Matthew Southam and Harriet Tarlo.
• Rockfalls and Ponds. La Fabrica / PHotoEspaña, 2010. With an introduction by Sergio Mah.
• The Moth. London: Mack. 2018.
• Four Winters. London: Stanley/Barker, 2022. {{ISBN|978-1-913288-25-9}}.
• The Harbour. Bristol: RRB, 2023.

• Jem Southam: From A Distance: An Industrial Landscape in Cornwall, Tate St Ives, St Ives, 2004/5{{cite web|access-date=2022-10-11|title=Tate St Ives Winter Season 2004|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/art/2004_stories/tatewinter.shtml|website=BBC}}
• Jem Southam: Path to a Picture, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2006{{cite web|access-date=2022-10-11|title=Past Exhibitions and Displays 2006|url=http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/p/past-exhibitions-and-displays-2006/|date=25 January 2013|website=www.vam.ac.uk}}
• Clouds Descending, The Lowry, Salford, 2010{{cite web|access-date=2022-10-10|title=Exhibition preview: Jem Southam: Clouds Descending, Salford|url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/nov/15/jem-southam-clouds-descending-exhibition|date=15 November 2008|website=The Guardian}}{{cite web|access-date=2022-10-10|title=Wander lonely as a cloud|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/showbiz/wander-lonely-as-a-cloud-972854|date=18 April 2010|website=Manchester Evening News}}
• Jem Southam: A Bend in The River, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, 2023{{cite web|access-date=2023-03-14|title=Jem Southam: A Bend in The River|url=https://www.rwa.org.uk/collections/events/products/bristol-photo-festival-jem-southam-a-bend-in-the-river|website= Royal West of England Academy}}

• 2001: Shortlisted, Citigroup Photography Prize, London{{Cite web |title=Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize |url=https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/sites/default/files/attachments/Deutsche%20Bo%CC%88rse%20Photography%20Foundation%20Prize_0_0.pdf |website=The Photographers' Gallery}}

Southam's work is held in the following permanent collections:

• Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: 1 print (as of 10 October 2022)
• British Council, UK
• Government Art Collection, UK: 4 prints (as of 10 October 2022)
• J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California: 7 prints (as of 10 October 2022)
• Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri: 2 prints (as of 11 October 2022)
• Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
• Science Museum Group, UK: 5 prints (as of 10 October 2022)
• Tate, UK: 12 prints (as of 10 October 2022)
• Victoria and Albert Museum, London: 11 prints (as of 10 October 2022)

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