Jim Naughten (b. 1969) was awarded a painting scholarship to Lancing College and later studied photography at the Arts Institute of Bournemouth (both in the UK). Naughten’s work has been featured in a number of exhibitions and he is the recipient of several awards, including a commendation from The National Portrait Gallery’s Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize. His first series, Re-enactors, was published as a monograph in 2009 (Hotshoe Books) and his most recent series, Hereros, will be published by Merrell in March 2013.
Collections holding his work include The Imperial War Museum (UK) and several private collections in the US, UK and Europe.