Four Five Six Ward-Tucker is a photographer based in London, his primary medium is analogue photography. With a vast archive of photos spanning all areas of life, from the fast paced action of live music, to using his camera to tell stories through social documentary work. Having completed The Photography Foundation’s traineeship in mid-2022, Four Five Six went on to participate in 2023s inaugural cohort of the recent Reframe: Residency at The Southbank, with his work being featured in the Hayward Gallery Summer Exhibition. He has also collaborated with established brands such as Nike, Apple & Nicce, building a strong body of work rooted in capturing culture. Four Five Six further developed his practice and continues to explore themes such as displacement as a result of gentrification, documentation of subcultures within London and collaborating with musicians through film photography. Four five Six has continued to work with musicians, creating images for album artworks as well as exhibiting his socio-documentary work at collaborative exhibitions in London.
Projects
- Southbank Centre’s REFRAME: THE RESIDENCYIn 2023 I was selected to be a part of the inaugural cohort of Southbank's Reframe; The Residency which is a residency for artists from black and mixed backgrounds. The project was a collaboration between the Southbank Centre and Apple. In our groups, we were assigned to produce a multi-screen installation piece for the unveiling of a new exhibition space within the Hayward Gallery. Our piece was called ‘SCAPE’ which explores the themes of an ever changing landscape, from living off the fat of
- Native Fire Side Chats With Big NarstieIn early 2023 I collaborated with Native, an organisation who provide unique experiences for students. This instalment was part of their fireside chats's series in which a special guest hosts a panel talk on subjects faced by students around the country. This talk focused on the themes of mental health.
- Jules - September Album Artwork + Still’sI worked alongside a creative team on the production of the visuals for the track ‘September’ by an artist known as Jules. Working alongside the director and videographer we created the music video as well as accompanying stills one of which is used as the album cover. IG: ARTIST: @LIFEOFJXLES DIRECTOR: @DRIPEISHA VISUALS: @ARMZY.ENT
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Projects credited in
- Southbank Centre: Reframe Exhibition 2023This project explores how climate change disproportionately affects communities of colour and young people in the UK, providing insight into their experiences with this global issue. The aim for this work was to create meaningful dialogue about how we can better mitigate our environmental impact while also working towards social justice for those most affected by it. This piece is an audio-visual installation that takes you on a journey of connectivity from different perspectives of the past, p
Work history
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PhotographerDigit.FourFiveSix
London, United KingdomFull Time
Skills
- Photography
- Photography Editing
- Photography Shoots
- Adobe
- Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe Photoshop
- Camera Raw
- Mac OS
- Mac
Education
Artist in residencySouthbank Centre
London, United Kingdom
I was one of 30 artists to be selected to be a part of the Southbank's Reframe Residency which is a residency in partnership Apple. The artist taking part in the residency work in the medium of photography, videography and music. All of whose working on a collaborative installation piece for an opening of a new space in The Hayward Gallery.
TraineeshipThe Photography Foundation
- London, United Kingdom
In 2022 I completed The Photography Foundation’s traineeship, a Charity funded photography-based organisation that aims to educate photographers from underrepresented backgrounds. In the traineeship, we were shown all of the skills to run a successful studio as well as gaining hands on experience with using a wide range of professional equipment. During the course we had many established photographers come in and deliver in person sessions such as a workshop with Ken Lam on natural lighting and still life photography.
The 6 month traineeship was split into two sections, the first three months of the traineeship we were set the individual task of creating a commercial brief. This consisted of; designing a treatment to send to our client, reaching out and forming a team to collaborate with, and ensuring on the smooth production of the whole shoot. For my project I chose to work with a selection of musicians to create content for promotional use on social media and music platforms.
For the second half of the course, as a group we where tasked with creating a series of professional studio headshots for the staff of a charity called The Young Brent Foundation, as well as shooting a series of photos for the unveiling of their new community hub. In this we were given a budget to acquire all of the kit we would need to create a remote studio for the portraits, the equipment needed to shoot photos, the new location as well factoring in the cost of transporting all of the kit. The photos where displayed on banners at the launching of the new space.
The program culminated in an exhibition of all of the work that we hand created during the traineeship, showcasing our newfound skills.