Belfast Exposed Photography

My experience with this place started out positive but quickly went bad when they lied and used me to promote themselves in the process they took the money i was awarded for my education in total 4 years worth about £6500 also the CEO had given me a studio to work in but didn't pay the electric bill causing it to be locked up and inside was all my latest work and materials this happened nearly a year ago and when i confronted the CEO about it she laughed and said there was nothing she could do about it. When i was in her office i noticed that she had gotten her own work out of her studio in the same building. I have been talking to other people who have had the same experience as me with Belfast Exposed shame on them.

I’ve been doing a wellbeing photography course with Belfast Exposed for nearly 3 years, it was my first outing after spending 2 years In lockdown isolating alone due to health issues. Even when lockdown was over I was afraid to go out, but I was persuaded by Sam Cunningham, ageNI and my family to attend. I was so nervous but it was the best thing to happen to me, I was depressed and scared. I didn’t know anyone that was going to be there, I met Mervyn and immediately relaxed and thought I’m going to try this. I met other group members as strangers but today I call them friends. We went to different open air venues, most of them I’d never been before, all beautiful !! We walked and talked and took photos with the cameras that they provided us with, it awakened my love of photography from years ago. The most amazing thing was the way Mervyn would always seem to notice if one of the group really needed to talk, sometimes I’d be lost in my own thoughts, very often not good one, next thing I’d realise Mervyn was beside me and it seemed without him asking any questions I would have spilled out all my worries to him as we continued to walk and him giving me advice on camera settings. I really looked forward to every group outing, it made my heart feel light. Then Sam came on board, she is also amazing, I just feel like I can tell them anything and speaking to other group members they all feel the same. They have lifted me up from the depths of despair to enjoying being out and about again. I was on antidepressants for years and I’m now eventually of the medication and I believe it’s all down to Mervyn and Sam, I just can’t express how much the photography group means to me I’ve also been to amazing exhibitions and an overnight workshop event with Belfast Exposed and looking forward to seeing more of the exhibitions in their gallery

Photo gallery with regular exhibitions in Cathedral area. Would be great to have it open on Sundays. Recent show is amazing, Rwanda downstairs, Jewish history upstairs. Keep it up!

We hired Belfast Exposed to do a bespoke photography training for our marketing and communications staff. Conor was more than patient with us and did a great job of teaching us everything from the basics to editing and formatting for different channels. In three short lessons spaced out over six weeks, our skills improved and we feel much more confident taking and editing photos. We also got useful guidance on what equipment to invest in (and what not to invest in!). Highly recommended to any organisation looking to upskill its staff in a customised way. Conor prepared by looking at our website to understand our needs and focused the course accordingly. Having the course tailored to us with Conor coming to our offices made it very convenient and used our time efficiently over the three classes.

A nice homely art space close to the centre of Belfast. There are two floors of exhibition space and tends to be well used. A bit of a hidden and understated gem.

Great space, well utilised and curated.

Fantastic gallery that changes display often. Simple layouts that don't feel cluttered and a great usage of space in the building. The atmosphere is very welcoming in here and staff are friendly and engaging. My favourite gallery in Belfast.

Belfast Exposed are a fantastic Northern Irish organisation which brings stunning local and regional photography to the masses. Not only is the gallery is wonderful but we have had the pleasure of working with Deirdre and the team in recent months and they are a delight to work with, excluding passion and creativity. Brilliant people!