About
Mark Griffiths is a documentary photographer and filmmaker based in South Wales whose work explores the relationship between landscape, community, identity and environmental change through photography and film.
His recent Arts Council of Wales-supported solo exhibition, An Incremental Demise, was presented at Ffotogallery and examined the loss of green spaces across the UK, combining documentary photography, film and public engagement to explore the environmental consequences of land-use change.
Mark's award-winning documentary Hollow Mountain won Best Welsh Documentary at the BAFTA-qualifying Focus Wales Film Festival. The film explores the impact of quarry expansion on the community of Glyncoch, addressing themes of environmental justice and public health.
Alongside his creative practice, Mark has delivered a Welsh Government-supported Climate Conversation on environmental storytelling and guest lectured at Swansea College of Art. He holds a BA (Hons) in Photojournalism and an MA in Documentary Photography.
His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Mall Galleries (London), DNG Gallery (Los Angeles) and Galerie Huit (Arles), and has received awards from the British Journal of Photography Open Walls, Antiparos International Photo Festival and the Moscow International Photography Awards. His photography has been commissioned by organisations including The Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, Channel 4, Disney, Vodafone, Cancer Research UK and The National Lottery.
His current practice focuses on documenting communities, cultural heritage and the changing relationship between people and place.