A home for photography in Dungeness, Kent.
The Peter Marlow Foundation was established in 2018 to commemorate the late Magnum photographer Peter Marlow. The foundation based in Dungeness exists to celebrate, preserve, and make accessible Peter’s archive, while supporting contemporary photography and visual literacy across the UK, with a special focus on Kent and surrounding counties.
The Foundation’s permanent photographic archive contains an extensive collection of Peter Marlow’s work and archive material.
The Foundation’s library houses a prestigious collection of Magnum photography books; one of the only libraries in the world containing such an extensive collection of Magnum books for research and education. Our aim is that all Magnum Estates and current photographers will eventually be represented making this a unique asset accessible to all.
An extensive education and outreach programme operates nationally and from the workshop space at Experimental Station, our home in Dungeness.
We are working on plans for a new gallery space in Dungeness and once in the new Pluto II building we will offer the The Peter Marlow Fellowship, awarded to eminent photographers and photography students. The aim is to support and encourage a new generation of social realist photographers and overlap skills and experience. The Foundation will offer four fellowships a year, providing a residency, accommodation and workspace at the Foundation, culminating in an exhibition at the gallery for all the year’s fellows.
In his lifetime Peter Marlow worked all over the world and his ever thoughtful photographs deal with close observation of the physical and personal landscape that is often overlooked. His lens was always on the human and social. The Foundation will continue in this spirit, providing a focus on social realism and people, both in the work it shares and in the activity it generates.
The Peter Marlow Foundation was established in 2018 to commemorate the late Magnum photographer Peter Marlow. The foundation based in Dungeness exists to celebrate, preserve, and make accessible Peter’s archive, while supporting contemporary photography and visual literacy across the UK, with a special focus on Kent and surrounding counties.
The Foundation’s permanent photographic archive contains an extensive collection of Peter Marlow’s work and archive material.
The Foundation’s library houses a prestigious collection of Magnum photography books; one of the only libraries in the world containing such an extensive collection of Magnum books for research and education. Our aim is that all Magnum Estates and current photographers will eventually be represented making this a unique asset accessible to all.
An extensive education and outreach programme operates nationally and from the workshop space at Experimental Station, our home in Dungeness.
We are working on plans for a new gallery space in Dungeness and once in the new Pluto II building we will offer the The Peter Marlow Fellowship, awarded to eminent photographers and photography students. The aim is to support and encourage a new generation of social realist photographers and overlap skills and experience. The Foundation will offer four fellowships a year, providing a residency, accommodation and workspace at the Foundation, culminating in an exhibition at the gallery for all the year’s fellows.
In his lifetime Peter Marlow worked all over the world and his ever thoughtful photographs deal with close observation of the physical and personal landscape that is often overlooked. His lens was always on the human and social. The Foundation will continue in this spirit, providing a focus on social realism and people, both in the work it shares and in the activity it generates.
Peter Marlow Foundation Trustees:
Felix Naylor Marlow
Fiona Naylor
Fiona Parker
Max Naylor Marlow
Robert Husband
Tom Harvey
Felix Naylor Marlow
Fiona Naylor
Fiona Parker
Max Naylor Marlow
Robert Husband
Tom Harvey
