Candice Farmer (born c. 1970) is an underwater

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and beauty photographer,"I'm a celebrity: Get me under here"
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. She is known professionally by the

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, Candice.

Photography

Farmer gained a National Diploma and Higher National Diploma in photography at

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. The course included a module on underwater photography which she has since specialised in. She also studied business studies. Farmer had her first exhibition in 2001. She was the recipient of a Shell LiveWIRE award, an enterprise scheme to help support young entrepreneurs into business. Farmer has worked commercially for

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and provided fashion stills for a

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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

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, the supermarket chain

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, the British retailer

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, the British retailer ''

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'', and the fashion magazines '' Cosmopolitan'', '' GQ'', '' Harper’s & Queen'', ''

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'' and Marie Claire.

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, including as models

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, Kelly Brook, Sir Nick Faldo, Nicko McBrain and Tamzin Outhwaite. Supporters also include Janet Jackson, Jay Kay,

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, Ellen Whitaker, Bear Grylls, and Zac Efron.

Personal life

Candice is a professional diver and accomplished show-jumper, having competed in Switzerland for many years and now in the UK.

References

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Farmer, Candice Living people English women photographers Fashion photographers Underwater photographers British show jumping riders British underwater divers British environmentalists British women environmentalists People from Uckfield 1970s births British female equestrians Alumni of the Plymouth College of Art