Info | Nick Ballón

Biography

I’m Nick Ballón, a photographer and filmmaker working across portraiture, documentary and design. Based in the UK, I have travelled the world capturing the everyday and the uncanny, sparking curiosity and challenging perspectives in the hope of deepening our understanding of the world around us. My images and films are marked by an intentional ambiguity that aims to provide a space for reflection; I’ve found this approach defies categorisation, allowing for the close study and capture of a range of subjects. Working both independently and with long-term clients and industry collaborators, my subjects include roving journeys across wild landscapes, stories of politics and community, the materials and mechanics of design, and more. In recent years, my personal work has centred on my Anglo-Bolivian heritage and its continued role in shaping who I am today, with a focus on ideas of loss, identity, place and belonging. I am also a co-founder of Picnic, a not-for-profit photography space in East Sussex that offers exhibition platforms, mentoring and networking for young people and emerging talent in our local photographic community. In all forms, my work is shaped by obsessive observation, curiosity, and a desire to elevate the seemingly everyday to the extraordinary.

Awards

2022
37th AOP Awards
Silver award Still Life Category

2017
CR Photography Annual
Best In Book & Personal

2016
CR Photography Annual
Editorial

2015
CR Photography Annual
Two projects featured

Prix Pictet (nomination)
'Disorder' (The Cold Road)

2014
CR Photography Annual
Best In Book (Ezekiel 36:36)

JGS Photography Contest (Runner up)
The Bitter Sea

Arles Photo Festival, book show
Ezekiel 36:36

PDN Photo Annual Finalist
Virtue of Wrestling

Lens Culture Awards Finalist

2013
Terry O'Neill Awards Finalist
Ezekiel 36:36

TIME - best photobooks of 2013
Ezekiel 36:36

Portrait Salon
Ezekiel 36:36 & Virtue of Wrestling

Exhibitions

2023
RA Summer Show (group show)
Royal Academy, Mayfair, London, UK

2018
Ekeko
Kiosko Galeria. Santa Cruz, Bolivia 

Ekeko
CAF. La Paz, Bolivia 

We Feed The World (group show)
Bargehouse Gallery. London, UK.

2017
Ekeko (group show)
CAF. La Paz Bolivia

2015
The Bitter Sea
NCM/Foyle Foundation Commissions

2014
Together We Go Further
M&C Saatchi, College des Bernardins, Paris

Faith Family
Community Guernsey Photography Festival  

Long Night of Museums
CAF, La Paz, Bolivia 

Pierre and The Almond Tree
Victor Hunt Gallery, Brussels, Belgium 

A Year In Development
Four Corners Gallery 

Portrait Salon (group show)
Fuse Art Space, Bradford 

Terry O’Neill (group show)
Strand Gallery

2013
Brighton Photo Fringe (group show)
Phoenix Gallery 

Ezekiel 36:36
KK Outlet

Selected Clients