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James Sparshatt Art

British, b. 1966
James Sparshatt began his photographic career in the 1990s in Bolivia, working as a photojournalist and editor of the Bolivian Times. James has had solo exhibitions in the US, Ireland, Spain, Cuba, France and across the UK. His work has also been shown at prestigious contemporary art fairs including Pulse - Miami, Art Chicago, Art Hamptons, Slick Paris, Art Market (San Francisco) among others. James’s photographs have been used for many advertising campaigns and have featured in magazines such as Dazed and Confused, Tatler, Red, Wanderlust as well as all of the UK’s major broadsheets. He has also written for the New Statesman. “My love of photography developed while I was working as a photojournalist in Latin America in the 1990s. Both there, and later in Cuba, I was captivated by the energy and exuberance of the festivals and dance so inherent in Latino life. Many of my images celebrate the rich and vibrant musical heritage of Havana, Buenos Aires and Seville. When I look at them I recall the rhythmic beat of the music and almost feel a trickle of sweat running down my back.” His exhibition at the Royal National Theatre, London was described in the Sunday Telegraph as “a dazzling collection of black and white images”. James has been a finalist in the Sony World Photographic awards, the Centre for Fine Art Photography and The Worldwide Photography Gala awards. He has also won the Center for Fine Art Photography’s International award. James frequently gives talks about his work at photographic festivals and exhibitions.
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James Sparshatt A Moment with Mario Photography, Palladium Platinum Print, 2019
James Sparshatt A Moment with Mario Photography, Palladium Platinum Print, 2019

James Sparshatt A Moment with Mario Photography, Palladium Platinum Print, 2019

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

A photograph of Mario locked in a harmonious embrace with his trumpet… a moment of magic in a jazz club in New Orleans. James Sparshatt’s photographs of music and dance capture the ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

Stormy Waters by James Sparshatt.  Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame
Stormy Waters by James Sparshatt.  Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame

Stormy Waters by James Sparshatt. Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Rolling waves crashing against the breakwater in St Monan’s calmed by a long exposure after dark. James Sparshatt’s black and white landscapes have an ethereal beauty. They are mom...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

Mists O’er The Loch by James Sparshatt Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame
Mists O’er The Loch by James Sparshatt Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame

Mists O’er The Loch by James Sparshatt Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

A frozen morning in the highlands of Scotland and the sun battles to emerge from the mists. James Sparshatt’s black and white landscapes have an ethereal beauty. They are moments w...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

Havana Café by James Sparshatt. C-type Photo with Acrylic Face Mount

Havana Café by James Sparshatt. C-type Photo with Acrylic Face Mount

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Havana Café. El Escabeche is a bar about halfway along called Obispo in old Havana. It was late afternoon when the band began to play. Their new lead singer was performing for the fi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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C Print

La Dama Del Callejón by James Sparshatt. Baryta Silver Gelatin Print, 2001
La Dama Del Callejón by James Sparshatt. Baryta Silver Gelatin Print, 2001

La Dama Del Callejón by James Sparshatt. Baryta Silver Gelatin Print, 2001

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Every Sunday afro-Cubans gather in the Callejon de Hammel to play the drums and sing the harsh vocals of rumba. The Spirit of the Revolution series documents the generation of Cuban...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Silver Gelatin

La Dama Del Callejón by James Sparshatt. 20" x 20"  Photo on brushed aluminium

La Dama Del Callejón by James Sparshatt. 20" x 20" Photo on brushed aluminium

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Every Sunday afro-Cubans gather in the Callejon de Hammel to play the drums and sing the harsh vocals of rumba. The Spirit of the Revolution series documents the generation of Cuban...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Metal

Aodh’s Domain by James Sparshatt. Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame 2011
Aodh’s Domain by James Sparshatt. Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame 2011

Aodh’s Domain by James Sparshatt. Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame 2011

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Aodh is a god of the underworld and prince of the Daoine Sidhe in Irish mythology. The crashing waves in this cave made its legend as a gateway to the realm of the Gods entirely u...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

Las manos by James Sparshatt.  Palladium Platinum Photograph 2001

Las manos by James Sparshatt. Palladium Platinum Photograph 2001

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Dancers during the Romerias de Mayo festival in Holguin Cuba. James Sparshatt’s photographs of music and dance capture the emotion and intensity of people los...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

