Max Pattenden is a photographer based in the South West of England, making work that investigates the relationships between time, identity and landscape. Upon graduating from the University of Plymouth, he has received The Greg O'Shea Memorial Award for Outstanding Practice, and was featured as a winner in the Portrait of Britain Volume 8. Pattenden is currently creating new work for ‘Men May Come and Men May Go But I Go On Forever’, alongside a new series ‘Epidermis’, upon receiving this year’s Eamonn McCabe Bursary from The Royal Photographic Society in partnership with The Guardian.
Achievements
2026, 2nd Place Prize Winner, Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize
2026, 3rd Place Winner, FotoSlovo Black & White Awards
2025, South West Graduate Photo Prize Winner
2025, Recipient of the Eamonn McCabe Bursary by the Royal Photographic Society, in partnership with the Guardian
2025, Portrait of Britain Volume 8 Winner
2025, The Greg O'Shea Memorial Award for Outstanding Practice
2024, MPB Student Awards Finalist
2024, Artist's Residency at Ocean Studios
Exhibitions
2026, The Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, UK
2025, JCDecaux Portrait of Britain Volume 8, UK
2025, South West Graduate Photography Prize, 107 Cornwall Street Gallery, Plymouth
2025, MONUMENT Degree Show, University of Plymouth
2025, Photo|Frome
2024, Lion's Den Show, University of Plymouth
2024, PHOTO PORTRAIT NOW, National Portrait Gallery
2024, Ocean Studios Residency Show
Publications
2026, Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026 Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery
2026, ZONE 5, Zone Magazine
2025, Portrait of Britain Volume 8, Bluecoat Press
Education
BA (Hon) Photography, First Class Honours, University of Plymouth
Contact
maxpattenden@gmail.com
@maxpattenden
Portfolio of commissioned work can be viewed upon request.
Photograph by Jaiyana Chelikha