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Tom Wilkins / Cardiff, Wales

Stories worth telling.

Documentary photography, independently published photobooks and art zines. Real people. Different perspectives. Work that deserves to be seen.

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Independent practice / Cardiff, Wales Photography & publishing

THE WORK

REAL PEOPLE.
REAL PLACES.
REAL STORIES.

Photography that looks closer. Publishing that gives stories room to breathe.

Tom Wilkins is a documentary photographer and independent publisher based in Cardiff, Wales. His work explores identity, subculture and community through long-form photography, independently published photobooks and collaborative art zines.

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Documentary photography / Commissions

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Documentary photography, portraits, editorial work and visual storytelling. Based in Cardiff and available for commissions across the UK.

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New Releases.

Fresh from the studio. New independent photography publications, printed editions and digital releases.

02 / Featured photography projectIndependent photobook / Cardiff, Wales

This IsSkinhead.

Identity. Community. Subculture.

90 pages / Full colour / Independently published

A documentary photography project exploring contemporary skinhead culture through the people, identities and communities at its heart. Discover the story behind the photobook.

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Two members of the contemporary skinhead community smiling beside a graffiti wall
03 / Featured publication Independent art zine / Cardiff, Wales

Issue 001 / Imperfection / November 2026

PublicNuisance.

No gatekeeping. No fixed rules. Just art.

24 contributors / One independent publication

An independent, bi-monthly art zine bringing together photography, painting, drawing, illustration, poetry and creative writing. Issue 001 explores imperfection through the work of 24 contributing artists.

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04 / Featured photography zine Cardiff / Issue 01 / Autumn 2026

Limited edition / Street portraits of Cardiff

CardiffSeen.

The city. The people. The everyday.

An independent photography zine bringing together the faces, encounters and everyday stories of Cardiff. Issue 01 captures the people who make the city what it is.

Print edition — all 100 copies sold out
Cover of CARDIFF SEEN Issue 01, street portraits by Tom Wilkins

Issue 01 / 100 individually numbered print copies / Sold out

05 / MEDIA & RECOGNITIONSELECTED COVERAGE / 2025—2026

IN THE PRESS.

Features, interviews and coverage about the photography, people and independent publications behind the work.

05 / Words, photographs & perspectivesFrom the studio / Cardiff, Wales

THE JOURNAL.

Stories from the street. Notes on photography and publishing. Different voices, different perspectives.

001 / First story

WHY I'VE STARTED THE JOURNAL.

A place for the photographs, people and stories that don't always make it into a book or an Instagram caption.

15 October 2026 / Words by Tom WilkinsREAD THE FIRST STORY

PUBLIC NUISANCE. / ISSUE 002 / CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS

OPEN
CALLS.

We're looking for photography, writing and artwork for UNREST, the next issue of PUBLIC NUISANCE. Different approaches, different voices. No need to fit a particular style.

SUBMISSIONS CLOSE1 DECEMBER 2026
PLANNED PUBLICATION1 JANUARY 2027

NOT EVERYTHING IS MEANT TO STAY QUIET.

Read the full brief and submit your work through our open calls page. Guest writing for THE JOURNAL. is welcome too.

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