Dawn Over Bagan by James Sparshatt.  Palladium Platinum Photo with Float Frame
Dawn Over Bagan by James Sparshatt.  Palladium Platinum Photo with Float Frame

Dawn Over Bagan by James Sparshatt. Palladium Platinum Photo with Float Frame

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Just after sunrise the mists disburse to reveal a panorama of pagodas stretching across the Bagan valley in Burma. Drifting slowly in the almost imperceptible breeze a flotilla of h...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

El Tabaquero by James Sparshatt. 36 x 36” photograph printed direct on aluminium

El Tabaquero by James Sparshatt. 36 x 36” photograph printed direct on aluminium

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

A tobacco farmer from the Viñales valley in Cuba. In 1959 residents of Cuba were faced with a stark choice: stay on their island home and live as a “revolutionary” or leave. Some believed wholeheartedly in the new beginning, some were willing to be carried along and some abandoned everything they had and chose exile. The Buena Vista social club...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Metal

Southern Gentleman. Black and white photograph of dance by James Sparshatt
Southern Gentleman. Black and white photograph of dance by James Sparshatt

Southern Gentleman. Black and white photograph of dance by James Sparshatt

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

A moment of joy on the dancefloor at the Festival Acadiens et Creoles in 2019 in Lafayette, Louisiana. A joyous connection! Lafayette Louisiana, USA 2019 James Sparshatt‘s black a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style James Sparshatt Art

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Silver Gelatin

Havana Café by James Sparshatt. C-type Print with Acrylic Face Mount

Havana Café by James Sparshatt. C-type Print with Acrylic Face Mount

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Havana Café. El Escabeche is a bar about halfway along called Obispo in old Havana. It was late afternoon when the band began to play. Their new lead singer was performing for the fi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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C Print

A Moment with Mario by James Sparshatt. BW Photograph of a jazz trumpet player
A Moment with Mario by James Sparshatt. BW Photograph of a jazz trumpet player

A Moment with Mario by James Sparshatt. BW Photograph of a jazz trumpet player

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

A photograph of Mario locked in a harmonious embrace with his trumpet… a moment of magic in a jazz club in New Orleans. James Sparshatt’s photographs of music and dance capture the ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Silver Gelatin

La pasión by James Sparshatt. Black&white photograph of flamenco dance. Framed
La pasión by James Sparshatt. Black&white photograph of flamenco dance. Framed

La pasión by James Sparshatt. Black&white photograph of flamenco dance. Framed

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Flamenco is an expression of life’s emotions… of love, anger, sorrow and joy. Of passion and all the things that it drives us to. Andalusian flamenco was born in the Gitano or Gyps...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style James Sparshatt Art

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Silver Gelatin

Dagoberto by James Sparshatt. Black and white portrait of an old Cuban musician
Dagoberto by James Sparshatt. Black and white portrait of an old Cuban musician

Dagoberto by James Sparshatt. Black and white portrait of an old Cuban musician

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Black and white portrait of a Cuban musician called Dagoberto. Dagoberto began playing his guitar in the Casa de la Trova in Holguin, Cuba, in 1944. Sixty years later in 2004 I had ...

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21st Century and Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Silver Gelatin, Wood

La Romera by James Sparshatt. Portait photograph, Silver Gelatin Print.
La Romera by James Sparshatt. Portait photograph, Silver Gelatin Print.

La Romera by James Sparshatt. Portait photograph, Silver Gelatin Print.

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

On a musical and pleasure seeking pilgrimage… during Las Romerias de Mayo festival in Holguín. The Spirit of the Revolution series documents the generation of Cubans that saw the dramatic changes of 1959 as young adults. They have a strength of character and underlying humour that transcends the struggle that has defined their lives. James Sparshatt went to Cuba in 1999 and was so taken with the island and its people that he returned 15 times in the following 7 years. His images are largely of the music and dance and innate rhythm of the island but he also found himself drawn to an older generation that had been old enough to understand the revolution in 1959, that lived through 40 years of tumultuous and often difficult times and who now watch with some bemusement the return of the outside world in wave upon wave of tourists. James Sparshatt’s photographs of the “Revolutionary” generation of Cubans capture their grit and indominatable spirit. The black and white portrait photograph...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style James Sparshatt Art

