NO! I've dreamt of exhibiting there since 1985.😟As of 9th April 2023, Side Gallery will close to the public due to critical funding cuts and the cost of living crisis. Help us #SaveSide @SideGaller #photography #Newcastle #photographer #photo #exhibtion crowdfunder.co.uk/p/saveside

Join photographers alex schneideman and Alys as they discuss the meeting points between the emotional world and the photographic document based on their collaborative project, Pictures from the Garden, in our next artist talk on Friday 5 May! thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/artis…

How does your garden grow? A tribute to Paddy Summerfield – in pictures Loved being part of this collaboration 💫 thank you ⁦Flow Photographic⁩ theguardian.com/artanddesign/g…

Very excited to be showing a rough cut of ‘Mother Vera’ Locarno Film Festival six years after meeting & photographing Vera for Ex-Voto. The doc feature film is co-directed with Cécile Embleton produced by SheMakesProductions thanks to Locarno Film Festival BFI 💫

The Future is Female at Locarno Pro as ‘Mother Vera,’ ‘No Ifs or Buts,’ ‘Pas Ta Maman’ Scoop Awards variety.com/2023/film/glob…

Belarusian-Set Documentary ‘Mother Vera’ Takes Top Locarno Industry Prize  deadline.com/2023/08/locarn…

Did anyone else think of those nerdy guys behind the counter in Jessops Cummon BBC, maybe give someone else a chance? How about a woman photographer? Plenty of brilliant ones around. Abbie Trayler-Smith Alys Rosie Barnes Annie Collinge

Sony award winner Alys Tomlinson on photography, ethnography, Lourdes, documentary podbean.com/eas/pb-eq76z-1…

OK, full disclosure - I am the adoring auntie of this wonderful photographer, Alys - but this video, showcasing her latest project, and showing her use of a large format, Victorian-style camera, is fascinating. youtu.be/ujChIJ6qZ94

'Mother Vera' Visions du Reel Review: A Belorusian convent is the setting for this unique UK-produced story of spiritual self-realisation. #VisionsduReel review by Jonathan Romney screendaily.com/reviews/519169…

haven't seen Immaculate or The First Omen, but I have seen Mother Vera — a fantastic doc about a Belarusian nun recovering from drug addiction. most visually stunning doc i saw in a while.

The #EMULSIVE interview 212: I am Alys and this is why I shoot film Read on at: emulsive.org/interviews/fil… #shootfilmbenice, #filmphotography, #believeinfilm

Excited that ‘Mother Vera’ will have its UK Premiere at BFI London Film Festival - screenings on October 13th & 16th / tickets go on general sale 17th September at 10am 💫✨💫✨💫✨ bit.ly/3MFjbgc Cécile Embleton

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Alys Tomlinson (Alys) spent two years exploring the islands of Sicily and Sardinia documenting the #costumes and #masks worn in mountain villages, to celebrate ancient festivals. The extraordinary creations are captured in the book Gli Isolani (The Islanders 2022).

As Photo London turns 10, seven photographers tell us the story behind their portraits wallpaper.com/art/exhibition…

After two decades in a Belarusian Orthodox monastery, Vera reflects on her unexpected path to nunhood. Shot in breathtaking black and white, Mother Vera is a deeply meditative portrait of a woman confronting the shadows of her past. Q&A 5 Sep bit.ly/MVbdh

More than a decade ago, my photographer niece, Alys took a pic of a Byelorussian nun, Vera. They stayed in touch. Now, years later, Alys has co-directed a really extraordinary documentary about this woman, and it's showing at selected cinemas. theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/…