Marc Wilson (born 1968) is a British photographer, living in Bath. His books include ''The Last Stand'' (2014) and ''A Wounded Landscape'' (2021).

Early life and education

Wilson was born in London. He gained a BSc in sociology from the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...

(1992), and a BA (1996) and MA (1999) in photography from

London College of Printing The London College of Communication is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. It specialises in media-related subjects including advertising, animation, film, graphic design, photography and sound arts. It has approximately ...

Life and work

Wilson lives in

Bath, Somerset Bath () is a city in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary area in the county of Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. At the 2021 Census, the population was 101,557. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, ...

and works as a professional photographer. ''The Last Stand'', made between 2010 and 2014, documents "the physical traces of the second world war on the coastlines of the British Isles and northern Europe". The work shows "how military ruins have become embedded into the landscape, yet still serve as relics of historic events". ''A Wounded Landscape'' is "a project which has taken him six years, with travel to 130 locations in 20 countries. It tells the stories of 22 individuals, some survivors, some who perished in the Holocaust, whose experiences are relayed by surviving members of their family."

Publications

*''The Last Stand: Northern Europe.'' UK: Triplekite, 2014. . **Second edition. 2015. **Third edition. Expanded, redesigned and revised format. Self-published, 2020. . With an essay by Eliane Wilson, and a foreword by Rox Exley. *''Travelogue 1 – Photographs from Eastern Europe 2015–2020''. Self-published. . *''A Wounded Landscape – bearing witness to the Holocaust''. Self-published, 2021. With a foreword by James Bulgin. Photographs, 22 story texts, captions and maps. *''Remnants''. two&two, 2022. . With an essay by Marco Ferrari and illustrations by Jane Randfield. Edition of 1000 copies.

Solo exhibitions

*''The Last Stand'',

Royal Armouries The Royal Armouries is the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Originally an important part of England's military organization, it became the United Kingdom's oldest museum, originally housed in the Tower of London from ...

Fort Nelson, Hampshire Fort Nelson, in the civil parish of Boarhunt in the English county of Hampshire, is one of five defensive forts built on the summit of Portsdown Hill in the 1860s, overlooking the important naval base of Portsmouth. It is now part of the Royal A ...

, 2013;

Royal Armouries Museum The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a national museum which displays the National Collection of Arms and Armour. It is part of the Royal Armouries family of museums, with other sites at the Royal Armouries' traditio ...

, Leeds, 2013/14 *''A Wounded Landscape by Marc Wilson'',

Side Gallery Side Gallery is a photography gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne, run by Amber Film & Photography Collective. It opened in 1977 as Side Gallery and Cinema with a remit to show humanist photography "both by and commissioned by the group along with ...

, Newcastle

Awards

*2013: Shortlisted, Terry O'Neill Award 2012, for ''The Last Stand''

References

External links

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"Fog of war: The Last Stand by Marc Wilson - in pictures"
at ''The Guardian'' Alumni of the London College of Printing Alumni of the University of Edinburgh 21st-century British photographers Photographers from London Living people 1968 births {{UK-photographer-stub