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Silver Gelatin, Wood

Mujer de Viñales by James Sparshatt - Framed Palladium Platinum Photograph
Mujer de Viñales by James Sparshatt - Framed Palladium Platinum Photograph

Mujer de Viñales by James Sparshatt - Framed Palladium Platinum Photograph

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

A woman of vigour and spirit and humour, full of stories, sat on her rocking chair, smoking a cigar, commenting on the world with a word or stream of invective. The Spirit of the Re...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

Sands of The Himalaya by James Sparshatt.  Archival Print on Rag Paper, 2014
Sands of The Himalaya by James Sparshatt.  Archival Print on Rag Paper, 2014

Sands of The Himalaya by James Sparshatt. Archival Print on Rag Paper, 2014

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

The Nubra Valley is part of the Tibetan plateau. It is an arid landscape surrounded by awesome peaks, a high altitude desert inhabited by a few small Ladakhi communities and their ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Rag Paper

Sands of The Himalaya by James Sparshatt. Palladium Platinum Photo - Float Frame
Sands of The Himalaya by James Sparshatt. Palladium Platinum Photo - Float Frame

Sands of The Himalaya by James Sparshatt. Palladium Platinum Photo - Float Frame

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

The Nubra Valley is part of the Tibetan plateau. It is an arid landscape surrounded by awesome peaks, a high altitude desert inhabited by a few small Ladakhi communities and their ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

Dawn Over Bagan by James Sparshatt.  Archival Print with Wooden Frame, 2011
Dawn Over Bagan by James Sparshatt.  Archival Print with Wooden Frame, 2011

Dawn Over Bagan by James Sparshatt. Archival Print with Wooden Frame, 2011

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Just after sunrise the mists disburse to reveal a panorama of pagodas stretching across the Bagan valley in Burma. Drifting slowly in the almost imperceptible breeze a flotilla of h...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

Materials

Rag Paper, Wood

El tabaquero by James Sparshatt. Portrait photograph. Silver gelatin print
El tabaquero by James Sparshatt. Portrait photograph. Silver gelatin print

El tabaquero by James Sparshatt. Portrait photograph. Silver gelatin print

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

A tobacco farmer from the Viñales valley in Cuba. In 1959 residents of Cuba were faced with a stark choice: stay on their island home and live as a “revolutionary” or leave. Some believed wholeheartedly in the new beginning, some were willing to be carried along and some abandoned everything they had and chose exile. The Buena Vista social club found fame as much for their incredible spirit as for their music, but for me it is the everyman that you meet on the street, cigar clamped between teeth, a glint in the eye, that embodies the true spirit of those who have lived through 50 years of struggle. James Sparshatt’s photographs of the “Revolutionary” generation of Cubans capture their grit and indominatable spirit. The black and white portrait photograph...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style James Sparshatt Art

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Silver Gelatin, Wood

Ochun by James Sparshatt. C-type photo

Ochun by James Sparshatt. C-type photo

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Dancing to the rhythm of the Gods in Santiago de Cuba… Ochun reborn… James Sparshatt’s photographs of music and dance capture the emotion and intensity of people lost in the rhythm ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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C Print

Bayou Dreaming by James Sparshatt.  Palladium Platinum Print of Henderson Swamp
Bayou Dreaming by James Sparshatt.  Palladium Platinum Print of Henderson Swamp

Bayou Dreaming by James Sparshatt. Palladium Platinum Print of Henderson Swamp

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Just after dawn on the Henderson swamp in Louisiana, with only alligators and storks for company, the hanging moss and primeval cypress trees in calm magnificence. James Sparshatt’s...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

Armonía by James Sparshatt.  Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame 2001

Armonía by James Sparshatt. Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame 2001

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

A moment of harmony… male with female, African with Hispanic… joined together in the dance that is Cuba. James Sparshatt’s photographs of music and dance capture the emotion and int...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

Las Curvas by James Sparshatt - Photograph - Gelatin Print with Wood Frame, 2004
Las Curvas by James Sparshatt - Photograph - Gelatin Print with Wood Frame, 2004

