About me
Jack Fillery is an award-winning photographer living and working in South London, last year shortlisted for the Professional Photographer Magazine's Photographer of the Year Award. He has exhibited in the UK and Europe, with his current exhibition 'An Inflection of India' hanging in the Borough Barista on Seymour Street, London. Commercially Jack focuses on travel, socumentary and food photography, although his personal work ranges from still life to wildlife, displaying a wide ranging artistic exploration which is often informed by a fascination with the natural world.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch.. Please contact Jack directly at info@jackfillery.com
Projects
- The Pasay CockpitIn the Philippines there is a joke that if a man's house catches fire, he saves his prize fighting cockerel first, and his wife and children after. Journeying through a few of the hundreds of islands which make up this huge country where almost every household cages a few of these magnificent birds, and having been awoken at the crack of dawn by their rasping crow on more than one occasion, I began to believe that this joke may actually have some foundation. Although officially basketball is the national sport, cockfighting (or sabong) is just as popular, if not more so, with legal arenas (cockpits) in every major city, and illegal fights (tupada) happening on an almost daily basis all around the country. Many fights are even televised. It is not uncommon for there to be around 30 separate fights on a normal day in an arena, and almost all of these end in mortality for one of the unlucky avians.
- The Human WheelThis last february I found myself at a religious festival in the small outpost of Hsipaw, Burma. I had met a few local guys earlier in the day who insisted that I jump on the back of their bike and head out of town with to the pagoda that evening. When we arrived I was immediately drawn to the bright lights of the big ferris wheel at the end of the field. When I got there, I was slightly bemused by the apparent lack of cables and mechanics attached to the 40 foot wheel, and couldn't figure out how on earth the thing was meant to revolve. As if in answer to my question, two young men of about 16 darted towards the shakey wheel, and scaled it in a matter of seconds. Once at the top, and the passenger somewhat insecurely seated in the bottom cart, the first youth hurled himself from the top, gripping on to one of the other carts, pulling the wheel around with him. The second youth swiftly folowed suit, and the wheel began to gather pace. Two others at the bottom now grabbed the swinging carts flying past them, and where launched into the air to the top of the wheel to repeat the process. The system became a sort of dance as the boys rotated and launched and rotated and launched and the wheel spun round much to the delight of the little passengers. Of course, I had to have a go..
- The Mule Men of PetraPetra, described by UNESCO as 'one of the most precious culture properties of man's cultural heritage', lies in the South West of Jordan, close to the border of Gaza. The World Heritage site, which has become the symbol of Jordan, was established by the Nabatean people around 312BC, was later invaded and expanded by the Romans, and subsequently the Byzantines, and is now invaded by hoards of tourists each year who make the pilgrimage to witness the incredible feats of engineering and artistry of this early civilisation, and to pay homage to Indiana Jones.. Amongst the ruins of this ancient site, there roam a people as ancient as the carvings themselves. These are the Bedouin people of Petra ('Ban?' in arabic); distant relatives of the old residents, who have moved away from their desert-bound semi-nomadic lifestyle to set up shop in providing transport for the more adventurous, and less mobile visitors. Whether horse, mule or camel, the Ban? appear to have a strong relationship with their animals, which historically enabled them to drift through the sands of surrounding deserts in search of trade and water, and which now provide them with a new form of livelihood in the tourist trade.
- The Swedish ChefAlthough not the character of Muppet fame, and by far and away more coherent (and competent) than his namesake, Tomas (aka the Swedish Chef) does at least share the culinary imagination of our furry friend. Producing dishes from his tiny kitchen on Brick Lane, the likes of which would make any one of us akin to one of Pavlov’s dogs, he is striving to rival the fame of aforementioned puppet - more so with his colourful and delicious dishes than kitchen tomfoolery.
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Work history
Photographer
Skills
- Advertising
- Art Photography
- Commercial Photography
- Photojournalism
- Documentary
- Editorial
- Travel Photography
Education
English Literature
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