PHOTOGRAPHERS

Leila Romaya

Leila Romaya‘s early career as a photographer began in Italy where she lived for seven years (1998-2004). Leila took advantage of her previous career as a professional dancer performing across Europe, which resulted in her developing a large body of her early work through commissions documenting contemporary theatre productions across Italy. This resulted in exhibitions in Empoli, Cagliari and Liverpool. After a successful career in Italy Leila returned to her hometown of Liverpool where she has worked as a freelance photographer and educational practitioner, since 2005, and founded the non for profit organization Stray Cat Media in 2007.

Exhibitions: Write On Liverpool, Autumn 2008-Spring 2009
Photographic and audio installation, Victorian Picton Reading Room, Central Library, Liverpool A celebration of Liverpool’s rich poetic heritage through photographic portraits and binaural recordings of the ‘Merseysound’ poets Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Brian Patten, to contemporary writers working in the city today such as Levi Tafari. Curated by Paul Farley. Rites of Passage, Spring 2008; Photographic and audio installation. St Georges Hall, Liverpool. A multi sensory exhibition of large scale images, and photographic miniatures juxtaposed against poignant stories of 9 older residents from across Merseyside.

For more information on Leila Romaya’s Lightbox project Excavating Utopia: http://www.look2011.co.uk/whats-on/lightbox-excavating-uptopia/

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