Las Curvas by James Sparshatt - Photograph - Gelatin Print with Wood Frame, 2004

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

A girl at one with the rhythm of her guitar in Holguín, Cuba. James Sparshatt’s photographs of music and dance capture the emotion and intensity of people lost in the rhythm of the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Silver Gelatin

La Mirada by James Sparshatt.  Palladium Platinum Photograph 2002
La Mirada by James Sparshatt.  Palladium Platinum Photograph 2002

La Mirada by James Sparshatt. Palladium Platinum Photograph 2002

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

The school of Spanish dance is housed in the upper floors of the Teatro Garcia Lorca in Havana. The wooden floors of the rehearsal rooms are worn and pitted, the mirrors stained, but...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

El Beso by James Sparshatt.  Palladium Platinum Photo with Float Frame 2004

El Beso by James Sparshatt. Palladium Platinum Photo with Float Frame 2004

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

A fleeting touch of the lips on a tango dance floor James Sparshatt’s photographs of music and dance capture the emotion and intensity of people lost in the rhythm of the moment. The...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

Havana Café by James Sparshat, Framed Palladium Platinum Photograph
Havana Café by James Sparshat, Framed Palladium Platinum Photograph

Havana Café by James Sparshat, Framed Palladium Platinum Photograph

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Havana Café. El Escabeche is a bar about halfway along called Obispo in old Havana. It was late afternoon when the band began to play. Their new lead singer was performing for the fi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

Las manos by James Sparshatt.  Palladium Platinum Photo with Float Frame 2001

Las manos by James Sparshatt. Palladium Platinum Photo with Float Frame 2001

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Dancers during the Romerias de Mayo festival in Holguin Cuba. James Sparshatt’s photographs of music and dance capture the emotion and intensity of people lost in the rhythm of the ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

Bajo El Sol by James Sparshatt.  Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame 2001
Bajo El Sol by James Sparshatt.  Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame 2001

Bajo El Sol by James Sparshatt. Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame 2001

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Music in Havana is an almost ever present backdrop to life… wandering the streets it is almost as though there is a soundtrack playing to the movie of your life. These school kids we...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

Los Angulos by James Sparshatt. Silver gelatin photograph with wooden frame 2002

Los Angulos by James Sparshatt. Silver gelatin photograph with wooden frame 2002

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

A dance troupe in harmony rehearsing in an old theatre in Santa Clara, Cuba James Sparshatt’s photographs of music and dance capture the emotion and intensity of people lost in the ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Silver Gelatin

Fellaz on Frenchmen by James Sparshatt. Silver gelatin photo with wooden frame
Fellaz on Frenchmen by James Sparshatt. Silver gelatin photo with wooden frame

Fellaz on Frenchmen by James Sparshatt. Silver gelatin photo with wooden frame

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

New Orleans is a mecca for music lovers from around the world. Wandering up Frenchmen Street on a sultry Louisianan evening is to be surrounded by competing sounds vying for attentio...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Silver Gelatin

El Caballero by James Sparshatt.  36" x 36"  Photo printed direct on Aluminium

El Caballero by James Sparshatt. 36" x 36" Photo printed direct on Aluminium

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

The gentleman… a man of calm dignity and endessly kind eyes in Old Havana in 2016. The Spirit of the Revolution series documents the generation of Cubans that saw the dramatic chan...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Metal

El Principe by James Sparshatt Palladium Platinum Photograph w/Float frame mount
El Principe by James Sparshatt Palladium Platinum Photograph w/Float frame mount

El Principe by James Sparshatt Palladium Platinum Photograph w/Float frame mount

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

El Principe - the little prince.  The Raphael Trejo gym is an institution of Old Havana. An open air gym that has produced world beating champions from bare-footed initiates.  In 2004 this boy was a star in the making... he went on to win medals in the boxing ring at London, Rio and Tokyo Olympic...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

El Finquero by James Sparshatt - Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame, 2004
El Finquero by James Sparshatt - Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame, 2004

El Finquero by James Sparshatt - Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame, 2004

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

A tobacco farmer from the Viñales valley. The Spirit of the Revolution series documents the generation of Cubans that saw the dramatic changes of 1959 as young adults. They have a s...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style James Sparshatt Art

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Silver Gelatin

El Sentinel by James Sparshatt - Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame, 2003
El Sentinel by James Sparshatt - Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame, 2003

El Sentinel by James Sparshatt - Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame, 2003

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

A man of gentlemany demeanour, content with his cigar. A sentinel watching the world pass amidst the endless sugar cane country of central Cuba. The Spirit of the Revolution serie...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

El Tabaquero by James Sparshatt - Photography, Framed Palladium Platinum Print
El Tabaquero by James Sparshatt - Photography, Framed Palladium Platinum Print

El Tabaquero by James Sparshatt - Photography, Framed Palladium Platinum Print

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

A tobacco farmer from the Viñales valley in Cuba. In 1959 residents of Cuba were faced with a stark choice: stay on their island home and live as a “revolutionary” or leave. Some believed wholeheartedly in the new beginning, some were willing to be carried along and some abandoned everything they had and chose exile. The Buena Vista social club...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

El Campesino by James Sparshatt - Palladium Platinum Photograph, 2001
El Campesino by James Sparshatt - Palladium Platinum Photograph, 2001

El Campesino by James Sparshatt - Palladium Platinum Photograph, 2001

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

The Viñales valley in western Cuba is a place of stunning beauty where perhaps the finest tobacco leaves in the world are grown. The tobacco farmers live hard but proud lives. The S...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

El Ultimo Tango by James Sparshatt - Photography - Gelatin Print with Wood Frame
El Ultimo Tango by James Sparshatt - Photography - Gelatin Print with Wood Frame

El Ultimo Tango by James Sparshatt - Photography - Gelatin Print with Wood Frame

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

The last tango of the day en la Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. James Sparshatt’s photographs of music and dance capture the emotion and intensity of people lost in the rhythm of the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style James Sparshatt Art

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Silver Gelatin

Dark Materials IX - James Sparshatt - A photograph of joy on the beach

Dark Materials IX - James Sparshatt - A photograph of joy on the beach

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

There is a something about being a child on the beach where the sheer exuberance of running into the waves transcends the normal social barriers, and the shared exhilarance allows fo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist James Sparshatt Art

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Metal

Saiorse by James Sparshatt - Circular C-type Print Mounted to Aluminium
Saiorse by James Sparshatt - Circular C-type Print Mounted to Aluminium

Saiorse by James Sparshatt - Circular C-type Print Mounted to Aluminium

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Saiorse is the Irish Gaelic word for freedom. It suggests the yearning of emigrants to set off on a journey to a new world… where everything is brighter and more magical. The sea is...

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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic James Sparshatt Art

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C Print

New Horizons by James Sparshatt. 26" x 21"  Framed Silver Gelatin Print
New Horizons by James Sparshatt. 26" x 21"  Framed Silver Gelatin Print

New Horizons by James Sparshatt. 26" x 21" Framed Silver Gelatin Print

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Students of the Spanish School of Dance in the Gran Teatro of Havana. James Sparshatt’s black and white portraits are a search for a connection with a world of emotions. The work i...

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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic James Sparshatt Art

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Silver Gelatin

El Barbudo by James Sparshatt. Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame, 2002
El Barbudo by James Sparshatt. Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame, 2002

El Barbudo by James Sparshatt. Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame, 2002

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

The bearded one… in Old Havana. The Spirit of the Revolution series documents the generation of Cubans that saw the dramatic changes of 1959 as young adults. They have a strength of...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style James Sparshatt Art

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Silver Gelatin, Wood

La vieja guajira by James Sparshatt. Portrait photograph. Silver Gelatin Print
La vieja guajira by James Sparshatt. Portrait photograph. Silver Gelatin Print

La vieja guajira by James Sparshatt. Portrait photograph. Silver Gelatin Print

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

The old country girl from the Escambray mountains. I was hiking in the mountains, close to Trinidad, when I met the family. They invited me in and we chatted about our different live...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style James Sparshatt Art

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Silver Gelatin, Wood

Graciela by James Sparshatt. Framed palladium platinum photograph. 2004
Graciela by James Sparshatt. Framed palladium platinum photograph. 2004

Graciela by James Sparshatt. Framed palladium platinum photograph. 2004

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Graciela was for many years an institution in Old Havana. Always dressed beautifully, a cigar clamped between her teeth, a grin at the ready. A witness to the Cuban revolution and 50...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

El Dandy  - Palladium platinum print
El Dandy  - Palladium platinum print

El Dandy - Palladium platinum print

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Portrait of Elvirio el Dandy. An icon of Old Havana at the turn of the century. His custom of wearing finery has spawned a whole generation of young “Dandies” who hang out on Havan...

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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum, Black and White

El Dandy - James Sparshatt - BW portrait photograph of cigar smoking Cuban man
El Dandy - James Sparshatt - BW portrait photograph of cigar smoking Cuban man

El Dandy - James Sparshatt - BW portrait photograph of cigar smoking Cuban man

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Location: Havana Series : Spirit of the Revolution Year: 2001 Portrait of Elvirio el Dandy. An icon of Old Havana at the turn of the century. His custom of wearing finery has spaw...

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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic James Sparshatt Art

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Silver Gelatin

Dark Materials IX - James Sparshatt - An impressionist photograph of joy
Dark Materials IX - James Sparshatt - An impressionist photograph of joy

Dark Materials IX - James Sparshatt - An impressionist photograph of joy

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

There is a something about being a child on the beach where the sheer exuberance of running into the waves transcends the normal social barriers, and the shared exhilarance allows fo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

Materials

C Print

Te Veo by James Sparshatt. Portrait of Cuban man in glasses on Brushed Aluminium
Te Veo by James Sparshatt. Portrait of Cuban man in glasses on Brushed Aluminium

Te Veo by James Sparshatt. Portrait of Cuban man in glasses on Brushed Aluminium

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Te veo… I see you. Matanzas 2005. Sparshatt's black-and-white portrait captures the essence of a weathered, elderly man, his face a tapestry of deep wrinkles that tell stories of a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style James Sparshatt Art

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Metal

Bluesman on Beale by James Sparshatt.  Platinum print of a blues guitarist
Bluesman on Beale by James Sparshatt.  Platinum print of a blues guitarist

Bluesman on Beale by James Sparshatt. Platinum print of a blues guitarist

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

This striking black-and-white photograph of a Bluesman on Beale street in Memphis, Tennessee, captures the essence of timelessness and passion in music. The musician is seated on a w...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

Southern Gentleman by James Sparshatt.  Palladium platinum print of dancing
Southern Gentleman by James Sparshatt.  Palladium platinum print of dancing

Southern Gentleman by James Sparshatt. Palladium platinum print of dancing

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

A moment of joy on the dance floor at the Festival Acadiens et Creoles in 2019 in Lafayette, Louisiana. A senior Southern Gentleman combines strength and tenderness to give his danc...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Platinum

James Sparshatt Sands of The Himalaya Small Archival Print on Rag Paper, 2014
James Sparshatt Sands of The Himalaya Small Archival Print on Rag Paper, 2014

James Sparshatt Sands of The Himalaya Small Archival Print on Rag Paper, 2014

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

The Nubra Valley is part of the Tibetan plateau. It is an arid landscape surrounded by awesome peaks, a high altitude desert inhabited by a few small Ladakhi communities and their ...

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21st Century and Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

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Rag Paper

Puro… Alegría by James Sparshatt -  Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame, 2001
Puro… Alegría by James Sparshatt -  Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame, 2001

Puro… Alegría by James Sparshatt - Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame, 2001

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Puro is Cuban slang for a cigar… alegria is Spanish for happiness… for Graciela both always seemed essential to her being. The Spirit of the Revolution series documents the generati...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style James Sparshatt Art

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Aodh's domain by James Sparshatt.  Palladrium Platinum BW Print of a cave
Aodh's domain by James Sparshatt.  Palladrium Platinum BW Print of a cave

Aodh's domain by James Sparshatt. Palladrium Platinum BW Print of a cave

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Aodh's domain, the realm of the celtic God of the underworld. Waves wash into the cave and create a world of mystery. James Sparshatt’s black and white landscapes have an ethereal ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Sparshatt Art

Materials

Platinum

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